Contact
Department of Bioresource Engineering
Macdonald Campus, McGill University
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec H9X 3V9
Tel.: 514-398-7967
Fax: 514-398-8387
mark [dot] lefsrud [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Dr. Lefsrud)
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Interests
Mark Lefsrud’s training is in the disciplines of Bioresource Engineering and Plant Sciences. He is currently conducting research using mass spectrometry to determine protein expression in microoranisms. Projects in this area have been investigating protein expression in fermentation, sludge, acid mine drainage, ocean, soil and plant / microbe communities. Further research is investigating methods to improve microbe and plant growth in both controlled environments and field conditions focusing on nutrient delivery systems and light systems. Information gathered from measuring the stress responses of organisms allow for improved development of the growing system.
Previous Work Experience
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Researcher in proteomics, mass spectrometry and bacterial communities in acid mine drainage systems and biofuel fermentation communities.
- ORBITEC, Madison, Wisconsin. Design and development of space flight hardware for f the International Space Station.
- Computalog, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Field Engineer Well Logger.
- Lefsrud Seed and Processor, Viking, Alberta, Canada.
Affiliations
- Professional Engineer with APEGGA (Association of Profession Engineers Geologists and Geophysicist of Alberta)
- ASHS (American Society of Horticultural Scientists)
- ASABE/CSBE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
- SE 303 Environment of Plant Structures, ASABE
Courses
- BREE 314 Agri-Food Buildings
- BREE 327 Bio-Environmental Engineering
- BREE 504 Instrumentation and Control
- BREE 520 Food, Fibre and Fuel Elements
- BREE 530 Fermentation Engineering
- BREE 607 Eng Aspects of Plant Environ