
Dr. Alex Benjamin Wood PhD
1989—2022
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Dr. Alex Wood, PhD, was born in Santa Ana, California, and spent his childhood moving from state to state throughout the US. He graduated from Rancho Bernardo High School, where he discovered a passion for chemistry, which he pursued first to UC Davis for his Bachelor's, then to UC Santa Barbara. He graduated in May of 2022 with his Doctorate in Chemistry.
Dr. Wood has worked for Micromidas (now Origin Materials), and as a visiting researcher for Novartis at MIT. His contributions to green flow chemistry are significant, and his persistence, innovation, and creativity were groundbreaking.
Dr. Wood also enjoyed snowboarding, playing the saxophone, camping, and shows like Arrested Development.
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