CURRICULUM VITA OF JAMES W. BLACKBURN

Dr. James Blackburn

 

Feb., 2013

 

Present University Department or Unit:  Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901-6603

EDUCATION

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; 1973.

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 1988.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002 to present       Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale

 

Next generation green decentralized sanitation and energy bioprocesses

1995-2002               Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy               Processes, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale

Bioprocesses for livestock wastes, basic and applied research into mitigation of greenhouse gases, soil bioremediation processes and mechanisms, and chemical process pollution prevention.

1991 to 1995           Principal Investigator and Sr. Staff Engineer; Corporate Research, Exxon Research and Engineering Co.

 

1986 to 1991           Associate Director (89-91), Assistant Director (86-89), Research Associate Professor; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville:  Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Waste Management Research and Education Institute

 

1985 to 1986           Adjunct Research Associate; Graduate Program in Ecology; The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (a paid employee of IT Corporation during this year).

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Membership in Professional Associations:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Past Member American Association of Microbiology

Past Member American Chemical Society

 

Offices Held and Honors Awarded in Professional Associations:

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grantee

University representative to DOE/National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), Biomass and Solar Energy workshops, NREL Golden, CO. August 3-4, 2004.

 

Co-chairman, Internal Exxon Symposium, Environmental Performance--Pollution Prevention and Step-Out Remediation, The Woodlands, TX, 1994.

Symposium Coordinator, Environmental Biotechnology--Moving From the Flask to the Field, October 17-19, 1990, Knoxville, Tennessee.   

 

External Advisory Committee, Rutgers ARPA-ONR University Research Initiative Center, In-situ Bioremediation, 1992-1994.

Advanced Oil Spill Bioremediation Products Protocol Panel, National Environmental Technologies Application Corporation, University of Pittsburgh 1990-1993.

Participant, Second EPA-Industry Meeting on Environmental Applications of Biotechnology, June 1991.

Member of the Manufactured Gas Plant Biotreatment Review Panel, Gas Research Institute, 1990.

Workshop on Bioremediation Technologies for Marine Oil Spills, U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1990.

Delegate to The First World Congress on Biosensors, Biosensors '90, May, 1990, Singapore.

Governor's Award for Excellence in Hazardous Waste Management, Selection Committee, 1990.

Bioremediation Evaluation Panel, National Environmental Technology Applications Corporation, 1990.

Participation in the Engineering Foundation Conference in Biochemical Engineering VI, Santa Barbara, October, 1988.

Invited participation in planning for the prediction rate of hazardous contaminants in municipal sewage systems, Ontario Ministry for the Environment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 1986.

Participation in the Gordon Conference in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1985.

 

RESEARCH

Research Interests and Specialties:

Decentralized next generation sanitation for diarrheal pathogens.  Energy bioprocesses, Biohydrogen from wastes, Ethanol processes, Aerobic thermophilic bioprocesses for odor removal and energy recovery from livestock wastes;

 

Current Research Projects:

Autothermophilic aerobic digestion, pathogen removal and energy recovery from human excreta in the developing world using renewable energy

 

Research Grants

J. W. Blackburn, PI,$11,000, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,  Grand Challenges Exploration, 4-2011 to 12-2012, Pending

 

J. W. Blackburn, PI, Decentralized Next Generation Sanitation for Diarrheal Pathogens, $100,000, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,  Grand Challenges Exploration, 4-2011 to 12-2012.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Development of Microbial Consortium for Biomass Flexible Hydrogen Production Process with Simultaneous CO2 Utilization, $9000, 8/07-8-08, NSF.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Full Scale Demonstration for Odor Reduction at an Illinois Hog Farm, $19,361, 6/2005, Ill. Attorney General’s Office

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Heat Production from Air-Therm Treatment of Swine Waste, $80,000, 1/2001-6/2003, DCCA and DOE

