Leading on Climate
Lauren Jabusch
CNI Fellow Class of 2018
CNI Fellow
Graduate Student, Biological Systems Engineering
UC Davis
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lauren will work on improving algae production methods for renewable biofuel through microbial probiotics and material and energy flow modeling. Outdoor algae growth is at risk of infection from airborne grazers that can decimate an algae pond in days, leading to an estimated 30% loss annually. Lauren's research investigates the ability of probiotics to protect algae and the associated costs of the improved growth system.