Sudhagar Mani, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
SEC University Faculty Scholar
Phone: 706-542-2358
Fax: 706-542-8806
Email: smani@engr.uga.edu
0155F Riverbend Research Center North
110 Riverbend Road
Athens, GA 30602
United States
Education
Ph.D., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada, 2005
M. Tech, Dairy and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India, 2000
B.E., Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India, 1998
Professional Appoinments
- Professor, University of Georgia College of Engineering, 2018 – present
- Associate Professor, University of Georgia College of Engineering, 2013 – 2018
- Assistant Professor, The University of Georgia, 2007 – 2013
- Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, 2005 – 2006
Areas of Specialty
- Biological and chemical process modeling, simulation & optimization
- Sustainable biomass feedstock supply logistics system
- Novel biomass densification, torrefaction and thermal conversion technologies
- Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Novel routes to produce nano-size cellulose, chemicals & biocomposites
Publications and Scholarly Articles
Patents
Nitric oxide-releasing packaging membranes
U.S. Patent 10,494,493
Torrefaction reduction of coke formation on catalysts used in esterification and cracking of biofuels from pyrolysed lignocellulosic feedstocks
U.S. Patent 9,175,235
Links
Integrated Biorefinery and Carbon Cycling