Murray Young

Murray Moo-Young is a distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo. He received BSc and PhD degrees from University of London, an MASc from University of Toronto, and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Edinburgh. His prestigious credentials include the premier awards of the American Chemical Society, Biochemical Technology Division; and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. In addition, he is an elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (FAIME), one of the highest honors for a bioengineer and the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC), the highest accolade for a Canadian scholar. So far, his work has produced 14 books, 10 patents, and over 365 journal papers. He is the founding editor of the high-impact journal Biotechnology Advances, editor-in-chief of the six-volume major reference work Comprehensive Biotechnology (Elsevier), and founding president of the International Society for Environmental Biotechnology. Murray is a consultant to industry, government, and academia worldwide. His research is directed at biochemical engineering, industrial biotechnology and environmental management.

Murray is a member of the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology and the Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research.

• Bioprocessing fundamentals and principles, Bioprocessing applications in biomanufacturing, Bioprocessing applications in bioremediation, Fermentation processes, Bioreactor design and operation, Biopharmaceuticals, Biofuels, Biomass, Bioconversions and recycling

• B. Arab, A. Westbrook, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2023). A toolkit for effective and successive genome engineering of Escherichia coli. Fermentation. 9: 14.
• D. Lall, D. Miscevic, M. Bruder, A. Westbrook, M. Aucoin, M. Moo-Young, C. P. Chou. (2021). Strain engineering and bioprocessing strategies for biobased production of porphobilinogen in Escherichia coli. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 8: 122.
• D. Miscevic, J.-Y. Mao, T. Kefale, D. Abedi, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2021). Strain engineering for high-level 5-aminolevulinic acid production in Escherichia coli. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 118:30-42.
• D. Miscevic, J.-Y. Mao, B. Mozell, K. Srirangan, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2021). Bio-based production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with modulated monomeric fraction in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105: 1435-1446.
• D. Miscevic, J.-Y. Mao, T. Kefale, D. Abedi, C.-C. Huang, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2020). Integrated strain engineering and bioprocessing strategies for high-level bio-based production of 3- hydroxyvalerate in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104: 5259-5272.
• D. Miscevic, J.-Y. Mao, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2020). High-level heterologous production of propionate in engineered Escherichia coli. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 117: 1304-1315.
• D. Miscevic, K. Srirangan, T. Kefale, S. Kilpatrick, D. A. Chung, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2020). Heterologous production of 3-hydroxyvalerate in engineered Escherichia coli. Metabolic Engineering. 61:141-151.
• D. Miscevic, K. Srirangan, T. Kefale, Daryoush Abedi, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2019). Production of cellulosic butyrate and 3-hydroxybutyrate in engineered Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103: 5215-5230.
• Y. Bai, M. Moo-Young, and W. A. Anderson. (2019). Characterization of power input and its impact on mass transfer in a rocking bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Science. 209: 115183.
• A. Westbrook, D. Miscevic, S. Kilpatrick, M. Bruder, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2019). Strain engineering for microbial production of value-added chemicals and fuels from glycerol. Biotechnology Advances. 37: 538-568.
• Y. Bai, M. Moo-Young, and W. A. Anderson. (2019). A mechanistic model for gas-liquid mass transfer prediction in a rocking disposable bioreactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 116: 1986-1998.
• A. Westbrook, X. Ren, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2018). Engineering of cell membrane to enhance heterologous production of hyaluronic acid in Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 115: 216–231.
• A. Westbrook, X. Ren, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2018). Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis for L-valine overproduction. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 115: 2778-2792.
• A. Westbrook, X. Ren, J. Oh, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2018). Metabolic engineering to enhance heterologous production of hyaluronic acid in Bacillus subtilis. Metabolic Engineering. 47: 401–413.
• A. Westbrook, X. Ren, M. Moo-Young, and C. P. Chou. (2018). Application of hydrocarbon and perfluorocarbon oxygen vectors to enhance heterologous production of hyaluronic acid in engineered Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 115: 1239-1252.