June 20, 2024 -- Emma Brace, Assistant Professor, Boston College鈥� Department of Engineering, 鈥媤ith her students Avery Suza MCAS '26鈥�, Luke Baxter MCAS '27, and Melanie Cotta MCAS '26鈥� in 245 Beacon. The team鈥� is conducting summer 鈥媟esearch 鈥媍鈥媜mpleting xylitol assays, measuring how much xylitol the fermentations produced using a spectrophotometer. The assay causes a color change resulting in a gradient of samples/colors.

The Brace Lab at Boston College leads research in bioprocessing, downstream separations and recovery of biomolecules and bioproducts, and quantitative sustainable design [including techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA)] of bioproducts and biorefineries.

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