News and events

05/11/2017

Cris succesfully defended his Ph.D. research. His dissertation topic was "Value Addition and Nutrient Recovery from Ethanol Coproducts" and his committee members were Dr. Hu, Dr. Ruan, Dr. Tschirner, and Dr. Urriola (Animal Science/UMN).

02/15/2017

Dr. Hu and Cris attended the MnDRIVE Evening of Discovery event at Minnesota History Center.

UMN president, Dr. Eric Kaler, stopped by the poster and we had a good talk on phytate chemistry.

Thanks to MnDRIVE for the continuous support to our research!

04/25/2017

Dr. Hu, Carlos, Hongjian, and Ara attended the MnDRIVE Mini Symposium on Bioremediation at Barr Engineering in Minneapolis. They presented their work on the development of novel septic systems, electrochemical systems to treat wastewater, and the utilization of artificial lichens to add value to different wastewaters.

01/26/2017

Dr. Hu, Ara, Yanmei and Cris attended the MN Ag Expo in Mankato and presented a poster on yeast genetic engineering to improve DDGS amino acid profile.

Thanks to MN Corn Growers Association for the continuous support to our research!

12/06/2016

Laura, Cris, and Tanner are finalists for the DOW Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award 2016. Tanner's and Cris's proposal focused on the Application of Artificial Lichens in Agricultural and Feed Systems and Laura's proposal was to develop an Economical Production of Sustainable Fertilizers from Animal Manure. Congratulations to Laura and her runner-up prize!

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