Responsibility of and Expectation for Zhanyou
(updated February 2, 2009)
- General expectations
Manage project assigned
Publish 2 papers per year
Bring in funding for continuation of own position and contributing to the growth of the related research program
Contribute to the research group new ideas and help with other project if needed
Get promoted to Research Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering or Research Scientist of the WSUCenter for Bioproducts and Bioenergy after 4 papers are accepted and capability of obtaining external funding is demonstrated.
- Specific responsibilities
Take a lead on file the patent application on the integrated algae system
Take a lead on the research program developing algae based biorefinery
Assist the group leader to develop a nutraceutical research program based on algae platform
Assist the group leader to develop a research program on alternative biodiesel feedstock
BBELBiodiesel coordinator
- Expected products
Patents
Publications
Funded proposals
- Other self selected initiative approved by the group leader
- Goals and tasks for 2009
Goals and tasks / Deadline / Note
Paper: High cell density culture of Schizochytrium with a two-stage method / 2/28/09
Oleaginous yeast Cryptococcus curvatus culture for biodiesel feedstock with wastewater from dark fermentative hydrogen production / 1/31/09
Review paper on single cell oil production with heterotrophic oleaginous microorganisms / 4/30/09
Patentable technology for alternative biodiesel feedstock / 6/30/09
Fourth paper submitted - High cell density / 6/30/08
Proposal on the integrated algal system / USDA/DOE biomass solicitation
1)Co-production of carotenoids and oil with yeast culture
2)Life Science Discovery Fund, Enhancing prevention of heart disease and cancer using nutraceuticals derived from Washington Agriculture
3)Scaling up of DHA production process with two-stage Schizochytrium culture
4)Molecular regulating mechanism of dissolved oxygen effect on lipid synthesis in oleaginous microorganisms
5)Co-production of carotenoids and oil with yeast culture
- Invention disclosure (with title and main theme)
1)Culture of oleaginous yeast with food waste hydrolyzed broth
Objective: improve the productivity and lipid accumulation of yeast, cultured from food waste and other organic waste
2)Self-flocculating oleaginous yeast and algae strains screening
Objectives:
- Improve the culture cell density and shorten the HRT with self-flocculating yeast strains
- Solve the harvesting problem for autotrophic algae culture in open pond