Nanofabulous Seminar: Engineering biology for human and environmental health
For decades, researchers have worked to replicate the efficiency of biological processes for applications ranging from carbon sequestration to resource recovery. Yet engineered methods are generally less efficient and selective than their native counterparts . We have found that the integration of nano materials with microbial engineering enables us to create novel technologies that outperform conventional cleantech We have generated an inexpensive platform for rare earth element recovery, toxic pesticide remediation, and carcinogenic pollutant degradation.
We have also improved electrochemical conversion of CO 2 to valuable products, decreasing the energy required. Also, we have developed inexpensive, point of use diagnostics for infectious disease. In all of our work, we consistently find that the combination of chemistry and biomolecular engineering affords advantages beyond the capabilities of either technology alone.
Prof Ariel L. Furst
Chemical Engineering at MIT, USA.
11:00am, 18/12/2024
Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication
151 Wellington Road, Clayton, 3168
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Meeting ID: 846 8564 5925 passcode: 622184
