SHI-YOU DING
（丁士友）
（国家高端人才）
Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824
Tel: 517 4324880, Email: SDing@msu.edu
http://dinglab.plantbiology.msu.edu
Education
1991.9 – 1994.12 Ph.D. Botany - Plant Molecular Evolution, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
1986.9 – 1989.6 M.Sc. Botany - Plant Systematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
1982.9 – 1986.7 B.Sc. Biology, Anhui Normal University, China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019年－ 银河app手机版下载研究生导师（联合培养）
2014.8 - Professor，Hubei Universit
2014.8 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology
Project Leader, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)
2000.5 – 2014.8 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado
Senior Scientist II (Scientist V), Biosciences Center (2007-2014)
Project Leader, DOE BioEnergy Science Center, (2008 – 2014)
Senior Scientist (Scientist IV), Chemical & Biosciences Center (2004-2007)
Research Scientist II (Scientist III),National Bioenergy Center (2002-2004)
Research Associate,National Bioenergy Center (2000-2002)
1997.3 – 2000.5 Weizmann Institute of Science, and Tel Aviv University, Israel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Associate
Visiting Scientist, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland (1997)
1993.4 – 1997.3 Peking University, Beijing, China
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Instructor, School of Life Science (1995-1997)
Visiting Scientist, School of Life Science (1993-1994)
1989.9 – 1991.12 Northwestern Institute of Botany, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Assistant Investigator
AWARDS AND HONORS
Invited Participant and Session Chair – “Technologies for Characterizing Molecular and Cellular Systems Relevant to Bioenergy and Environment” workshop sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, The Biological Systems Science Division (BSSD) (2016)
National Distinguished Experts – “The Thousand Talents Plan”, The Office of High-Level Overseas Talents Recruitment, China(2014)
Distinguished International Experts – “The Thousand Talents Plan in Tianjin”, Tianjin, China (2011)
Research Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado (2011-2014)
Adjunct Professor, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China (2010- )
Adjunct Professor, Hubei University, Wuhan, China (2016 - )
Director’s award, Outstanding Researcher, NREL (2007)
Patent awards, Midwest Research Institute and Battelle (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Director’s award, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1992)
PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar: H-Index=34, Total citations=7907
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cib13aMAAAAJ&hl=en
Total publication: 105
Peer-reviewed publication: 77
Lead (first or corresponding authors): 51
*Corresponding authors
Manuscripts under review/revision
Song B., Shen W., Park S., Zhao S., Feng A., Collings C., Ding S.-Y.* Direct Imaging Reveals Nanoribbon Cellulose Elementary Fibril in Plant Cell Walls. Under revision.
Peer-reviewed publications
1. Zhao C, Kim Y., Zeng Y., Li M., Wang X., Hu C., Gorman C., Dai S.Y., Ding S.-Y.*, Yuan J. S.* 2018, Co-Compartmentation of Terpene Synthesis and Storage via Synthetic Droplet. ACS Synth. Bio. DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00368.
2. Bhalla A., Bansal N., Pattathil S., Li M., Shen W., Particka C. A., Semaan R., Gonzales-Vigil E., Karlen S., Ralph J., Mansfield S., Ding S.-Y., Hodge D. B.*, Hegg E. L.* 2018, Engineered lignin in poplar biomass facilitates Cu-Catalyzed Alkaline-Oxidative pretreatment. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02067.
3. Song B., Li B., Wang X., Shen W., Park S., Collings C., Feng A., Walton J. D., Smith S.J., Ding S.-Y.* 2018, Real-Time Imaging Reveals that Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Promotes Cellulase Activity by Increasing Cellulose Accessibility. Biotechnol. Biofuels. 11:41.
4. Zeng Y.*, Himmel M.E., Ding S.-Y. 2017, Visualizing Chemical Functionality in Energy Plant Cell Walls. Biotechnol. Biofuels. DOI 10.1186/s13068-017-0953-3.
5. Hu H., Zhang R., Feng S., Wang Y., Wang Y., Li, Fan C., Li Y., Liu Z., Schneider R., Xia T., Ding S.-Y., Persson S., Peng L.* 2017, Three AtCesA6-like members enhance biomass production by distinctively promoting cell growth in Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnol. J. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12842.
6. Lin C.-Y., Jakes J. E., Donohoe B. S., Ciesielski P. E., Yang H., Gleber S. C., Vogt S.,Ding S.-Y., Peer W. A., Murphy A. S., McCann M.C., Himmel M. E., Tucker M. P., Wei H.*2016, Directed plant cell wall accumulation of iron: Embedding co-catalyst for efficient biomass conversion.Biotechnol. Biofuels. 9:225.
7. Zhao S., Wei H.*, Lin C.-Y., Zeng Y., Tucker M. P., Himmel M. E., Ding S.-Y.* 2016, Burkholderia phytofirmans inoculation-induced changes on the shoot cell anatomy and iron accumulation reveal novel components of Arabidopsis-endophyte interaction that can benefit downstream biomass deconstruction. Front. Plant Sci. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00024.
8. Zeng Y.*, Zhao S., We H., Tucker M. P., Himmel M. E., Mosier N. S., Meilan R., Ding S.-Y.* 2015, In situ micro-spectroscopic investigation of lignin in poplar cell walls pretreated by maleic acid. Biotechnol. Biofuels. 8:126.
9. Wei H.*, Brunecky R., Donohoe B. S., Ding S.-Y., Ciesielski P. N., Yang S., Tucker M. P., Himmel M. E. 2015, Identifying the relatively abundant, ionically bound cell wall and intracellular glycoside hydrolases in late growth stage Arabidopsis stems: implications for the genetic engineering of bioenergy crops. Front. Plant Sci. 6: 315.
