Soil Sampling on St. Lawrence Island

Ben Heavner

bdh32@cornell.edu

Graduate Student

Biomass Conversion Group
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
232 Riley-Robb Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5701

Cornell University
The Walker Lab

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  • Summary:
    I'm a second-year Ph.D. student at Cornell University. I work in the Biomass Conversion group under the direction of Dr. Larry Walker in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering.

    Motivated by a strong interest in sustainability, I'm interested in applying biological processes to biomass conversion. I'm particularly interested in optimizing fermentations (and fermentors) for the production of ethanol from cellulosic feedstocks. At the moment, I'm learning to build and use genome-scale computer models of yeast (aka systems biology).

    This semester (Spring 2008), I'll be continuing coursework (numerical analysis and metabolic engineering this semester) along with my ongoing research efforts.

    Cornell coursework to date: BIOBM 331 – Biochemistry
    BEE 671 – Subsurface Flow
    BIOBM 440 – Biochemistry Lab
    BEE 450 – Bioinstrumentation
    CHEME 543 – Bioprocess Engineering
    BIOGD 280 – Genetics


    I've gone a bit Wiki-crazy, and have made the following resources for research collaborators:

    In addition to this website, my wife and I share a personal site at gretchen-and-ben.com, mostly to share pictures with our friends and family.


    Last updated: January 25, 2008 - more updates to come!
    bdh32@cornell.edu