University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

William E. Artz
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
wartz@uiuc.edu
Interests: biodiesel stability, biodiesel synthesis; alternative uses for glycerol, a biodiesel byproduct.

Larry Berger
Department of Animal Sciences
llberger@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: systems optimizing both food and fuel production from the same land/crop.

Kaustubh Bhalerao
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
bhalerao@cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: Biofuel co-products. 

Hans Blaschek
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB), Assistant Dean and Director, Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER)
blaschek@uiuc.edu
Interests: genomics of bio-butanol producing Clostridium beijerinckii; bioprocessing.

Hans J. Bohnert
Department of Crop Sciences and Director of the W.M. Keck Center
bohnerth@life.uiuc.edu
Interests: Genetics of regulatory pathways in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis; correlation between lignin and cellulose biosyntheses.

Germán Bollero
Department of Crop Sciences
gbollero@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: miscanthus and switchgrass as candidates for biofuels.

John Braden
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
jbb@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interest: water resources and policies; biofuels; bioproducts.

David Bullock
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
dsbulloc@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: economics and policy of bioenergy.

Munir Cheryan
Research Professor
mcheryan@uiuc.edu
Interests: bioprocessing; fermentation; corn refining; soybean and vegetable oil processing.

John Cronan
Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry
j-cronan@life.uiuc.edu
Interests: Biosynthesis

Mark David
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
mbdavid@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: Water quality; nitrogen and phosphorus cycling; biogeochemistry, environmental impacts of biofuels.

Ted Funk
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Extension Specialist
funkt@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interest: manure management and conversion.

Peter Goldsmith
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and Executive Director of the National Soybean Research Laboratory
pgoldsmi@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interest: biofuels business economics and strategy.

Alan Hansen
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
achansen@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: biofuels combustion research; biodiesel.

Geoff Hewings
Department of Geography and Economics
Hewings@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: transportation and biofuels evaluation.

Jay Kesan
Department of Law, Director of UIUC Program in Intellectual Property & Technology Law
kesan@law.uiuc.edu
Interests: biofuels policy. 

Madhu Khanna
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB)
Khanna1@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: modeling and economics of biofuels supply chain; economics and environmental effects of biofuel production.

Gregory Knott
Associate Director of the Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER)
Gknott63@ad.uiuc.edu
Interests: facilitation of UIUC campus bioenergy-related activities.

Dimitrios Kyritsis
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Kyritsis@ad.uiuc.edu
Interest: biofuel-related research with an emphasis on biofuel combustion and ethanol; butanol electrosprays.

Chia-Fon Lee
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
cflee@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: biofuels combustion research.

Stephen Long
Energy Bioscience Institute, Lead Investigator
Department of Crop Sciences
stevel@life.uiuc.edu
Interests: miscanthus and switchgrass as candidates for biofuels.

Eberhard Morgenroth
Department of Civil and Environmental Sciences
emorgenr@ad.uiuc.edu
Interests: mixed culture biotechnology; membrane bioreactors; wastewater treatment and reuse; biological hydrogen production.

Graciela Padua
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
gwpadua@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: bioproducts and co-product utilization.

Kent Rausch
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
krausch@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: biofuel co-products research. 

Edmund Seebauer
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
seebauer@scs.uiuc.edu
Interests: engineering devices for use with alternative fuels.

Vijay Singh
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
vsingh@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: grain bioprocessing technologies for ethanol production; process design and economic analysis; recovery of value-added co-products.

Steve Sonka
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and Vice Chancellor of Public Engagement
ssonka@sab.uiuc.edu
Interests: anticipation of strategic change associated with growth of biofuels and the bioeconomy, with emphasis on implications for global food and agricultural systems. 

Hans Stein
Department of Animal Sciences
hstein@uiuc.edu
Interests: co-products utilization. 

K.C. Ting
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
kcting@uiuc.edu
Interests: Alternative energy; decision support; engineering solutions for biomass feedstock production.

Robert L. Thompson
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and Gardner Endowed Chair in Agricultural Policy
rlt@express.cites.uiuc.edu
Interests: biofuels in 2007 Farm Bill; economics of biofuels; impact of biofuels development on international agricultural trade; the coming global conflict between fuel and food from agriculture.