10. Zhang L., Lu Z., Velarde L., Fu L., Pu Y., Ding S.-Y., Ragauskas A. J., Wang H.-F, Yang B.* 2015, Vibrational spectral signatures of crystalline cellulose using high resolution broadband sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (HR-BB-SFG-VS). Cellulose, doi:10.1007/s10570-015-0588-0.
11. Wei H.*, Yang H., Ciesielski P. N., Donohoe B. S., McCann M. C., Murphy A. S., Peer W. A., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E., Tucker M. P. 2015, Transgenic ferritin overproduction enhances thermochemical pretreatments in Arabidopsis. Biomass Bioenergy, 72:55-64.
12. Zhao Q., Zeng Y., Yin Y., Pu Y., Jackson L. A., Engle N. L., Martin M. Z., Tschaplinski T. J., Ding S.-Y., Ragauskas A. J., Dixon R. A.* 2015, Pinoresinol reductase 1 impacts lignin distribution during secondary cell wall biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Phytochemistry, 112:170-178.
13. Wei H., Fu Y., Magnusson L., Baker J. O, Tucker M. P., Maness P.-C., Xu Q., Yang S., Bowersox A., Wang W., Himmel M. E., Ding S.-Y.* 2014, Comparison of transcriptional profiles of Clostridium thermocellum grown on pretreated yellow poplar using RNA-Seq. Front.Microbiol. 5:142.
14. Li H., Pattathil S., Foston M. B., Ding S.-Y., Kumar R., Gao X., Mittal A., Yarbrough J. M., Himmel M. E., Ragauskas A. J., Hahn M. G., Wyman C. E.* 2014, Agave proves to be a low recalcitrant lignocellulosic feedstock for biofuels production on semi-arid lands. Biotechnol. Biofuels. 7(1):50.
15. Ding S.-Y.*, Zhao S., Zeng Y. 2014, Size, shape, and arrangement of native cellulose fibrils in maize plant cell walls. Cellulose. 21 (2), 863-871.
16. Zeng Y., Zhao S., Yang S., Ding S.-Y.* 2014, Lignin plays a negative role in the biochemical process for lignocellulosic biofuels. Curr. Opini. Biotechnol. 27:38–45.
17. Xu Q., Ding S.-Y., Brunecky R., Bomble Y. J., Himmel M. E., Baker J. O.* 2013, Improving activity of minicellulosomes by integration of intra-and intermolecular synergies. Biotechnol. Biofuels 6, 126.
18. Lacayo C., Hwang, M. S., Ding S.-Y., Thelen M. P.* 2013, Lignin Depletion Enhances the Digestibility of Cellulose in Cultured Xylem Cells. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68266. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0068266.
19. Kataeva I., Foston M. B., Yang S.-J., Pattathil S., Biswal A. K., Poole F. L., Basen M., Rhaesa A. M., Thomas T. P., Azadi P., Olman V., Safford T. D., Mohler K. E., Lewis D. L., Doeppke C., Zeng Y., Tschaplinski T. J., York W., Davis M., Mohnen D., Xu Y., Ragauskas A. J., Ding S.-Y., Kelly R. M., Michael G Hahn, Adams M. W.W.* 2013, Carbohydrate and lignin are simultaneously solubilized from unpretreated switchgrass by microbial action at high temperature. Energy Environ. Sci. DOI: 10.1039/c3ee40932e.
20. Ding S.-Y.*, Liu Y.-S., Zeng Y., Himmel M. E., Baker J. O., Bayer E. A. 2012, How does plant cell wall nanoscale architecture correlate with enzymatic digestibility? Science 338: 1055-1060. Reviewed by Dixon R. A. 2013, Microbiology: Break down the walls. Nature, 493:36–37
21. van der Lelie D.,*, Adney W.S., Ding S.-Y., Zeng Y., Donohoe D., Himmel M., Li L.-L., McCorkle S. M., Taghavi S., and Tringe S. G. 2012, The metagenome of an anaerobic microbial community decomposing poplar wood chips. PLoS One 7(5): e36740. oi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036740.
22. Wei H., Tucker M., Baker J., Harris M., Luo Y., Xu Q., Himmel M., Ding S.-Y.* 2012, Tracking dynamics of biomass composting by changes in substrate structure, microbial community, and enzyme activity. Biotechnol. Biofuels. 5(1):20.
23. Hoover E. E.*, Field J. J., Winters D. G., Young M. D., Chandler E. V., Speirs J. C., Lapenna J. T., Kim S. M., Ding S.-Y., Bartels R. A., Wang J. W., Squier J. A.* 2012, Eliminating the scattering ambiguity in multifocal, multimodal, multiphoton imaging systems. J. Biophotonics. DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201100139.
24. Brunecky R., Alahuhta M., Bomble Y. J., Xu Q., Adney W. S., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E., and Lunin V. V.* 2012, Structure and function of the Clostridium thermocellum cellobiohydrolase A X1-module repeat: enhancement through stabilization of the CbhA complex. Acta Cryst. D68, 292-299.
25. Wei H., Donohoe B. S., Vinzant T. B., Ciesielski P. N., Wang W., Gedvilas L. M., Zeng Y., Johnson D. K., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E., Tucker M. P.* 2011, Elucidating the role of ferrous ion cocatalyst in enhancing dilute acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Biotechnol. Biofuels 4:48 doi:10.1186/1754-6834-4-48.