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 7/2002-6/2003, $95,000, CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 7/2001-6/2002, $80,500, CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 1/2001-6/2001, $61,171, CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 4/2000-12/2000, $32,778, CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI and E. Varsa, Co-PI, Collection and Dissemination of Public Information on Non Point Pollution Related to Swine Waste, 3/2000-6/2003, $219,186, IEPA and EPA.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production from Swine Waste, 7/02-6/2003, $45,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production from Swine Waste, 7/01-6/2002, $75,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production from Swine Waste, 7/00-6/2001, $68,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production from Swine Waste, 7/99-6/2000, $40,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production from Swine Waste, 8/98-6/99, $19,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management Strategic Research Initiative.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, New Adsorbent Materials Formed During Soil Bioremediation Leading to Enhanced Efficiency, 7/97-6-98, $21,219, Materials Technology Center, SIUC.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, New Adsorbent Materials Formed During Soil Bioremediation Leading to Enhanced Efficiency, 11/96-6/97, $14,976, Materials Technology Center, SIUC.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI; G.S. Sayler, Co-PI; P. Bienkowski, Co-PI, Reliable Environmental Biotechnology for Town-Gas Site Cleanup, 3 years, $622,313, Gas Research Institute.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $10,000, Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $15,000, IT Corporation.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $10,000, Lederle Laboratories.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $4,000, Gas Research Institute.

 

                  J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $1000, Oak Ridge Waste Management Association.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Organic Chemical Fate Prediction In Activated Sludge Treatment Processes, 3 years, $650,000, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati.

 

J.W. Blackburn, Project Manager, E. Donovan, PI, Fates of Chemicals in Anaerobic Reactors, 3 years, $350,000, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati.

 

J.W. Blackburn, PI, Treatability of Organic Chemicals, 3 years, $500,000, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati.

 

J.W. Blackburn, Various Corporate Sponsored Research Projects, Spanning 10 years, est. $1,000,000, Contracts through Hydroscience and IT Corp.

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

 

Yi Cui, James W. Blackburn, Yanna Liang, 2012. Fermentation optimization for the production of lipid by Cryptococcus curvatus: Use of response surface methodology. Biomass and Bioenergy 47:410-417.

 

Liang Y.-N., Yi Cui, Jesse Trushenski, James Blackburn. 2010. Converting crude glycerol derived from yellow grease to lipids through yeast fermentation. Bioresour. Technol. 101: 7581-6. PMID:20478702

 

Liang Y.-N., Nicolas Sarkany, Yi Cui, James Blackburn. 2010. Batch stage study of lipid production from crude glycerol derived from yellow grease or animal fats through microalgal fermentation. Bioresour. Technol. 101(17):6745-50. PMID:20381345

 

Liang Y.-N., Sarkany N, Yesuf J., Cui Yi, Trushenski J., Blackburn, J. 2010. Use of sweet sorghum juice for lipid production by Schizochytrium limacinum SR21. Bioresour. Technol. 101, 3623-3627.

 

Liang Y.-N., Feng Z-S, Yesuf J. Blackburn JW. 2010. Optimization of growth medium and enzyme assay conditions for crude cellulases produced by a novel thermophilic and cellulolytic bacterium, Anoxybacillus sp. 527. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 160, 1841-1852.

 

J. Blackburn, Y. Liang, D.Das. 2009. Biohydrogen from Complex Carbohydrates as                       Feedstocks—Cellulose Degraders from a Unique Series Enrichment, Int J.Hydrogen Energy. 34, 7428-7434, DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.014.  A top journal.

 

J. W. Blackburn, 2007, Heat Production from Renewable Livestock Wastes using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment—From Bench- to Full-Scale Design, J. Environ. Eng. Manage. 16(6): 421-426.

 

J. W. Blackburn and J. Cheng, 2006, Heat Production Profiles from Batch Aerobic Thermophilic Processing of High Strength Swine Waste, Environmental Progress, 24(3):323-333.

