Professor Woolston has been awarded Spring 2022 CRI Spark Fund for “A Co-Culture Method for Enhanced Biofuel and Biochemical Production from Untreated Waste Gases.” The CRI Spark Fund helps Northeastern researchers bridge the gap between promising lab results and demonstrating a commercially viable prototype. The announcement shows that “The Woolston lab is developing a symbiotic co-culture to enable the high-yield conversion of carbon-rich waste gases to high-value fuels and chemicals. The use of multiple microbes with specialized metabolic capabilities enables the generation a wider portfolio of products and more stable operation than is possible with a single microbe.”

Please see the official announcement from Northeastern University here.