PhD Thesis Defense Announcement

Student Name: Shaafique Chowdhury

Thesis Title: Sustainable Biocatalytic Platforms for Carbon-Negative Amino Acid Synthesis and Methoxystyrene Production from Lignin-Derived Acids

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Pamela Peralta-Yahya

Thesis Co-Advisor: Dr. Will Gutekunst

Committee Members: Dr. Julie Champion (ChBE), Dr. Mark Styczynski (ChBE), Dr. Matthew Realff (ChBE), Dr. Vinayak Agarwal (CHEM)

Date: 12/05/2025

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Ford ES&T 1387