Dr. Sani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota. His research includes extremophilic bioprocessing of lignocellulose-based renewables for biofuels and bioproducts and bioprospecting of extremophilic microorganisms for developing more efficient and cost-effective biofuel (bioenergy) production technologies. Over the past 9 years, he has been the PI or co-PI on over $10.5 million in funded research. Several of his accomplishments in research and advising include: i) Postdocs supervised (6); ii) Graduate students supervised (MS students, 10 and PhD, 5), and iii) Undergraduate students and K12 teachers supervised (20). He has one patent, three invention disclosures, and published 47 peer-reviewed articles in high impact factor journals and has contributed in three book chapters. In addition, he has been a proposal reviewer and panelist for the Federal Agencies i) National Science Foundation, ii) the U.S. Army Research Office, iii) the Department of Energy, iv) U.S. Geological Survey, and v) User Facility - Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. He also serve the Industrial Microbiology profession as “Biocatalysis Program Committee Member†of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB), technical session chair at the Annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and SIMB, an associate editor, and International Advisory Committee for ICRABR-2015.
