Jay D. Keasling Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, environmentally friendly synthesis, biodegradable and recyclable polymers, production of biofuels and bioproducts, natural products
John D. Coates Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology precision fermentation, Bioprocess scale-up, environmental microbiology, Industrial bioprocesses, sustainability, carbon sequestration, Bioremediation, alternative energy production, biogeochemistry
Douglas Clark Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, extremozymes, bioactive materials, bioprocess engineering, biofuels and bioenergy, biocatalysis
Wenjun Zhang Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dept of Chemistry chemical biology, microbiology, natural product biosynthesis, enzyme discovery and characterization, drug discovery, human microbiome, specialized metabolism