26. Foston M., Hubbell C. A., Samuel R. Jung S., Fan H., Ding S.-Y., Zeng Y., Jawdy S., Kalluri U., Davis M., Skyes R., Tuskan G. A. and Ragauskas A. J*. 2011, Chemical, ultrastructural and supramolecular analysis of tension wood in Populus as a model substrate for reduced recalcitrance. Energy Environ. Sci. DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02073k.
27. Yang B.*, Dai Z., Ding S.-Y., Wyman C. E. 2011, Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Biomass: A Review. Biofuels 2:421-450.
28. Liu Y.-S., John O. Baker J. O., Zeng Y., Himmel M. E., Hass T., Ding S.-Y.* 2011, Cellobiohydrolase Hydrolyzes Crystalline Cellulose on Hydrophobic Faces. J. Bio. Chem. 286:11195-11201.
29. Dagel D.J., Liu Y.-S., Zhong L., Luo Y., Zeng Y., Himmel M., Ding S.-Y.*, and S. Smith S. J.* 2011, DOPI and PALM Imaging of Single Carbohydrate Binding Modules Bound to Cellulose Nanocrystals. SPIE Proc. Proc. SPIE 7905, 79050P. doi:10.1117/12.875285.
30. Alahuhta M., Luo Y., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E. and Lunin V. V.* 2011, The crystal structure of CBM4 from Clostridium thermocellum Cellulase K. Acta Cryst. F. 67:527-530
31. Shi W., Ding S.-Y., and Yuan J. S.* 2011, Comparison of insect gut cellulase and xylanase activity across different insect species with distinct food sources. BioEnergy Res. 4:1–10.
32. Dagel D. J., Liu Y.-S., Zhong L., Luo Y., Himmel M. E., Xu Q., Zeng Y., Ding S.-Y.*, Smith S. J.* 2010, In situ Imaging of Single Carbohydrate-Binding Modules on Cellulose Microfibrils. J. Phys. Chem. B. 115:635-41.
33. Hemme C. L., Mouttaki H., Lee Y.-J., Zhang G., Goodwin L., Lucas S., Copeland A., Lapidus A., Glavina del Rio T., Tice H., Saunders E., Brettin T., Detter J. C., Han C. S., Pitluck S., Land M. L., Hauser L. J., Kyrpides N., Mikhailova N., He Z., Wu L., Van Nostrand J. D., Henrissat B., He Q., Lawson P. A., Tanner R. S., Lynd L.R., Wiegel J., Fields M. W., Arkin A. P., Schadt C. W., Stevenson B. S., McInerney M. J., Yang Y., Dong H., Xing D, Ren N., Wang A., Huhnke R. L., Mielenz J. R., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E., Taghavi S., van der Lelie D., Rubin E. M., and Zhou J.* 2010, Sequencing of Multiple Clostridial Genomes Related to BiomassConversion and Biofuel Production. J. Bacteriol. 192:6494-6496.
34. Field J. J.*, Sheetz K. E., Chandler E. V., Young M. D., Ding S.-Y., Sylvester A. W., Kleinfeld D. and Squier J. A. 2010, Differential Multiphoton Microscopy. IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2077622.
35. Alahuhta M., X Q., Brunecky R., Adney W. S., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E., Lunin V. V.* 2010. The crystal structure of an Fn(III)-like protein module from Clostridium thermocellum. Acta Cryst. F. 66, 878-880.
36. Alahuhta M., X Q., Bomble Y. J., Adney W. S., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M. E., and Lunin V. V.* 2010, The unique binding mode of the Cellulosomal CBM4 from Clostridium thermocellum Cellobiohydrolase A. J. Mol. Bio.
402:374-87.
37. Saar B. G., Zeng Y., Freudiger C. W., Liu Y.-S., Himmel M. E., Xie X. S.*, and Ding S.-Y.* 2010, Label-free, real-time monitoring of biomass processing with stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49:5476 – 5479.
38. Lacayo C. I., Malkin A. J., Holman H.-Y. N., Ding S.-Y., Hwang, M. S., and Thelen M. P.* 2010, Imaging Cell Wall Architecture in Single Zinnia elegans Tracheary Elements. Plant Physiol. 154:121–133.
39. Himmel, M. E., Xu, Q., Luo, Y., Ding, S.-Y., Lamed, R., and Bayer, E. A.* 2010, Microbial Enzyme Systems for Biomass Conversion: Emerging Paradigms. Biofuels. 1:323-341.
40. Zhao Q., Gallego-Giraldo L., Wang H., Zeng Y., Ding S.-Y., Chen F. and Dixon R. A.* 2010, A NAC transcription factor orchestrates multiple features of cell wall development in Medicago truncatula. Plant J. 63:100–114.
41. Harris D., Bulone V., Ding S.-Y., DeBolt S.* 2010, Tools for cell wall cellulose analysis. Plant Physiol. 153:420-426.
42. Zeng Y., Saar B., Friedrich M. G., Chen F., Liu Y.-S., Dixon R. A., Himmel M. E., Xie, X. S., and Ding S.-Y.* 2010, Imaging lignin-down-regulated alfalfa using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy. BioEnergy Res. 3:272-277.
43. Liu Y.-S., Luo Y., Baker J. O., Zeng Y., Himmel M. E., Smith S., Ding S.-Y.* 2010, A single molecule study of cellulase hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7571, Single Molecule Spectroscopy in Biology, 757103. Doi:10.1117/12.840975.
44. Wei H., Xu Q., Taylor II L.E., Baker J. O, Tucker M. P., and Ding S.-Y.*2009, Natural paradigms of plant cell wall degradation. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 20:330–338.
