• NSF:

"Oxidative Biocatalysis--Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis"

• USDA/BBC:

"Microbial Biofilm Reactors for Processing Waste Materials"

Current Training Programs

• NSF-CEBC:

"Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis"

• CBB:

"Biocatalysis"

Recent Projects

• NSF:

  "Molecular Adaptation to Extremes--Engineering Protein Stability in Archaeal Proteoliposomes"

• NASA:

"Extremophilic Interfacial Systems For Waste Remediation Operations In Space"

• ISU/DOE

"Hybrid Thermal/Biological Conversion of Lignocellulose to Industrial Chemicals"

"Fermentation Products from Pyrolysis Syrup"

• CARVER:

"Enzymatic Processing of Non-Aqueous Substrates"  

• CPB Iowa Corn Growers Association:

"Extremophilic Conversion of Corn to Higher Value Products"