Research Focus
- Development of bioprocesses for production of biofuels from grain and cellulosic feedstock.
- Evaluation of bioenergy crops for biofuels production.
- Production and characterization of enzymes from solid state fermentation.
- Enzymatic and microbial fermentation for value-added products from renewable resources.
- Development of engineered microbial strains for targeted platform chemicals.
Area(s) of Specialization
- Bioprocess science and engineering, fermentation, applied biochemistry and molecular biology, enzymatic and microbial bioconversion, biobased chemicals, bioprocess technology development, and biofuels
He has considerable expertise in biocatalysis and fermentation related to industrial and specialty chemicals from renewable resources.
