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Malek Alkasrawi, Assistant Professor Paper Science and Chemical Engineering UW-Stevens Point Dr. Malek Alkasrawi is a leading expert in the field of converting industrial waste into chemicals and fuels. Dr Malek earned his MSc in biotechnology 1998 and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering 2004, both at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. He is also a research group leader at Wisconsin Institute of Sustainable Technology. Dr Malek focus on converting US industrial waste as well as woody biomass into valuable commodities such as high added value chemical and biofuels. He is currently working on $3m USDA project that focuses on thermal bioplastic for construction applications.Dr Malek worked in the chemical and biofuel industry in Europe for the period 2004-2013. He developed an economically competitive process for converting energy crops into chemical and biofuels while working for the giant agribusiness Syngenta. He also developed a new high added-value chemicals production platform from renewable resources for Thermofisher (formely Allergon). |
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Mike Zampaloni Professor, College of EMS Graduate Studies Director UW-Platteville Engineering Partnerships Dr. Zampaloni earned his PhD, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Prior to joining UW-Platteville, Dr. Zampaloni taught at Michigan State University, founded a small business that focused on transitioning the thermo-hydroforming process he helped develop at MSU from academia into industry, and is a former officer of the United States Air Force. Dr. Zampaloni is currently the Co-Director of the Center for Device Design and Development (3DC) patnering with both industry and community inventors to take ideas from conception through the prototype development phase and into production-ready capabilities. Faculty page here |