Ciesielski Peter
Senior Scientist - Bioenergy and Biomaterials
Bioenergy and Biomaterials
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Material Science, Vanderbilt University, 2010, B.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 2006.Microscopy and Structural Modeling, Finite Element Simulation of Transport Phenomena and Biomass Conversion Processes, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Production and Applications of Cellulose Nanocrystals, Scientific Visualization
Research Interest
I am a scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and have an interdisciplinary background and training. My research encompasses many aspects of bioenergy and biomaterials science. Biomass is an abundant, renewable resource that is naturally and continually mass-produced on this planet. Humans have been using biomass as source of fuel and materials for as long as they have existed. My research aims to improve ways by which biomass can be used as a sustainable and renewable source of fuels, chemicals, and materials.
Publications
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Faulkner CJ, Lees S, Ciesielski PN, Cliffel DE, Jennings GK. Rapid assembly of photosystem I monolayers on gold electrodes. Langmuir. 2008 Jul 18;24(16):8409-12.
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Bonawitz ND, Im Kim J, Tobimatsu Y, Ciesielski PN, Anderson NA, Ximenes E, Maeda J, Ralph J, Donohoe BS, Ladisch M, Chapple C. Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant. Nature. 2014 May 15;509(7500):376.
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Ciesielski PN, Scott AM, Faulkner CJ, Berron BJ, Cliffel DE, Jennings GK. Functionalized nanoporous gold leaf electrode films for the immobilization of photosystem I. Acs Nano. 2008 Nov 17;2(12):2465-72.
