University of Minnesota Energy Directory

University of Minnesota

James L. Anderson
Water Resources Center
ander045@umn.edu
Interests:  terrestrial carbon sequestration.

Eray Aydil
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
aydil@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using nanotechnology.

Bill Berguson
University of Minnesota Duluth
Natural Resources Research Institute
bberguso@umn.edu
Interests:  hybrid poplar trees for renewable energy plantations.

Kenneth Bickel
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Center for Diesel Research
bicke006@umn.edu
Interests: biodiesel, testing biofuels in engines.

David Blank
Department of Chemistry
blank009@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using organic photovoltaics.

Daniel Bond
Biotechnology Institute
dbond@umn.edu
Interests:  microbial fuel cells.

John Carmody
Center for Sustainable Building Research
carmo001@umn.edu
Interests:  designing buildings for energy efficiency.

James Cotner
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
cotne002@umn.edu
Interests: wetland carbon sequestration.

Greg Cuomo
West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris
cuomogj@umn.edu
Interests: wind energy, wind to hydrogen and ammonia fertilizer.

Dean Current
Department of Forest Resources
curre002@umn.edu
Interests: sustainable woody biomass harvest guidelines.

Jane Davidson
Department of Mechanical Engineering
david020@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy; solar thermal heating systems.

William Durfee
Department of Mechanical Engineering
wkdurfee@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen production from sunlight.

Vernon Eidman
Department of Applied Economics
veidman@umn.edu
Interests: economics of renewable energy systems, economics of ethanol.

Michael Flickinger
Biotechnology Institute
flick001@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen from carbohydrates.

Lorraine Francis
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
lfrancis@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy; solar thermal heating systems.

Lee Frelich
Department of Forest Resources
freli001@umn.edu
Interests:  sustainable woody biomass (forest) harvest guidelines.

C. Daniel Frisbie
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
frisb001@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using organic photovoltaics.

Susan Gibson
Department of Plant Biology
gibso043@umn.edu
Interests: plant breeding to increase energy crop yield.

Wayne Gladfelter
Department of Chemistry
gladf001@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using ink jet technology.

Philip Goodrich
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
goodrich@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen from farm animal waste, on-farm applications.

Marc Hillmyer
Department of Chemistry
hillm010@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using organic photovoltaics.

Gregg Johnson
Southern Research and Outreach Center (Waseca)
johns510@umn.edu
Interests: growing biomass (agricultural plants) for energy production.

Wendell Johnson
University of Minnesota Crookston
wjohnson@mail.crk.umn.edu
Interests: hybrid poplar trees for renewable energy plantations.

Nicholas Jordan
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
jorda020@umn.edu
Interests: sustainable systems for biomass energy production.

Romas Kazlauskas
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
rjk@umn.edu
Interests: biodegradable plastics.

Kenneth Keller
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
khkeller@umn.edu
Interests: carbon-neutral energy systems in the Upper Midwest.

Arkady Khodursky
Biotechnology Institute
khodu001@umn.edu
Interests:  hydrogen from bacteria.

David Kittelson
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Center for Diesel Research
kitte001@umn.edu
Interests: biodiesel, testing biofuels in engines, plug-in hybrids.

Uwe Kortshagen
Department of Mechanical Engineering
korts001@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using nanotechnology.

Thomas Kuehn
Department of Mechanical Engineering
kuehn001@umn.edu
Interests: designing buildings for energy efficiency.

Frank Kulacki
Department of Mechanical Engineering
kulac001@umn.edu
Interests: hybrid wind-solar energy generation; solar thermal heating systems.

Jennifer Kuzma
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
kuzma007@umn.edu
Interests:  full cost accounting of energy systems, energy policy.

Paul Lefebvre
Department of Plant Biology
pete@umn.edu
Interests:  hydrogen from algae.

Kent Mann
Department of Chemistry
krm@umn.edu
Interests: photochemical production of hydrogen.

Susan Mantell
Department of Mechanical Engineering
mante001@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy; solar thermal heating systems.

Alfred Marcus
Department of Strategic Management and Organization
amarcus@umn.edu
Interests: marketing of hybrid vehicles.

Joseph McFadden
Department of Ecology Evolution and Behavior
mcfadden@umn.edu
Interests: full carbon accounting.

Ned Mohan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
mohan@umn.edu
Interests: wind energy; efficient conversion of renewable energy.

Vance Morey
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
rvmorey@umn.edu
Interests: biomass utilization for energy.

David Norris
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
dnorris@umn.edu
Interests: solar energy using nanotechnology.

Lissa Pawlisch
Agricultural Experiment Station Regional Partnerships
pawl0048@umn.edu
Interests: community partnerships for renewable energy.

Steve Polasky
Department of Applied Economics
polasky@umn.edu
Interests:  full cost accounting of energy systems, energy policy.

Shri Ramaswamy
Department of Bio-Based Products
shri@umn.edu
Interests: biodegradable products and plastics.

Peter Reich
Department of Forest Resources
preich@umn.edu
Interests: effect of CO2 changes on biomass growth.

Roger Ruan
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Center for Biorefining
ruanx001@umn.edu
Interests: biofuels from crop residues.

Lanny Schmidt
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
schmi001@umn.edu
Interests:  hydrogen from ethanol.

Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
schmi232@umn.edu
Interests: biodegradable plastics.

Craig Sheaffer
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
sheaf001@umn.edu
Interests: growing biomass for energy production.

Carolyn Silflow
Department of Plant Biology
silfl001@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen from algae.

William Smyrl
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
smyrl001@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen fuel cells, solar energy using ink jet technology.

Friedrich Srienc
Biotechnology Institute
srienc@umn.edu
Interests: biodegradable plastics.

Paul Strykowski
Department of Mechanical Engineering
pstry@umn.edu
Interests: biodiesel.

Shinya Sugita
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
sugit001@umn.edu
Interests: wetland carbon sequestration.

Steven Taff
Department of Applied Economics
sjtaff@umn.edu
Interests: carbon-neutral energy systems in the Upper Midwest.

Douglas Tiffany
Department of Applied Economics
tiffa002@umn.edu
Interests:  economics of renewable energy systems, economics of ethanol.

Peter Tiffin
Department of Plant Biology
ptiffin@umn.edu
Interests: of CO2 changes on biomass growth effect.

Michael Tsapatsis
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
tsapa001@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen from biomass.

Ulrike Tschirner
Department of Bio-Based Products
tschi007@umn.edu
Interests: ecologically friendly pulp and paper production.

Marc von Keitz
Biotechnology Institute
vonkeitz@umn.edu
Interests: biotechnology research, ethanol production, industrial applications.

Lawrence Wackett
Biotechnology Institute
wacke003@umn.edu
Interests: producing biofuels from bacteria.

Elizabeth Wilson
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
ewilson@umn.edu
Interests: geologic CO2 sequestration.

Donald Wyse
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
wysex001@umn.edu
Interests: growing biomass for energy production.

Jun Zhu
Southern Research and Outreach Center
zhuxx034@umn.edu
Interests: hydrogen from farm animal waste.