
Prof. Katrina Cornish
Endowed Chair, Ohio Research Scholar, Bioemergent Materials
Office:
108A Williams Hall
Phone:
330-263-3982
Biography:
Dr. Cornish holds an Endowed Chair at The Ohio State University and is the first Ohio Research Scholar to be appointed. She leads a program in alternate rubber production and bioemergent materials including exploitation of opportunity feedstocks from agriculture and food processing wastes for value-added products and biofuels. She is also the leading U.S. scientific expert, and is internationally recognized as a principal authority, on alternative natural rubber production, properties and products, and on natural rubber biosynthesis.