W. Wes Berry

BlackGold Biofuels produces renewable burning fuel from waste grease. The firm offers technology, equipment and services that enables the clients to harvest renewable energy and other bioproducts from wastewater streams, creating profitable assets from pollution liabilities. The company’s flagship product is the FOG-to-Fuel system, a patented system converting sewer Fats, Oils, and Greases that normally clog the sewer into ASTM biodiesel. The company was founded by Emily Bockian Landsburgin in 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional society with over 60,000 members in more than 110 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the United States. AIChE offers various programs, including e-learning, webinars, and career advancement, to help chemical engineers at every career juncture bridge the skills gap created by the rush of technology, changing work styles, and unprecedented societal needs. Founded in 1908, AIChE is a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in areas such as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology, and chemical plant safety and security.

American Chemical Society engages as a scientific society which supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi operates as a society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence. The non-profit company is based in Baton Rouge, LA.

Eco Ventures Group, Inc. engages in the exploration and extraction of natural resources. It is an exploration company which explores and extracts biodiesel fuel and metals. The company concentrates on two planned core business activities Eco Minerals Recovery Group and Eco Energy Group. The Eco Minerals Recovery Group specializes in the extraction of precious metals from mineralized waste bodies and reclaimed mine tailings and the Eco Energy Group will focus on the production of advanced biodiesel from recovered cooking oils and oil rich plants. Eco Ventures Group was founded on April 5, 2002 and is headquartered in Groveland, FL