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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For developing and scaling-up new approaches and materials for process chromatography, absorptive bioseparations, and biocatalysis.
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Michael R. Ladisch is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans fields including Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics, notably:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Protein purification and stability
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Frequent venues where their research has been published include:

  • Biotechnology Progress (5 publications)
  • Bioresource Technology (4 publications)
  • Trends in biotechnology (2 publications)
  • Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining (2 publications)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2 publications)

Notable papers authored or co-authored by Michael R. Ladisch are:

  • Severity factor kinetic model as a strategic parameter of hydrothermal processing (steam explosion and liquid hot water) for biomass fractionation under biorefinery concept, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Process Analytical Technologies and Data Analytics for the Manufacture of Monoclonal Antibodies, 2020, Trends in biotechnology
  • Addressing academic researcher priorities through science and technology entrepreneurship education, 2020, The Journal of Technology Transfer
  • Lattice: A Vision for Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and Policy Considerations for Digital Agriculture at Scale, 2021, IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society
  • Moving from residual lignocellulosic biomass into high-value products: Outcomes from a long-term international cooperation, 2020, Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Eduardo Ximenes
  • António dos Santos
  • Nathan S. Mosier
  • Diana M.R. Gutierrez
  • David N. Thompson

Throughout their career, Michael R. Ladisch has received several honors and fellowships, including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2011)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1999) for developing and scaling-up new approaches and materials for process chromatography, absorptive bioseparations, and biocatalysis
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (1994)

Best Publications

  • Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.

    Nathan Mosier;Charles Wyman;Bruce Dale;Richard Elander

  • Coordinated development of leading biomass pretreatment technologies.

    Charles E. Wyman;Bruce E. Dale;Richard T. Elander;Mark Holtzapple

  • Optimization of pH controlled liquid hot water pretreatment of corn stover.

    Nathan Mosier;Richard Hendrickson;Nancy Ho;Miroslav Sedlak

  • Comparative sugar recovery data from laboratory scale application of leading pretreatment technologies to corn stover

    Charles E. Wyman;Bruce E. Dale;Richard T. Elander;Mark Holtzapple

  • Deactivation of cellulases by phenols

    Eduardo Ximenes;Youngmi Kim;Nathan Mosier;Bruce Dien

  • Inhibition of cellulases by phenols

    Eduardo Ximenes;Youngmi Kim;Nathan Mosier;Bruce Dien

  • Soluble inhibitors/deactivators of cellulase enzymes from lignocellulosic biomass.

    Youngmi Kim;Eduardo Ximenes;Nathan S. Mosier;Michael R. Ladisch

  • Process considerations in the enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass

    M.R. Ladisch;K.W. Lin;M. Voloch;G.T. Tsao

  • Composition of corn dry-grind ethanol by-products: DDGS, wet cake, and thin stillage.

    Youngmi Kim;Nathan S. Mosier;Rick Hendrickson;Thaddeus Ezeji

  • Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant

    Nicholas D. Bonawitz;Jeong Im Kim;Yuki Tobimatsu;Peter N. Ciesielski

  • Characterization of acid catalytic domains for cellulose hydrolysis and glucose degradation.

    Nathan S. Mosier;Christine M. Ladisch;Michael R. Ladisch

  • Effect of liquid hot water pretreatment severity on properties of hardwood lignin and enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose

    Ja Kyong Ko;Youngmi Kim;Eduardo Ximenes;Michael R. Ladisch

  • Process and technoeconomic analysis of leading pretreatment technologies for lignocellulosic ethanol production using switchgrass.

    Ling Tao;Andy Aden;Richard T. Elander;Venkata Ramesh Pallapolu

  • Comparative Sugar Recovery and Fermentation Data Following Pretreatment of Poplar Wood by Leading Technologies

    Charles E. Wyman;Charles E. Wyman;Bruce E. Dale;Richard T. Elander;Mark Holtzapple

  • Microscopic examination of changes of plant cell structure in corn stover due to hot water pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis

    Meijuan Zeng;Nathan S. Mosier;Chia-Ping Huang;Debra M. Sherman

  • Dehydration of Ethanol: New Approach Gives Positive Energy Balance

    Michael R. Ladisch;Karen Dyck

  • Biosensor and related method

    Rashid Bashir;Arun K. Bhunia;Rafael Gomez;Michael R. Ladisch

  • Bioseparations Engineering: Principles, Practice, and Economics

    Michael R. Ladisch

  • Adsorption of enzyme onto lignins of liquid hot water pretreated hardwoods.

    Ja Kyong Ko;Eduardo Ximenes;Youngmi Kim;Michael R. Ladisch

  • Molecular Breeding to Enhance Ethanol Production from Corn and Sorghum Stover

    Wilfred Vermerris;Ana Saballos;Gebisa Ejeta;Nathan S. Mosier

Frequent Co-Authors

George T. Tsao
George T. Tsao Purdue University West Lafayette
Bruce E. Dale
Bruce E. Dale Michigan State University
Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Charles E. Wyman
Charles E. Wyman University of California, Riverside
Arun K. Bhunia
Arun K. Bhunia Purdue University West Lafayette
Venkatesh Balan
Venkatesh Balan Michigan State University
Bruce S. Dien
Bruce S. Dien National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Rodney J. Bothast
Rodney J. Bothast National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Yiqi Yang
Yiqi Yang University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jian Shi
Jian Shi University of Kentucky

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