Johannes (Hans) van Leeuwen, Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor of Engineering, and professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering and agricultural and biosystems engineering, hopes to develop a solution to world hunger.
Fungi from ethanol byproducts takes about two days to grow, a process van Leeuwen calls “lightning-speed” farming. The fungi is high in protein, essential amino acids and oils, making it a nutritious supplement.
“We could honestly save millions of lives worldwide by using this waste product from the Midwest,” said van Leeuwen.