Giovanni Antonio Lutzu
Oklahoma State University, USA
Biography
Giovanni Antonio Lutzu is an Environmental Biologist, has strong interest on the use of microalgae for environmental remediation and as a priceless source of biofuels and high-value added products. He has obtained his PhD at University of Cagliari, Italy, investigating the growth kinetics of microalgae in batch and semibatch photo-bioreactors. Later, during his Postdoctoral Fellowship at the QIBEBT, China, he has focused his attention to the extraction of lipids relevant to the production of microalgal biofuels and to the enhancement of biomass as feedstock for high-value natural products. His ultimate goal as a Scientist has been to explore the feasibility of using wastewaters as a culture medium to enhance lipid and bioproducts accumulation in microalgae. Presently, he is carrying out research at BAE-OSU on the feasibility of using isolated Oklahoma native microalgae strains for the treatment of wastewater generated during the fracking activity for the extraction of oil and gas.