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=Welcome to Mike Speer's Command Center=
Back to [[Richard Lab]]
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Back to [[Richard Lab:people| People]]
[[Image:mikesorganick.jpg|200px|right|My Golf-Disc Recycling Enterprise]]  
===Contact Information===
*The best way to reach me is by email: mas853@psu.edu
*Phone (801) 471 - 4870.


===Research News===
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*'''Heterologous Eznyme production in Lactobacillus, and its Effect on Inoculated Silage as a Biological Biomass Pretreatment'''.
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**Production of Cellulases and Ligninases in ''L. plantarum'' and ''L. buchneri''
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***Development of cDNA and Promoter librarys and a recombinant expression system
[[Image:hikingshasta.jpg|thumb|right|Me hiking up Mt. Shasta.  6AM at tree-line.]]
***Determination of ideal enzyme production ratios
[[Image:mikesorganick.jpg|thumb|right|My golf-disc recycling enterprise. Look for this stencil on the bottom of your discs. If it's there, then the disc was once in my possession and before that it was probably at the bottom of a water hazard.]]
***Determination of optimal inoculation ratios between recombinanat strains
***Development of Aerobic/Anaerobic storage pretreatment strategies


==Contact Information==
*The best way to reach me is by email: '''mike5p33r''' at '''gmail''' dot '''com'''
*Phone (641) 471 - 4870.
==Research Info==
*I've got a PhD from Penn State University, where I worked in the [[Richard Lab]].  It was excellent there.
*After that I spent four years in Iowa, where I worked for Cargill doing fermentation research.
*I currently do fermentation research for BASF's enzyme business in San Diego, CA.
===Graduate Work===
*'''Development of a Silage Inoculant for Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass'''.
**Production of heterologous proteins in ''Lactobacillus plantarum''.
***Xylanases
***Ferulic Acid Esterases
***Laccases
**Determination of ideal enzyme secretion levels based on a balance between production and survival
***Optimization of endogenous beneficial enzymes (not regulated under [http://www.epa.gov/biotech_rule/pubs/biorule.htm TSCA])
**Development of conditionally active expression/secretion systems for lactobacillus
**Determination of optimal inoculation ratios between two recombinant species
**Development of Aerobic/Anaerobic storage pretreatment strategies
Please check out our [[Richard_Lab:protocols | Protocols]] page for more information on exactly what I do.
===Publications===
*Expect great things Spring 2011
===Teaching===
*Taught ASM 221 in Fall 2010
**This is basically a broad engineering course for non-engineers
**Topics included:
***Circuits
***Statics
***Mechanics of Materials
***Fluid Dynamics
***Thermodynamics
**It was a great time
==Other Stuff==
===General Information===
===General Information===
*I graduated from UC Davis in Biological Systems Engineering in 2007.
*I graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Biological Systems Engineering in 2007.
*My wife's name is Colleen and we have been married since 2006
*I graduated from Penn State with a PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering in 2012.
*I've got a wife and some kids.  They're pretty good.
 
===Hobbies===
===Hobbies===
#skiing
#Hiking
#hiking
#Bicycles
#metalurgy
#Motorcycles
#home improvement
#Playing with my kids
#botanical extraction
#Editing [[Richard_Lab:protocols | Protocols]]
====Hobbies I used to have, but can't do anymore because I've got too much going on====
#Windsurfing
#Skiing (on real mountains)
#Canoing
#Disc Sports (ultimate and frolf)
 
==Useful Websites==
===Sites for Research===
*[[Richard Lab]]
*[http://www.attotron.com/cybertory/analysis/seqMassager.htm The best sequence editing tool EVER!!!]
*[http://partsregistry.org/Main_Page The Parts Registry]
*[http://www.finnzymes.fi/tm_determination.html Tm Calculator]
*[http://www.salis.psu.edu/RBS_Calculator.shtml RBS Calculator]
*[http://www.bioinformatics.org/SMS/rev_comp.html Reverse Complement Generator]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ NCBI]
 
===Other Sites I think are Cool===
*[http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/ Backyard Metal Casting]
*[http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ Prometheus' Encyclopedia of Divine Knowledge]
*[http://www.statecollegediscsports.org/ State College Disc Sports]
*[http://librivox.org/ Librivox]
*[http://www.npr.org/ NPR]
*[http://rvwa.com/ Rio Vista Windsurfing Association]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 21 June 2016

Back to Richard Lab Back to People

Welcome to Mike Speer's User Page

Me hiking up Mt. Shasta. 6AM at tree-line.
My golf-disc recycling enterprise. Look for this stencil on the bottom of your discs. If it's there, then the disc was once in my possession and before that it was probably at the bottom of a water hazard.


Contact Information

  • The best way to reach me is by email: mike5p33r at gmail dot com
  • Phone (641) 471 - 4870.

Research Info

  • I've got a PhD from Penn State University, where I worked in the Richard Lab. It was excellent there.
  • After that I spent four years in Iowa, where I worked for Cargill doing fermentation research.
  • I currently do fermentation research for BASF's enzyme business in San Diego, CA.

Graduate Work

  • Development of a Silage Inoculant for Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass.
    • Production of heterologous proteins in Lactobacillus plantarum.
      • Xylanases
      • Ferulic Acid Esterases
      • Laccases
    • Determination of ideal enzyme secretion levels based on a balance between production and survival
      • Optimization of endogenous beneficial enzymes (not regulated under TSCA)
    • Development of conditionally active expression/secretion systems for lactobacillus
    • Determination of optimal inoculation ratios between two recombinant species
    • Development of Aerobic/Anaerobic storage pretreatment strategies

Please check out our Protocols page for more information on exactly what I do.

Publications

  • Expect great things Spring 2011

Teaching

  • Taught ASM 221 in Fall 2010
    • This is basically a broad engineering course for non-engineers
    • Topics included:
      • Circuits
      • Statics
      • Mechanics of Materials
      • Fluid Dynamics
      • Thermodynamics
    • It was a great time

Other Stuff

General Information

  • I graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Biological Systems Engineering in 2007.
  • I graduated from Penn State with a PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering in 2012.
  • I've got a wife and some kids. They're pretty good.

Hobbies

  1. Hiking
  2. Bicycles
  3. Motorcycles
  4. Playing with my kids
  5. Editing Protocols

Hobbies I used to have, but can't do anymore because I've got too much going on

  1. Windsurfing
  2. Skiing (on real mountains)
  3. Canoing
  4. Disc Sports (ultimate and frolf)

Useful Websites

Sites for Research

Other Sites I think are Cool

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