Affiliates

Name	Position	Email	Research Interests
Al-Kaisi, Mahdi	Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy	malkaisiiastate.edu	Carbon sequestration; Soil and nutrient management
Anex, Rob	Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	rpanexiastate.edu	Industrial ecology; Biobased product system life cycles
Asbjornsen, Heidi	Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	hasbjorniastate.edu	Water processes and quality;Carbon sequestration
Babcock, Bruce	Professor, Department of Economics; Director, Center for Agriculturaland Rural Development	babcockiastate.edu	Agricultural commodity policy; Innovative farm risk managment
Bassler, Bruce	Associate Professor, College of Design	babbyiastate.edu	Building materials and construction systems; Design of buildings
Bazylinski, Dennis	Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	dbazyliniastate.edu	Chemoautotrophic bacteria; Methanotrophic bacteria
Beattie, Gwyn	Associate Professor; Distinguished Professor of Bacteriology for Reasearch an Nomenclature	gbeattieiastate.edu	Effects on ecosystem function; Sustaining agroecosystems
Beitz, Donald	Distinguished Professor in Agriculture	dcbeitziastate.edu	Effects of feeding ethanol byproducts and glycerol on composition of beef and milk products
Bern, Carl	University Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	cjberniastate.edu	Grain and oilseed preservation and processing
Birrell, Stuart	Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	sbirrelliastate.edu	Development of controls; Harvesting biomass techniques
Bobik, Thomas	Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology	bobikiastate.edu	Biomass fermentation and hydrolysis; Anaerobic fermentaion
Bogdanove, Adam	Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology	ajbogiastate.edu	Thermochemical and biological conversion; Gasification and syngas fermentation
Bregendahl, Kristjan	Assiatant Professor, Department of Animal Science	kristjaniastate.edu	Coproducts; Corn for production starch as inexpensive energy
Brown, Robert	Iowa Farm Bureau Director, Bioeconomy Institute	rcbrowniastate.edu	Thermochemical and biological conversion of biomass; Hydrogen fuel from biomass gasification
Brumm, Thomas	Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biosytems Engineering	tbrummiastate.edu	Grain and seed quality and processing Biorenewables systems
Bryden, Mark	Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering	kmbrydeniastate.edu	Biomass and co-fired combustion systems Design of small biomass cookstoves
Burns, Robert	Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture and Biosystem Engineering	rburnsiastate.edu	Animal waste management; Value-added uses of animal waste
Burras, Lee	Associate Professor and Pioneer Hi-Bred Professor, Agronomy	lburrasiastate.edu	Agronomic practices; Environmental measures; Cross-cutting programs
Carriquiry, Alicia	Professor of Statistics	aliciaiastate.edu	Statistics- research in decision theory; Risk analysis and bayesian methods
Ceylan, Halil	Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering	hceylaniastate.edu	Impact of biomass transportation on roadway infrastructure systems
Chou, Hui-Hsien	Associate Professor, Genetics, Development & Cell Biology	hhchouiastate.edu	Thermodynamic DNA and RNAcomputer interaction; Gene-specific siRNA genomic research and genetically enhanced crops
Coats, Joel	Professor, Department of Entomology	jcoatsiastate.edu	Bioremediation of environmental pollutants; Insect toxicology, natural products and toxicants
Colletti, Joseph	Professor and Senior Associate Dean, College of Agriculture	collettiiastate.edu	Economics of short-rotation woody crops; Agroforestry systems
Cox, Robert	Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering	rcoxiastate.edu	Industrial Ventilation; Plant Ventilation;Root Cause Analysis
Cruse, Richard	Professor, Department of Agronomy	rmciastate.edu	Soil erosion Feedstock production systems
Devlin, Steve	Industrial Specialist, Center for Industrial Research and Service	sdevliniastate.edu	Agriculture product development; Product analysis and testing
Dispirito, Alan	Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	alandiastate.edu	Bioenergetics of chemoautotrophic and methanotrophic bacteria
Downing,John	Professor, Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering	downingiastate.edu	Water quality; carbon biogeochemistry
Duffy, Michael	Professor, Department of Economics	mduffyiastate.edu	Feedstock Handling/Transport Storage; Cost/Benefit Analysis; Life Cycle Assessment
Dinsmore, Steve	Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	cootjriastate.edu	Certification of biobased products
Ellis, Timothy	Associate Professor, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering	tgeiastate.edu	Extant respirometry
Emery, Mary	Associate Director , North Central Regional Center for Rural Development	memeryiastate.edu	Rural communities transitioning into the 21st century; Community cooperation for economic development
Engle, David	Professor & Chair,Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	dmeiastate.edu	Integrated assessments of organisms, ecosystems and landscapes
Ensley,Steve	Clinician, Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine	sensleyiastate.edu	Toxicology, Field Investigation of Tox Issues & Drinking Water Quality
Fabiosa, Jacinto	Scientist, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development	jfabiosaiastate.edu	Modeling methodology, Food aid, Food safety, and International trade
Fairbanks, W.Sue	Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	suefiastate.edu	Wildlife behavior and population ecology; Biorenewable impacts on mammalian wildlife populations and habitat relationships
Fales, Steven	Professor, Department of Agronomy	slfuastate.edu	Agronomy practices;Barriers to sugar production from cellulose
Fei, Sui-zhang	Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture	sfeiiastate.edu	Biotechnology,genetics & plant physiology
Flora, Cornelia	Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology	cfloraiastate.edu	Social aspects of the bioeconomy critical for development
Flora, Jan	Professor of Sociology	florajiastate.edu	Social aspects of the bioeconomy focusing on: supply chain logistics, rural communities and water quality
Ford, Clark	Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition	cffordiastate.edu	Genetic engineering of glucoamylase and other carbohydrases; conversion of carbohydrates to glucose