 

J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Effect of Swine Waste Concentration on Energy Production Using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, Biomass and Bioenergy, 21:43-51.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1999, Electrodialysis Applications for Pollution Prevention in the Chemical Industry, J. Air Waste Man. Assoc., 49:934-942.

 

T. Si and J.W. Blackburn, 1998, Importance of Reaction Structure in the Periodic Operation of Six Industrial Chemical Reactions, Chem. Eng. Commun., 169:111-136.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1998, Bioremediation Scaleup Effectiveness—A Review, Bioremediation J., 1(3): 265-282.

 

J.W. Blackburn and W.R. Hafker, 1993, The Impact of Biochemistry, Bioavailability and Bioactivity on Bioremediation Treatment Selection, Trends in Biotechnology, 11:328-333.

 

J.W. Blackburn, E.J. Harner, W.K. Robbins, R.C. Prince, J.R. Clark, R.M. Atlas an J.B. Wilkinson, 1993, Experimental Linkage Issues of Petroleum Site Bioremediation, Biodegradation, 4:207-230.

 

P.M. DiGrazia, J.M.H. King, J.W. Blackburn, B.A. Applegate, P.R. Bienkowski, B.L. Hilton, and G.S. Sayler, 1990, Dynamic Systems Analysis of Naphthalene Biodegradation in a Continuous Soil Slurry Reactor, Biodegradation, 2:81-91.

 

P.M.DiGrazia, J.W. Blackburn, P.R. Bienkowski, B. Hilton, G. Reed, J.M.H. King, and G.S. Sayler, 1990, Development of a Systems Analysis Approach for Resolving the Structure of Biodegrading Soil Systems, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 24/25:237-252.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1990, Frequency Response Analysis of Naphthalene Biotransformation Activity,  Annals New York Acad. Sci., 589:580-592.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Improved Understanding and Application of Hazardous Waste Biological Treatment Processes Using Microbial Systems Analysis Techniques, Haz. Wastes and Haz. Materials, 6(2):173-193.

 

R. Moore, J.W. Blackburn, P.R. Bienkowski, and G.S. Sayler, 1988, Bioreactor Sensors Based on Nucleic Acid Hybridization Reactions, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 17-18:325-334.

 

J.W. Blackburn, R.K. Jain and G.S. Sayler, 1987, The Molecular Microbial Ecology of a Naphthalene-Degrading Genotype in Activated Sludge, Env. Sci. Technol., 21(9):884-890.

J.W. Blackburn, 1987, Prediction of Organic Chemical Fates in Biological Treatment Systems, Env. Prog., 6(4):217-223.

 

J.W. Blackburn and W.L. Troxler, 1984, Prediction of the Fates of Organic Chemicals in a Biological Treatment Process—An Overview, Env. Prog., 3(3):163-176.

 

K.N. Truong and J.W. Blackburn, 1984, The Stripping of Organic Chemicals in Biological Treatment Processes, Env. Prog., 3(3):143-152.

 

G.S. Sayler, A. Breen, J.W. Blackburn and O. Yagi, 1984, Predictive Assessment of Priority Pollutant Bio-Oxidation Kinetics in Activated Sludge, Env. Prog., 3(3):153-163.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1982, Organic Emission Control Devices, Env. Prog., 1(3):182-188.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1977, Removal of Salts from Process Wastewaters, Chem. Engr. Oct. 17:33-41.

 

Patents Awarded

 

J.W. Blackburn, U.S. Patent Number 6,730,224, May 4, 2004, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Methods and Systems for Treating Organic Materials.

 

J.W. Blackburn and G.S. Sayler, U.S. Patent 4,792,519,  December 20, 1988, Method for the Monitoring and Control of Microbial Populations.

 

J.W. Blackburn and G.S. Sayler, Based on U.S. Patent 4,792,519, Foreign Patents, Method for the Monitoring and Control of Microbial Populations.

