Bio
Born and Raised in Highland Park, Illinois, Graduated Highland Park High School 1976, Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Geology and a B.A. in Anthropology in 1980, MS Geology(Metamorphic Petrology) 1982 at the University of Michigan, Ph.D in Geology (Metamorphic Petrology) at the University of Michigan 1987. Graduate Advisor Dr. Eric J. Essene. Assistant Professor, Geology, University of Arizona 1987 – 1994. Joint Positions at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, 1994 to present.
Trademarks and Patents
Blencoe, J.G., Anovitz, L.M., Palmer, D.A., and Beard, J.S. (2003) Carbonation of metal silicates for long-term CO2 sequestration (ORNL 1217). Patent Pending.
Blencoe, J.G., Anovitz, L.M., Palmer, D.A., and Beard, J.S. (2005) Production of magnesium metal (ORNL 1405). Patent Pending.
Blencoe, J.G., Anovitz, L.M., Palmer, D.A., and Beard, J.S. (2005) Production of magnesium metal, continuation in part (ORNL 1405-2). Patent Pending.
Blencoe, J.G., Anovitz, L.M., Palmer, D.A., and Beard, J.S. (2006) Method of extracting lithium (ORNL 1456). Patent Pending.