Fox, Rodney	Professor and Glenn Murphy Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering	rofoxiastate.edu	Development, implementation and validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools for Chemical Reaction Engineering
Franz, Kristie	Assistant Professor of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences	kfranziastate.edu	Stream flow and water supply prediction; hydrologic modeling
Gallagher, Paul	Associate Professor, Department of Economics	paulgiastate.edu	Agricultural pricing, policy and analysis; Renewable fuel standards; Biomass from crop residues
Gardner, Candice	Assistant Professor of Agronomy	gardnerciastate.edu	Gernmplasm collection, development and conservation; Value of plant genetic resources
Gibson, Lance	Associate Professor of Agronomy	lgibsoniastate.edu	Production & management of winter crops for biomass production
Glatz, Charles	Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering	cglatziastate.edu	Protein recovery from plants
Gleason, Mark	Professor of Plan Pathology	mgleasoniastate.edu	Biorenewable crops and energy sources
Gopalakrishnan, Kasthurirangan	Research Scientist,Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering	ranganiastate.edu	Ethanol pavement strenghthening applications; Biomass transportation on infrastructure systems
Grewell, David	Assistant Professor of Ag and Bio Engineering	dgrewelliastate.edu	Bio-renewable, bio-degradable plastics, diffractive optics ultrasonic waste treatment
Haddad, Monica	Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Regional Planning	haddadiastate.edu	Ethanol plants location factors; Spatial analysis - examining feedstock and livestock potential for bioeconmy-related initiatives
Hall, Richard	Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management	rbhalliastate.edu	Genetic improvement of woody biomass for bioenergy and bioproducts
Hallam, Arne	Professor and Chair of Economics	ahallamiastate.edu	Market cost benefit analysis,labor supply, logistics, decision making and rural communities
Hammond, Earl	Emeritus University Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition	hammondiastate.edu	Analysis of fats, oils, and lipids
Harrington, Tom	Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	tcharriniastate.edu	Disease of crops; lignin metabolizing fungi & their genetics
Hart, Chad	Scientist,Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)	chartiastate.edu	Economic analysis
Hayes, Dermot	Professor and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness, Department of Economics	dhayesiastate.edu	Commodity markets; International trade; Agricultural policy
Heindel, Theodore	Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering	theindeliastate.edu	Fluid mechanics; Heat and mass transfer; Modeling of Transport phenomena processes
Hegelheimer, Volker	Assiatant Professor of English	volkerhiastate.edu	Training of non-native speakers of English on the understanding of the bioeconomy initiative
Helmers, Matthew	Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering	mhelmers@iastate.edu	Water resource and quality in agricultural landscapes and production; Land use practices on surface runoff, soil moisture and subsurface drainage
Henning, Stanley	Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy	sjhenniniastate.edu	Soil fertility
Holz-Clause, Mary	Co-Director, Ag Marketing Resource Center-ISU Extension	mclauseiastate.edu	Value added ag businesses with market research
Honeyman, Mark	Professor of Animal Science	honeymaniastate.edu	Coproducts from bioenergy plants for livestock feed, particularly swine
Horton, Robert	Professor of Agronomy	rhortoniastate.edu	Soil science; Biomass cropping systems for producing bioenergy
Houk, Robert S.	Professor of Chemistry	rshoukiastate.edu	Trace element analysis and mass spectrometry of biological molecules
Howell, Stephen	Professor of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology	shhiastate.edu	Energy crops genes and deconstruction of cell walls during senescence; Reducing Post harvest processes costs
Hurburgh, Charles	Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition	tatryiastate.edu	Properties of biological materials; Public and private policy development
Jane, Jay-lin	Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition	jjaneiastate.edu	Biodegradable plastics; Biosynthesis and genetic modification of starch
Jensen, Helen	Professor of Economics	hhjenseniastate.edu	Food system modeling and risk management; Food safety impacts
Johnson, Lawrence	Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition	ljohnsoniastate.edu	Value-added processing; Corn hybrid variation; Pharmaceutical production
Jones, Samuel	Assistant Scientist, Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies	sjonesiastate.edu	Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
Jung, Stephanie	Assiatant Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition	jungiastate.edu	Plant science/feedstock production; Processing and conservation
Killorn, Randy	Professor, Department of Agronomy	rkillorniastate.edu	Effect of nitrapyrin on corn grain; Nitrogen recovery in crops
Kim, Tae Hyun	Assistant Professor of Agricultural Biosystem Engineering	thkimiastate.edu	Bioconversion of biomass in crops, agricultural residues, and cellulosic wastes; for the production of fuels and chemicals.
Kling, Catherine	Professor of Economics	cklingiastate.edu	Environmental and Resource Economics
Koehler, Kenneth	Professor of Statistics	kkoehleriastate.edu	Study design, data analysis, statistical modeling
Kong, Song-Charng	Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering	kongiastate.edu	Biofuel characterization, engine testing, experimental and computational combustion study
Koziel, Jacek	Assiatant Professor of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering	kozieliastate.edu	Ethanol purification technologies; Aroma and odor, Fuel and pharmaceutical ethanol; Air pollution
Kraus, George	University Professor, Department of Chemistry	gakrausiastate.edu	Catalysis of organic reactions; Organic chemistry of lignin
Laird, David	Professor, Department of Agronomy	lairdnstl.gov	"Charcoal Vision"; soil quality and productivity Water quality and carbon sequestration
Lamkey, Kendall	Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Agronomy	krlamkeyiastate.edu	Application of quantitative genetics to plant breeding problems