45. Yarbrough J. M., Himmel M.E., and DingS.-Y.*2009,Plant Cell Wall Characterization Using Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques. Biotechnol. Biofuels 2:17.
46. Liu Y.-S., Zeng Y., Luo Y., Xu Q., Himmel M. E., Smith S. J., and Ding S.-Y.*2009, Does the Cellulose-binding module move on the cellulose surface? Cellulose 16:587-597.
47. Chandler E., Hoover E., Field J. Sheetz K., Amir W., Carriles R., Ding S.-Y., and Squier J.*2009, High-resolution mosaic imaging with multifocal, multiphoton photon-counting microscopy. Appl. Optics 48:2067-2077.
48. Xu Q., Song Q., Ai X.*, McDonald T. J., Long H., Ding S.-Y., Himmel M.E., and Rumbles G. 2009, Engineered carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) protein-suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes in water. Chem. Commun.21:337–339.
49. Ding S.-Y.*, Himmel M. E., and Xie S. X. 2008, Identify molecular structural features of biomass recalcitrance using nondestructive microscopy and spectroscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis 14:1494-1495. doi:10.1017/S1431927608088582.
50. Ding S.-Y.*, Xu Q., Crowley M., Zeng Y., Nimlos M., Lamed R., Bayer E. A., and Himmel M. E. 2008, A biophysical perspective on the cellulosome: new opportunities for biomass conversion. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 19:218–227.
51. Xu Q., Tucker M. P., Arenkiel P., Ai X., Rumbles G., Sugiyama J., Himmel M.E., and Ding S.-Y.*2008, Labeling the planar face of crystalline cellulose using quantum dots directed by type-I carbohydrate-binding modules. Cellulose. 16:19-26. (Cover art)
52. Taylor II L. E., Dai Z., Decker S. R., Brunecky R., Adney W. S., Ding S.-Y., and Himmel M. E.*2008, Heterologous expression of glycosyl hydrolases in planta: a new departure for biofuels. Trends Biotechnol. 26:413-424.
53. Ai X., Xu Q., Jones M, Song Q., Ding S.-Y., Ellingson R. J., Himmel M.E. and Rumbles G.* 2007, Photophysics of (CdSe)ZnS colloidal quantum dots in an aqueous environment stabilized with amino acids and genetically-modified proteins. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 6:1027–1033.
54. Porter S. E.*, Donohoe B. S., Beery K. E., Xu Q., Ding S.-Y., Vinzant T. B., Abbas C. A., and Himmel M. E. 2007, Microscopic analysis of corn fiber using starch- and cellulose-specific molecular probes.Biotechnol. Bioeng. 98:123-31.
55. Himmel M. E.*, Ding S.-Y., Johnson D. K., Adney W. S., Nimlos M. R., Brady J. W., and Foust T. D. 2007, Biomass recalcitrance: engineering plants and enzymes for biofuels production. Science 315:804-807.
56. Zhang Y.-H. P.*, Ding S.-Y., Mielenz J. R., Cui J.-B., Elander R. T., Laser M., Himmel M. E., McMillan J. R., and Lynd L. R. 2007, Fractionating recalcitrant lignocellulose at modest reaction conditions. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 97:214-223.
57. Ding S.–Y.*, Xu Q., Ali M.K., Baker J.O., Bayer E.A.*, Barak Y., Lamed R., Sugiyama J., Rumble G., and Himmel M.E. 2006, Versatile derivatives of carbohydrate-binding modules for imaging of complex carbohydrates approaching the molecular level of resolution. BioTechniques 41:435-443.
58. Ding S.-Y.*, and Himmel M.E. 2006, The maize primary cell wall microfibril: A new model derived from direct visualization. J. Agric. Food Chem. 54:597-606.
59. Ding S.-Y.*, Smith S., Xu Q., Sugiyama J., Jones M., Rumble G., Bayer E.A., and Himmel M.E. 2005, Towards building ordered arrays of quantum dots using cellulosomal proteins Indust. Biotech. 1:198-206. (Cover art)
60. Qian X.*, Ding S.-Y., Nimlos M.R., Johnson D.K., and Himmel M.E. 2005, The atomic and electronic structures of molecular crystalline cellulose Ib ─ A first-principles investigation. Macromolecules 38:10580-10589.
61. Feng J., Ding S.-Y., Tucker M.P., Himmel M.E.*, Kim Y.-H., Zhang S.B., Keyes B.M., and Rumble G. 2005, Cyclodextrin driven hydrophobic/hydrophilic transformation of semiconductor nanoparticles. Appl. Phys. Lett. 86:033108.
62. Ding S.-Y., Rumble G., Jones M., Tucker M.P., Nedeljkovic J., Simon M.N., Wall J.S. and Himmel M.E.* 2004, Bioconjugation of (CdSe)ZnS quantum dots using a genetically engineered multiple polyhistidine tagged cohesin/dockerin protein polymer. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 289:622-628. (Cover art)
63. Ding S.-Y., Jones M., Tucker M.P., Nedeljkovic J.M., Wall J.S., Simon M.N., Rumble G.*, and Himmel M.E. 2003, Quantum dot molecules assembled with genetically engineered proteins. Nano Lett. 3:1581-1585.
64. Xu Q., Gao W., Ding S.-Y., Kenig R., Shoham Y., Bayer E.A.*, and Lamed R. 2003, The cellulosome system of Acetivibrio cellulolyticus includes a novel type of adaptor protein and a cell-surface anchoring protein. J. Bacteriol. 185:4548-4557.
