Areas of Focus
- Biorefinery and product production from lignocellulosic biomass
- Efficient biocatalytic enzymes and microbial strains
- Bioprocess engineering based on cascading use of carbon resources
Work Experience
- 2013/01-present: Distinguished Professor, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 1999/07-2017/06: Professor, School of Chemical Engineering and Life Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
- 2010/04-2010/12: Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT
- 2002/10-2003/07: Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
- 1999/08-2000/02: Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio University
- 1995/07-1999/06: Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
- 1990/07-1995/06: Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
- 1988/06-1990/06: Teaching Assistant, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005/05-2007/05: PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
- 1985/09-1988/06: Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
- 1981/09-1985/07: Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Machinery, Dalian University of Technology
Publications
- Deciphering molecular mechanism underlying self-flocculation of Zymomonas mobilis for robust production, Cao LY, Yang YF, Zhang X, Chen YH, Yao JW, Wang X, Xia J, Liu CG, Yang SH, Römling U, Bai FW, 2022
- Omics analysis reveals mechanism underlying metabolic oscillation during continuous very-high-gravity ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zhang X, Wang L, Li Q, den Haan R, Li F, Liu CG, Bai FW, 2021
- Identification of a novel repressor encoded by the putative gene ctf1 for cellulase biosynthesis in Trichoderma reesei through artificial zinc finger engineering, Meng QS, Zhang F, Liu CG, Zhao XQ, Bai FW, 2020
- Engineering Zymomonas mobilis for robust cellulosic ethanol production, Xia J, Yang YF, Liu CG, Yang SH, Bai FW, 2019
- Cellulosic ethanol production: Progress, challenges and strategies for solutions, Liu CG, Xiao Y, Xia XX, Zhao XQ, Peng L, Srinophakun P, Bai FW, 2019
- Contribution of cellulose synthesis, formation of fibrils and their entanglement to the self-flocculation of Zymomonas mobilis, Xia J, Liu CG, Zhao XQ, Xiao Y, Xia XX, Bai FW, 2018
- Engineering Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 with the overexpression of egl1 at the ace1 locus to relieve repression on cellulase production and to adjust the ratio of cellulolytic enzymes for more efficient hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, Meng QS, Liu CG, Zhao XQ, Bai FW, 2018