 

Books and Dissertation

 

G.S. Sayler, R. Fox, and J.W. Blackburn, Eds., 1991, “Environmental Biotechnology for Waste Treatment,” Plenum, New York.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1988, “Frequency Response Analysis of Naphthalene Biotransformation Activity in a Biological Treatment System”, Ph.D. Dissertation, University Microfilms, Ann Arbor.

 

M.L. Rochkind-Dubinsky, G.S. Sayler and J.W. Blackburn, 1987, “Microbiological Decomposition of Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbons,” Marcel Dekker, New York.

 

M.L. Rochkind, J.W. Blackburn and G.S. Sayler, 1986, “Microbiological Decomposition of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds,” U.S. EPA, HWERL, Ci.

 

Book Chapters

 

J.W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, M. Mudragaddam, 2006. Offgas Recycle for Increased Heat Production from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste—Pilot Studies and Full-Scale Design, in Progress in Biomass and Bioenergy Research, Nova Publishers.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1996, Sources of Limitations in Bioremediation Removal Rates and Extents, “Organic Pollutants in the Environment,” Clay Minerals Society, pp. 137-172.

 

J.W. Blackburn, M.K. Lee, and W.C. Horn, 1995, Enhanced Treatment of Refinery Soils with “Open System” Slurry Reactors, “Biological Unit Processes for Hazardous Waste Treatment,” Battelle Press, Columbus, pp. 137-144.

 

M.J. McFarland, R.C. Sims and J.W. Blackburn, 1991, Use of Treatability Studies in Developing Remediation Strategies for Contaminated Soils, “Environmental Biotechnology,” Plenum Press, New York, 163-174.

G.S. Sayler and J. W. Blackburn, 1990, Biodegradative Processes and Biological Waste Treatment—Analysis and Control, “Agricultural and Synthetic Polymers: Biodegradability and Utilization,” American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., pp.13-31.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Is There an ‘Uncertainty Principle’ in Microbial Waste Treatment? “Biotreatment of Agricultural Wastewater,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 149-161.

 

G.S. Sayler and J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Modern Biology Methods: The Role of Biotechnology, “Biotreatment of Agricultural Wastewater,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp.53-71.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1979, Salt Separation/Recovery and Liquid Solid Waste Management, “Water 1978,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, pp. 111-118.

 

Proceedings

Yi Cui, James W. Blackburn, Liang Y.-N. 2010. Identifying the optimal parameters for yeast fermentation on crude glycerol for lipid production. Extended Abstract (on CD). American Institute of Chemical Engineers,  Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, CD,Utah USA, 2010

 

J. W. Blackburn, D. Das, Y., Liang, 2008, Invited lecture, Biohydrogen from Wastes, International Workshop on Biohydrogen Production Technology, February 2008, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

 

J. W. Blackburn, 2005, Heat Production from Renewable Livestock Wastes Using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, The 2005 Biohydrogen Technology Symposium and the 3rd International Workshop on Innovative Anaerobic Technology, Dec. 9-11, 2005, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

 

J.W. Blackburn, J. Cheng, Z. Wang, M. Mudragaddam, D. Ricca, K. Sunga, B. Swar, J. May, 2003, Aerobic Thermophilic Digestion: A Technical and Practical Option for Swine Manure Management, Proc. Pork Industry Conference, Dec. 11-12, 2003, Champaign, IL.

J. W. Blackburn, 2003, Comparison of Pilot-scale Batch and Semi-Continuous Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Reactor Energy Production, Ninth International Symposium on Animal Agricultural and Food Processing Waste, October 12-15, 2003, Research Triangle Park, NC.

J. W. Blackburn, Z, Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten, and E. Storment, 2001, Operating Results from a 1,000-gallon Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste System, International Symposium on Addressing Animal Production and Environmental Issues, Raleigh, NC, October 4, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, 2000, Energy Production and Use from Non-Biogas Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 11-15, 2000.  Pittsburgh, PA.

