Caixia “Ellen” Wan
Associate Professor, Biological and Biomedical Engineering
239 Agricultural Engineering Building
Phone: 573-884-7882
Email: wanca@missouri.edu
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Biography
Caixia “Ellen” Wan is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Missouri. Her research is focused on the development of advanced technologies for the conversion of biomass to value-added products. She is exploring novel biochemical conversion processes for the sustainable production of bioenergy, biofuels and other bioproducts. Her research involves biocatalyst development and biocatalysis, metabolic engineering, bioreactor design and bioprocess optimization. She is also interested in the development of integrated biorefinery systems for efficiently converting biomass to advanced biofuels and co-products.
Education
PhD from Ohio State University
Technical Focus