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Ismael U. Nieves, PhD (he/him/his)

VP, R&D Process
Meati Foods
Boulder, CO, United States

Dr. Ismael Nieves holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Connecticut. He worked at the University of Florida Biofuels Pilot Plant where he was a key contributor to the development of a simplified process for lignocellulosic ethanol production. Dr. Nieves then led the efforts to scale-up the process at the Stan Mayfield Biorefinery pilot plant in Perry, Florida as the Chief Engineer and Project Director. After his work at the Stan Mayfield Biorefinery, Dr. Nieves went to work for Cargill as the Fermentation Technology Manager for the citric acid line, where he helped establish the technology roadmap for the citric acid fermentation in collaboration with the Commercial, Operations, and R&D groups. Currently, Dr. Nieves serves as the VP, Fermentation R&D at Meati, where he has led the efforts to scale-up a biomass fermentation process for the production of mycelium-based alternative protein products.

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