J. W. Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Reduction and Heat Production from Swine wastes Using Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, Eighth International Symposium on Animal Agricultural and Food Processing Waste, October 9-11, 2000, Des Moines, IA.

J.W. Blackburn, 1997, Open System Slurry Reactors for High Efficiency Remediation of Fresh or Aged Contaminated Soils, “Gas, Oil and Environmental Biotechnology IX”, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago.

J.W. Blackburn, W.K. Robbins, R.C. Prince, E.J. Harner, J.R. Clark, R.M. Atlas and J.B. Wilkinson, 1993, Experimental Comparisons in Petroleum Site Remediation, Preprints, Symposia, Bioremediation and Bioprocessing, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C., pp. 254-259.

J.W. Blackburn, 1990, Microbial Systems Analysis for Increased Predictive Reliability in Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Bioremediations, “Gas, Oil, and Coal Biotechnology I”, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, pp. 429-444.

G.S. Sayler, R.K. Jain, L. Houston, A. Ogram, C.A. Pettigrew, J.W. Blackburn and W.S. Riggsby, 1988, Applications for DNA Probes in Biodegradation Research, “Perspectives in Microbial Ecology”, 4th ISME, Yugoslavia, pp. 499-508.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1998, Problems in and Potential for Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, Proceedings, 1988 National Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, Pittsburgh, pp. 1-15.

 

D.J. Sikes, M.N. McCulloch, and J.W. Blackburn, 1984, The Containment and Mitigation of a Formaldehyde Rail Car Spill Using Novel Chemical and Biological In-Situ Treatment Techniques,  “Proc. Hazardous Material Spills Conference,” Nashville, pp. 38-44.

 

Invited Papers and Seminars

J. W. Blackburn, 2008, Invited, Biohydrogen from Waste Emphasis on Aerobic Organisms,  International Workshop on Biohydrogen Production Technology, IIT Khragpur, India.

 

J. W. Blackburn and S. Kamatam, 2007, Invited, Renewable Energy Use in Ethanol Production.  Advancing Renewable Energy—An American Rural Renaissance, Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture, St. Louis, Mo.

 

 

J. W. Blackburn, 2005, Heat Production from Renewable Livestock Wastes Using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, The 2005 Biohydrogen Technology Symposium and the 3rd International Workshop on Innovative Anaerobic Technology, Dec. 9-11, 2005, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

 

J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, 2002 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept., 2002.

J. W. Blackburn, 2002, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, Illinois State University, 2002.

J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana, August 29, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten, E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Pilot Plant, University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana, August 29, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten, E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Pilot Plant, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.

D. M. Ricca, E. Storment, Z. Wang, and J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Reduction of Fecal Bacteria in Benchtop and Large-Scale Aerobic-Thermophilic Batch Reactors, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.

J.W. Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste, Workshop—Evaluation of Comprehensive Approaches Needed to Improve the Handling of Farm Animal Manure and Benefit the Environment and the Farming Industry, Joint Institute for Energy and Environment, Knoxville, TN

J.W. Blackburn, 1999, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste, PorkExpo, Illinois Pork Producers Association, Peoria, IL.

J.W. Blackburn, 1998, Agreement Between Lab and Field Bioremediation Results, Seminar in Microbiology, SIUC.

J.W. Blackburn, 1997, Separation of Salts from Organics Using Electrodialysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Processes and Products Group, Cincinnati.

J.W. Blackburn, 1995, Substrate Limitations in Bioremediation Removal Rates and Extents, Clay Minerals Society Workshop, Baltimore.

J.W. Blackburn, M.K. Lee and W.C. Horn, 1994, Perturbations for Pollution Prevention and Profit, Pollution Prevention and Step-Out Remediation, Exxon Internal Symposium, The Woodlands.

J.W. Blackburn, 1991, Dynamic Systems Analysis to Improve Understanding and Performance of Biological Wastewater Treatment, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Vancouver.

