Robert Franklin

Robert Franklin is an Associate Principal Scientist in Chemical Engineering R&D at Merck, where they focus on advancing industrial biocatalysis technologies. With a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Biochemistry from Florida State University, Robert has over five years of experience in protein engineering, kinetic modeling, and reaction engineering. Their previous role as a Senior Scientist involved scaling up multi-reaction processes and facilitating the tech transfer for pharmaceutical production. Robert aims to bridge the gap between biochemists and chemical engineers to integrate biocatalysis into standard chemical processes.