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A.EDUCATION
Professor Adriaens received his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering (1984) and M.S. in Biotechnology and Bioengineering (1986) from the University of Gent (Belgium). He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science (1990) from the University of California-Riverside and did postdoctoral work in Environmental Engineering Science at Stanford University.
B. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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1.I joined the faculty in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program at The University of Michigan in 1992, where I am currently full professor.
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2.I have been appointed as Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Ross School of Business since 2006.
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3.As former Vice-President, President-Elect, and President (2008-2009) of the Association of Environmental Science and Engineering Professors (AEESP, www.aeesp.org), I focused on integrating finance and entrepreneurship in environmental engineering research and education.
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4.I am a member-by-eminence of the American Academy of Environmental Engineering (AAEE, http://www.aaee.net/), and serve on Science Advisory Boards of Science and Technology Centers in the U.S., Germany and China.
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5.Consulting with multi-nationals (Dow, Alcoa, Holcim, G.E., Asia Pulp and Paper) has emphasized industrial sustainability issues and financial risk assessment.
C. RESEARCH and CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
1985-2005 Technology transfer from the laboratory to the field, in domains such as: Remediation design; Microbial sensing; Green buildings; Sustainable industrial practice. This was supported by in excess of $ 25M. of extramural research funds, and included many academic partners across engineering, natural sciences, and social science disciplines.
My coursework emphasized Environmental Microbiology (CEE 582), Bioengineering Process Design (CEE 592), Chemistry of Biodegradation (CEE 692), and the CEE Capstone Design Course (CEE 402 - Focus: green building design).
Since 2006 Integration of economics, finance and value chain theory in domains such as: Reverse innovation (Partners: USF, UCD, UMd, and the Clean Energy Group); Business water risk finance (Partners: the World Resources Institute, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse); Sustainable network and cluster portfolio optimization (Partners: D. De Lange, Canada; F. Taube, Germany).
My coursework has shifted to Business Model Development (ENG 390), Entrepreneurial Business Fundamentals (ENG 520), CleanTech Entrepreneurship (ENG 521), Sustainability Finance (CEE/ChE 686), and CleanTech Venture Assessment (ES 520). In addition, I serve as CleanTech advisor to the Wolverine and Frankel funds, and advise Ms/MBA and PhD students.
D. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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1.As Professor-in-Residence and Director of Asia Operations for LimnoTech (www.limno.com), I focus on the energy-water nexus, sustainability finance, and business water risk issues.
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2.As President of Global CleanTech LLC, my partners and I focus on clean technology strategy, expert consulting, and executive education.
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3.As Director in CleanTech Acceleration Partners, a data-driven venture development and assessment firm (http://cta-partners.com/), my partner and I use the trademarked KeyStone Compact to assess value capture and investability, and repositioning strategies.
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4.As Global Head Judge and Board Member of the Global CleanTech Cluster Association, the Founding Partners and I focused on moving the cleantech market by investigating, screening, and advising Cleantech companies across the globe (GCCA).
