Co-Investigators
Daniel Amador-Noguez
Co-Investigator in Specialty Biofuels, Co-Investigator in Bioproducts
Associate Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Conversion, metabolic flux, metabolomics
Jean-Michel Ané
Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Productivity & Microbiome
Professor of Bacteriology and Agronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: plant-microbe symbioses, plant genetics, bacterial genetics, fungal genetics
Bruno Basso
Team Lead of Integrated Systems Modeling
MSU Foundation Professor, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University
Keywords: Sustainability, field imagery, modeling, drones
Gregory Bonito
Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Productivity & Microbiome
Associate Professor of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
Keywords: Sustainability, microbiome, fungi, roots
Michael Botts
High-throughput BioDesign Facility Leader
Scientist II, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: metabolomics, bioproducts, conversion, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zymononas mobilis
Federica Brandizzi
Science Director, Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Design
MSU Foundation Professor, Professor of Plant Biology , Michigan State University
Keywords: Feedstocks, Sorghum
Jiquan Chen
Co-Investigator in Sustainable Environmental Performance
Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
Keywords: Sustainability, Albedo, Energy Fluxes, Carbon Fluxes
Joshua Coon
Co-Investigator in Biodesign
Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry and Chemistry , University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Conversion, Proteomics, Metabolites
Bruce Dale
Co-Investigator in Integrated Systems Modeling
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Keywords: Sustainability, Deconstruction, LCA Modeling, AFEX
Timothy Donohue
Director, Co-Investigator in Bioproducts, Co-Investigator in Biodesign, Co-Investigator in Microbial Optimization
Ira L. Baldwin Professor of Bacteriology, UW Foundation Fetzer-Bascom Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Conversion, Lignin, Conversion Residue
Sarah Evans
Co-Investigator in Sustainable Environmental Performance
Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University
Keywords: Sustainability, Soil, Nitrogen Cycling, Microbiome
Brian Fox
Co-Investigator in Biodesign
Marvin J. Johnson Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Deconstruction, Enzymes
Audrey Gasch
Co-Investigator in Microbial Optimization
Professor of Genetics , University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Conversion, Chemical Genomics
Holly Gibbs
Co-Investigator in Integrated Systems Modeling
Professor of Geography , University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Sustainability, Atlas, Marginal Lands, Modeling
Bjoern Hamberger
Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Design, Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Productivity & Microbiome
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, James K. Billman, Jr., M.D. Endowed Professor, Michigan State University
Keywords: Conversion, Feedstocks, Terpenes
Kyung-Hwan Han
Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Design
Professor of Horticulture , Michigan State University
Keywords: Feedstocks, Poplar, Plan Transformation
Eric Hegg
Co-Investigator in Sustainable Environmental Performance
Professor and Associate Dean for Budget, Planning, Research and Administration, Michigan State University
Keywords: Deconstruction, Lignin Depolymerization, Enzymes, Thiol-Activated Lignin Depolymerization, Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Activity, Nitrogen Isotopes
Chris Todd Hittinger
Team Lead of Specialty Biofuels, Co-Investigator in Bioproducts
Professor of Genetics , University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Conversion, Yeast, Genomics, Metabolism, Genetics
Steve Karlen
Co-Investigator in Feedstock Variability & Processing
Scientist III, Wisconsin Energy Institute , University of Wisconsin–Madison
Keywords: Lignin biosynthesis, Structure, Lignocellulosic bioprocessing, Synthetic methodology, Analytical instrumentation
Cheryl Kerfeld
Co-Investigator in Biodesign
Hanna Distinguished Professor of Structural Bioengineering, Michigan State University
Keywords: Conversion, Microcompartments