People
Making the algae bloom
Our leaders have grown AzCATI to a research portfolio of more than $35 million USD in federal, state and private funding since its inception in 2010.
Director of Operations and Program Management
Responsible for the overall program management and identification, coordination and implementation of projects for customers at AzCATI, as well as the identification and implementation of best practices in algae growth and processing, standardization of methodologies and the implementation of long-term cultivation feedstock trial experimental framework. John has a specific focus on large-scale proposal development, teaming, industrial outreach, collaboration and industry relationship management and has over 20 years of experience in project/portfolio management and technology development.
Peter Lammers
Research Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Lammers’ expertise includes plant physiology, biochemistry and wastewater treatment.
Shuguang Deng
Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Deng’s research interests include adsorbents, catalysts and membranes for sustainable energy and clean water applications.
Taylor Weiss
Assistant Professor
Environmental and Resource Management, The Polytechnic School
Within AzCATI, Weiss researches the engineering of large-scale algae consortia for carbon capture and sustainable bioproduction. As ERM faculty, he educates on toxicological management and water treatment technologies.
Assistant Professor in Bioengineering
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Synthetic Biology, Algal Biotechnology, Sustainability, Waste-stream Reutilization