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Personal Profile
Ed Jennings has over 25 years of experience in the renewable energy/biotechnology industry with an emphasis on fermentation research and development, pretreatment conversion technologies, and enzymatic hydrolysis optimization, incorporating the latest advances in the field. Additionally, he has scientific validation experience, including assessing adequacy of project facilities, quality assurance and quality control programs, observing on-site validation experiments, verifying process economic data, and confirming performance claims. His present role is Pilot Plant Operations Manager of the Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility Biochemical Conversion Pilot Plant, a pilot-scale conversion facility for researchers, industry partners, and stakeholders to test a variety of biochemical conversion processes and technologies.
Research Interests
Process integration and scale-up
High solids bio-reactor designs
Improved solid-liquid separations technologies
Techniques to improve microbial fermentation systems.
Professional Experience
Pilot Plant Operations Manager, NLR (2014–present)
Scientist I through Scientist III, NLR (2003–2014)
Process Development Tech through Senior Research Technician, NLR (1995–2003)
Bioprocess Operator I–II, Synergen, Inc. (1992–1994)
Education/Academic Qualification
Certificate, LOSA training, Battelle
Certificate, Gensym G2 Object Oriented Programming, Gensym Training Center
Certificate, Practical Process Control for Engineers & Technicians, ID Communications
Certificate, Fermentation Technology, Professional Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor, Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh
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Accounting for All Sugars Produced during Integrated Production of Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Schell, D., Farmer, N., Nelson, R., Jennings, E. & Chapeaux, A., 2016, In: Bioresource Technology. 205, p. 153-158 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DMR (Deacetylation and Mechanical Refining) Processing of Corn Stover Achieves High Monomeric Sugar Concentrations (230 g L-1) During Enzymatic Hydrolysis and High Ethanol Concentrations (>10% v/v) During Fermentation Without Hydrolysate Purification or Concentration
Chen, X., Jennings, E., Kuhn, E., Nelson, R., Zhang, M., Tao, L. & Tucker, M., Apr 2016, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 9, 4, p. 1237-1245 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel DDR Processing of Corn Stover Achieves High Monomeric Sugar Concentrations from Enzymatic Hydrolysis (230 g/L) and High Ethanol Concentration (10% v/v) During Fermentation
Chen, X., Jennings, E., Kuhn, E., Wang, W., Schell, D., Himmel, M., Elander, R., Shekiro, J. & Tucker, M., 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Open Access87 Scopus Citations
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Highly Efficient Dilute Alkali Deacetylation and Mechanical (Disc) Refining Process for the Conversion of Renewable Biomass to Lower Cost Sugars
Chen, X., Shekiro, J., Pschorn, T., Sabourin, M., Tao, L., Elander, R., Park, S., Jennings, E., Nelson, R., Trass, O., Flanegan, K., Wang, W., Himmel, M. E., Johnson, D. & Tucker, M. P., 25 Jun 2014, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels. 7, 1, 11 p., 98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access87 Scopus Citations