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
NDSU Dept. 7620
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-7274
Fax: 701-231-1008
E-mail: scott.pryor@ndsu.edu

• Teaching - 20%
• Research - 80%

• Bioprocess Engineering
• Process Optimization
• Solid State and Liquid Fermentation Systems
• Processing of Proteins for Biobased Plastics

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

• Renewable Energy and Products from Biomass Grown in North Dakota: USDA/CSREES Special Grant
• Biobased Energy Educational Materials Exchange System (BEEMS): USDA CSREES Higher Education Challenge Grant - with Ohio State Univ., Michigan State Univ., Univ. of Idaho, and NC A&T.
• Transforming and Densifying Biomass in Regional Biomass Processing Center: North Central Sun Grant Initiative - with SDSU, SD School of Mines and Technology, Michigan State Univ., and Federal Machine (Fargo)
• Environmental and Economic Consequence of Biomass Feedstock Production in the Northern Great Plains: Specific Cooperative Agreement with USDA/ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (Mandan, ND)
• Enzymatic Pretreatment of Sugar Beet Pulp for Ethanol Production: 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: USDA NRI
• Synergy of Using Field Peas as an Ethanol Feedstock: APUC
• Analysis for a Cattle Feedlot and Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Facility Co-located with Blue Flint Ethanol: APUC/Great River Energy Feasibility
• Feasibility of Large Dairy Co-located with the Blue Flint Ethanol Plant: 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, 2009
• 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 450/650 - Bioprocess Engineering
• ABEN 456/656 - Biobased Energy