Dr. Michelle Young is the Renewables Program Manager for the Chevron Technical Center. In this role, she manages a portfolio of internal and external R&D projects, including projects with universities and the National Labs. She has worked on a variety of biomass feedstock and processing options to produce all types of renewable fuels, including SAF. Outside of R&D, she also supports the enterprise on renewables capital projects and strategy, lower carbon initiatives, and emerging technology opportunities. Dr. Young has 17 years of Chevron experience in the renewables space spanning the entire scale-up journey: from bench-scale R&D to pilot design and operation, followed by demonstration, and finally the successful refinery integration/commercialization of both co-processing and stand-alone renewable diesel production. Michelle has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.