Bakht obtained his PhD from Gyeongsang National University, South Korea.  Currently, he is working on genetic engineering of fungi and bacteria for bioconversion.

Sumit obtained his PhD from Bennett University, India.  Currently, he is working on biomass pretreatment and fermentation.

Jiajie Wang, Ph.D Student

Jiajie holds a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering at UC Davis. Currently, she is working on cellobionate production from cellulosic biomass

Vu Quach, MS Student

Vu holds a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering at UC Davis. Currently, Vu is working on biomass pretreatement using organic acids.

Peter Russell, MS Student

Peter’s research focuses on the production of fungal biomass from almond and wlanut hulls via solid state fermentation