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2009 Optinol Inc.
Title: Improvement of butanol production
2004-2006 Korea Science and Engineering Foundation
Title: Production of high-value added products from lignocellulosic biomass
Patent
Donal F. Day and Misook Kim (2009). Potential Antifungal Cellobio-oligosaccharides Produced by Dextransucrase. WO 2009/129525 A2
Publications
1. Misook Kim, Giovanna Aita, and Donal F. Day : Compositional Changes in Sugarcane Bagasse on Low Temperature, Long-term Diluted Ammonia Treatment. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. (accepted)
2. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Butanol Production from Sugarcane Juices. International Sugar Journal, (accepted)
3. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Optimization of Oligosaccharide Synthesis from Cellobiose by Dextransucrase. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Vol. 148, p 189-198 (2008)
4. D. F Day, G. Dequeiroz, C-H, Chung and M. Kim : By-products from Bagasse. International Sugar Journal, Vol. 110, p. 7-12 (2008)
5. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : A new anti-fungal with potential for smut and rust control. ASI Annual Factory Operations, p. 23-34 (2008)
6. Meesook Kim, Eul-Sang Kim, Mi-Hyoun Park, Sung-Joo Hwang and Yoonhwa Jeong : Saengsik , a Korean Raw Food Products Decrease Blood Glucose and Increase Survival Rate in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Journal of Medicinal Food, Vol. 7, p. 162-167 (2004)
7. Misook Kim and Yoonhwa Jeong : Fermentative Properties of Taurine added Kimchi. Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life. Vol. 14, p. 438-442 (2004)
8. Meesook Kim, Hye-Ran Yang and Yoonhwa Jeong : Mineral Contents of Milled and Brown Rice. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol. 33, p. 443-446 (2004)
9. Meesook Kim, Jin-Il Jeong, Eul-Sang Kim and Yoonhwa Jeong : Amino Acid Composition of Milled and Brown Rices. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol. 32, p. 1385-1389 (2003)
10. In-Ho Kim, Yoonhwa Jeong, Meesook Kim, Mi-Hyung Lim, Sujeong Choi, Jong-Wook Hong, Oh-Kwon, Byung-Jun Min, Won-Bak Lee and Eul-Sang Kim : Effect of Taurine Supplementation on Growth Performance, Backfat Thickness and Cholesterol and Taurine Concentrations in Finishing Pigs. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol. 32, p.598-602 (2003)
11. Meesook Kim and Yoonhwa Jeong : Extraction and Electrophoretic Characterization of Rice Proteins. Nutraceuticals & Food, Vol. 7, p. 437-441 (2002)
12. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Cellobiose Production using a Cellulase Modification System. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. (submitted)
Presentations
1. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Lime Pretreatment of Lignocellulose Biomass for Bio-ethanol Production. ASM-SCB. November, 2009, Thibodaux, LA
2. Kun-Jun Han, Misook Kim, Donal F. Day, Wink Alison, and William D. Pitman : Sweet Sorghum from Production Management to Evaluation as Biofuel Feedstock. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. November, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA
3. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Butanol production from sugarcane juices. ISSCT. will be presented in April, 2010, Mexico
4. Adam Hoogewind, Misook Kim, and Donal F. Day : Butanol Production from Sugarcane Juices. CPERC. August, 2009, Baton rouge, LA
5. Misook Kim, Kun-Jun Han, and Donal F. Day : Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum, a Potential Energy Feed Stock for Bio-ethanol Production. BIT’s 2nd Annual World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology. April, 2009, Seoul, Korea
6. Misook Kim, Giovanna A. DeQueiroz, and Donal F. Day : Compositional Changes in Sugarcane Bagasse on Low Temperature, Long-term Ammonia Treatment. 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. May, 2009, San Francisco, CA
7. Chang-Ho Chung, Misook Kim, Kun-Jun Han, and Donal F. Day : Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum for Ethanol Production. 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. May, 2009, San Francisco, CA
8. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Response Surface Methodological Approach for Optimization of Cellobiose. 30th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. May, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana
9. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Oligosaccharide Synthesis from Cellobiose by Dextransucrase. 29th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. April, 2007, Denver, Colorado
10. D.F. Day, G. Dequeiroz, C-H. Chung and M. Kim : By-products from Bagasse. ISSCT, July, 2007, South Africa
11. Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : Cellobiose Production using Cellulase Inhibition. 28th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, April, 2006, Nashville, Tennessee
12. Misook Kim, Zhimin Xu, Luis S. M. Bento and Donal F. Day : Antioxidant Activities of Methanol Extracts from Sugarcane Syrup. IFT annual meeting, June, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana
13. Meesook Kim, Mal-young Lim, Myoungseob Yoon, Kun-young Kim, Seong-bin Lim and Yoonhwa Jeong : Fermentative Properties of Taurine added Kimchi. East Asian Society of Dietary Life, 2004, Seoul, Korea.
