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10 Things Engineering Students Should Mind
The Descent of Biological Engineering
How to Defuse the Biofuel Ecological Time Bomb and Help Secure a Low-Carbon Planet
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Joel L. Cuello, Ph.D.
The University of Arizona
Tel (520) 621-7757; Fax (520) 621-3963
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Dr. Cuello's Biosystems Engineering Laboratory
BioImagineering at work
Dr. Cuello’s research focuses on applying engineering to put biological systems to work.
His collaborative research projects, which have been sponsored by DOE, NASA and USDA, among others, are divided into two major thrusts: Bioprocess Engineering and Controlled-Environment Engineering.
Bioprocess Engineering: Concentrations are on (1) design and scale up of bioreactors for production of biofuels and biochemicals from algae, plant cells, organs, etc., (2) optimization of algae and cell-culture productivity through biochemical and environmental strategies, and (3) wastewater treatment using algae, microbial mat, hydroponics, etc.
Controlled-Environment Engineering. Concentrations -- for both Earth and Space applications -- are on (1) design of novel lighting systems, including hybrid solar-electric lighting systems, light-emitting diode arrays, and water-cooled high-intensity discharge lamps, and (2) design of bioproduction systems, including hybrid hydroponics-and-aquaculture system, tissue culture, etc.
DR. CUELLO'S INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES:
1) Accordion Photobioreactor for Algae/Cell Cultures (with Ley)
2) Xylophone Photobioreactor for Algae/Cell Cultures (with Ley)
3) Eco-Harvester for Algae/Cell Cultures (with Valdivia)
4) Eco-Raceway I for Algae Cultures (with Khandan)
5) Eco-Raceway II for Algae Cultures (with Ley)
6) Spectral-Based Selective Photosystems Activation/Deactivation Method for Algae
Hydrogen Production (with Hoshino and Johnson)
7) Hydrodynamics-Based Scale Up Process for Bioreactors (with Lou, Mason and Lee)
8) Lasers as Light Source for Algae/Cell Cultures (with Pau and Kuwahara)
9) Phytometric System and Phytometric Meter for Light Measurement for Plant
Applications (with Costa and Pan)
10) Composite Lighting Profiles Design for Improved Algae/Plant Culture (with
Hoshino)
11) Electrical Elicitation for Biochemical Overproduction from Root/Cell/Plant Cultures
(with Van Etten)
12) Hybrid Solar and Electric Lighting System for Space and Earth Applications
(with Jack)
13) UV-Ozone Reactor for Pathogen Treatment in Wastewater (with Kuwahara and
Williams)
14) Hybrid Hydroponics-Aquaculture System (with Jordan and Fitzsimmons)
15) Biosensor for Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein (with Hayashi and Yoon)
16) Ebb-and-Flow Bioreactor for Root Cultures (with Chun, Walker and Curtis)
DR. CUELLO'S RESEARCH GROUP:
BioImagineers All:
Dr. Takanori Hoshino -- Algae hydrogen production
Daniel Johnson, Ph.D. candidate -- Algae hydrogen production
Matthew Scholz, Ph.D. candidate -- Algae flocculation and extraction
Carl Tennessee, Ph.D. candidate -- Algae biofuel/biochemical production
Patricio Valdivia, Ph.D. candidate -- Eco-Harvester design for algae cultures
Joseph Ley, M.S. candidate -- Accordion Photobioreactor design for algae cultures
Yunbo Lou, M.S. candidate -- Scale-Up of Algae Photobioreactors
Upasna Piyush Chandarana, M.S. candidate -- Algae oil extraction
Polly Juang, Engineering Management undergraduate -- Algae cultures
Jesse Campbell, Mechanical Engineering undergraduate -- Piezoelectric design
Dr. Jose Reyes Sanchez, Ph.D. (alumnus)
Dr. Eiichi Ono, Ph.D. (alumnus)
Dr. Sara Kuwahara, Ph.D. (alumna)
Dr. Takanori Hoshino, Ph.D. (alumnus)
Michael Mason, M.S. (alumnus)
Jennifer Hecht, M.S. (alumna)
Brandon Fergusson, M.S. (alumnus)
Joy Terry, M.S. (alumna)
Jon Jordan, M.S. (alumnus)
Hirofumi Hayashi, M.S. (alumnus)
Sara Kuwahara, M.S. (alumna)
Takanori Hoshino, M.S. (alumnus)
Darren Jack, M.S. (alumnus)
Nyles Bauer, M.S. (alumnus)
Lisa Chun Yue, M.S. (alumna)
Mr. Di Wu, Visiting Ph.D. candidate (alumnus), Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Eiichi Ono, Postdoctoral Associate (alumnus), Tamagawa University, Japan
Prof. Sui Wang, Visiting Professor (alumna), Yunnan Agricultural University, China
Prof. Yu Yang, Visiting Professor (alumnus), Yunnan Agricultural University, China
Prof. Takashi Shimomachi, Visiting Professor (alumnus), Nagasaki University, Japan
Dr. Hiroyuki Watanabe, Visiting Scientist (alumnus), Cosmo Plant, Co., Japan
DR. CUELLO'S COURSES:
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ENGR 102
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Introduction to Engineering
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ABE/CHEE 481a/581a
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Engineering of Biological Processes
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ABE/ENGR 452/552
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Globalization, Sustainability and Innovation
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