About Us

We are striving to develop a leading-edge research program focused on the development of bio-based technologies

for the production of fuels and chemicals from renewable resources as sustainable alternatives to petroleum products.

If you are interested in working with us, or joining our team, please contact Prof. Nielsen.

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Research Areas
Metabolic Engineering

pathway engineering, solvent tolerance

Fermentation Engineering

multi-phase bioreactors, process integration, process design and optimization

Product Recovery

in situ product recovery (ISPR), product purification

David R. Nielsen, Ph.D.

Nielsen
  • Assistant Professor
  • Postdoc MIT 2006-2009
  • Ph.D. Queen's University at Kingston 2006
  • B.Sc. University of Colorado at Boulder 2001
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