Mahagani Lasciers

Surf Fellowship, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Fermentation of lignocellulose slurries by A. niger (SURF)
BS, Bioprocess Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

Advisor: Professor, Michael Ladisch (SURF); R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor, Rajamani Gounder (NCAT)

Research: Research focuses on maximizing oxalic acid yields from cellulose via the citric acid cycle in Aspergillus niger. This acid, derived from photosynthetic plants, can sequester atmospheric CO2 when formulated with construction cement.