Prof. Charles G. Dismukes is the Principal Investigator of an award from The Global Climate and Energy Project, totaling $1,220,127. The three-year Project titled:  Robust Microalgal Production Strains for High Yield Growth on Fossil Flue Gas: Toward Cost Effective Biofuels and CO₂ Mitigation. This project aims to develop microalgal strains for high carbon dioxide (CO2) and high temperature tolerances, along with increased lipid yields, through random and targeted mutagenesis. A major collaborator on this project comes from Co-PI Dr. Jun Cheng at Zhejiang University, China, where the engineered strains will be evaluated for mass production. The Rutgers’ project benefits from a collaboration with Prof. Christoph Benning at Michigan State University, who is developing genetic engineering strategies for Nannochloropsis oceanica.