14. Meesook Kim, Eul-Sang Kim, Sung-Joo Hwang , Mi-Hyoun Park and Yoonhwa Jeong : Effect of Saengsik on Survival Rate in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. 53rd Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, May, 2003, Seoul, Korea
15. Meesook Kim and Yoonhwa Jeong : Purification and Characterization of Protease from Flatfish (Paralichthys olivaceus). 70th Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Technology, June, 2003, Kyongjoo, Korea
16. Sujeong Choi, Meesook Kim, Mi-Hyung Lim, Oseok Kwon, Won-Bak Lee, Byung-Jun Min, In-Ho Kim, Yoonhwa Jeong and Eul-Sang Kim : Effect of Byproducts of Squid on Lipid Contents in Finishing Pigs, Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, Choongbuk, Korea
17. Meesook Kim, Hyun-Ku Kim, Jin-Il Jeong and Yoonhwa Jeong : Extraction and Electrophoretic Characterization of Milled Rice Proteins. 68th Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Technology, May, 2002, Seoul, Korea
18. Eul-Sang Kim, Yoonhwa Jeong, In-Ho Kim, Meesook Kim, Mi-Hyung Lim, Oh-Kwon, Jong-Wook Hong, Won-Bak Lee and Byung-Jun Min: Effect of Taurine Supplementation on Lipid contents in Finishing Pigs. 51st Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, June, 2002, Jinjoo, Korea
19. Meesook Kim, Jin-Il Jeong, Seong-Kon Kim and Yoonhwa Jeong : Study on Fractionation and Electrophoretic Patterns of Brown Rice Proteins. 51st Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, June, 2002, Jinjoo, Korea
20. H.K. Kim, M.K. Rha, C.Choi, M. Kim and Y. Jeong : Functional Characteristics of Herb Extracts. IFT annual meeting, June, 2002, Anaheim, CA
21. Mi-Hyung Lim, Meesook Kim, Oh-Kwon, Jong-Wook Hong, Won-Bak Lee, Byung-Jun Min, Yoonhwa Jeong, In-Ho Kim and Eul-Sang Kim : Effect of Taurine Supplementation on Taurine and Lipid contents in Finishing Pigs. 52nd Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, November, 2002, Iksan, Korea
22. H.K. Kim, Y. Jeong, M. Kim and J.H. Kwon: Storage Quality and Shelf life of Frozen Shrimp. IFT Annual Meeting June, 2001, New Orleans, LA
23. Yoojin Hwang, Jeonghyeon Kim, Meesook Kim, Hyun-Ku Kim, Jin-Bong Hwang, and Yoonhwa Jeong : Comparison on Mineral and Amino Acid Contents of Brown Rice and Milled Rice. Conference of Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, November, 2000, Seoul, Korea
Invited Talks and Seminars
Misook Kim and Donal F. Day. Lime Pretreatment of Lignocellulose Biomass for Bio-ethanol Production. ASM-SCB. Thibodaux, Louisiana, November 7, 2009
Misook Kim. Ethanol Production from Cellulosic Feedstock, Korea Accelerator and Plasma Research (KAPRA), Gangwon, Korea, June 16, 2008
Misook Kim. Enzymatic Production and Biological Activities of Cellobio-oligosaccharides, Dankook University, June 19, 2008
Misook Kim and Donal F. Day : A new anti-fungal with potential for smut and rust control. ASI Annual Factory Operations Seminar, April 22, 2008, Saint Gabriel, Louisiana
2009-present Assistant Professor, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
2008-2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter
2004-2008 Research Assistant, Department of Food Science, Louisiana State University
2000-2004 Research Assistant, Department of Food and Human Nutrition, Dankook University
2001-2002 Teaching Assistant, Department of Food and Human Nutrition, Dankook University
Ph.D. Industrial Microbiology (2008)
Department of Food Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
Dissertation: Enzymatic Production and Biological Activities of Cellobio-oligosaccharides from Lignocellulose
M.S. Enzymology (2003)
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Dankook University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis: Characteristics of Protease from Flatfish
B.S. Food Science and Human Nutrition (2001)
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Dankook University, Seoul, Korea
