Integrated assessment of algae strains, cultivation conditions, and productivity
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Description
Capabilities for system informed multivariable strain characterization within various scenarios observed at scale. Expertise in multi-scale and multi-omic systems for the research and development of seed scale up, crop protection, strain discovery, algal physiology, system design, assessment of product yield, and dewatering. In additional LANL has expertise in data management, machine learning, computational fluid dynamics, and climate science and modeling. The cultivation facilities at LANL encompass multiple lab scale systems with varying capabilities, including two different photobioreactor systems capable of simulating environmental conditions, as well as analytical chemistry and full suites of ‘omics and flow cytometry instrumentation.
Capability Bounds
In-house cultivation scales from multi-well plates to 100L mini-ponds and expertise in leading outdoor cultivation trials on the acre scale.
Unique Aspects
Complementary evaluation of systems and strains for end-to-end processing for an informed feedback cycle.
Availability
Collaborative efforts with university, commercial, and other National Laboratories are welcomed and encouraged.
Benefit
Collocation and coordination of wide-ranging expertise to define approach and scope and integration of growth, sample, and data analysis capabilities.
Capability Expert(s)
Claire Sanders, Lou Brown, Sangeeta Negi, Raul Gonzalez, Babetta Marrone, Brian Harriman, Taraka Dale, Shawn Starkenburg, Philip Lee, Erik Hanschen, Blake Hovde, Shounak Banerjee
