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Prior to joining Rentech, Dr. Wright served in various capacities for ConocoPhillips from 1991-2005, including the Director of Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Research and Development from 2004-2005, and the Director of Synthesis Gas Development from 2000-2004. In these roles, Dr. Wright was responsible for: synthesis gas technology development; GTL commercial reactor design; directing GTL catalyst development; and product upgrading technology development. He oversaw all aspects of the scale up of the ConocoPhillips GTL technology which resulted in a 400 barrel per day demonstration plant in Ponca City, Oklahoma. From 2005 until joining Rentech, Dr. Wright served as Vice President of Technology for Eltron Research & Development headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Wright received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude, from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a PHD in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University He is also a registered patent agent and is authorized to practice patent law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Dr. Wright has 24 US Patents issued to his credit. | 