
CEO & CTO
at Technology Greenhouse
Dr. John Warner is co-founder of the field of green chemistry with Dr. Paul Anastas. As an industrial chemist, he has over 350 patents. He received the Perkin Medal in 2014. As an academic, he was tenured full professor of chemistry and plastics engineering at UMASS where he started the world’s first PhD program in Green Chemistry. He has over 120 publications. In 2004 he received the Presidential Award for excellence in science mentoring from the NSF and President George W Bush and in 2022 he received the August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal from the German Chemical Society. As an inventor, Warner's inventions have led to the founding of many companies in the fields of photovoltaics, neurochemistry, construction materials, water harvesting and cosmetics. In 2016 he received the Lemelson Invention Ambassadorship from the Lemelson Foundation and the AAAS. He is a member of the Club of Rome, and holds academic appointments at Monash University in Australia, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, Somaiya University in India, University of Birmingham in the UK, Rochester Institute of Technology in the US and Technical University of Berlin in Germany where they have named the “John Warner Center for Start Ups in Green Chemistry.” Warner currently serves as President and CEO of The Technology Greenhouse.
Education
The University of Massachusetts Boston
Accreditations
Fellow recognised by American Chemical Society
Fellow recognised by American Institute of Chemists
Member recognised by American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Member recognised by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member recognised by Canadian Society of Chemistry
Member recognised by Italian Chemical Society
Fellow recognised by Royal Society of Chemistry
Member recognised by Royal Society of Victoria
Fellow recognised by Royal Australian Chemistry Institute
Member recognised by Swiss Chemical Society
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