Lasley,Paul	Professor & Dept. Chair of Sociology	plasleyiastate.edu	Bioeconomy benchmarks for socio-economic impacts on rural communities
Larock, Richard	University Professor, Department of Chemistry	larockiastate.edu	Preparation and characterization of bioplastics and composites from natural oils
Larsen, Michael	Assistant Professor of Statistics	larseniastate.edu	Data Collection/Survey Design; Social and enviramental impacts on rural areas
Liebman, Matthew	Professor, Department of Agronomy	mliebmaniastate.edu	Agricultural ecology; Diversified cropping systems; Crop/livestock integration
Lin, Victor	Professor, Department of Chemistry	vsyliniastate.edu	Bioanalytical, bioinorganic, and materials chemistry
Lorimor, Jeffery	Assistant Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems	jclorimoiastate.edu	Anaerobic digestion; Manure management
Loynachan, Thomas	Professor of Agronomy	teloynaciastate.edu	Biofuels affects on soil quality, and long-term sustainability; Soil microbes and stable soil carbon forms
Lubberstedt, T.	Associate Professor of Agronomy	ThomasLiastate.edu	genetic analysis and breeding of maize(stover) for usage as lignocellulosic feedstock.
Lummus, Rhonda	Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, College of Business	rlummusiastate.edu	Supply chain management; Production/operations management
MacDonald, Ruth	Professor/Dept Chair of Food Science and Human Nutrition	ruthmacdiastate.edu	Impact on food industry, food safety and human food -related issues
McClelland, John	Adjunct Professor & Scientist, Mechanical Engineering	mcclellandameslab.gov	Molecular spectroscopy of materials; Analytical instrument automation
McMullen, Cathy	Assistant Professor,Dpt.of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	mabryiastate.edu	Landscape-scale use of perennial plant communities to ensure sustainable water quantity and qulity to wildlife habitats
Miller, Allen	Professor, College of Agriculture	wamilleriastate.edu	Abiotic stresses/pathogens and biorenewables; Pathogen-derived enzmes, plant sequences and gene expression
Miller, Jim	Professor, Dpt. of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	jrmilleriastate.edu	Landscape-scale assessments of production scenarios and effects on wildlife and key habitats
Minion, Chris	Professor,Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine	fcminioniastate.edu	Molecular mechanisms and molecular vaccines
Miranowski, John	Professor, Department of Economics	jmirskiiastate.edu	Agricultural economics; Natural resource and environmental economics
Moore, Kenneth	Professor, Department of Agronomy	kjmooreiastate.edu	Development of biomass cropping systems; Biofibers
Morris, Joseph	Associate Professor Dpt.of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	jemorrisiastate.edu	Waste streams and fish culture operations; Effect of new operations on water quality and aquaculture
Morris, Max	Professor of Statistics	mmorrisiastate.edu	Outcomes of experimentation plans and complex computer models of physical processes
Moschini, Giancarlo	Professor of Economics	moschiniiastate.edu	Economics of innovation and new technologies; Public policies and intellectual property rights to promote R&D
Munkvold, Gary	Associate Professor of Plant Pathology	munkvoldiastate.edu	Mycotoxigenic fungi in corn grain and ethanol yields; Switchgrass, pest and disease impacts
Murphy, Patricia	University Professor	pmurphyiastate.edu	Soybean isoflavone analysis; Soy storage proteins
Myers, Alan	Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	ammyersiastate.edu	Molecular mechanisms of starch assembly and disassembly
Myers, Deland	Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition	dmyersiastate.edu	Utilization of legume and cereal proteins in nonfood and food applications and their functionality
Nelson, Ron	Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering	ronniastate.edu	Heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics
Nettleton, Dan	Associate Professor, Department of Statistics	dnettiastate.edu	Order restricted inference; Mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL); Categorical data analysis
Nikolau, Basil	Professor, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology; Food Science and Human Nutrition	dimmasiastate.edu	Understanding metabolic biology at the systems level; Regulation of plant lipid metabolism
O'Neal, Matt	Assiatant Professor of Entomology	onealiastate.edu	Management and ecology of insect pest of soybeans; Pest management with new crops; Crop rotations and biorenewable production
Otis, David	Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	dotisiastate.edu	Consequences of alternative production and processing scenarios on fish and wildlife communities
Olafsson, Sigurdur	Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	olafssoniastate.edu	Stochastic optimization; data mining
Owen, Michael	Professor of Agronomy	mdoweniastate.edu	Plant materials; weed management;interaction,potential risks and benefits
Pesek, John	Professor of Agronmy	jpesekiastate.edu	Return of plant nutrients to fields from which they came and to keep them out of the air and water
Philips, Gregory	Associate Professor, Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine	gregoryiastate.edu	Genetic engineering of bacteria and biomass conversion
Plazak, David	Assistant Professor of Community & Regional Planning	dplazakiastate.edu	Transportation and infrasturcture issues
Pohl,Nicola	Associate Professor of Chemistry	npohliastate.edu	Carbohydrate synthesis and biosynthesis; research in sugars; fundamental structure and biosynthesis of plantoligosaccharides
Pometto, Anthony	Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Professor-in-Charge, ISU Fermentation Facility	apomettoiastate.edu	Fermentation; Microbial degradation of plastics;Bioconversion of agricultural commodities
Porter, Max	Professor, Civil,Construction and Environmental Engineering	mporteriastate.edu	Green asphalt; transportation issues and fiber composite polymer shapes for structures
Quist, Michael	Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	mcquistiastate.edu	To ensure sustainability of both agricultural production and aquatic integrity
Rajan, Krishna	Professor of Materials Science and Engineering	krajaniastate.edu	Development of combinatorial materials and materials informatics techniques
