Scott W. Pryor
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Biological and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University

B.S. Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Cornell University

Room 104
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Building
North Dakota State University
Fargo ND 58105
Phone: 701-231-7274
Fax: 701-231-1008
E-mail: scott.pryor@ndsu.edu

• Teaching
• Research

• Bioprocess Engineering
• Process Optimization
• Solid State and Liquid Fermentation Systems

• Biomass pretreatment and fermentation for cellulosic ethanol production
• Fermentation of starch crops for ethanol production
• Protein utilization for industrial bioproducts
• Fiber processing for biocomposite formulation

• Enzymatic Pretreatment of Sugar Beet Pulp for Ethanol Production ($67,847) : ND SBARE, Sugarbeet Research and Education Board of MN and ND, and American Crystal Sugar
• Biodiesel Co-product Development: Utilization of Canola Meal and Canola Proteins for Industrial Bio-products ($99,562): USDA NRI
• Synergy of Using Field Peas as an Ethanol Feedstock ($45,000) : APUC
• Analysis for a Cattle Feedlot and Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Facility Co-located with Blue Flint Ethanol ($81,250) : APUC/Great River Energy Feasibility
• Feasibility of Large Dairy Co-located with the Blue Flint Ethanol Plant ($40,000) : Great River Energy

• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
• Institute of Biological Engineering
• American Society of Engineering Education
• Alpha Epsilon
  

• USDA/DOE Biomass Research and Development Grant Review Panel, 2007
• North Dakota Biomass Energy Taskforce, Jamestown, ND 2006
• World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
  • Advances in Bioprocessing track recorder, 2005
  • Bioprocessing of Agricultural Feedstocks track recorder, 2004
• The Northeast Sun Grant Initiative Regional Planning Meeting, Buffalo, NY 2004

• ABEN 499/696 - Biofuels
• ABEN 791 - Bioprocess Engineering