RICHARD CANTY

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

PI: Klavs F Jensen

PhD Candidate

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2018

Ben Canty is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at MIT. His work concerns the design of autonomous, high-throughput research platforms and their integration with machine learning algorithms. Ben received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia with a minor in computer science.

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Ben Canty (Presenter), Eric Anderson, Michael Stone, Dr. Yuriy Román-Leshkov, (2017, August). Catalytic Upgrading of Lignin Oil Using Cobalt Oxides by Dealkylation and HDO.  Poster presented at the Summer Scholars Poster Session, Cambridge, MA.

HONORS & AWARDS:

  • Thomson Scholarship – May 2017
  • Bechtel Science and Engineering Scholarship – May 2014