Assistant Professor

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Contact​​​​

• OFFICE: 4-
• PHONE: (966)-13-860-
• FAX: (966)-13-860-
• E-MAIL: robert.johnson@kfupm.edu.sa

Links

Personal We​bsite​

Education​​

• Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50010 Chemistry Ph.D. Dec 2014
• Washington State University Pullman, Washington 99164 Bioprocessing and Bioproducts Engineering MS. Aug 2009
• Minnesota State University,Mankato, Minnesota 56001 Biochemistry and Biotechnology BS. May 2007
• Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 General Education Gen. Ed.

Research​​

Representative Publications/Patents ​

• U. Zaher, Khachatryan, H., Ewing, T., Johnson, R.L., Chen, S., Stockle, C.O. Biomass assessment for potential bio-fuels production: simple methodology and case study. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 36, 2010, 182-192. DOI: 10.5276/JSWTM.2010.182
• Johnson R.L., Liaw, S., Ha, S., Lin, S., Garcia-Perez, M., Chen, S. Py-GCMS studies to evaluate hydro-thermal pretreatment as a way to enhance the production of sugars from the fast pyrolysis of wheat straw. Energy & Fuels, 23, 2009, 6242-6252. DOI: 10.1021/ef900742x
• Mao, J-D., Johnson, R. L., Lehmann, J., Olk, D. C., Neves, E. G., Thompson, M. L., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Abundant and Stable Char Residues in Soils: Implications for Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration. Environmental Science and Technology 46, 2012, 9571-9576. DOI: 10.1021/es301107c
• Johnson, R.L., Garcia-Perez, M., Liaw, S., Systems and Processes for Producing Biofuels from lignocellulosic materials. (2008) AP 27158-8026US00, Patent Pending.
• Johnson, R.L., Anderson, J.A., Shanks, B., Schmidt-Rohr, K., FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON MATRIX MATERIALS. Preliminary Patent; submitted 2-25-2014. SLW 900.278US1, ISURF 04178.