65. Rincon M.T., Ding S.-Y., Mccrae S.I., Martin J.C., Aurilia V., Lamed R., Shoham Y., Bayer E.A., and Flint H. J.* 2003, Novel organization and divergent dockerin specificities in the cellulosome system of Ruminococcus flavefaciens. J. Bacteriol. 185:703-713.
66. Ding S.-Y., Rincon M.T., Lamed R., Martin J. C., Mccrae S.I., Aurilia V., Shoham Y., Bayer E.A.*, and Flint H. J. 2001, Cellulosomal scaffoldin-like proteins from Ruminococcus flavefaciens. J. Bacteriol. 183:1945-1953.
67. Ding S.-Y., Bayer E.A.*, Steriner D., Shoham Y. and Lamed R. 2000, An atypical scaffoldin of the Bacteroides cellulosolvens cellulosome thatcontains eleven type-II cohesins. J. Bacteriol. 182:4915-4925.
68. Ding S.-Y., Bayer E.A.*, Steriner D., Shoham Y. and Lamed R. 1999, A Novel Cellulosomal scaffoldin from Acetivibrio cellulolyticus that contains a family 9 Glycosyl Hydrolase. J. Bacteriol. 181:6720-6729.
69. Ding S.-Y.*, Gu H., Qu L., and Chen Z. 1995, A preliminary study on the use of RFLP analysis of the PCR amplified products in the systematics investigation of the subtribe Astragalinae (Fabaceae). Acta Bot. Sin. 7-102. (Chinese with English abstract)
70. Ding S.-Y.*, Zhang C., Gu H., and Chen Z. 1996, Progresses of studies on plant systematics at DNA level. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occident. Sin. 16:578-588. (Chinese with English abstract)
71. Ding S.-Y.*, Zhang C., Gu H., and Chen Z. 1996, General review of the methods of molecular systematics of plants at DNA level. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occident. Sin. 16:197-202.
72. Chu L., Li Y., Quan S., Ding S.-Y., Suzuki R., and Chen Z.* 1996, Sequence analysis and expression in E. coli of RDV S7. Acta Microbiol. Sin. 36:335-343. (Chinese with English abstract)
73. Chen Y., Zhang C., Ding S.-Y., and Zhang Z.* 1993, The taxonomy and analysis of Artemisia Linn. In the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occident. Sin. 13:238-245. (Chinese with English abstract)
74. Ding S.-Y., and Yu Z.* 1992, Systematic signification of leaf structure of Staphyleaceae. Bull. Bot. 12:177-184. (Chinese with English abstract)
75. Zhang Z.*, Zhang C., Chen Y., and Ding S.-Y. 1992, A preliminary study in the border line of the floristic regionalization in the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi. Acta Bol. Boreal.-Occident. Sin. 12:303. (Chinese with English abstract)
76. Zhang Y., and Ding S.-Y.* 1991, A resource of nectariferous plants in Shaanxi. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Ocedent. Sin. 11:185-189. (Chinese with English abstract)
77. Ding S.-Y., and Yu Z.* 1988, Study on the pollen of Staphyleaceae. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Ocedent. Sin. 8:29-33. (Chinese with English abstract)
Invited Review, Book Editor, Book Chapter and Meeting Proceeding
1. “Real-time imaging of cellulose microfibril and biosynthesis”, 253rd ACS National meeting, April 2-16, 2017, San Francisco, CA.
2. “Real-time imaging of cellulose microfibril and biosynthesis”, Tight Interactions, April 6, 2017, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
3. “Real-time imaging of cellulose microfibril and biosynthesis”, April 13, 2017, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD.
4. “Plant cellulose microfibril and biosynthesis”, May 27, 2017, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
5. “Cellulose biosynthesis, biodegradation and applications”, June 9, 2017, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
6. “Plant cell wall composition and degradation” Invited participant and session chair for the workshop, “Technologies for Characterizing Molecular and Cellular Systems Relevant to Bioenergy and Environment” sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, The Biological Systems Science Division (BSSD), September 21-23, 2016, in Rockville, Maryland.
7. “Bioenergy Research at US Department of Energy”, August 11, 2016, Biotechnology for Bioeconomy (B4B) Conference, As, Norway.
8. “In vivo chemical imaging of single cells”, July 18, 2016, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
9. “Real-time imaging of plant cell wall nanoscale architecture and biodegradation”, July 7, 2016, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
10. “Super-resolution real-time imaging of biosystems for biofuels”, Sino-US/Canada joint Symposium on Biotechnology and Bioenergy, June 3 – 8, 2016, Wuhan, China.
11. “Advanced Imaging techniques for biosystems for biofuels”, June 7, 2016, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
12. “Advanced microscopy techniques for biosystems for biofuels”, June 7, 2016, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
13. Lipid Production in Single Oleaginous Yeast Cells Using In Vivo Label-Free Imaging, March 8, 2016, 2016 Genomic Sciences Program Annual PI Meeting, Tysons, Virginia.
14. “Real-time imaging to identify plant cell wall features that affect processing”, January 7, 2016, DOE BESC workshop, Riverside CA.
15. Studying lipid accumulation mechanism in oleaginous yeast using hyperspectral SRS microscopy and RNA-Seq in single cells, Genomic Science Contractors-Grantees Meeting XIII/USDA-DOE Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy Meeting. February 22-25, 2015, Sheraton Tysons Hotel, Virginia.
16. “Advanced imaging methods in biology”, July 15, 2015, Guangxi University, China.
17. “Nanoscale visualization of plant cell wall architecture and disassembly”, MIE Bioforum 2014. November 18-21, 2014, Nemuno Sato, Ise-Shima, Japan.
