Our undergraduate student, Melanie Swannell, won the 2014 SIRE-REU Award.
Student: Melanie Swannell, biochemistry and food science
Faculty advisor: Xuejun Pan, biological systems engineering
Extramural funding agency: National Science Foundation
Congratulations to Melanie!
Our Summer Biofuel Workshop (July 31st to August 1st) supported by NSF was successfully finished.
We had two UW undergraduate students and eight local high school students this year.
The program provided lecture, lab tour, and lab sessions related to biofuel technologies.
If you want to see more pictures, please check the following link:
Our poster by Shuting, Dr Yoo and Professor Pan is awarded at the 2014 Discovery Challenge Research Symposium (May 21st, Madison, WI). Congratulation!
Shuting Zhang passed her thesis defense for MS degree (May 5th, 2014).
Congratulation for her successful thesis defense!
Our undergraduate student, Shu-Ching Yang, won the SIRE-REU5 award.
SIRE-REU: Conversion of Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides to Furan-Based Precursors for Hydrocarbon Fuels
This project team will study the process of converting lignocellulose to drop-in biofuels in the PI’s lab. The proposed research for the REU student involves elucidating the reaction mechanisms of biomass cellulose and hemicellulose during the Hydrolysis-Dehydration Aldol Condensation (HDA) process using monosaccharides and polysaccharides as model compounds.
Congratulation Shu-Ching!
Professor Pan will be recognized at the International Student Graduation Celebration on Friday, April 25 for his outstanding contributions to the UW-Madison international student community.This award is for a faculty member who has gone beyond the call of duty to provide assistance and support to international students on the UW-Madison campus.
The Celebration will take place in the Sonata and Concerto Rooms, Gordon Dining and Event Center. The awards portion of the Celebration will begin at 5pm and will be followed by a reception.
Congratulation professor Pan!