YI
WANG
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Phone: (334) 844-3503 |
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Email: yiwang3@auburn.edu |
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Auburn University |
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Auburn, AL 36849 |
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· Value-added
biochemical and bioenergy production: metabolic engineering/synthetic
biology/biotechnology
· Pathogen
control and treatment with metabolic engineering/synthetic biology strategies
· Environmental
molecular biology: microbial genomics, genetics and transcriptomics
· Bioremediation:
biodegradation and biotransformation of emerging environmental
contaminants
· Waste
management and water pollution control: wastewater treatment, reclamation
and
reuse using
both biological and physicochemical approaches
· Environmental-friendly
materials development for environment and bioenergy
applications
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering 08/2012
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
M.S.,
Environmental Engineering, 06/2006
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
B.S.,
Environmental Engineering, 06/2003
University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, 01/2015-present
Biosystems Engineering
Department, Auburn University
Post-Doc
Research Associate, 06/2012-12/2014
Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER), UIUC
PEER-REVIEWED
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1.
J. Zhang, W. Hong, W. Zong, P. Wang, Y. Wang. 2018. Markerless genome editing in Clostridium beijerinckii using the CRISPR-Cpf1 system. Journal of Biotechnology.
284:27-30.
2.
H. Wang, X. Li, Y.
Wang, Y. Tao, S. Lu, X. Zhu, D. Li. 2018. Improvement of n-caproic acid
production with Ruminococcaceae bacterium
CPB6: selection of electron acceptors and carbon sources and optimization of
the culture medium. Microbial Cell
Factories. 17:99.
3.
J. Zhang, W. Zong, W. Hong, Z.T. Zhang, Y. Wang.* 2018. Exploiting endogenous
CRISPR-Cas system for multiplex genome editing in Clostridium tyrobutyricum and engineer the strain for high-level
butanol production. Metabolic Engineering.
47:49-59.
4.
W. Hong, J. Zhang, G. Cui, L. Wang, Y. Wang.* 2018. Multiplexed CRISPR-Cpf1-mediated genome editing in Clostridium difficile toward the
understanding of pathogenesis of C.
difficile infection. ACS Synthetic
Biology. 7:1588-1600.
5.
S. Wang, W. Hong, S. Dong, Z.T. Zhang, J. Zhang, L. Wang,
Y. Wang.* 2018. Genome engineering
of Clostridium difficile using the
CRISPR-Cas9 system. Clinical Microbiology
and Infection. DOI:10.1016/j.cmi.2018.03.026.
6.
P. Jiménez-Bonilla, Y.
Wang.* 2018. In situ biobutanol recovery from
clostridial fermentation: a critical review. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 38(3):469-482.
7.
S. Wang, S. Dong, P. Wang, Y. Tao, Y. Wang.* 2017. Genome editing in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 with the CRISPR-Cas9
system. Applied and Environmental
Microbiology. 83(10):e00233-17.
8.
S. Wang, S. Dong, Y
Wang.* 2017. Enhancement of solvent
production by overexpressing key genes of the Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol
fermentation pathway in Clostridium
saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4. Bioresource
Technology. 245:426-433.
9.
Z.T. Zhang, S. Taylor, Y. Wang.* 2017. In situ esterification and extractive
fermentation for butyl butyrate production with Clostridium tyrobutyricum. Biotechnology
and Bioengineering. 114:1428-1437.
10.
J. Feng, Y. Gu, P.F. Yan, C. Song, Y. Wang.* 2017. Recruiting energy-conserving
sucrose utilization pathways for enhanced 2,3-butanediol production in Bacillus subtilis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(12):11221-11225.
11.
P.F. Yan, J. Feng, S. Dong, M. Wang, I.A. Khan, Y. Wang.* 2017. Production of high levels of chirally
pure D-2,3-butanediol with a newly
isolated Bacillus strain. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
5(11):11016-11023.
12.
D. Yao, S. Dong, P. Wang, T. Chen, J. Wang, Z.B. Yue, Y. Wang.* 2017. Robustness of Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum
for Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol production: effects of lignocellulosic sugars and
inhibitors. Fuel. 208:549-557.
