Dr. Kyriacos Zygourakis

A.J. Hartsook Professor and Department Chair
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Rice University

Kyriacos Zygourakis is the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering of Rice University. He received his B.S. from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. His research interests span several important areas of bioengineering and chemical reaction engineering. Currently, his group is focusing on cellular engineering, the development of multi-scale models that describe the growth of heterogeneous cell populations, and the sustainable production of chemicals and fuels from biomass. Prof. Zygourakis has published more than 110 articles in refereed journals on coal utilization, pollution control reactors and cellular engineering, has contributed several book chapters, has directed research programs funded by NSF, DOE, NIH, and NASA, has served on the Texas Council on Environmental Technology and has chaired several committees of professional organizations.

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