Eugene Steve Stevens

Background

Stevens, Eugene Steve was born on December 29, 1938 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wasyl and Anna (Makar) Pysh.

Education

Doctor Stevens received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Yale University and his doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Chicago. Funded by a National Science Foundation Fellowship, he completed his postdoctoral work at Harvard University.

Career

He is best known for his research in biodegradable plastics. He has been a quoted expert in articles published in the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the International Herald Tribune. Doctor Stevens has conducted research in the area of biopolymers for over 30 years.

He is the author of ‘’Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics’’ (Princeton University Press, 2002), the first general audience book about the research and development of biodegradable plastics made from plants.

In 2012, the book inspired the invention of an edible LED lamp. Doctor Stevens" research has involved the use of abundant, renewable biopolymer resources, specifically polysaccharides—including starch, cellulose, and agar—for the production of degradable, biodegradable, and compostable products that conserve the use of fossil resources and divert waste plastics from landfills and incinerators.

His research has been supported by grants from funders such as the National Science Foundation. His early career focused on studying the conformational behavior of biomolecules, a topic he has explored through chiroptic methods.

Doctor Stevens joined the faculty of Binghamton University in 1977.

Professor Stevens has served as a speaker for the American Chemical Society, reaching students and general audiences throughout the United States.

Achievements

• Eugene Steve Stevens has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Regional chairman New York State Science Olympiad, Binghamton, 1990, 92. Member American Chemical Society (chairman local section 1988), American Biophysics Society.

Connections

Married Renate Theresa Weidner, March 30, 1968. 1 child, Gregory Thomas.

Father:

Wasyl Pysh

Mother:

Anna (Makar) Pysh

Spouse:

Renate Theresa Weidner

child:

Gregory Thomas Stevens