Teaching

Courses

Bioresources_Course_Logo_Ioannis_DogarisIDS 6210 – Bioresources for a Sustainable Future (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Summer 2017): In this course, agricultural and biological resources (bioresources) are explored as a means of supporting a sustainable future for the planet. Efficient and sustainable methods for producing food, fiber, bio-based products, and renewable energy along with their environmental impact and supply chain considerations are presented. Emphasis is placed on the prospects of plant biomass and algae to serve as renewable raw materials for a sustainable bioeconomy. The course covers topics of global challenges in energy, water, and food security, and the interconnections among the three resources with a systems thinking approach. This course is offered to students of the M.A. program in Global Sustainability as well as to the whole student community at the University of South Florida. Fully on-line and on-campus delivery. [Course Syllabus]

Supervising/ mentoring

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

  • Study on critical parameters for tall oil separation in industrial liquors. V. Dao. School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, supervisor (2019).

University of South Florida

  • The Effect of Water Quality on the Growth of the Microalgae Picochlorum and Chlorella. J. Cox, Honors College and Department of Environmental Sciences, undergraduate thesis director (2016).
  • Large Scale Process for Biomass Production and Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Lipids from Microalga Nannochloropsis salina. T. Arvaneh, G. Dunk, T. Haywood, E. Luna, G. Maldonado, D. Mejia, I. Narvaez, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, capstone team project co-advisor (2016).
  • Large Scale Algae Production Using Horizontal Bioreactors. T. Hussein, J. Ortega, M. Romero, K. Koga, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, capstone team project co-advisor (2015).
  • Biocrude from Microalgae. A. Colburn, S. Koochakzadeh, J. Martin, Z. Morales, K. Nazar, E. Wright, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, capstone team project co-advisor and lab instructor (2014).

National Technical University of Athens

  • “Microbial decomposition of sorghum bagasse for bioethanol production”, O. Gkounta, School of Chemical Engineering, undergraduate thesis co-supervisor and lab instructor (2010).
  • “Enzymatic hydrolysis of sorghum bagasse for bioethanol production”, S. Karapati, School of Chemical Engineering, undergraduate thesis co-supervisor and lab instructor (2008).
  • “Utilization of sorghum bagasse for 2nd generation biofuel production”, E. Amourgi, School of Chemical Engineering, undergraduate thesis co-supervisor and lab instructor (2008).
  • “Study in bioethanol production by the fungus Νeurospora crassa on pure substrates”, H. Zapantis, School of Chemical Engineering, undergraduate thesis co-supervisor and lab instructor (2007).
  •  “Study in the production of cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes by the fungal strains of Νeurospora crassa on solid state cultures”, G. Vakontios, School of Chemical Engineering, undergraduate thesis co-supervisor and lab instructor (2007).