Brett Savary

Dr. Brett Savary is a Research Professor of Biopolymer Chemistry at Arkansas State University, affiliated with the Beck College of Sciences & Mathematics and the Department of Molecular Biosciences.

Education:

• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Plant Physiology, Ph.D.
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Botany, M.S.
• Iowa State University, Ames, Biology, B.S.

Dr. Savary’s research focuses on the development of polysaccharide-modifying enzyme systems to tailor the functional properties of pectin and arabinoxylan, as well as the isolation and analysis of functional proteins and polysaccharide components from rice and bioenergy crop processing fractions. He also investigates root-specific cell wall biochemistry using sugar beet hairy root cultures.

Contact Information:

• Phone: (870) 680-4792
• Fax: (870) 972-2026
• Email: bsavary@AState.edu

Affiliations:

• American Chemical Society
• American Society for Plant Physiologists
• Society for Industrial Microbiology