Biofuels and Bioenergy

Nuwan Sella Kapu has more than fifteen years of experience in the plant sciences and biomass processing. He obtained his Ph.D. (2006) in Plant Biology specializing in cell wall biology and biochemistry from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park. In 2007, he joined Expansyn Technologies, Inc., a startup company, as Principal Scientist to spearhead research and development programs to commercialize plant cell wall proteins to produce biofuels. From 2010- 2015 Nuwan led research efforts in ethanol fermentation and bamboo pulping with Drs. Jack Saddler, Mark Martinez and Rodger Beatson at UBC. He later joined FPInnovations as a Scientist in the Chemical Pulping-Process Engineering group and worked on mill-targeted, applied research programs in kraft pulping. His current research at UBC is focused on developing technologies for bio-products and biorefineries