13.
Y. Tao, X. Zhu, H. Wang, Y. Wang*, X. Li, H. Jin, J. Rui. 2017. Complete genome sequence of Ruminococcaceae bacterium CPB6: a newly
isolated culture for efficient n-caproic
acid production from lactate. Journal of
Biotechnology. 259:91-94.
14.
S.O. Seo, H. Janssen, A. Magis, Y. Wang, T. Lu, N.D. Price, Y.S. Jin, H.P. Blaschek. 2017. Genomic, transcriptional, and
phenotypic analysis of the glucose derepressed Clostridium beijerinckii mutant exhibiting acid crash phenotype. Biotechnology Journal. 12:1700182.
15.
D. Yao, X. Zhang, G. Wang, T. Chen, J. Wang, Z.B. Yue, Y. Wang. 2017. A novel parameter for evaluating
the influence of iron oxide on the methanogenic process. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 125:144-150.
16.
Z. Zhang, L. Guo, Y.
Wang, F. Li, Y. Zhao, M. Gao, Z. She. 2017. Degradation and transformation
of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and dissolved organic matters (DOM)
during two-stage anaerobic digestion with waste sludge. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42:9619-9629.
17.
J. Feng, Y. Gu, Y. Quan, W. Gao, Y. Dang, M. Cao, X. Lu, Y. Wang, C. Song, S. Wang. 2017.
Construction of energy-conserving sucrose utilization pathways
for improving poly-γ-glutamic acid production in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Microbial
Cell Factories. 16:98.
18.
J. Feng, Y. Quan, Y. Gu, F. Liu, X. Huang, H. Shen, Y.
Dang, M. Cao, W. Gao, X. Lu, Y. Wang,
C. Song, S. Wang. 2017. Enhancing poly-γ-glutamic
acid production in Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens by introducing the glutamate synthesis features from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Microbial Cell Factories. 16:88.
19.
X. Zhu, Y. Zhou, Y.
Wang, T. Wu, X. Li, D. Li, Y. Tao. 2017. Production of high concentration
n-caproic acid from lactate through fermentation using a newly isolated Ruminococcaceae bacterium CPB6. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10:102.
20.
Y. Gu, J. Zheng, F. Feng, M. Cao, W. Gao, Y. Quan, Y.
Dang, Y. Wang, S. Wang, C. Song. 2017.
Improvement of levan production in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens through metabolic optimization of
regulatory elements. Applied Microbiology
and Biotechnology. 101:4163-4174.
21.
Q. Li, P.F. Xia, L.R. Tan, Y. Wang, X.F. Sun, S.G.
Wang. 2017. Inducible microbial
osmotic responses enable enhanced biosorption capability of cyanobacteria. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 120:
113-117.
22.
S.O. Seo, Y. Wang, T. Lu, Y.S. Jin, H.P. Blaschek. 2017. Characterization of a Clostridium beijerinckii spo0A mutant and its application for
butyl butyrate production. Biotechnology
and Bioengineering. 114: 106-112.
23.
X. Wang, Z.T. Zhang, Y.
Wang, Y.F. Wang. 2016. Production of polyhydroxybuyrate
(PHB) from switchgrass pretreated with a radio frequency-assisted heating
process. Biomass and Bioenergy. 94:
220-227.
24.
J.
Zhang, S. Taylor, Y. Wang.* 2016.
Effects of end products on fermentation profiles in Clostridium carboxidivorans P7 for syngas fermentation. Bioresource Technology, 218: 1055-1063.
25.
Y. Wang, Z.T. Zhang, S.O. Seo, P. Lynn,
T. Lu, Y.S. Jin, H.P. Blaschek. 2016.
Bacterial genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9: deletion,
integration, single nucleotide modification, and desirable “clean” mutant
selection in Clostridium beijerinckii
as an example. ACS Synthetic Biology.
5: 721-732.
26.
Y. Wang, Z.T. Zhang, S.O. Seo, P.
Lynn, T. Lu, Y.S. Jin, H.P. Blaschek. 2016. Gene transcription repression in Clostridium beijerinckii using
CRISPR-dCas9. Biotechnology and
Bioengineering. 113:2739-2743 (Journal
Spotlighted).
