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

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

Red Cedar Distinguished 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

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

Tricia Kiley

Co-Investigator in Bioproducts, Co-Investigator in Biodesign

Professor and Chair of Bimolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Conversion, Metabolism, Fe-S Proteins

Alexandra Kravchenko

Team Lead of Sustainable Environmental Performance

Professor of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University

Keywords: Sustainability, Soil Pores, Microscopy, Carbon Cycling