Raman, Raj	Associate Director of Educational Programs, Bioeconomy Institute; Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering	rajramaniastate.edu	Insect detection; Biomass pretreatment; Sustainability
Rao, Guru	Professor of Agriculture	gururaoiastate.edu	Proteomics infrastructure; plant cell wall composition and microbial systems
Reilly, Peter	Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering	reillyiastate.edu	Disaccharides; ethanol stillage; vegetable oils; hydrolases in organic-rich solutions
Rodriguez, Lulu	Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication	lulurodiastate.edu	Social issues: rural communities and communication outreach
Rule, Lita	Associate Professor Department,Natural Resource Ecology & Management	lcruleiastate.edu	Dedicated energy crops; hybrid poplars; socio-economic policy effects
Russell, David	Professor of English	drrusseliastate.edu	Circulation of scientific information in society; Communicative systems in online case studies
Russell, James	Professor of Animal Science	jrusselliastate.edu	Integrated crop and livestock production systems on enterprise productivity;profitability and environmental quality
Satrio, Justinas	Associate Scientist	jasatrioiastate.edu	Pyrolysis
Sawyer, John	Associate Professor in Agronomy	jsawyeriastate.edu	Soil fertility and nutrient management programs; Nutrient cycling and soil conservation
Schnable, Patrick	Professor of Plant Genetics	schnableiastate.edu	Genomics of feedstock plants
Schulte, Lisa	Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	lschulteiastate.edu	Environmental, social, and economic changes on land use, biodiversity, water quality and wildlife habitat
Schultz, Richard	Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management	rschultziastate.edu	Biomass production using woody plants and native grasses and forbs in conservation practice systems; Perennial plant, maximize fiber production while not adversely impacting environmental services
Secchi, Silvia	Associate Scientist	ssecchiiastate.edu	Farmer's adoption of conservation practices, effects on the environment and water quality
Shanks, Brent	Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	bshanksiastate.edu	Catalytic conversion of biorenewable feedstocks; Heterogeneous catalysis
Shanks, Jacqueline	Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering	jshanksiastate.edu	Biochemical engineering; Plant metabolic engineering; Phytoremediation
Simpkins, Willaim	Professor of Hydrogeology	bsimpiastate.edu	Agricultural groundwater quality and aquifier sustainability
Smith, Duane	Adj. Assistant Professor of Civil,Construction and Environmental Engineering	desmithiastate.edu	Bioprocessing and waste product utilization in the transportation sector
Smith, Margaret	Extension Program Specialist, ISU Extention-Value Added Agriculture Program	mrgsmithiastate.edu	Crop production and soil management; Water quality County extension, education and administration
Stewart, Timothy	Asst. Professor of Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	twstewariastate.edu	Environmental impact assesment; Biological community attributes to assess agricultural impacts on aquatic ecosystem health
Stokke, Douglas	Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management	dstokkeiastate.edu	Lignocellulosic feedstock development; Building materials and bioadhesives
Sundararajan, Sriram	Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering	sriramsiastate.edu	Micro/nanoscale tribology (friction, wear and lubrication) of thin films and devices for MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) applications
Sung, Shihwu	Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering	sungiastate.edu	Anaerobic biotechnology conversion; Organic fertilizer
Thompson, Michael	Professor of Agronomy	mlthompsiastate.edu	Recalcitrant soil organic matter (RSOM) in cultivated Mollisols; Connect measurements of molecular-scale soil properties w/ their distribution in soil at landscape scales
Utrata, David	Associate Scientist	heydaveiastate.edu	Nondestructive inspection techniques for quality control in production of biobased materials (includes component/structural and composition/concentration/cleanliness)
Van Leeuwen, Johannes	Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering	leeuweniastate.edu	Reuse applications of residues from water softening; Recovery of byproducts
Verkade, John	Professor, Department of Chemistry	jverkadeiastate.edu	Catalysts for organic reactions; Conversion of plant oils
Vigil, Dennis	Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering	vigiliastate.edu	Interaction between chemical reaction and transport processes in multiphase systems
Wang, Tong	Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition	tongwangiastate.edu	Soy protein refunctionalization; Extrusion-expelling processing
Wang, Kan	Professor, Department of Agronomy	kanwangiastate.edu	Plant genetic transformation; Gene regulation
Westgate, Mark	Professor, Department of Agronomy	westgateiastate.edu	Food safety: Seed physiology; Crop modeling
Widrlechner, Mark	Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Agronomy	isumwiastate.edu	Interactions between climate, soils and woody plant adaptation
Wiedenhoeft, Mary	Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy	mwiedenhiastate.edu	Use of alternative forage crops; Sustainable agriculture
Williams, Chris	Associate Professor,Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering	rwilliamiastate.edu	Asphalt materials; Ethanol Co-products; Construction
Wisner, Robert	University Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics	rwwisneriastate.edu	Agricultural policy; Grain and oilseed market analysis
Wolf, Clark	Associate Professor of Philosophy	jwcwolfiastate.edu	Bioethics
Wolt, Jeffrey	Professor of Agronomy	jdwoltiastate.edu	Risk analysis for new technologies in agriculture ; Soil solution chemistry;Regulatory biotechnology and science policy;
Woo, Keith L.	Professor, Chemistry	kwooiastate.edu	Organometallic Chemistry; Catalysis
Wurtele, Eve	Professor, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology	mashiastate.edu	Bioinformatics and computational biology; Designer crops: metabolic engineering
Xiaoqing, Wu	Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences	wuxqiastate.edu	Improve representation of physical processes in global climate models