27.
X. Wang, Z.T. Zhang, Y.
Wang, Y.F. Wang. 2016. Improvement of
Acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production from switchgrass pretreated with a
radio frequency-assisted heating process. Fuel.
182: 166-173.
28.
C. Liao, S.O. Seo, V. Celik, H. Liu, W. Kong, Y. Wang, H.P. Blaschek, Y.S. Jin, and
T. Lu. 2015. Integrated, systems metabolic picture of
acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation by Clostridium
acetobutylicum. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112(27):
8505-8510.
29.
Y. Wang, Z.T. Zhang, S.O. Seo, K.
Choi, T. Lu, Y.S. Jin, H.P. Blaschek. 2015. Markerless chromosomal gene
deletion in Clostridium beijerinckii
using CRISPR/Cas9 system. Journal of
Biotechnology. 200: 1-5.
30.
Y. Mu, H.Y.
Yang, Y.Z. Wang, C.S. He, Q.B. Zhao, Y.
Wang, H.Q. Yu. 2014. The maximum specific
hydrogen-producing activity of anaerobic mixed cultures: definition and
determination. Scientific
Reports. 4:5239.
31.
Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, H.P. Blaschek.
2013. Effects of supplementary butyrate
on butanol production and the metabolic switch in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052: genome-wide transcriptional
analysis with RNA-Seq. Biotechnology for
Biofuels. 6:138.
32.
Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, C.B.
Milne, H. Janssen, W.Y. Lin, G. Phan, H.Y. Hu, Y.S. Jin, N.D. Price,
H.P. Blaschek. 2013. Development of a gene
knockout system using mobile group II introns (Targetron) and genetic
disruption of acid production pathways in Clostridium
beijerinckii. Applied and
Environmental Microbiology. 79(19): 5853-5863.
33.
X. Wang, Y. Wang, B. Wang, H.P. Blaschek, H.
Feng, Z.Y. Li. 2013. Biobutanol production from fiber-enhanced DDGS pretreated
with electrolyzed water. Renewable Energy.
52:16-22.
34.
J.P. Wang, S.J. Yuan, Y. Wang*, H.Q. Yu. 2013. Synthesis, characterization and
application of a novel starch-based flocculant with high flocculation and
dewatering properties. Water Research.
47(8):2643-2648.
35.
Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, Y.J. Mao, H.P.
Blaschek. 2012. Genome-wide dynamic
transcriptional profiling in Clostridium
beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 using single-nucleotide resolution RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics. 13:102.
36.
J.P. Wang, Y.Z. Chen, Y. Wang, S.J. Yuan, G.P. Sheng, H.Q. Yu. 2012. A novel efficient
cationic flocculant prepared through grafting two monomers onto chitosan
induced by Gamma radiation. RSC Advances.
2:494-500.
37.
Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, Y.J. Mao, H.P.
Blaschek. 2011. Single-nucleotide
resolution analysis of the transcriptome structure of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 using RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics. 12:479.
38.
Y. Wang, H.P. Blaschek. 2011.
Optimization of butanol production from tropical maize stalk juice by
fermentation with Clostridium
beijerinckii NCIMB 8052. Bioresource
Technology. 102(21):9985-9990.
39.
J.P. Wang, Y.Z. Chen, Y. Wang, S.J. Yuan, H.Q. Yu. 2011. Optimization of the
coagulation-flocculation process for pulp mill wastewater treatment using a
combination of uniform design and response surface methodology. Water Research. 45(17):5633-5640.
40.
Y. Wang,
Q.B. Zhao, Y. Mu, H.Q. Yu, H. Harada, and Y.Y. Li. 2008. Biohydrogen production with mixed anaerobic
cultures in the presence of high-concentration acetate. International
Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
33(4):1164-1171.
41.
Q.B. Zhao, Y. Mu,
Y. Wang, X.W. Liu, F. Dong, H.Q. Yu. 2008. Response of a biohydrogen-producing reactor to the substrate shift from
sucrose to lactose. Bioresource Technology.
99(17):8344-8347.
42.
