Jessica Hartwig Duarte is a Senior Algae Scientist at Pond Technologies Inc., where responsibilities include designing and implementing experiments to assess the productivity and efficiency of various algae species for biomass production and protein extraction. Previous experience includes a role as Technical/Research Support at Western University, where efforts focused on developing rapid screening protocols for industrial disinfectants and executing microbiological laboratory routines. Jessica holds a PhD and a Master's degree in Engineering and Food Science with a focus on Bioprocess from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, as well as a degree in Food Engineering from the same institution.
Pond Technologies
Pond captures industrial emissions and grows algae off it. Algae are processed into nutraceuticals, animal feed, or petroleum derivatives.