Name

Position

Research Interests

Al-Kaisi, Mahdi

Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy

malkaisiiastate.edu

Carbon sequestration; Soil and nutrient management

Anex, Rob

Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

rpanexiastate.edu

Industrial ecology; Biobased product system life cycles

Asbjornsen, Heidi

Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

hasbjorniastate.edu

Water processes and quality;Carbon sequestration

Babcock, Bruce

Professor, Department of Economics; Director, Center for Agriculturaland Rural Development

babcockiastate.edu

Agricultural commodity policy; Innovative farm risk managment

Bassler,
Bruce

Associate Professor, College of Design

babbyiastate.edu

Building materials and construction systems;
Design of buildings

Bazylinski, Dennis

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

dbazyliniastate.edu

Chemoautotrophic bacteria;
Methanotrophic bacteria

Beattie, Gwyn

Associate Professor; Distinguished Professor of Bacteriology for Reasearch an Nomenclature

gbeattieiastate.edu

Effects on ecosystem function; Sustaining agroecosystems

Beitz, Donald

Distinguished Professor in Agriculture

dcbeitziastate.edu

Effects of feeding ethanol byproducts
and glycerol on composition of beef and milk products

Bern, Carl

University Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

cjberniastate.edu

Grain and oilseed preservation and processing

Birrell,
Stuart

Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

sbirrelliastate.edu

Development of controls; Harvesting biomass techniques

Bobik,
Thomas

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

bobikiastate.edu

Biomass fermentation and hydrolysis; Anaerobic fermentaion

Bogdanove,
Adam

Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology

ajbogiastate.edu

Thermochemical and biological conversion;
Gasification and syngas fermentation

Bregendahl, Kristjan

Assiatant Professor, Department of Animal Science

kristjaniastate.edu

Coproducts;
Corn for production starch as inexpensive energy

Brown,
Robert

Iowa Farm Bureau Director, Bioeconomy Institute

rcbrowniastate.edu

Thermochemical and biological conversion of biomass; Hydrogen fuel from biomass gasification

Brumm, Thomas

Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biosytems Engineering

tbrummiastate.edu

Grain and seed quality and processing
Biorenewables systems

Bryden,
Mark

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

kmbrydeniastate.edu

Biomass and co-fired combustion systems
Design of small biomass cookstoves

Burns, Robert

Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture and Biosystem Engineering

rburnsiastate.edu

Animal waste management; Value-added uses of animal waste

Burras,
Lee

Associate Professor and Pioneer Hi-Bred Professor, Agronomy

lburrasiastate.edu

Agronomic practices;
Environmental measures;
Cross-cutting programs

Carriquiry, Alicia

Professor of Statistics

aliciaiastate.edu

Statistics- research in decision theory;
Risk analysis and bayesian methods

Ceylan, Halil

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

hceylaniastate.edu

Impact of biomass transportation on roadway infrastructure systems

Chou, Hui-Hsien

Associate Professor, Genetics, Development & Cell Biology

hhchouiastate.edu

Thermodynamic DNA and RNAcomputer interaction;
Gene-specific siRNA genomic research and genetically enhanced crops

Coats, Joel

Professor, Department of Entomology

jcoatsiastate.edu

Bioremediation of environmental pollutants;
Insect toxicology, natural products and toxicants

Colletti,
Joseph

Professor and Senior Associate Dean, College of Agriculture

collettiiastate.edu

Economics of short-rotation woody crops;
Agroforestry systems

Cox, Robert

Adjunct Associate Professor,
Department of Aerospace Engineering

rcoxiastate.edu

Industrial Ventilation; Plant Ventilation;Root Cause Analysis

Cruse,
Richard

Professor, Department of Agronomy

rmciastate.edu

Soil erosion
Feedstock production systems

Devlin, Steve

Industrial Specialist, Center for Industrial Research and Service

sdevliniastate.edu

Agriculture product development; Product analysis and testing

Dispirito,
Alan

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

alandiastate.edu

Bioenergetics of chemoautotrophic and methanotrophic bacteria

Downing,John

Professor,
Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering

downingiastate.edu

Water quality;
carbon biogeochemistry

Duffy,
Michael

Professor, Department of Economics

mduffyiastate.edu

Feedstock Handling/Transport
Storage;
Cost/Benefit Analysis;
Life Cycle Assessment

