Bob Powell

Professor, UC Davis; Science and Technology Committee Chair, Lawrence Livermore National Security

Robert Powell is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and a Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of California Davis where he has been a faculty member since 1984. From 2002 until 2011 he was the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.

Besides his academic position, Powell serves as the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the California Department of Natural Resources. In May 2014 he was appointed to Chair the Science and Technology Committee which reports to the Boards of Governors that oversee Los Alamos National Security LLC and Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the two LLCs.