Dr Augustine is a current or former member of the board of directors of ConocoPhillips, Black & Decker, Proctor & Gamble and Lockheed Martin, and of the board of trustees of Colonial Williamsburg.

Stephen Gatto, chairman and CEO of BioEnergy, said: I am honored and excited by Dr Augustine joining our advisory board. He is a man of truly remarkable talents in science, engineering and public policy, and beyond that, a man distinguished by his service to all Americans whether as chairman of the American Red Cross, president of the Boy Scouts or as under secretary of the Army.