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Biography
Valerie Ward is an assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. Her primary focus is the use of microalgae, metabolic engineering, and ionic liquid based separations in biological systems. Professor Ward has made significant contributions to the development of direct catalysis of wet biomass to biodiesel using ionic liquids and the metabolic engineering of microorganisms for isoprenoid production.
Research Interests
- Biochemical engineering, Biomedical engineering, Industrial biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, Microalgae biotechnology, Microalgae cultivation, Isoprenoid biosynthesis, Ionic liquid bases bioprocesses, Ionic liquid based bioseparations, Metabolic engineering of isoprenoids
Education
- 2018, Post-doctoral Fellowship Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- 2016, Doctorate Chemical Engineering, Western University, Canada
- 2012, Master of Applied Science Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
- 2009, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada
Teaching*
- BME 285 - Engineering Biology
- Taught in 2020, 2021
- CHE 102 - Chemistry for Engineers
- Taught in 2020
- CHE 161 - Engineering Biology
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021
- CHE 663 - Bioseparations
- Taught in 2021
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
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