He has considerable expertise in biocatalysis and fermentation related to industrial and specialty chemicals from renewable resources.
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.