Co-Investigators

Rebecca Smith

Co-Investigator in Bioenergy Crop Design

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

Keywords: Feedstocks, Sorghum

Christine Sprunger

Co-Investigator

Associate professor of soil health, Michigan State University

Research summary: Sprunger's research focuses on the intersection of agriculture and the environment, where she investigates how various agricultural management practices impact soil health and ecosystem services.

Keywords: Soil health; ecosystem services; crop resilience; microbiome

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

Josh Vermaas

Co-Investigator

Assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Michigan State University

Keywords: Biodesign, Computational Microscopy, Zymomonas mobilis

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

Cristal Zuniga

Co-Investigator

Assistant professor of biology, San Diego State University

Keywords: NGS, Big Data, Systems Biology, Metabolic Modeling