Hans P. Blaschek

Genetics and Physiology of the solvent-producing clostridia for biotechnology application in the fermentation industry.

Selected Publications

Ezeji, T, Milne, C, Price, N, and Blaschek HP. 2010. Achievements and persepctives to overcome the poor solvent resistance in acetone and butanol-producing microorganisms. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 85:1697-1712.

Shi, Z. and Blaschek, HP.  2008. Transcriptional analysis of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB8052 and the hyper-butanol producing BA101 mutant during the shift from acidogenesis to solventogenesis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:7709-7714.

Biomass to Biofuels: Strategies for Global Industries. 2010. (Editors: A. Vertes, H. Blaschek, H. Yukawa and N. Qureshi).  Wiley and Sons.

Biofuels from Agricultural Wastes and Byproducts. 2010. (Editors: H. Blaschek, T. Ezeji and J. Scheffran). Wiley 

Teaching

Courses recently taught:

ACES 409 - Bioenergy Systems

ACES 501 - CABER Seminar Series on Bioenergy Topics

Ph.D. Rutgers University-1980

Funk Award for Outstanding Contribution to Betterment of Agriculture; University Scholar Award; Spitze Land Grant Professorial Career Excellence Award; Champaign County Innovation Award

Hans Blaschek received his Ph.D. in Food Science (Microbiology), at Rutgers University in 1980, his M.S. in Food Science at Rutgers University in 1977 and a B.A. in Biological Sciences at Rutgers College in 1974. He presently serves as the  Director for the Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER), University of Illinois, a campus-based center focused on facilitating research, teaching and outreach in bioenergy systems.  He also serves as Assistant Dean, Biobased Research Initiatives in the Office of Research, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois.  He is a Professor of Food Microbiology/Biotechnology in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.  His research areas include: Genetic manipulation of microorganisms for biotechnological applications, examination of co-products as substrates for fermentation to value-added products and development of an integrated fermentation system for biobutanol production and recovery.  Hans served for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the Value-Added/Biofuels Panel Manager for NRI Competitive Grants Program from 1994-1995. He has also consulted with numerous companies over the years and has over 120 peer reviewed publications.  Hans is the co-founder and CSO of TetraVitae Biosciences, a company that is commercializing the butanol fermentation using the solvent-producing clostridia.