Hamid Rismani-Yazdi

Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate

E-mail: hrismani@mit.edu

Phone: 617-253-6591

Project

Growth, physiology optimization, and transcriptome engineering of acetogenic bacteria for the production of acetate, as biofuel precursor, from hydrogen-mediated fixation of carbon dioxide.

Previous Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2008-2010

Education

Ph.D., Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, 2004-2008

M.S., Rumen Microbiology, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2001-2003

B.S., Animal Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 1997-2001

Publications

H. Rismani-Yazdi, A.D. Christy, S. Carver, Z. Yu, B.A. Dehority, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2011. External resistance affects the power output and bacterial diversity of cellulose-fed microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. 102:278-283.

H. Rismani-Yazdi, S. Carver, A.D. Christy, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2008. Cathodic limitations and optimization in microbial fuel cells; An overview. J.  Power Sources. 180:683-694. [55]

H. Rismani-Yazdi, A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority, M. Morrison, Z. Yu and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Electricity generation from cellulose by rumen microorganisms in microbial fuel cells. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 97:1398-1407. [41]