J.W. Blackburn, 1990, Dynamic Microbial Systems Analysis to Improve Understanding and Performance of Wastewater Treatment Applications,  “Colloquium on Microbial Degradation of Organochlorine Compounds,” Pulp and Paper Centre, University of Toronto.

J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Systems Analysis for the Development, Optimization and Application of Environmental Biotechnical Processes, Chevron Biotechnology Symposium, Richmond, CA.

J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Improved Understanding and Performance of Biological Treatment Processes Through Microbial Systems Analysis, TCM Bioreact Chapter, Monsanto Co., St. Louis.

J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Improved Understanding of PAH Biological Degradation Using Gene Probes and Microbial Systems Analysis Techniques, EEI, EPRI, GRI Technology Transfer Seminar for Management of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites, Pittsburgh.

J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Problems in and Potential for Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, 1988 National Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, Dallas.

J.W. Blackburn, 1987, Is There an Uncertainty Principle in Microbial Waste Treatment?  Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla.

J.W. Blackburn, 1985, Biochemistry vs. Process Scaleup, Biological Detoxification/Destruction of Organic Contaminants Workshop, U.S. EPA, Cincinnati.

Papers at Meetings

Yi Cui, Yanna Liang, James W. Blackburn, Southern Illinois University, 2010, Biofuel Production From Industrial Waste Crude Glycerol Through Yeast Fermentation, 374bi Poster Session: Sustainability and Sustainable Biorefineries, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

 

 

Blackburn J.W. and S. Kamatam, 2007, Invited, Renewable Energy Use in Ethanol Production.  Advancing Renewable Energy—An American Rural Renaissance, Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture, St. Louis, Mo.

 

J.W. Blackburn and M. Mahesh (2004) Aerobic Thermophilic Hog Waste Digester for Coulterville.  Joint Annual Meeting on Food Safety, Ill. Dept of Public Health and Ill. Department of Agriculture, Peoria.

J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana, August 29, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten, E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Pilot Plant, University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana, August 29, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.

J. W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten, E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Pilot Plant, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.

D. M. Ricca, E. Storment, Z. Wang, and J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Reduction of Fecal Bacteria in Benchtop and Large-Scale Aerobic-Thermophilic Batch Reactors, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.

J.W. Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste, Workshop—Evaluation of Comprehensive Approaches Needed to Improve the Handling of Farm Animal Manure and Benefit the Environment and the Farming Industry, Joint Institute for Energy and Environment, Knoxville, TN

J.W. Blackburn, 1999, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste, PorkExpo, Illinois Pork Producers Association, Peoria, IL.

 

J. W. Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Reduction and Heat Production from Swine wastes Using Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, Eighth International Symposium on Animal Agricultural and Food Processing Waste, October 9-11, 2000, Des Moines, IA.

 

J.W.Blackburn, 1998, Problems with the Agreement Between Lab and Field Bioremediation Studies, 98th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta.

 

J.W. Blackburn and J. Cheng, 1998, Bioremediation of Petroleum Products on Artificial Soils, Materials Research Symposium, Carbondale.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1996, Open System Slurry Reactors for High Efficiency Remediation of Fresh or Aged Contaminated Soils, IGT Symposium for Gas, Oil and Environmental Biotechnology IX, Boulder.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1995, Limitations in Bioremediation Removal Rates and Extents, Clay Minerals Society Workshop, Baltimore.

 

J.W. Blackburn, M.K. Lee, and W.C. Horn, 1995, Enhanced Treatment of Refinery Soils with “Open System” Slurry Reactors,  Third International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego.

 

J.W. Blackburn, W.K. Robbins, R.C. Prince, E.J. Harner, J.R. Clark, R.M. Atlas and J.B. Wilkinson, 1993, Experimental Comparisons in Petroleum Site Remediation, 1993 National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Denver.

