A monoclonal antibody
production facility designed by Prof Chisti.
Professional Affiliations
Prof Chisti
is a member of several professional and academic bodies including the
Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK; the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers; the Society of Chemical Industry, UK; European Federation
of Biotechnology; the National Geographic Society; the Asian Institute
of NanoBioScience and Technology, Korea, and the University of London Convocation.
He was the 2004-05 New Zealand National Representative on the International
Organization for Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
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Yusuf
Chisti is Professor of Biochemical
Engineering in the School of Engineering, Massey University, New Zealand. Professor
Chisti holds a MSc (Biochemical Engineering) degree from University of
London, England, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Waterloo,
Canada. He is a Chartered Engineer, CEng, and Fellow of the Institution
of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), UK. His previous appointments were with
the University of Almería, Spain; Chembiomed Ltd, Edmonton, Canada;
University of Waterloo, Canada; and The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria. Professor
Chisti has produced nearly 200 publications including a highly cited
book (Airlift Bioreactors, Elsevier,
1989). He has lectured at nearly 160 international events worldwide. His
work addresses many aspects of biochemical and chemical engineering, applied
biotechnology, and environmental technology. His research areas include
bioreactor design, downstream bioseparations, microbial fermentations,
enzyme technology, animal cell culture, bioremediation and bioconversion
of wastes, and transport phenomena. He sits is on editorial boards of
the following publications: Biotechnology
Advances, Journal
of Biotechnology, Biotechnology
Letters, Journal
of Applied Phycology, Encyclopedia
of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalysis, and Bioseparation
(Wiley, New York, 1999), Encyclopedia
of Industrial Biotechnology, Bioprocess, Bioseparation, and Cell Technology
(Wiley, New York, 2010), Biofuels,
Environmental Engineering
and Management,
Biofuels, Bioproducts
& Biorefining. In 2006, Professor Chisti received a
Doctor Honoris Causa degree from Technical University of Iasi, Romania,
in recognition of his many contributions to chemical and biological engineering.
Professor Chisti’s expertise as a consultant is highly sought in the global biotechnology
industry and he has assisted organizations in Australia, Canada, Cuba,
Finland, Iran, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Spain, Switzerland and Thailand.
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