Background
Badger, Phillip Charles Son of Clifford Russell and Helen Pauline (Fair) Badger.
Badger, Phillip Charles Son of Clifford Russell and Helen Pauline (Fair) Badger.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Ohio State University, 1971. Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Ohio State University, 1973. Master of Business Administration, Vanderbilt University, 1993.
Design engineer Ideanamics, Columbus, Ohio, 1972—1974. Research associate, project engineer Ohio State University and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, 1975—1978, extension specialist, research associate, 1978—1979. Manager waste heat utilization project Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1979—1980, manager small scale fuel ethanol project, 1980—1982, manager fuel ethanol from non-woody cellulose program, 1982—1984.
Manager Regional Biomass Energy program United States Department Energy, 1984—1999. Leader Tennessee Valley Authority biomass applications group Department Energy, since 1994. President General Bioenergy, Inc., Florence, Alabama, since 1999.
President, chief manager Renewable Oil International, since 2000, Republic of Ireland Alabama Operations LLC, Florence, since 2002. Committee member National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, American College of Surgeons, 2007. Member biomass and waste energy committee Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1990-1999.
Member Renewable Energy and Efficiency Institute Quality Control Board, 1996-1999. Bioenergy technical advisor Southern States Energy Board, since 1999.
Board directors New Uses Council, since 1997. Member American Society Agricultural and Biological Engineers (vice president energy committee 1990-1991, president energy committee 1991-1992, trustee 2006-2008), American Solar Energy Society, American Association Industrial Crops, International Solar Energy Society, National Management Association, American Association Industrial Crops, Biomass Energy Research Association (board directors since 1987), New Uses Council (board directors since 1997), Council of Forest Engineering, Council Agricultural Science and Technology, Florence Exchange Club (board directors 1985-1986).
Married Cheryl Lynn Baker, August 14, 1971 (divorced February 1999). Children: Brian, Scott, Mark. Married Bonnie Watkins, August 14, 1999.