Thaddeus Ezeji
Thaddeus Ezeji received his Ph.D. (Magna cum laude) in microbiology from University of Rostock, Germany. His 6 years post-doctoral and research assistant professor efforts at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, focused on fermentation technologies and metabolic engineering of solventogenic (butanologenic) Clostridium species.
In 2007, Dr. Ezeji joined the Animal Science Department at The Ohio State University (OSU) and Ohio State Agricultural and Development Center, where he holds a professor position. Dr. Ezeji’s current research focuses on development of non-food substrates to produce fuels and chemicals, and design of advanced fermentation systems. Additionally, Dr. Ezeji’s laboratory conducts research activities on probiotics, metabolomics, genetic and metabolic engineering of bacteria of biotechnological significance. In collaboration with several OSU faculty staff, Dr. Ezeji is involved in outreach programs that address emerging issues from Ohio’s expanding bioenergy sector. He has published more than 74 scientific papers, 16 book chapters, co-edited three books, and serves as associate editor for two international journals.
In 2007, Dr. Ezeji joined the Animal Science Department at The Ohio State University (OSU) and Ohio State Agricultural and Development Center, where he holds a professor position. Dr. Ezeji’s current research focuses on development of non-food substrates to produce fuels and chemicals, and design of advanced fermentation systems. Additionally, Dr. Ezeji’s laboratory conducts research activities on probiotics, metabolomics, genetic and metabolic engineering of bacteria of biotechnological significance. In collaboration with several OSU faculty staff, Dr. Ezeji is involved in outreach programs that address emerging issues from Ohio’s expanding bioenergy sector. He has published more than 74 scientific papers, 16 book chapters, co-edited three books, and serves as associate editor for two international journals.