JOSEPH STEVENS

2801 Chelsea Ct. Blacksburg, VA 24060 | 502-759-2801 | joses93@vt.edu

EDUCATION

Virginia Tech

B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering Expected 2016

AWARDS

Kentuckiana Alumni Chapter Scholarship 2012 – 2013

Distinguished University Scholar 2012 – 2013

J. Lawrence and Lucille G. Calhoun Scholarship Endowment 2013 – 2016

Peter H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Endowment 2014 – 2015

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Genetic modification of organisms to produce value-added chemicals,

production of alternative energy sources, environmental biotechnology

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy Laboratory

Paid Undergraduate Researcher May 2014 – December 2014

Provided support for Ph.D. candidate with large microbial fuel cell

project at wastewater treatment plant

Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory

Paid Undergraduate Researcher January 2015 – Current

Leader of research endeavor to genetically engineer yeast strains to

produce fatty alcohols

Publication submitted and awaiting acceptance

PUBLICATIONS

1. Chen Y, Sheng J, Jiang T, Stevens J, Feng X, Wei N. “Transcriptional profiling reveals molecular

basis and novel genetic targets for improved resistance to multiple fermentation inhibitors

in Saccharomyces cerevisiae” Biotechnol Biofuels. 2016, 9:9

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (* Presenter)

1. Stevens, J.*, Sheng, J. and Feng, X. Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce

long chain and medium chain fatty alcohols. The 2016 ASABE Annual International Meeting.

July 17 – 20, 2016, Orlando, Florida.