Facilities

IV. COOPERATIVE LAB UNITS

Feed and Environmental Water Lab (FEW)
Coordinator: Dr. Paul Vendrell
Web: aesl.ces.uga.edu

2300 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-4356
Phone: 706-542-7690
Fax: 706-542-1474

This laboratory performs analysis of feeds, forages, foods, feed ingredients, natural waters, and industrial wastewater. Analyses include lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, fat, protein, total carbohydrates, and ash determination.

Soil, Plant, and Water Analysis Lab (SPW)
Coordinator: Dr. Leticia Sonon
Web: aesl.ces.uga.edu

2400 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-9150
Phone: 706-542-5350
Fax: 706-369-5734

This laboratory performs analysis of soil, plant tissue, water, animal waste, sludge, and cotton petioles.

Center for Molecular BioEngineering (CMBE)
Coordinator: Dr. Mark Eiteman
Web: www.engr.uga.edu/research/groups/cmbe

Driftmier Engineering Center
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4435
Fermentation Lab: 706-542-7801
Molecular Biology Lab: 706-542-1117
Fax: 706-542-8806
Email: cmbe@engr.uga.edu

The Center for Molecular BioEngineering (CMBE) focuses on research for the improvement of biological processes through metabolic engineering. Metabolic Engineering involves targeted alteration of biochemical pathways toward the goals of increased yield and productivity of biological products, or for enhanced biodegradation capabilities. Other general objectives of CMBE are to add economic value to underutilized food, agricultural, textile, and paper resources in the state of Georgia through Bioprocessing. CMBE has facilities for the maintenance of both anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms, and molecular biology techniques are routinely practiced on procaryotes and eukaryotes. We also conduct DNA microarray experiments to elucidate gene expression in relation to phenotype and fermentation performance.