• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Algae Biomass Organization

Harnessing the foundation of life to sustain it

  • About
    • About ABO
    • About Algae
    • Board of Directors
    • ABO Team
  • Membership
    • Our Members
    • Membership Benefits
    • Membership Application
  • Resources
    • Microalgae
    • Seaweed (Macroalgae)
    • Policy Center
    • Careers in Algae
    • Industry Technical Standards
    • Shop
  • Algae Biomass Summit
    • About the Summit
    • Submit an Abstract
    • Summit Agenda
    • Exhibit at the Summit
    • Summit Sponsorship Program
  • ABO Blog
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Media Inquiry
  • Log In

Mar 23 2015

Algae at the White House

Algae was in the White House today. During the 2015 White House Science Fair President Obama came face-t0-face with young innovators showing off their solutions to a wide range of challenges facing the world. To no surprise of ABO, one of the Earth’s oldest organisms–algae–was on the stage.

Sophia Sanchez-Maes (16) of New Mexico had the chance to show President Obama a technology breakthrough she developed after hearing that algae have the potential to provide 5,000 gallons or more of biofuel per cultivated acre.

Using a strain of algae that thrives in difficult conditions found in the geothermal features of Yellowstone National Park, Sanchez-Maes designed a wastewater treatment system that not only cleans water, it generates energy while doing so.

A job well done, and we look forward to hearing more from this young algae innovator!

Check out the White House press release for more details.

Written by nathank · Categorized: Blog

Footer

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook

Copyright © 2023 · Algae Biomass Organization