Ping Wang, PhD 
Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering 
Biotechnology Institute 
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55126 
Phone: (612) 624-4792: Fax: (612) 625-6286; Email: ping@umn.edu 
 
Qualification Statement of the Organization:  The University of Minnesota-TC (UMN) is the land-grant university of Minnesota, dedicated to innovation in knowledge discovery and education. The PI’s lab is hosted at the Biotechnology Institute (BTI), which has established a Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC) that includes biological engineering, production and analytical capabilities, with a fermenter operating at a capacity of 500 L. Both the PI’s lab and BRC are managed following all related Federal and State Lab Safety, Bio Security, Personnel and Financial Managing regulations. The PI’s research has 600-square feet in lab space, equipped with fume hoods, water, adequate lab bench space and standard laboratory equipment are available.  This lab has all of the necessary equipment for molecular biology, microbiology, enzyme assays, carbon material preparation, and biological processing experiments. Major equipment available for the proposed project (both the PI’s lab and BRC) include Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM), Thermogravity Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry Analysis (DSC), LC-Mass Spectrometry and GC-Mass Spectrometry.  

Qualification Statement of the PI:  The PI was educated as a biochemical engineer and has about 25 years of research experience in the area of biotechnology and nanomateirals.  The proposed project involves research work on nanomaterials design, biocatalysis and biofuel cells for electrical generation, areas that the PI has been working through related projects and has generated numerous publications on each of the subjects.  The PI teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to biological process engineering at UMN; has successfully managed previously research projects supported by NSF, EPA, DOE, USDA, in addition to state and industrial grants; and has generated totally over 100 refereed journal publications, over 10 book chapters and several patented technologies.    Other information about the qualification of the PI is provided in the following. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND  EDUCATION 
Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering; Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, 8/09- present 
Associate Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering; Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, 7/06-7/09 
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, 9/05-6/06 
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, 9/99-8/05  
Visiting Scientist, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 5/90~7/91 
B.S., Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, China, 7/85 
M.S., Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, China, 7/88 
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 2/95 
Postdoc. Research Associate, Bioprocess/Biocatalysis, Oak Ridge National Lab., 5/97 - 8/99 
Postdoc. Research Associate, Biocatalysis/Biopolymers, The University of Iowa, 1/95 - 4/97