18. “Measuring plant cell wall with AFM”, June 25, 2014, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
19. “Quantitative chemical imaging of lignin species in biomass and their behavior in pretreatment and enzyme hydrolysis”, 36th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. April 28 – May 2, 2014, Clearwater, FL.
20. “Mechanistic understanding of cellulose biodegradation using integrated microscopic systems”, 247th ACS National Meeting. March 16-20, 2014, Dallas, TX.
21. “Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) studies of enzymatic deconstruction of plant cell walls”, Genomic Science Program 2014 Contractor-Grantee Meeting, Feb. 10-12, 2014. Crystal City, VA.
22. “Nanoscale Accessibility Facilitates Plant Cell Wall Digestibility by Cellulases”, Gordon Research Conferences: Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes. August 4-9, 2013, Andover, NH.
23. “Plant cell wall nanostructure and biodegradation”, Bioforsk, Ås, Norway, June 21, 2013
24. “Size, shape and arrangement of cellulose microfibril in higher plant cell walls”, 245th ACS National Meeting, 100 Years of Cellulose Diffraction. April 7, 2013, New Orleans, LA.
25. “How does nanoscale architecture of plant cell wall correlate with enzymatic digestibility?”, Third Bioenergy Symposium, October 14-20, 2012, Wuhan, China.
26. “Cellulases Bind and Digest Cellulose from Its Planar (Hydrophobic) Faces”, 34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, April 30 – May 3, 2012, New Orleans, LA.
27. “Real-time imaging of biomass degradation”, January 24, 2012, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
28. “Cellulose biosynthesis and biodegradation”, October 4, 2011, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
29. “Real-time imaging of biomass degradation”, Telluride Workshop - New Frontiers and Grand Challenges in Laser-based Biological Microscopy, August 2, 2011, Telluride Science Research Center, Telluride, CO.
30. “Label-free and real-time imaging of biomass degradation”, Discussion Leader- Emerging Technologies-Shaping the Future of CAZYme Research, Gordon Research Conference - Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes, July 24, 2011, Stonehill College, Easton, MA.
31. “In situ Imaging of Biomass and Its Degradation”, June 6, 2011, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
32. “Understanding Biomass Recalcitrance by Chemical and Single Molecule Imaging”, October 5, 2010, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
33. Understanding Biomass Recalcitrance by Chemical and Single Molecule Imaging, April 4th, 2010, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
34. “Biophysics in Cellulose Biosynthesis and biodegradation”, The 54th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, February 21-24, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
35. “Scientific Challenges in biomass Conversion to Biofuels”, February 17, 2010, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
36. “A Single Molecule Study of Cellulose Hydrolysis of Crystalline Cellulose”, SPIE Photonics West, January 22-26, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
37. “Understanding Biomass Recalcitrance”, The DOE BioEnergy Science Center meeting, Biomass Characterization Workshop, January 7-9, 2010, Riverside, CA.
38. “From Biomass to Biofuels Does It Affect Food Price”, McGill Conference on Global Food Security, October 8-10, 2009, Montreal, QC. Canada
39. “Scientific Challenges in Biomass Conversion to Biofuels”, September 10, 2009, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
40. “Improve Understanding Of Biomass Structure And Its Chemical And Biological Conversion Processes”, The 5th Would Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing, July 21, 2009, Montreal, QC. Canada.
41. “Plant Cell Wall Cellulose Microfibrils: Biosynthesis, Molecular Structure, and Dynamics in the Processes of Deconstruction to Sugars for Biofuels Production”, April 2, 2009, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
42. “Identify Molecular Features of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Non-Destructive Microscopy and Spectroscopy”, ABRF 2009, February 7-10, 2009, Memphis, TN.
43. “Identify Molecular Features of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Non-Destructive Microscopy and Spectroscopy”, 237th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 22-26, 2009, Salt Lake City, UT.
44. “Identify Molecular Structural Features of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Non-destructive Microscopy and Spectroscopy”. April 2, 2008, Bowling Green State University, OH.
45. “Nanoscale Characterization of Plant Cell-Wall Microfibril Structure”, 235th ACS National Meeting, April 7, 2008, New Orleans, LA.
46. “Nanoscale Characterization of Biomass Structure”, The Fifth Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing, April 28, 2008, Chicago, IL.
47. “Identify Molecular Structure Features of Recalcitrance”, Cell Wall Biosynthesis 3, Asilomar Conference Center, June 8-11, 2008, Pacific Grove, CA.
48. “Sub-Nanometer Imaging Of Microfibril Structure Of Maize Primary Cell Walls Using Atomic Force Microscopy. The Pan American Congress on Plant & BioEnergy, June 22-25, 2008, Merida, Mexico.
49. “Identify Molecular Features of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Imaging”, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2008 Meeting, Improving “Green” Products through Imaging: Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, August 3-7, 2008, Albuquerque, NM.
50. “Understanding Biomass Recalcitrance Using Advanced Imaging”, 2008 Int'l. Bioenergy & Bioproducts Conference, August 27-28, 2008, Portland, OR.
51. “Characterization of Plant Cell Wall Microfibril Structure Using Advanced Imaging Approaches”, Gordon Research Conference: Cellulases and Cellulosomes, July 29- August 3, 2007, Andover, NH.
52. “Plant Cell Wall Microfibrils - Nanometer Scale Characterization of Biomass Recalcitrance”, TAPPI 2007 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, June 13-15, 2007, Knoxville, TN.
53. “Plant Cell Wall Microfibril Structure and Changes during Biomass Conversion Processes”, 28th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, April 30 – May 3, 2006, Nashville, TN.