Dinsmore, Steve

Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

cootjriastate.edu

Certification of biobased products

Ellis,
Timothy

Associate Professor, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

tgeiastate.edu

Extant respirometry

Emery, Mary

Associate Director , North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

memeryiastate.edu

Rural communities transitioning into the 21st century;
Community cooperation for economic development

Engle, David

Professor & Chair,Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

dmeiastate.edu

Integrated assessments of organisms, ecosystems and landscapes

Ensley,Steve

Clinician, Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine

sensleyiastate.edu

Toxicology, Field Investigation of Tox Issues & Drinking Water Quality

Fabiosa, Jacinto

Scientist, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development

jfabiosaiastate.edu

Modeling methodology, Food aid, Food safety, and International trade

Fairbanks, W.Sue

Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

suefiastate.edu

Wildlife behavior and population ecology;
Biorenewable impacts on mammalian wildlife populations and habitat relationships

Fales,
Steven

Professor, Department of Agronomy

slfuastate.edu

Agronomy practices;Barriers to sugar production from cellulose

Fei, Sui-zhang

Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture

sfeiiastate.edu

Biotechnology,genetics & plant physiology

Flora, Cornelia

Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology

cfloraiastate.edu

Social aspects of the bioeconomy critical for development

Flora, Jan

Professor of Sociology

florajiastate.edu

Social aspects of the bioeconomy focusing on: supply chain logistics, rural communities and water quality

Ford, Clark

Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition

cffordiastate.edu

Genetic engineering of glucoamylase and other carbohydrases;
conversion of carbohydrates to glucose

Fox,
Rodney

Professor and Glenn Murphy Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

rofoxiastate.edu

Development, implementation and validation of computational
fluid dynamics (CFD) tools for Chemical Reaction Engineering

Franz, Kristie

Assistant Professor of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences

kfranziastate.edu

Stream flow and water supply prediction; hydrologic modeling

Gallagher, Paul

Associate Professor, Department of Economics

paulgiastate.edu

Agricultural pricing, policy and analysis; Renewable fuel standards; Biomass from crop residues

Gardner, Candice

Assistant Professor of Agronomy

gardnerciastate.edu

Gernmplasm collection, development and conservation;
Value of plant genetic resources

Gibson, Lance

Associate Professor of Agronomy

lgibsoniastate.edu

Production & management of winter crops for biomass production

Glatz,
Charles

Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering

cglatziastate.edu

Protein recovery from plants

Gleason, Mark

Professor of Plan Pathology

mgleasoniastate.edu

Biorenewable crops and energy sources

Gopalakrishnan, Kasthurirangan

Research Scientist,Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

ranganiastate.edu

Ethanol pavement strenghthening applications;
Biomass transportation on infrastructure systems

Grewell, David

Assistant Professor of Ag and Bio Engineering

dgrewelliastate.edu

Bio-renewable, bio-degradable plastics, diffractive optics
ultrasonic waste treatment

Haddad, Monica

Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Regional Planning

haddadiastate.edu

Ethanol plants location factors;
Spatial analysis - examining feedstock and livestock potential for bioeconmy-related initiatives

Hall,
Richard

Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

rbhalliastate.edu

Genetic improvement of woody biomass for bioenergy and bioproducts

Hallam, Arne

Professor and Chair of Economics

ahallamiastate.edu

Market cost benefit analysis,labor supply,
logistics, decision making and rural communities

Hammond,
Earl

Emeritus University Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

hammondiastate.edu

Analysis of fats, oils, and lipids

Harrington, Tom

Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

tcharriniastate.edu

Disease of crops; lignin metabolizing fungi & their genetics

Hart, Chad

Scientist,Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)

chartiastate.edu

Economic analysis

Hayes,
Dermot

Professor and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness, Department of Economics

dhayesiastate.edu

Commodity markets; International trade; Agricultural policy

Heindel, Theodore

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

theindeliastate.edu

Fluid mechanics; Heat and mass transfer; Modeling of Transport phenomena processes

Hegelheimer, Volker

Assiatant Professor of English

volkerhiastate.edu

Training of non-native speakers of English on the understanding
of the bioeconomy initiative

Helmers, Matthew

Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering

mhelmers@iastate.edu

Water resource and quality in agricultural landscapes and production;
Land use practices on surface runoff, soil moisture and subsurface drainage

Henning, Stanley

Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy

sjhenniniastate.edu

Soil fertility

Holz-Clause, Mary

Co-Director, Ag Marketing Resource Center-ISU Extension

mclauseiastate.edu

Value added ag businesses with market research

Honeyman, Mark

Professor of Animal Science

honeymaniastate.edu

Coproducts from bioenergy plants for livestock feed, particularly swine

Horton, Robert

Professor of Agronomy

rhortoniastate.edu

Soil science; Biomass cropping systems for producing bioenergy

Houk, Robert S.

