Ph.D., Chemical Physics, University of Texas, Austin, 2006, IMCC exchange fellow, Université de Lille I/ University of Texas, Austin, 2001, B.S., Physics (with honors), minors in Mathematics and Chemistry, Université de Lille I, Lille, France, 2001, Mathématiques Speciales, Lycée Faidherbe, Lille, France, 1998, Mathématiques Superieures, Lycée Faidherbe, Lille, France, 1997. Senior Research Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 2010–present Research Scientist, NREL, 2008–2010, Research Associate, Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, 2006–2008, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2001–,2006, Visiting Research Fellow, Universitt Mainz, Germany, Institut fr Physikalische Chemie, 2004 and 2005

Development of thermophilic bacteria for improved biomass deconstruction.Biomass degrading mechanisms of thermophilic bacteria. Metabolic modeling and pathway engineering in microbes for upgrading sugar to fuels and high value chemicals. Metabolic enzyme characterization, modeling, and engineering (thermostability, cofactor specificity, binding, rate limiting step). Characterization, modeling, and engineering of biomass degrading enzymes from mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria. Quantum chemical calculations for the study of thermochemical properties and processes