Staff information
Leo Kucek
Microbiology
Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
MSIN: J4-18
Richland, WA 99352
509/371-6803
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Biography
Post-Bachelor's Research Associate
Joined Beliaev Group in June 2009
Previous work experience:
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Minnesota, Prof. Roger Ruan
SULI Intern, Marine Science Laboratory, PNNL, Dr. Michael Huesemann
Co-Op Engineer, Cargill Corn Milling, Eddyville, IA
Plan to pursue graduate education in applied microbiolgy/ bio-based engineering following work in Beliaev Group at PNNL.
Research Interests
- Algae
- Wastewater Treatment
- Biofuels
- Scale-Up
- Economic Feasibility
Education and Credentials
- Bachelor's of Chemical Engineering-University of Minnesota, May 2009
PNNL Publications
2012
- Melnicki MR, GE Pinchuk, EA Hill, LA Kucek, JK Fredrickson, A Konopka, and AS Beliaev. 2012. "Sustained H2 Production Driven by Photosynthetic Water Splitting in a Unicellular Cyanobacterium." mBio 3(4):Article No. e00197-12. doi:10.1128/mBio.00197-12
- Vu T, S Stolyar, GE Pinchuk, EA Hill, LA Kucek, RN Brown, MS Lipton, AL Osterman, JK Fredrickson, A Konopka, AS Beliaev, and JL Reed. 2012. "Genome-scale modeling of light-driven reductant partitioning and carbon fluxes in diazotrophic unicellular cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142." PLoS Computational Biology 8(4):e1002460. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002460