Dr. Doug Raynie is Department Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at South Dakota State University. He joined SDSU in 2001 following eleven years in the Corporate Research Division at Procter & Gamble. His research focuses on the use of supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, deep eutectics, and other novel solvent systems for biomass processing and analytical separations. Under his leadership, South Dakota State University become one of the inaugural signatories to the Green Chemistry Commitment, where he serves on the Advisory Board. In 2016, he received the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement’s Award for Incorporating Sustainability into Chemistry Education.

Department Head and Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
South Dakota State University
https://www.sdstate.edu/chemistry-biochemistry