Y. Wang, Y. Mu, H.Q. Yu. 2007. Comparative
performance of two upflow anaerobic biohydrogen-producing reactors seeded with
different sludges. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32(8):1086-1094.
43.
Y. Mu, Y. Wang,
G.P. Sheng, H.Q. Yu. 2007. Surface
characteristics of sludge in acidogenic H2-producing process. Journal of Water and Environmental
Technology. 5(1):1-12.
44.
Y. Wang, Y. Mu, Q.B. Zhao, H.Q.
Yu. 2006. Isotherms, kinetics and
thermodynamics of dye biosorption by anaerobic sludge. Separation and Purification Technology. 50:1-7.
45.
Y. Mu, H.Q. Yu, Y. Wang. 2006. The role of pH in the
fermentative H2 production from an acidogenic granule-based reactor.
Chemosphere. 64(3):350-358.
BOOK
CHAPTERS
2.
J. Zhang, S. Wang, Y.
Wang*. Biobutanol production from renewable resources: recent advances. In Advances in Bioenergy. Y. Li, eds.
Elsevier, 2016.
3.
Y. Wang, H. Janssen,
H.P. Blaschek. Fermentative Biobutanol Production: an Old Topic with Remarkable
Recent Advances. In Bioprocessing of
Renewable Resources to Commodity Bioproducts. A. Kondo and V.S. Bisaria,
eds. Wiley, 2014.
4.
H. Janssen, Y.
Wang, H.P. Blaschek. CLOSTRIDIUM | Clostridium
acetobutylicum. In Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, 2nd
Edition. C. Batt and M.L. Tortorello, eds. Elsevier, 2013.
PRESENTATIONS
1.
J. Zhang, Y. Wang. Exploiting endogenous
CRISPR-Cas system for multiplex genome editing in Clostridium and engineering Clostridium
for enhanced biobutanol production. ASABE 2018 Annual International Meeting.
Detroit, MI, July 29-August 1, 2018.
2.
J. Zhang, W.
Hong, Y. Wang. Exploiting endogenous
CRISPR-Cas system for multiplex genome editing in Clostridium. ASM Microbe 2018, American Society for Microbiology.
Atlanta, GA, June 7-11, 2018.
3.
J. Feng, Y. Gu, C. Song, Y. Wang. Recruiting energy-conserving
sucrose utilization pathways for enhanced biochemical production in Bacillus. ASM Microbe 2018, American
Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, GA, June 7-11, 2018.
4.
J. Yoon, D. Lee, E. Lee, S.P. Woo, Y.S. Yoon, Y. Wang, D.J. Kim. Sputtering of
nickel-palladium bimetallic anode catalysts for direct urea/urine fuel cell
(DUFC) application. The 233rd Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting. Seattle,
WA, May 13-17, 2018.
5.
P. Wang, S.
Taylor, Y. Wang. Engineering Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum
for enhanced isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) production from lignocellulosic
biomass through acetic acid pretreatment. 40th Symposium on Biotechnology for
Fuels and Chemicals, Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Clearwater Beach, FL, April 29-May 2, 2018.
6.
J. Zhang, S.
Wang, H.P. Blaschek, Y. Wang.
Develop CRISPR-Cas genome engineering tools and engineer solventogenic
clostridia for enhanced biofuel and biochemical production. 40th Symposium on
Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Society of Industrial Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Clearwater Beach, FL, April 29-May 2, 2018.
7.
Y. Wang. Bioenergy and Biofuel:
for the Sustainable Future of U.S. International Workshop and Conference
on Renewable, Conventional Power and Green Technology, Auburn
University-Montgomery, Montgomery, AL. December 4, 2017. (Keynote Speech).
8.
E. Lee, J. Yoon, D. Lee, S. Woo, Y. Yoon, Y. Wang, B.C. Prorok, D.J. Kim. Direct conversion
fuel cell of urine in animal wastes and its condition monitoring sensors for
efficient water usage in agriculture. The 232nd Electrochemical Society (ECS)
Meeting. National Harbor, MD, October 1-6, 2017.
9.
