报告时间：2012年12月25日（星期二）上午10：00

报告地点：生物楼学术报告厅

报告人：Dr. Qiang Hu

Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology， College of Technology and Innovation， Arizona State University

报告摘要:

Microalgae represent the most promising source of biomass feedstock for advanced biofuels with minimal competition for land and water with food crops. Microalgae’s ability to efficiently utilize carbon dioxide from industrial sources for photosynthesis provides an added environmental benefit. However, microalgae also are the least known biological system and microalgal biofuels research and development are still in the early stages. In this presentation, I will first present the current understanding of the pathways for lipid synthesis and the molecular and cellular mechanisms for lipid accumulation in microalgae, using Chlamydomonas reinhardtiias a model system. Algal biology-inspired metabolic engineering of microalgae for trait development, particularly enhanced lipid production, will be highlighted. I will then provide updates on photobioreactor development and algal mass culture with special emphases on microbial contamination and the need for development of the best management practices plan for sustainable microalgal feedstock production. Finally, I will describe the path forward for microalgae-based biofuels with respect to both challenges and opportunities across the entire microalgal biofuels value chain.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

报告人简介:

Dr. Qiang Hu is a Professor and co-Director of the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation and Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology at ASU. He has over 25 years of experience in fundamental and applied research on algae in topics ranging from photosynthesis, biosynthesis of lipids and carotenoids, growth physiology of high-density algal culture, photobioreactor system design, and application of algal mass culture technology for biofuels and chemicals, and for environmental bioremediation. He has authored or co-authored numerous research articles and book chapters and is the inventor or co-inventor on 20 patents and patent disclosures. Dr. Hu is an Associate Editor of the international journals Algae and Phycologia and an editorial board member of Algal Research and Journal of Applied Phycology. He serves as a member of Board of Directors of Algae Biomass Organization and a number of review panels for the DOE, NSF, EPA, USDA and NOAA bioenergy programs and was a contributor to the U.S. DOE National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap. Dr. Hu’s work was recognized in Time Magazine under the title “Green Crude” and listed as one of the “50 Best Inventions of 2008”. He received the 2007 Innovator of the Year Award from Arizona Technology Enterprises, was recognized with the Innovator of the Year-Academia Award at the 2009 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation, and was the recipient of the 2010 Award for Research Excellence from the Arizona BioIndustry Association.