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Dr. Michael R. Ladisch is Director of the Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, with a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering, a courtesy appointment in Food Science, and an Affiliate of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Ladisch earned a B.S. from Drexel University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue, all in chemical engineering. In 2015, Dr. Ladisch was awarded the Morrill Award, which was initiated to honor the Morrill Act of 1862 (allowed for establishment of land-grant colleges and universities) and recognizes those who careers have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and engagement missions, as well as in synergies among them. In 2013, he was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He received the prestigious Charles D. Scott Award in 2009 and the Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award from Purdue in 2006. His research focuses on biofuels and bioproducts, food safety, microfluidic biochips, and bioseparations. For additional information, visit Dr. Ladisch's Purdue webpage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=1661 or the Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE) website: http://www.purdue.edu/lorre/ |
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