Dr. Yan Susie Liu

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Michigan State University
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2007

Mailing Address

203 Farrall Hall
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-0210
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (517) 432-7387
Fax: (517) 432-2892
liuyan6@msu.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Washington State University, Engineering Science, 2005.
Ph.D., Ocean University of China, Food Science, 2000.

Expertise and Research Interests

* Biological conversion of agricultural residues to value-added products and energy
* High density mciroorganism fermentation to improve production process
* Development of innovative anaerobic digestion systems to convert animal wastes to renewable energy and other bioproducts.
* Fungal and algal culture to produce high value products such as enzymes and pharmaceuticals

Other Expertise

* Food science
* Food Enzymology
* Strain screening, development and application

Future Research

* Biological conversion of lignocellulosic materials to produce petroleum derived chemicals such as organic acids.
* Enzymatic transesterification for biodiesel production
* Algal culture to produce high value bioproducts and H2

Keywords

Additional Terms:

Anaerobic Digestion, Bioenergy, Biological Systems Engineering, Bioproducts, Fermentation, Food Science.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Chinese, Mandarin: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Previous Positions

2006-2007, Research Associate, Washington State University, College of Agriculture Human and Natural Resource Sciences, Biological Systems Engineering
2001-2005, Research Assistant, Washington State University, College of Agriculture Human and Natural Resource Sciences, Biological Systems Engineering

Patents

Pelletization Process to Control Filamentous Fungi Morphology, Patent Number: , 2007, Institution, United States of America.

Funding Received

  • Washington State University IMPACT Center: Lactic Acid from Cull Potatoes, $100,000, 2002 to 2005.

Publications

  • Liu Y, Miller S, Safferman S (2009) Screening co-digestion of food waste water with manure for biogas production, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 3 (1), 11-19
  • Chi Z, Liu Y, Frear C, Chen S (Jan 2009) Study of a two-stage growth of DHA-producing marine algae Schizochytrium limacinum SR21 with shifting dissolved oxygen level., Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 81 (6), 1141-8 Abstract
  • Liu Y, Liao W, Chen S (Nov 2008) Co-production of lactic acid and chitin using a pelletized filamentous fungus Rhizopus oryzae cultured on cull potatoes and glucose., Journal of applied microbiology, 105 (5), 1521-8 Abstract
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Wen Z, Frear C, Chen S (Oct 2008) Kinetic modeling of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose in differently pretreated fibers from dairy manure., Biotechnology and bioengineering, 101 (3), 441-51 Abstract
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Frear C, Chen S (Sep 2008) Co-production of fumaric acid and chitin from a nitrogen-rich lignocellulosic material - dairy manure - using a pelletized filamentous fungus Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 20344., Bioresource technology, 99 (13), 5859-66 Abstract
  • Wu B, Liu Y, Liao W, Chen SL (2008) A numerical model for predicting diffusivity in a biocatalyst particle with heterogeneous reactions, AICHE JOURNAL, 54 (8), 2182
  • Liu Y, Liao W, Chen S (Jan 2008) Study of pellet formation of filamentous fungi Rhizopus oryzae using a multiple logistic regression model., Biotechnology and bioengineering, 99 (1), 117-28 Abstract
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Frear C, Chen S (Dec 2007) A new approach of pellet formation of a filamentous fungus -Rhizopus oryzae., Bioresource technology, 98 (18), 3415-23 Abstract
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Wen Z, Frear C, Chen S (Jul 2007) Studying the effects of reaction conditions on components of dairy manure and cellulose accumulation using dilute acid treatment., Bioresource technology, 98 (10), 1992-9 Abstract
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Chen S (Apr 2007) Studying pellet formation of a filamentous fungus Rhizopus oryzae to enhance organic acid production., Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 137-140 (1-12), 689-701 Abstract
  • Chi Z, Hu B, Liu Y, Frear C, Wen Z, Chen S (Apr 2007) Production of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from cull potato using an algae culture process., Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 137-140 (1-12), 805-15 Abstract
  • Hu B, Liu Y, Chi Z, Chen S (2007) Biological hydrogen production via bacteria immobilized in calcium alginate gel beads, Journal of Biological Engineering, In Press
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Liu C, Wen Z, Chen S (Sep 2006) Acid hydrolysis of fibers from dairy manure., Bioresource technology, 97 (14), 1687-95 Abstract
  • Liu C, Hu B, Liu Y, Chen S (Mar 2006) Stimulation of Nisin production from whey by a mixed culture of Lactococcus lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae., Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 131 (1-3), 751-61 Abstract
  • Liu Y, Liao W, Liu C, Chen S (Mar 2006) Optimization of L-(+)-lactic acid production using pelletized filamentous Rhizopus oryzae NRRL 395., Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 131 (1-3), 844-53 Abstract
  • Liao W, Wen Z, Hurley S, Liu Y, Liu C, Chen S (Spring 2005) Effects of hemicellulose and lignin on enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose from dairy manure., Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 121-124, 1017-30 Abstract
  • Liu C, Liu Y, Chen S (2005) Effects of nutrient supplements on simultaneous fermentation of nisin and lactic acid from cull potatoes., Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 121-124, 475-83 Abstract
  • Liu Y, Wen Z, Liao W, Liu C, Chen S (2005) Optimization of L-(+)-lactic acid production process from cull potato by Rhizopus oryzae, Engineering in Life Sciences, 5 (4), 342-9
  • Liao W, Liu Y, Liu C, Chen S (Aug 2004) Optimizing dilute acid hydrolysis of hemicellulose in a nitrogen-rich cellulosic material--dairy manure., Bioresource technology, 94 (1), 33-41 Abstract
  • Liu C, Liu Y, Liao W, Wen Z, Chen S (2004) Simultaneous production of nisin and lactic acid from cheese whey: optimization of fermentation conditions through statistically based experimental designs., Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 113-116, 627-38 Abstract
  • Liu C, Liu Y, Liao W, Wen Z, Chen S (Jun 2003) Application of statistically-based experimental designs for the optimization of nisin production from whey., Biotechnology Letters, 25 (11), 877-82 Abstract
  • Liu Y, Jiang XL, Liao W, Guan HS (Aug 2002) Analysis of oligoguluronic acids with NMR, electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry and high-performance anion-exchange chromatography., Journal of Chromatography. a, 968 (1-2), 71-8 Abstract
  • Liu Y, Jiang XL, Cui H, Guan HS (Jul 2000) Analysis of oligomannuronic acids and oligoguluronic acids by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry., Journal of Chromatography. a, 884 (1-2), 105-11 Abstract
  • Liu Y, Jiang X, Lu Q, Guan H (2000) Effects of polymannuronic acids on the activities of immune enzymes in Penaeus chinensis, Chinese Journal of Fishery, 6, 1-5
  • Liu Y, Wang Z, Xu S (1998) Study on Purification and Property of -amylase from Malt, Journal of Wuxi University of light industry, 17 (1), 39-43

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