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Sustainable Bioenergy Cropping Systems

When it comes to biodiversity, some biofuel crops are better than others

The type of bioenergy crops we plant – as well as where and how we plant them – could have huge impacts on biodiversity. A new study finds some ‘next generation’ solutions aren’t much better than the first.

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| Patty Bonito

This fall, professors Eric Patterson (Coordinator), Margaret Fleming, Addie Thompson, Sarah Lebeis, Erin Burns, and Sasha Kravchenko have started a new partnership with Ecotek to introduce youths to the research being done in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences. 

| Propelling Women In Power Podcast

This week we sat down with Rebecca (Becky) Ong, Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University, as she shares her journey from her childhood love of plants to her groundbreaking research converting them into biofuels.

| Britta Wellenstein
The 2023 recipient of the Jennifer L. Reed Bioenergy Science Award is Cheyenne Lei, a GLBRC researcher who recently earned a Ph.D. in geography from Michigan State University. Lei is now a research fellow with the Institute for Global Change Biology at the University of Michigan. Read about her long love of geography, her research into agricultural climate impacts, and what this award means to her.
| Britta Wellenstein

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center researchers Ben Hall and Daniel Parrell are the winners of the 2023 Outreach and Service Award in recognition of their contributions to the center’s mission.  

| Britta Wellenstein
We sat down with Daven Khana, a Ph.D. candidate in the DAN Lab led by Daniel Amador-Noguez at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to talk about the relationship between metabolism and bioenergy, what attracted him to UW–Madison, and what he plans on doing after graduation.
| Propelling Women In Power Podcast

Rock-licking teen to two-time All American track athlete to albedo expert. Today's guest, Cheyenne Lei, Great Lakes Bioenergy researcher, shares how her path as an international student-athlete combined with her passion for field research and mentorship led her to a Ph.D. in geography at Michigan State University.

| Cameron Rudolph

Newly published research from Michigan State University demonstrates how to evaluate soil carbon stock changes more accurately. This calculation has significant implications on measuring the actual environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture practices and economic consequences through emerging carbon markets.

| Chris Hubbuch

Troy Runge grew up around silos. As the new director of agricultural and life science research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he’s hoping to tear some down.

| Chris Hubbuch

Commonly known as brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae tends to get credit for bread, beer, wine, ethanol and just about any other product of fermentation. 

| Propelling Women In Power
Anne-Sophie Bohrer, Training Coordinator at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, shares her journey through science and how she now paves the way for others to succeed in STEM. If you're looking for inspiration and practical advice on how to build resilience in any career path, this podcast episode is a must-listen.

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