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Juming Tang inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2021 Class of Fellows

December, 2021  |   WSU Research Juming Tang, Regents Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2021 Class of Fellows. “Congratulations to Matthew McCluskey and Juming Tang for their induction as NAI Members. Through research and discovery, their innovations provide cutting-edge solutions to challenges […]

Dr. Shulin Chen Receives Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award

  WSU Showcase  |  March 25, 2022 Shulin Chen’s technological innovations have made industrial processes more sustainable. Chen develops bioconversion processes and systems for the production of biofuel, bioenergy, and bioproducts. Using anaerobic digestion systems, his research team invented a process to convert manure and other dairy-industry waste to bioenergy. The systems reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They […]

Research Week Celebrates Outstanding Faculty and Staff – Juming Tang

October 18, 2021  |   WSU Insider Faculty Research Awards WSU’s fifth annual Research Week culminated with a celebration of faculty and staff who exemplify research excellence on Friday, Oct. 15. Juming Tang, food engineer from the Department of Biosystems Engineering, received the Technology with Impactful Contribution to Society Award for his development of high temperature […]

Research Week Celebrates Outstanding Faculty and Staff – Manoj Karkee

October 18, 2021  |  WSU Insider Research Week Competition Winners Multi-disciplinary Grant Competition Award – First place award will receive $50,000 plus a doctoral-level research assistantship provided by the Graduate School. Second place award will receive $20,000. First place – Manoj Karkee, associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering … continue reading the article… Read the complete article: […]

Residents Hope to Prevent Wildfire With BioChar

September 23, 2021  |   NWPB How Residents In The Methow Valley Are Hoping To Prevent Wildfire By Creating BioChar. Residents in the Methow Valley are applying pyrolysis to reduce an overabundance of small-diameter trees and woody debris, which has built up over decades in the surrounding forests. Pyrolysis takes this excess biomass and heats it […]

Juming Tang elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 17, 2021  |   WSU Insider Juming Tang, Regents Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for invention and commercialization of electromagnetic spectrum wave-based food processes. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Juming Tang as a new member. This announcement was made […]

New chair encourages discoveries in Biological Systems Engineering

July 23, 2020  |   WSU Insider Manuel Garcia-Pérez, Professor, New Chair of Biological Systems Engineering, Encourages Discoveries. Manuel Garcia-Pérez is excited to lead faculty and students as they make discoveries for a healthy environment, renewable energy, productive and sustainable agriculture, and safe and nutritious foods. “I am a big believer in the magic of committed […]

Qin Zhang elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences

July 15, 2020  |   Washington State Academy of Sciences Qin Zhang, Professor, Director of Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for contributions leading to the adoption of automation technologies to agricultural production, a recognizable contribution to […]

Juming Tang elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences

July 15, 2019  |   Washington State Academy of Sciences Juming Tang, Regents Professor and Department Chair, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for forward-thinking research in the field of food engineering. The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is delighted to announce 24 […]

Lav Khot Named New Innovator in Food and Agriculture

January 15, 2019  |  CAHNRS News PROSSER – WSU’s Lav Khot will look to reduce reliance on broad spectrum pesticides that result in residues on food with an award from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). Khot and his collaborators received one of FFAR’s New Investigator awards for 2018, which includes a 3-year, […]