David Nielsen
Faculty, Arizona State University
Fall 2024
Pranav Anandasai Bhavaraju
Chemical engineering
Metabolic Enhancements for the Photosynthetic Production of Sorbitol in Cyanobacteria
Metabolic engineering of the Calvin-Benson cycle in cyanobacteria can improve carbon-neutral sorbitol production.
Program: FURI
Collin Travis
Chemical engineering
Enhancing Cyanobacterial L-Alanine Production via Nutritional and Process Optimization
Improving the biosynthesis of L-Alanine by autotrophic cyanobacteria will lead to more sustainable methods of chemical production.
Program: FURI
Summer 2024
Collin Travis
Chemical engineering
Enhancing Cyanobacterial L-Alanine Production via Nutritional and Process Optimization
Improving the biosynthesis of L-Alanine by autotrophic cyanobacteria will lead to more sustainable methods of chemical production.
Program: FURI
Spring 2024
Pranav Anandasai Bhavaraju
Chemical engineering
Utilizing Substrate Specific Polyol Phosphatases for Enhanced Photosynthetic Sorbitol Production in Cyanobacteria
Improving the sorbitol biosynthetic pathway in a microorganism will help develop a sustainable and environmentally friendly method to produce a sugar alcohol for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Program: FURI
Luis Taquillo
Biomedical engineering
Media Optimization to Improve Photosynthetic Sorbitol Production
Studying the implementation of MAD2Media's advanced optimization techniques on sorbitol production yields can improve the purity of sorbitol.
Program: FURI
Fall 2023
Dalton Conway
Chemical engineering
Improving Succinate Production in E. coli through Substrate Channeling
Increasing carbon fixation in chemical bioproduction may provide a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based production.
Program: FURI
Spring 2023
Bennett Thompson Fisher
Chemical engineering
Closing the Carbon Balance on a CO2-Fixing Membrane Bioreactor
Closing the carbon balance with a novel hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor aids in our ability to improve carbon fixation.
Program: FURI
Pedro Enrrique Gonzalez Ochoa
Biomedical engineering
Engineering Escherichia coli for Sustainable Monoethanolamine Production
Analyzing how different genetic modifications to the E. coli genome affect the production of monoethanolamine used for greenhouse gas capture.
Program: FURI
Dalton Conway
Chemical engineering
Creating an Enzyme Fusion to Improve Succinate Production
Increasing carbon fixation in chemical bioproduction may provide a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based production.
Program: FURI
Fall 2022
Dalton Conway
Chemical engineering
Expression of Non-Native Inorganic Carbon Transporters in E. coli for Improved Succinate Production
Increasing carbon fixation in chemical bioproduction may provide a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based chemical production.
Program: FURI
Spring 2022
Sean Henry Innes
Chemical engineering
Characterizing CO₂ Utilization Rates Across Different Cyanobacteria Strains under Varying Light Intensities by a Novel Mass Balance Approach
Studying how different strains of cyanobacteria remove CO₂ will help researchers understand how to best use them as molecular engineering tools.
Program: MORE
Nathan N. Miller
Chemical engineering
Improving Quorum Sensing by Multi-Level Controller in Cyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Quorum sensing will enable the coordination of sustainably fed cyanobacteria in fermentation to optimize relevant process metrics.
Program: FURI
Spring 2021
Cheyanna Irene Cooper
Chemical engineering
Enhancing Natural Genetic Transformation in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 via Multimeric Integration
Improving genetic transformation techniques in cyanobacteria could allow for sustainable, large-scale production of renewable feedstocks.
Program: FURI
Ashley E. Straub
Chemical engineering
Expanding Gene Expression Tools in Cyanobacteria
Investigating coordinated behavior in cyanobacteria will help improve the cost and efficiency of production methods of sustainable biofuels.
Program: FURI
Omar Abed
Chemical engineering
Engineering High Yield Production of L-Serine in Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Metabolically engineering cyanobacteria will lead to the efficient production of renewable chemicals using sustainable resources.
Program: MORE
Fall 2020
Omar Abed
Chemical engineering
Engineering High Yield Production of L-Serine in Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Metabolically engineering cyanobacteria can lead to the efficient production of renewable chemicals using sustainable resources.
Program: MORE
Spring 2020
Sean Henry Innes
Chemical engineering
Optimizing and Scaling an Automated Sampling System to Improve Quantification of CO2 Utilization in Cultures of Engineered Cyanobacteria
Designing an improved auto-sampling system for cyanobacteria CO₂ fixation experiments will improve research efficiency.
Program: FURI
Omar Abed
Chemical engineering
Engineering of High Yield Production of L-Serine in Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Metabolically engineering cyanobacteria will lead to the efficient production of renewable chemicals using sustainable resources.
Program: GCSP research stipend
Raj Kumar Hariharan
Chemical engineering
Photosynthetic Fixation of Fermentation Off Gases
Designing a novel strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions will help minimize the environmental impact of biofuel production.
Program: MORE
Fall 2019
Omar Abed
Chemical engineering
Engineering High Yield Production of L-Serine in Cyanobacteria
Metabolically engineering cyanobacteria will lead to the efficient production of renewable chemicals using sustainable resources.
Program: FURI
Spring 2019
Omar Abed
Chemical engineering
Engineering of High Yield Production of L-Serine in Cyanobacteria
Metabolically engineering cyanobacteria will lead to the efficient production of renewable chemicals using sustainable resources.
Program: FURI
Fall 2018
Adityaa Sakthi
Chemical engineering
Spring 2018
Sara Lee
Chemical engineering
John Tindell
Chemical engineering
Strain and Process Development for Detoxifying Biomass
Program: MORE