Dr. May Wu is an environmental scientist at the Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory. Her current research interests are in the area of life cycle assessment of liquid transportation fuels and their sustainability. In particular, May conducts analysis for biofuels that produced via conventional and advanced conversion technologies from a number of feedstocks in various production plant types.

Since 2004, Dr. Wu has worked on development of biofuel life cycle pathways for GREET model to assess life cycle energy consumption and associated GHG emissions of cellulosic ethanol, corn ethanol, corn butanol, and sugarcane ethanol. May has participated in the RBAEF study, the 30x30 study, and most recently the study to examine consumptive water use in fuel production to address sustainable biofuel development.

Prior to this position, Dr. Wu was a senior research microbiologist at Nalco Chemical where she was responsible for R&D in microbial fouling monitoring and control in industrial water system. May’s postdoctoral work at Argonne National Laboratory covers microbial influenced corrosion, succinic acid fermentation, and membrane separation.

Dr. Wu holds several US patents and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Toxicology from Michigan State University.