 

J.W. Blackburn and P.M. DiGrazia, 1991, Comparison of the Dynamic Naphthalene Biotransformation Response in Wastewater Activated Sludge and Continuous Soil Slurry Reactors, 41st Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Vancouver.

 

J.W. Blackburn, P.M. DiGrazia and O. Webb, 1989, Systems Analysis/Identification for Disclosing Metabolic Structure in Microbial Waste Treatment Systems, 197th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Dallas.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Problems in the Selection of Biological Rate Expressions and Parameters for Fate Predictions in Microbial Treatment, Society of Environ. Toxicology and Chemistry, Toronto.

 

P.M. DiGrazia, J.W. Blackburn, P.R. Bienkowski, B. Hilton, G.D. Reed, J.M.H. King, and G.S. Sayler, 1989, Development of a Systems Analysis Approach for Resolving the Structure of Biodegrading Soil Systems, 11th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Boulder.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Microbial Systems Analysis of Naphthalene Biotransformation Using Frequency Response Techniques, American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Miami Beach.

 

Feldhake, D.J., J.M.H. King and J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Phenotypic and Genotypic Screening of Naphthalene Degrading Bacteria,  American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Miami Beach.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Naphthalene Biotransformation Kinetics in a Dynamically Perturbed Biological Treatment System, HMCRI National Conference on Hazardous Waste Treatment by Genetically Engineered or Adapted Organisms, Washington D.C.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Microbial Systems Analysis for Increased Predictive Reliability in Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Bioremediations, Symposium on Gas, Oil and Coal Biotechnology, Institute of Gas Technology, New Orleans.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Reliable Environmental Biotechnology through Microbial Systems Analysis, Biochemical Engineering VI, Engineering Foundation, Santa Barbara.

 

J.W. Blackburn, R.K. Jain and G.S. Sayler, 1987, The Molecular Microbial Ecology of a Catabolic Genotype in a Biological Treatment Process, American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Atlanta.

 

J.W. Blackburn, G.S. Sayler and R.K. Jain, 1987, Variability of Biotransformation Rates in Complex Ecosystems, American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Atlanta.

 

J.W. Blackburn, T.L. Donaldson, R.K. Jain, and G.S. Sayler, 1987, The Molecular Microbial Ecology of a Catabolic Genotype in Activated Sludge, EPA Symposium on Biological Treatment of Hazardous Waste, Seattle.

 

R.K. Jain, J.W. Blackburn, and G.S. Sayler, 1986, The Use of Gene Probes to Monitor Catabolic Genotypes in a Continuous Mixed Culture Microbial System, Southern Symposium on In-Situ Treatment and Immobilization of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste, Knoxville.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1986, Competitive Physical and Chemical Processes in Biological Waste Treatment, Southern Symposium on In-Situ Treatment and Immobilization of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste, Knoxville.

 

M.L. Rochkind, G.S. Sayler and J.W. Blackburn, 1985, Microbial Pathways of Chlorinated Aromatic Compound Dissimilation, National Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas.

 

J.W. Blackburn, W.L.Troxler, and G.S. Sayler, 1984, Prediction of the Fate of Organic Chemicals in  a Biological Treatment Process--An Overview, Winter National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.

 

K.N. Truong and J.W. Blackburn, 1984, The Stripping of Organic Chemicals in Biological Treatment Processes, Winter National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.

 

J.W. Blackburn, W.L. Troxler, R.P. Zink and S.C. Meckstroth, 1984, The Adsorption of Organic Chemicals onto Biomass in Activated Sludge Processes, Winter National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.

 

G.S. Sayler, A. Breen, J.W. Blackburn, O. Yagi, 1984, Predictive Assessment of Priority Pollutant Bio-Oxidation Kinetics on Activated Sludge, Winter National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1981, Organic Emission Control Devices, Fall National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New Orleans.

 

J.W. Blackburn, 1979, Salt Separation/Recovery and Liquid-Solid Waste Management, Summer National Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Philadelphia.