54. “Nanotechnology for Renewable Energy Applications”. The 3rd World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, April 20-22, 2005, Orlando, FL.
55. “Direct Visualization of Maize Cell Wall Ultrastructural Changes during Pretreatment And Bioconversion”, 27th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, May 1-4, 2005, Denver, CO.
56. “Quantum Dots Arrayed on Nanofibrils Using Surface Binding Modules”, The 27th DOE Solar Photochemistry Research Conference, June 6-9, 2004, Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, VA.
57. “Nanotechnology at NREL: Protein-Quantum Dots, Engineering QD Arrays”, Jan. 22-24, 2003, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.
58. “New Glycosyl Hydrolases from Acidothermus cellulolyticus”, 24th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, April 28- May 1, 2002, Gatlinburg, TN.
59. “Cellulosomes in Acetivibrio cellulolyticus and Bacteroides cellulosolvens. Gordon Research Conference on Cellulases and Cellulosomes, July 25-30, 1999, Proctor Academy, Andover, NH.
60. “Preliminary Evidence Of High-Molecular-Weight Scaffoldin-Like Proteins From Ruminococcus flavefaciens, 3rd Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting, April 11-14, 1999, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
61. “Evidence for Cohesin and CBD Domains, Characteristic of Cellulosomes in Non-Clostridial Anaerobic Bacteria”, 8th International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, June 28-July 2, 1998, Jerusalem, Israel.
Patents and Records of Invention
1. Ding S.-Y. Biotechnology for improving cotton fibre quality, MSU invention disclosure, reference code TEC2018-0046.
2. DingS.-Y., Adney W.S., Vinzant T.B., and Himmel M.E. Thermal tolerant avicelase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus; US Patent 7538200.
3. Adney W. S., Baker J.O., Decker S.R., Chou Y.-C., Himmel M. E., and DingS.-Y. Superactive cellulase formulation using cellobiohydrolase-1 from Penicillium funiculosum. US Patent 7449550.
4. Adney W. S., Baker J.O., Decker S.R., Chou Y.-C., Himmel M. E., and DingS.-Y. Superactive cellulase formulation using cellobiohydrolase-1 from Penicillium funiculosum. US Patent 8283150.
5. Adney W.S., Ding S.-Y., Vinzant T.B., Himmel M.E. Decker S. R., and McCarter S. L. Thermal tolerant exoglucanase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. US Patent 7393673.
6. DingS.-Y., Adney W.S., Vinzant T.B., and Himmel M.E. Thermal tolerant avicelase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. US Patent 7364890.
7. DingS.-Y., Adney W.S., Vinzant T.B., and Himmel M.E. Thermal tolerant mannanase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. US Patent 7112429.
8. Adney W. S., Vinzant T. B.,Ding; S.-Y., Himmel M. E. Methods of using thermal tolerant avicelase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. US Patent 7,932,054.
9. DingS.-Y., Adney W.S., Vinzant T.B., Himmel M.E., and Decker, S. R. Thermal tolerant cellulase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. US Patent 7059993.
10. Himmel M.E., Sakon J., Adney W.S., Decker S.R., McCarter S., Ding S.-Y., Vinzant T.B., and Baker J.O. Site Specific Mutations conferring thermal tolerance to Trichoderma reesi CBHI. NREL New Invention # 01-31.
11. Ding S.-Y., Decker S.R., and Himmel M.E. Corn stem anatomy animation, NREL New Invention # 05-44.
12. Ding S.-Y., and Wei H. Application of natural and engineered endophytic fungi to improve the feedstock for biofuels production. NREL New Invention # 09-51.
GRANTS
2018-2019 Modification of Cellulose Synthesis Genes to Improve Cotton Fiber Quality– $24,999, MTRAC AgBio Program
Role: Principal Investigator
2017-2018 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) – $127,350 (year 11)
Role: Project Leader in research Aim 5
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $25,000,000. Director: Dr. Tim Donohue, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2017-2018 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) – $140,057 (year 11)
Role: Project Leader in research Aim 8
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $25,000,000. Director: Dr. Tim Donohue, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2016-2017 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) -$204K (year 10)
Role: Project Leader for the project: Real-Time Imaging to Identify Plant Cell Wall Features That Affect Processing
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $25,000K for GLBRC. Director: Dr. Tim Donohue, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2015-2016 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) -$252K (year 9)
Role: Project Leader for the project: Real-Time Imaging to Identify Plant Cell Wall Features That Affect Processing
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $25,000K for GLBRC. Director: Dr. Tim Donohue, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2014-2017 Unravel lipid accumulation mechanism in oleaginous yeast through single cell systems biology study - $747 K
Role: co-Principal Investigator
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $1,500K. University PI: Prof. Sunney Xie at Harvard University
2014-2015 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) - $450K (year 8)
Role: Project Leader for the project: Real-Time Imaging to Identify Plant Cell Wall Features That Affect Processing
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $25,000K for GLBRC. Director: Dr. Tim Donohue, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2012-2017 Imaging Cellulose - Carbohydrate Binding Module Interactions with Nanometer Resolution Using Single Molecule Fluorescence Methods -$49,719
Role: co-Principal Investigator
The US National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research. PI: Steve Smith, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Total cost: $290,877
2012-2014 BioEnergy Science Center(BESC) - $1,500K
Role: Project Leader for the project: in-depth characterization
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $125,000K for BESC. Director: Dr. Paul Gilna, ORNL
2011-2014 Study of Distribution and Deconstruction Kinetics of Plant Cell Wall Polymers Affected by Metal Accumulation Using Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy - $1,100K
