Join us for a conversation that will explore the future of sustainable aviation fuels. While air travel has transformed global connectivity, it remains one of the most carbon-intensive modes of transportation and one of the hardest sectors to abate. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs), low-carbon alternatives to conventional fossil-based jet fuels, are widely recognized as an essential pathway to reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector. SAFs can be derived through various pathways, including the conversion of agricultural feedstocks into biofuels and the production of synthetic fuels using captured carbon dioxide. While several companies produce SAFs at small scales, significant challenges related to cost-effectiveness, scalability, and technical efficiency persist. Matteo Muratori (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) will moderate a conversation between Jennifer Holmgren (LanzaTech) and Michael Wolcott (Washington State University) that will explore current and emerging technological pathways for producing SAFs, the life-cycle carbon intensity of these options, and opportunities and barriers to scaling up the SAF supply to meet global emissions reduction targets. Participant Bios Matteo Muratori is an award-winning researcher and internationally recognized expert in energy systems and sustainable mobility and is a member of the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine New Voices program. Matteo currently serves as the Sector Director for Energy Technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he leads a $120M+ research portfolio spanning renewable energy, transportation technologies, fuels and chemicals, and the integration of those technologies within the broader energy system. He has authored 150+ publications cited over 14,000 times (h-index: 55), including contributions to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report and the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Jennifer Holmgren is Chair & CEO of LanzaTech. Under Jennifer’s guidance, LanzaTech is developing a variety of platform chemicals and fuels, including the world’s first alternative jet fuel derived from industrial waste gases. She is also Chair of the LanzaJet Board of Directors. Prior to LanzaTech, Jennifer was the founding VP and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP, a Honeywell Company. Jennifer is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She sits on the Advisory Council for the Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment at Princeton University, and the International Advisory Council of the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. Michael Wolcott researches sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials. He serves as the co-Director of ASCENT, the FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment that conducts research to inform the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision-making in national and international forums. He was formerly Project Co-Director for NARA - Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance, a USDA Sustainable Biofuels project, which most notably flew the first cellulosic biofuel flight cross-country with Alaska Airlines. Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to policy action on climate change.