Co-Investigators

William Rooney

Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Design

Professor of Soil and Crop Sciences, Borlaug-Monsanto Chair for Plant Breeding and International Crop Improvement, Texas A&M University

Keywords: Feedstocks, Sorghum

Troy Runge

Team Lead of Feedstock Variability & Processing

Patrick Walsh & Noreen Warren Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and CALS Associate Dean for Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Deconstruction, Lignocellulose chemistry, Pulp and paper science

Trey Sato

Team Lead of Microbial Optimization, Co-Investigator in Specialty Biofuels

Senior Scientist, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Conversion, Yeast Metabolism, Fermentation, Chemical Genomics

Canan Sener

Co-Investigator in Feedstock Variability & Processing

Scientist III, Wisconsin Energy Institute , University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Deconstruction, Lignin depolymerization

Shinhan Shiu

Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Productivity & Microbiome

Professor of Plant Biology, Michigan State University

Keywords: Feedstocks, Sustainability, Microbial ML, Machine Learning

Rebecca Smith

Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Design

Assistant Professor of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Feedstocks, Sorghum

Shannon Stahl

Co-Investigator of Feedstock Variability & Processing

Professor of Chemistry, Steenbock Professor of Chemical Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Deconstruction, Lignin Depolymerization

Michaela TerAvest

Team Lead of Biodesign

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University

Keywords: Conversion, Metabolic Engineering, Zymomonas

Kurt Thelen

Co-Investigator in Sustainable Environmental Performance

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

Keywords: Sustainability, Feedstocks, Agronomic Systems, Crops, Land Management

Michael G. Thomas

Team Lead of Bioproducts

Professor of Bacteriology, Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Conversion, Isopenoids, Conversion Residue

Lisa Tiemann

Co-Investigator in Sustainable Environmental Performance

Assistant Professor of Soil Biology, Michigan State University

Keywords: Sustainability, Nitrogen Cycling, Roots, Carbon Cycling

Reid Van Lehn

Co-Investigator in Feedstock Variability & Processing

Hung-Hougen Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Deconstruction, Separations, Modeling, Machine Learning

Ophelia Venturelli

Co-Investigator in Bioproducts

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry , University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Deconstruction, Separations, Modeling, Machine Learning

Berkley Walker

Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Productivity & Microbiome

Assistant Professor of Plant Biology, Michigan State University

Keywords: Sustainability, Carbon Cycling, Switchgrass, Carbon Fluxes

Elizabeth Wright

Co-Investigator in Biodesign

Henry Lardy Professor of Biochemistry and Director of Cryo-EM Facility, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Deconstruction, Separations, Modeling, Machine Learning

Yiying Xiong

Associate Director

Research program director, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Keywords: Hydropower, Biofuel, Food-energy-water nexus