SIUE Research Centers Spotlight: NCERC – National Corn to Ethanol Research Center
Posted June 25, 2025
Disciplines: All
NCERC – National Corn to Ethanol Research Center
Dr. Yan Zhang yazhang@siue.edu
We are a motivated team of collaborators, validators and visionaries. Our unified goal is to make the world a better, more sustainable place to live. We are driven by a strong passion for excellence in everything we do.
We deliver superior results through adaptable, innovative thinking, supported by our plug-and-play facilities and unparalleled expertise in:
- Engineering Design
- Method Development
- Process Control and Automation
- Strong Client Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Protection
- Commercialization Services: Project Design, Proof of Concept, Third-Party Validation, Scale-Up
- Who we are:The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) is a nationally recognized research center dedicated to the development and commercialization of biotechnologies, including biofuels and bio-based chemicals and products. Our staff includes veteran engineers, operators, and scientists who have decades of cumulative experience and offer the experience needed to ensure the success of a research project.
- What we do:For twenty years, NCERC has achieved a legacy of success by playing an instrumental role in commercializing more than a hundred products that are now used in the commercial marketplace.
- How we do it:Through our contractual research services, NCERC's business model behaves similarly to that of a Contract Research Organization, and the facility is appropriate for testing for technologies ranging from Technology Readiness Level 1 through 8. Clients benefit from the ability to take their process from the lab- to pilot- to demonstration-scale, conveniently in one state-of-the-art facility. Companies of all sizes from around the world use the NCERC’s facilities to increase yield, optimize processes, test new technologies, and evaluate new products.