Professor of Chemistry

rshoukiastate.edu

Trace element
analysis and mass spectrometry of biological molecules

Howell, Stephen

Professor of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology

shhiastate.edu

Energy crops genes and deconstruction of cell walls during senescence; Reducing Post harvest processes costs

Hurburgh, Charles

Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

tatryiastate.edu

Properties of biological materials; Public and private policy development

Jane,
Jay-lin

Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

jjaneiastate.edu

Biodegradable plastics; Biosynthesis and genetic modification of starch

Jensen, Helen

Professor of Economics

hhjenseniastate.edu

Food system modeling and risk management;
Food safety impacts

Johnson, Lawrence

Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

ljohnsoniastate.edu

Value-added processing; Corn hybrid variation; Pharmaceutical production

Jones, Samuel

Assistant Scientist, Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies

sjonesiastate.edu

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

Jung, Stephanie

Assiatant Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition

jungiastate.edu

Plant science/feedstock production;
Processing and conservation

Killorn,
Randy

Professor, Department of Agronomy

rkillorniastate.edu

Effect of nitrapyrin on corn grain; Nitrogen recovery in crops

Kim, Tae Hyun

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Biosystem Engineering

thkimiastate.edu

Bioconversion of biomass in crops, agricultural residues, and cellulosic wastes; for the production of fuels and chemicals.

Kling, Catherine

Professor of Economics

cklingiastate.edu

Environmental and Resource Economics

Koehler, Kenneth

Professor of Statistics

kkoehleriastate.edu

Study design, data analysis, statistical modeling

Kong,
Song-Charng

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

kongiastate.edu

Biofuel characterization, engine testing, experimental and computational

combustion study

Koziel, Jacek

Assiatant Professor of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering

kozieliastate.edu

Ethanol purification technologies; Aroma and odor, Fuel and pharmaceutical
ethanol; Air pollution

Kraus,
George

University Professor, Department of Chemistry

gakrausiastate.edu

Catalysis of organic reactions; Organic chemistry of lignin

Laird, David

Professor, Department of Agronomy

lairdnstl.gov

"Charcoal Vision"; soil quality and productivity
Water quality and carbon sequestration

Lamkey, Kendall

Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Agronomy

krlamkeyiastate.edu

Application of quantitative genetics to plant breeding
problems

Lasley,Paul

Professor & Dept. Chair of Sociology

plasleyiastate.edu

Bioeconomy benchmarks for socio-economic impacts on rural communities

Larock, Richard

University Professor, Department of Chemistry

larockiastate.edu

Preparation and characterization of bioplastics
and composites from natural oils

Larsen, Michael

Assistant Professor of Statistics

larseniastate.edu

Data Collection/Survey Design;
Social and enviramental impacts on rural areas

Liebman, Matthew

Professor, Department of Agronomy

mliebmaniastate.edu

Agricultural ecology; Diversified cropping systems; Crop/livestock integration

Lin, Victor

Professor, Department of Chemistry

vsyliniastate.edu

Bioanalytical, bioinorganic, and materials chemistry

Lorimor, Jeffery

Assistant Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems

jclorimoiastate.edu

Anaerobic digestion; Manure management

Loynachan, Thomas

Professor of Agronomy

teloynaciastate.edu

Biofuels affects on soil quality, and long-term sustainability;
Soil microbes and stable soil carbon forms

Lubberstedt, T.

Associate Professor of Agronomy

ThomasLiastate.edu

genetic analysis and breeding of maize(stover) for usage as lignocellulosic feedstock.

Lummus, Rhonda

Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, College of Business

rlummusiastate.edu

Supply chain management; Production/operations management

MacDonald, Ruth

Professor/Dept Chair of Food Science and Human Nutrition

ruthmacdiastate.edu

Impact on food industry, food safety
and human food -related issues

McClelland, John

Adjunct Professor & Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

mcclellandameslab.gov

Molecular spectroscopy of materials;
Analytical instrument automation

McMullen, Cathy

Assistant Professor,Dpt.of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

mabryiastate.edu

Landscape-scale use of perennial plant communities to ensure sustainable water quantity and qulity to wildlife habitats

Miller, Allen

Professor, College of Agriculture

wamilleriastate.edu

Abiotic stresses/pathogens and biorenewables; Pathogen-derived enzmes, plant sequences and gene expression

Miller, Jim

Professor, Dpt. of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

jrmilleriastate.edu

Landscape-scale assessments of production scenarios
and effects on wildlife and key habitats

Minion, Chris

Professor,Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine

fcminioniastate.edu

Molecular mechanisms and molecular vaccines

Miranowski, John

Professor, Department of Economics

jmirskiiastate.edu

Agricultural economics;
Natural resource and environmental economics

Moore, Kenneth

Professor, Department of Agronomy

kjmooreiastate.edu

Development of biomass cropping systems; Biofibers

Morris, Joseph

Associate Professor Dpt.of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

jemorrisiastate.edu

Waste streams and fish culture operations;
Effect of new operations on water quality and aquaculture

Morris, Max

Professor of Statistics

mmorrisiastate.edu

Outcomes of experimentation plans and complex computer models of physical processes

Moschini, Giancarlo

Professor of Economics

moschiniiastate.edu

Economics of innovation and new technologies;
Public policies and intellectual property rights to promote R&D

Munkvold, Gary

Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

munkvoldiastate.edu

Mycotoxigenic fungi in corn grain and ethanol yields; Switchgrass, pest and disease impacts

Murphy, Patricia

University Professor

pmurphyiastate.edu

Soybean isoflavone analysis; Soy storage proteins

Myers,
Alan

Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

ammyersiastate.edu

Molecular mechanisms of starch assembly and disassembly

Myers,
Deland

Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

dmyersiastate.edu

Utilization of legume and cereal proteins in nonfood and food applications and their functionality