Role: National LabPrincipal Investigator
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $2,250K. University PI: Prof. Sunney Xie at Harvard University
2009-2014 Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio)” - $1,000K
Role: co- Investigator
The US DOE, the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $20,000K for C3Bio. Director: Prof. Maureen McCann, Purdue University
2003-2011 Biomass Structure and Development Fundamentals / Advanced Cell Wall Characterization - $ 1,700K/year, non-competitive
Role: Subtask Leader
The US DOE, the Office of the Biomass Program (OBP) in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Total cost: ~$7,000K/year for the Target Conversion Research task
2007-2012 BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) - $2,500K
Role: Project Leader for the project: in-depth characterization
The US DOE, the Genomic Science Program, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) in the Office of Science. Total cost: $125,000K for BESC. Director: Dr. Paul Gilna, ORNL
2008-2011 Understanding Natural Paradigms for Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction: Community Dynamics and Structure of the Decaying Poplar Wood Pile - $500K
Role: Principal Investigator
NREL LDRD program
2007-2010 Study of Lignocellulosic Material Degradation with CARS Microscopy - $250K
Role: National LabPrincipal Investigator
The US DOE, the Genomics:GTL program, OBER in the Office of Science. Total cost: $1,500K. University PI: Prof. Sunney Xie at Harvard University
2001-2006 Understanding Nanoscale Chemistry: Quantum Dot Interactions with Proteins - $2,000K
Role: co-Principal Investigator
The US DOE, the Solar Photochemistry Program (National Nanotechnology Initiative), BES in the Office of Science. PI: Dr. Arthur Nozik, NREL
1991-1997 Molecular Systematics of Subtribe Astragalinae (Fabaceae) - ¥ 120K
Role: Principal Investigator
The National Natural Science Foundation of China.
1991-1997 Systematics of Polygonatum - ¥ 90K
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
The National Natural Science Foundation of China.PI: Dr. G. Rao, Peking University
1991-1995 Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Subtribe Astragalinae: Evidence from Restriction Site Mapping of A PCR-amplified Fragment Which Encompassed cpDNA genes ndhF and psbA - ¥ 50K
Role: Principal Investigator
The National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, Peking University
1991-1995 Systematics of Astragalinae- ¥ 50K
Role: Principal Investigator
Director Fellowship funded by the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Membership AND SErViCE
Department of Plant Biology committee service:
· Member of the Standing Committee – Seminar Committee (FY15-16)
· Ad Hoc Committee - Representative on Growth Chamber Committee (FY15-16)
· DAC member for the Department of Plant Biology (FY17-19)
· Search Committee (FY17-18)
Editorial Board: Biotechnology for Biofuels, Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, BioMed Research International
Reviewerfor Journals:ACS Synthetic Biology, American Journal of Botany, Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Biofuels, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Biophotonics, Biomacromolecules, Bioresource Technology, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Biotechnology for Biofuels, Carbohydrate Polymers, Carbohydrate Research, Cellulose, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience,Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Experimental Botany, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Food Biophysics, Fuel, Macromolecules, Nanotechnology, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Journal 0f Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, Journal of Physical Chemistry, World Journal Microbiology and Biotechnology, JoVE, Langmuir, Science
Reviewerfor Proposals: DOE and USDA joint proposals, Israel Ministry of Science & Technology, Austrian Science Fund, DOE Microbial Cell Project Review Panel. NWO Earth and Life Sciences (The Netherland), The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Research Management Committee: BioFuelsNet (2011-2017), Canada
Head of Scientific Advisory Subcommittee: Canadian Research Innovation and Integration Biofuels Sustainability (CRIIBS) (2010)
Member of the Board Directors: Canadian Biofuel and Biorefinery Network (CBBN) (2009)
Invited panel member: The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing (2005-2010)
Consortium Partner: Bioboost: Development of a plant biotechnology platform for low cost production of industrial enzymes to boost biorefinery of lignocellulose biomass, Bioforsk – Norwegian Institute for Agricultural & Environmental Research, Norway (2014-2017)
Membership: American Chemical Society (ACS), The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
President of MSU Chinese Faculty Club (2016-present)
Students and postdoctoral researchers mentored
Postdoctoral Researchers (Current position): Jun Feng (Matheson Tri-Gas), Qi Xu (NREL Scientist), Scott Luo (Research Scientist, U. Texas at Austin), John Yarbrough (NREL Scientist), Angela Liu (Senior Chemist, Oso BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, LLC), Hui Wei (NREL Scientist), Yining Zeng (NREL Scientist), Shuai Zhao (Associate Professor, Guangxi University), Wei Shen (MSU Postdoc), Muyang Crystal Li (MSU Postdoc), Sungjin Park (MSU Postdoc), Bo Song (MSU Postdoc)
Students & Interns: David Steriner (Tel Aviv U.), Igor Bogorad (UCLA), Thomas Haas (UC Berkeley), Michelle Harris (Colorado School of Mines), Lauren Magnusson (U. Guelph), Andrew Bowersox (Barnstable High School teacher), Bana Abolibdeh (MSU), Cameron Cummings (MSU), Meg Kargul (MSU), Jake Markowicz (MSU), Connor Stewart (MSU), Zachary Ladwig (Medical Practice, Western Michigan University), Amelia Keyser-Gibson (Haverford College), Libby Breton (Siena Heights University).
Ph.D. Student Advisees: Anran Feng (MSU, 2016 -)
M.S. Student Advises: Clint Slocum (MSU, 2015 -2017)
Ph.D. committees: Bingyao Li (MSU), John Tran (MSU), Jacob Crowe (MSU), Amber Bassett (MSU)