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John Morgan is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering and serves as Director of Graduate Studies. He holds a courtesy professorship in Biochemistry. His academic journey includes a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Kansas, a Ph.D. from Rice University, and postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on metabolic engineering of plant and microbial systems, including optimizing pathways for chemical production, metabolic flux analysis in photosynthetic organisms, and engineering algae for biodiesel. Key projects involve phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants, cyanobacterial strain development for aromatic amino acids, and VOC transport mechanisms in floral cells.
Research awards include the University Faculty Scholar (2016) and Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (2016). His lab advises graduate students in biochemical engineering and systems biology. Recent advancements include improving phenylalanine production in Synechococcus and analyzing lipid recovery in microalgae. The Morgan Lab also explores cutting-edge methods like the CERES CRISPR platform for rapid strain engineering.
Publications emphasize metabolic flux analysis, enzyme kinetics, and systems-level modeling. Collaborations span plant biology, microbial engineering, and computational biology. Current efforts address sustainable biofuel production and metabolic pathway optimization for industrial applications.
