Image: Kate Brandon (M.S. 2008). After graduating with her Masters in December 2008, Kate Brandon started working at Novozymes, the world's leading enzyme supplier (located outside Raleigh, NC). As an associate scientist in the Enzyme Application R&D department, she has continued to work on enabling the biomass to ethanol industry, research she started in Dr. Joy Doran Peterson's lab. In early 2010, Novozymes launched Cellic CTec 2, the first commerically viable enzyme solution for second generation biofuels, a product she helped to develop and qualify. Her current research focuses on scaling up lab processes to pilot-scale as well as screening hexose and pentose co-fermenting ethanologens. Outside of work, Kate lives in Raleigh with her fiance, James, and their dog, Linus. She and James are getting married this September. In her free time, Kate is can be found playing at the lake or brewing beer with James.
