Prof. Dr. Amin Mirkouei is an
associate professor of renewable and sustainable manufacturing in the College
of Engineering at the University of Idaho, a certified professional engineer
(PE), an experienced technologist, and a sustainability contributor at Forbes
Magazine. He obtained his B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Islamic Azad
University in 2009, his M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of
Tehran in 2011, and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Oregon State
University in 2016. Prof. Dr. Mirkouei has over 13 years of experience
contributing and leading cross-disciplinary projects in decarbonization
technologies, renewable materials, sustainable energy systems, design and
manufacturing, cyber-physical control and optimization, and operations
research, particularly renewable fuels, green chemicals, and rare earth
elements and minerals from various waste streams, such as biomass feedstocks,
plastics wastes, e-wastes, and animal manure. He is a major advisor in
industrial technology, mechanical engineering, biological engineering, and
environmental science programs at the University of Idaho, where he directs the
Renewable and Sustainable Manufacturing Laboratory (RSML).
Dr. Kasia M. Duellman is an Associate
Professor and Extension Seed Potato Specialist in the Department of Entomology,
Plant Pathology and Nematology at the University of Idaho. She obtained her B.S.
from Arizona State University in 1989, her M.S. from the University of
Minnesota in 1993, and her Ph.D. from North Dakota State University in 2015. Dr.
Duellman’s research focuses on seed potato production, with the overall goal of
improving quality. Her specific emphasis is on pathogens important to seed
potato production and seed health and seed-related aspects of commercial potato
production.