Y. Wang, Z.T. Zhang, S. Wang, J.
Zhang, P. Wang, H.P. Blaschek. Develop
CRISPR-Cas genome engineering tools and engineer solventogenic clostridia for
enhanced biofuel and biochemical production. ASABE 2017 Annual International
Meeting. Spokane, WA, July 16-19, 2017.
10. S. Dong, S. Wang, Y. Wang. Metabolic engineering of Clostridium pasteurianum for enhanced
biobutanol production. ASABE 2017 Annual International Meeting. Spokane, WA,
July 16-19, 2017.
11. Z.T. Zhang, S. Taylor, Y. Wang. In situ
esterification and extractive fermentation for butyl butyrate production with Clostridium tyrobutyricum. ASABE 2017
Alabama Section Meeting. Auburn, AL, March 31-April 1, 2017
12. Wang, Y., Zhang, Z.T., Seo, S.O.,
Lynn, P., Lu, T., Jin, Y.S., Blaschek., H.P. Efficient and
precise genome editing and gene transcription repression in Clostridium beijerinckii using
CRISPR-Cas9 system. Clostridium XIV-International Conference on the Genetics,
Physiology and Synthetic Biology of Solvent- and Acid-forming Clostridia.
Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, August 28-31, 2016.
13. Liao, C., Seo, S.O.,
Celik, V., Liu, H., Kong, W., Wang, Y.,
Blaschek, H.P., Jin, Y.S., Lu. T. Integrative modeling of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE)
fermentation. Biomedical Engineering Society
(BMES) Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, October 5-8, 2016.
14.
Wang, X., Zhang, Z.T., Wang, Y., Wang, Y.F. Production of
polyhydroxybuyrate (PHB) from switchgrass pretreated with a radio
frequency-assisted heating process. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, July 16-19, 2016.
15. Wang, Y., Zhang, Z.T., Seo, S.O.,
Lynn, P., Lu, T., Jin, Y.S., Blaschek., H.P. Efficient and
precise genome editing and gene transcription repression in Clostridium beijerinckii using
CRISPR/Cas9 system. 38nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals,
Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Baltimore, MD, April
25-28, 2016.
16. Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, C.B. Milne, H.
Janssen, Y.S. Jin, N.D. Price, H.P. Blaschek. Development and
application of a gene knockout system for Clostridium
beijerinckii using mobile group II introns (Targetron). Clostridium
XIII-International Conference on the Genetics, Physiology and Synthetic Biology
of Solvent- and Acid-forming Clostridia. Shanghai, China, September 19-21,
2014.
17. Y. Wang, C.B. Milne, H. Janssen,
Y.S. Jin, N.D. Price, H.P. Blaschek. Genetic disruption of acid production
pathways in Clostridium beijerinckii
using mobile group II introns (Targetron). Genomic Sciences
Contractor-Grantee Meeting XII: USDA-DOE Plant Feedstock Genomics
for Bioenergy Awardee Meeting 2014. Arlington, VA, February 9-12, 2014.
18. Y. Wang, H. Janssen, C.B. Milne,
A.T. Magis, Y.S. Jin, N.D. Price, H.P. Blaschek. Understanding
fundamental aspects of butanol production by Clostridium beijerinckii. Genomic Sciences Contractor-Grantee
Meeting XII: USDA-DOE Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy Awardee Meeting
2014. Arlington, VA, February 9-12, 2014.
19. Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, C.B. Milne, H. Janssen, Y.S. Jin, N.D.
Price, H.P. Blaschek. Development of a gene knockout system and the inactivation
of butyrate kinase gene led to enhanced butanol production in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052.
ASABE 2013 Annual International Meeting. Kansas City, MO, July 21-24, 2013.
20. Y. Wang, H. Janssen, C.B. Milne, A.T. Magis, C.G. Kumar, Y.S. Jin, N.D. Price,
H.P. Blaschek. Understanding fundamental aspects of butanol production by Clostridium beijerinckii. Genomic
Sciences Contractor-Grantee Meeting XI: USDA-DOE Plant Feedstock Genomics for
Bioenergy Awardee Meeting 2013. Bethesda, MD, February 24-27, 2013.
