Peter Adriaens

Peter Adriaens is a Professor of Engineering and Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan. He is an expert in the field of clean technology development.

Peter Adriaens
Alma materGhent University, Stanford, and University of California, Riverside
OccupationProfessor and entrepreneur
Known forExpert in clean technology development

Academic career

Adriaens a B.Sc. in 1984 and M.S. in 1986 from Ghent University, following by a PhD in Environmental Sciences at University of California, Riverside.[1] While completing his PhD, Adriaens was involved in experts surrounding the biodegradation of PCBs via two strains of bacteria. His research was presented to the American Society for Microbiology in May 1989.[2] He has also completed post-doctorate work at Stanford University.[3] Adriaens is now a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan and a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Ross Business School at the university.[4] He also serves as the Cleantech Director of the university's Wolverine Venture Fund.[5] He has also been a Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Sichuan University in Chengdu.[4] He is a past president of the Association of Environmental Science and Engineering Professors.[5]

Clean technology development and finance

Adriaens worked as a consultant on both the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Gulf War oil spill,[6] and has been interviewed about other oil spills in his capacity as an environmental engineer.[7] He has also been interviewed on entrepreneurship issues, such as the valuation of newly public companies.[8][9] At times he has been interviewed about the intersection between both engineering and entrepreneurship,[10][11] in addition to the cleantech industry.[12][13] Adriaens is a director of the Watershed Capital Group.[5] Adriaens has made contributions to the field of Environmental Finance, especially in the field of cleantech clusters. He is the founder of Global CleanTech LLC,[14] and a Director for CleanTech Acceleration Partners[3] as well as for the Global CleanTech Cluster Association. In addition, he is appointed at Limnotech as academic in residence and director of Asian operations.[15]

Publishing

Adriaens has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.[16] For example, Adriaens co-authored the chapter "Teaching Entrepreneurial business strategies in global markets: a comparison of cleantech venture assessment in the US and China" with Timothy Faley, in the 2011 book Entrepreneurship Education in Asia.[17] In the chapter the authors describe China as the global leader in developing clean energy technology and the critical link that venture capital has played in promoting the success of the industry there. They also discuss the methodologies behind the university education of entrepreneurs in this region—specifically in the Chinese province of Sichuan, where Adriaens had previously taught.[18] He has been published in journals including International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, Federation of European Microbiological Societies Microbiology Ecologies, Environmental Science & Technology, and the Journal of Microbiological Methods.[1]

Adriaens has also written op-eds for newspapers including the Financial Times.[19] His published articles in the press include a December 2011 article in Forbes Magazine, which he argues a new approach (KeyStone Compact) to assess valuation of tech companies to avoid a new tech bubble.[20] In March 2011 he also argued for the need of a new business model for US-China competition, in which Chinese investors more "flush with cash" could legitimately invest in U.S. R&D, in a way that both sides find beneficial - in order to trigger positive trade flow from China to the US and help solve IP infringement issues.[21]

References
  1. "Peter Adriaens, Ph.D., PE". Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  2. "Researchers find superbugs with a taste for toxic waste". Palo Verde Valley Times. May 12, 1989. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. "Peter Adriaens, Ph.D., P.E." Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. Donna Kelley and Hugh Thomas (2011). Entrepreneurship Education in Asia. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781849809481. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  5. "Dr. Peter Adriaens". Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  6. "Cleaning Up the Enbridge Oil Spill". Michigan Daily. September 8, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  7. Caitlin Huston (August 8, 2010). "University experts weigh in on Kalamazoo River oil spill". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  8. David Zielenziger (December 18, 2011). "Technology Focus: Does Zynga's IPO Set a New Trend For Facebook?". International Business Times. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  9. Jennifer Van Grove (February 3, 2012). "Facebook worth $94B, private market say". VentureBeat. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  10. Liz Gunnison (August 12, 2008). "Turning Clean-Tech Engineers Into Entrepreneurs". Wired. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  11. Saqib Rahim (February 11, 2011). "More Companies Push Sustainability, but Usually Not for Climate Reasons – Study". New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  12. Pete Engadrio (February 13, 2010). "In Detroit, Is There Life After the Big 3?". New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  13. Shelley DuBois (February 13, 2013). "Automotrices: unir fuerzas tiene sentido". CNN. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  14. "Peter Adriaens: Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering". Nano Science and Technology Institute. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  15. "Peter Adriaens". Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  16. "Peter Adriaens: Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering". Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  17. Kelley and Thomas, p. 211
  18. Kelly and Thomas, pps. xix-xx
  19. Tim Faley and Peter Adriaens (February 24, 2013). "Schools think too narrowly on entrepreneurship". Financial Times. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  20. Peter Adriaens (December 8, 2011). "So, Is There Another Tech Bubble Or Not?". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  21. Thomas P. Lyon and Peter Adriaens (March 8, 2011). "The Race to be the World's Top Cleantech Innovator". GreenBiz. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
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