Dr. Eiteman wants students to understand and apply approaches to solving technical problems rather than just memorizing information, since many problems they will encounter don’t have easy answers. At the University of Georgia College of Engineering, he teaches courses in Mass Transfer, Biochemical Engineering, and Bioseparations. Dr. Eiteman's expertise is at the interface of metabolic engineering, bioprocess engineering and fermentation technology. He has also taught and engaged in research in Chennai, India at Anna University and IIT-Madras. Dr. Eiteman won the UGA Inventor of the Year Award in 2014. You can learn more about his teaching and research in this Focus on Faculty feature.

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1991
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1988
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1986

Awards and Honors

• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
• Fellow, Institute of Biological Engineering

Professional Appointments

• Professor, University of Georgia College of Engineering, 2002 - present
• Associate Professor, University of Georgia College of Engineering, 1996 - 2002
• Assistant Professor, University of Georgia Colege of Engineering, 1991 - 1996

Other Professional Experience

• Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors, 2021 - present
• Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 20118 - present

Area of Expertise

• Metabolic engineering
• Bioprocess engineering
• Fermentation technology

Publications and Scholarly Articles

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Patents

Genetically engineered microbes and methods for producing citramalate
U.S. Patent 10,731,185

Chimeric Enzymes for Conversion of Lignin-Derived Chemicals
U.S. Patent 10,087,425

Devices and Methods for Separating Particles 
U.S. Patent 9,873,126

Devices and Methods for Separating Particles
U.S. Patent U.S. 9,517,474

Substrate-Selective Co-Fermentation Process
European Patent 2,145,008B1

Substrate-Selective Co-Fermentation Process
U.S. Patent 9,212,346

Microbial Production of Pyruvate and Other Metabolites 
U.S. Patent 8,652,825

Substrate-Selective Co-Fermentation Process 
U.S. Patent 8,551,758

Microbial Production of Pyruvate and Pyruvate Derivatives 
U.S. Patent 8,278,076

 Microbial Production of Pyruvate and Pyruvate Derivatives 
U.S. Patent 7,749,740

Metabolically Engineered Organism for Enhanced Production of Oxaloacetate-Derived Chemicals
U.S. Patent 6,455,284

Links

Comprehensive Molecular BioEngineering Lab