21. Y. Wang, H. Janssen,
X.Z. Li, Y.J. Mao, H.P. Blaschek. Genome-wide transcriptomic analysis in Clostridium beijerinckii 8052 using
single-nucleotide resolution RNA-Seq technology. Clostridium XII-International
Conference on the Genetics, Physiology and Biotechnology of Solvent- and
Acid-forming Clostridia. Nottingham, UK, September 10-12, 2012.
22. Y. Wang, H.P. Blaschek. Optimization of butanol production from tropical maize
stalk juice. International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels
(ISAF). Verona, Italy, October 10-14, 2011.
23. Y. Wang, X.Z. Li, Y.J.
Mao, H.P. Blaschek. Genome-wide transcriptomic analyses of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 during transition from
acidogenesis to solventogenesis using high-throughput RNA-Seq technology. SIM
Annual Meeting and Exhibition (Special Session-Student Oral
Presentations). New Orleans, LA, July 24-28, 2011.
24. H.P. Blaschek, Y.
Wang. Clostridium
beijerinckii tolerance improvement to biomass hydrolysate inhibitors during
the acetone butanol and ethanol (ABE) fermentation. 32nd Symposium on
Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. Clearwater Beach, FL, April
19-22, 2010.
25. Y. Wang, X.J. Wang, T. Ezeji, H.
Feng, H.P. Blaschek. Improvement of fermentation of dried distillers’
grains and solubles (DDGS) hydrolysates to acetone butanol and ethanol (ABE)
employing adapted Clostridium
beijerinckii. ASABE-Bionergy Engineering 2009 Conference.
Bellevue, WA, October 11-14, 2009.
26. X.J. Wang, Y. Wang, H. Feng, H.P. Blaschek, Z.Y. Li. ABE (acetone,
butanol, and ethanol) production from fiber-enriched DDGS pretreated by
electrolyzed water. AIChE Annual meeting. Nashville,
TN, November 8-13, 2009.
27. Y. Wang, J. Zilles, E.
Morgenroth. Influence of bioaugmentation using In-Pipe Technology
treatment on sewer processes and the microbial community in sewer biofilms. ISAWWA-IWEA
Joint
Conference. Springfield, IL, March 16-19, 2009.
AWARDS & HONORS
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Auburn University
New Faculty Scholar, Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
(09/2015-05/2016)
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ASABE Young Professionals
Community “Get to the AIM 2013” Incentive (07/2013)
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Young Presenter
Award at Clostridium XII Conference (09/2012)
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Scholarship of
Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) at 17th National Ethanol Conference (02/2012)
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Gamma Sigma Delta-The
Honor Society of Agriculture, Illinois Chapter (03/2011)
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Abbott
Laboratories Fellowship for Graduate students, UIUC (08/2006-07/2007)
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Excellent Thesis
for Master’s Degree in Anhui Province, Anhui, China (08/2006)
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Outstanding Grad
in Academy, Moral and Health, USTB (06/2003)
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American Society
of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) (2009-present)
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Society for
Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) (2010-present)
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American Society
for Microbiology (ASM) (2017-present)
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Associate Editor:
BMC Biotechnology (7/2014-present)
BMC Microbiology (7/2015-present)
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Editorial board member:
Scientific Reports (10/2015-present)
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
(JIMB) (08/2014-present)
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Reviewer for journals: Reviewed >130
manuscripts for >45 scientific journals, including Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Applied Energy, Applied
Microbiology and Biotechnology,
Biotechnology Advances, Biomass and
Bioenergy, Bioresource Technology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biotechnology for Biofuels, Biotechnology Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Energy & Fuels, Environmental Science & Technology, Frontiers in Microbiology, Fuel, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, Nucleic Acids Research, Process Biochemistry, Trends in Biotechnology, Water Research, etc.
USDA-NIFA Foundational Program
USDA-NIFA Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts Challenge Program
NSF-Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
USDA-NIFA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Ohio State
University OARDC SEEDS grant
Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium
Pakistan – U.S. S&T Cooperation Program
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Committee member: Bioprocessing session (PRS-280), American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers (ASABE) (2015-present)
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Vice Chair: Bioprocessing session (PRS-280), American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers (ASABE) (2018-present)