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Last published 2026
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Robert Beitle

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Sr. Assoc Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Director of Research Integrity and Compliance

Also affiliated: University of Pittsburgh (1991–1993); Cornell University (2022); New York State College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (2022); University of Toledo (1999)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 2023.

18 h-index 61 pubs 1,163 cited

  • Escherichia coli
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • Metals
  • Fermentation
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Biotechnology
  • Proteins
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Plasmids
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Batch Cell Culture Techniques
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert Beitle's research has focused on the development and application of separation technologies, particularly in the fields of biotechnology and materials science. His work includes the preparation of immobilized metal affinity separation media for protein isolation and the characterization of metal affinity for green fluorescent protein. Beitle has also investigated the phase behavior of functional amphiphiles in supercritical carbon dioxide and the design of CO2-soluble surfactants and chelating agents.

More recently, his research has extended into the area of covalent organic frameworks (COFs), exploring their use in CO2 capture and fixation, as well as their application as ion exchange materials for biomolecule separation. He has also contributed to research on the production of butanol from macroalgae and the identification of phytochemicals in energy crops.

Beitle is currently serving as Co-PI on an NSF-funded RII Track-2 FEC grant totaling $5,999,758. This project focuses on developing a membrane purification platform for the continuous biomanufacturing of viral vectors and virus-like particles. His academic contributions are reflected in a scholarly record of 61 publications, with an h-index of 18 and over 1,100 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 61
  • Citations: 1,163

Positions

  • Sr. Assoc Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Director of Research Integrity and Compliance 2006–present
    University of Arkansas Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering ORCID
  • Jim L. Turpin Professor publications 1998–2025
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Silver In Motion: Enhancing Electrolytic Silver Dosing Through Integrated Static Mixing (2026)
  • On the Possibility of the 3D Printing of Active Pharmaceuticals (APs) on Long Duration Missions (2026)
  • Improved Catalytic Reaction of Biotemplated Palladium Nanoparticles through Immobilized Metal Affinity Purification (2023)
    Advances in Nanoparticles DOI OpenAlex
  • Cationic Covalent Organic Framework as an Ion Exchange Material for Efficient Adsorptive Separation of Biomolecules (2021)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 45 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Computational Elucidation of Recombinant Fusion Protein Effect on Peptide-Directed Nanoparticles (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Front Cover: Recombinant Peptide Fusion Protein‐Templated Palladium Nanoparticles for Suzuki‐Miyaura and Stille Coupling Reactions (ChemCatChem 11/2020) (2020)
    ChemCatChem DOI OpenAlex
  • Recombinant Peptide Fusion Protein‐Templated Palladium Nanoparticles for Suzuki‐Miyaura and Stille Coupling Reactions (2020)
    ChemCatChem 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recombinant peptide fusion construction for protein‐templated catalytic palladium nanoparticles (2020)
    Biotechnology Progress 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Covalent Organic Frameworks for the Capture, Fixation, or Reduction of CO2 (2019)
    Frontiers in Energy Research 151 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recombinant peptide fusion proteins enable palladium nanoparticle growth (2019)
    Materials Letters 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of a novel engineered E. coli host cell line platform with improved column capacity performance for ion-exchange chromatography (2017)
    Protein Expression and Purification 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Permeability enhancement of Escherichia coli by single‐walled carbon nanotube treatment (2017)
    Biotechnology Progress 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Production of an anti‐Candida peptide via fed batch and ion exchange chromatography (2016)
    Biotechnology Progress 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bio‐based extraction and stabilization of anthocyanins (2016)
    Biotechnology Progress 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alternate carbohydrate and nontraditional inducer leads to increased productivity of a collagen binding domain fusion protein via fed-batch fermentation (2016)
    Journal of Biotechnology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $5,999,758 total

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