Nelson, Ron

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

ronniastate.edu

Heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics

Nettleton,
Dan

Associate Professor, Department of Statistics

dnettiastate.edu

Order restricted inference; Mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL); Categorical data analysis

Nikolau,
Basil

Professor, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology;
Food Science and Human Nutrition

dimmasiastate.edu

Understanding metabolic biology at the systems level;
Regulation of plant lipid metabolism

O'Neal, Matt

Assiatant Professor of Entomology

onealiastate.edu

Management and ecology of insect pest of soybeans; Pest management with new crops; Crop rotations and biorenewable production

Otis, David

Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

dotisiastate.edu

Consequences of alternative production
and processing scenarios on fish and wildlife communities

Olafsson, Sigurdur

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
Systems Engineering

olafssoniastate.edu

Stochastic optimization; data mining

Owen, Michael

Professor of Agronomy

mdoweniastate.edu

Plant materials; weed management;interaction,potential risks and benefits

Pesek, John

Professor of Agronmy

jpesekiastate.edu

Return of plant nutrients to fields from which they came and to keep them out of the air and water

Philips, Gregory

Associate Professor, Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine

gregoryiastate.edu

Genetic engineering of bacteria and biomass conversion

Plazak, David

Assistant Professor of Community & Regional Planning

dplazakiastate.edu

Transportation and infrasturcture issues

Pohl,Nicola

Associate Professor of Chemistry

npohliastate.edu

Carbohydrate synthesis and biosynthesis; research in sugars; fundamental structure and biosynthesis of plantoligosaccharides

Pometto, Anthony

Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Professor-in-Charge, ISU Fermentation Facility

apomettoiastate.edu

Fermentation; Microbial degradation of plastics;Bioconversion of agricultural commodities

Porter, Max

Professor, Civil,Construction and Environmental Engineering

mporteriastate.edu

Green asphalt; transportation issues and fiber composite polymer shapes for structures

Quist, Michael

Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

mcquistiastate.edu

To ensure sustainability of both
agricultural production and aquatic integrity

Rajan,
Krishna

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

krajaniastate.edu

Development of combinatorial materials and
materials informatics techniques

Raman,
Raj

Associate Director of Educational Programs, Bioeconomy Institute; Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering

rajramaniastate.edu

Insect detection;
Biomass pretreatment;
Sustainability

Rao, Guru

Professor of Agriculture

gururaoiastate.edu

Proteomics infrastructure; plant cell wall composition and microbial systems

Reilly, Peter

Professor,
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

reillyiastate.edu

Disaccharides; ethanol stillage; vegetable oils; hydrolases in organic-rich solutions

Rodriguez, Lulu

Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication

lulurodiastate.edu

Social issues: rural communities and communication outreach

Rule, Lita

Associate Professor Department,Natural Resource Ecology & Management

lcruleiastate.edu

Dedicated energy crops; hybrid poplars; socio-economic policy effects

Russell, David

Professor of English

drrusseliastate.edu

Circulation of scientific information in society;
Communicative systems in online case studies

Russell, James

Professor of Animal Science

jrusselliastate.edu

Integrated crop and livestock production systems on enterprise productivity;profitability and environmental quality

Satrio, Justinas

Associate Scientist

jasatrioiastate.edu

Pyrolysis

Sawyer, John

Associate Professor in Agronomy

jsawyeriastate.edu

Soil fertility and nutrient management programs;
Nutrient cycling and soil conservation

Schnable, Patrick

Professor of Plant Genetics

schnableiastate.edu

Genomics of feedstock plants

Schulte, Lisa

Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

lschulteiastate.edu

Environmental, social, and economic changes on land use,
biodiversity, water quality and wildlife habitat

Schultz, Richard

Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management

rschultziastate.edu

Biomass production using woody plants and native grasses and forbs in conservation practice systems; Perennial plant, maximize fiber production while not adversely impacting environmental services

Secchi, Silvia

Associate Scientist

ssecchiiastate.edu

Farmer's adoption of conservation practices, effects on the environment and water quality

Shanks,
Brent

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

bshanksiastate.edu

Catalytic conversion of biorenewable feedstocks;
Heterogeneous catalysis

Shanks, Jacqueline

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

jshanksiastate.edu

Biochemical engineering;
Plant metabolic engineering;
Phytoremediation

Simpkins, Willaim

Professor of Hydrogeology

bsimpiastate.edu

Agricultural groundwater quality and aquifier sustainability

Smith, Duane

Adj. Assistant Professor of Civil,Construction and Environmental Engineering

desmithiastate.edu

Bioprocessing and waste product utilization in the transportation sector

Smith, Margaret

Extension Program Specialist, ISU Extention-Value Added Agriculture Program

mrgsmithiastate.edu

Crop production and soil management; Water quality
County extension, education and administration

Stewart, Timothy

Asst. Professor of Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

twstewariastate.edu

Environmental impact assesment; Biological community attributes to assess agricultural impacts on aquatic ecosystem health

Stokke, Douglas

Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

dstokkeiastate.edu

Lignocellulosic feedstock development;
Building materials and bioadhesives

Sundararajan, Sriram

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

sriramsiastate.edu

Micro/nanoscale tribology (friction, wear and lubrication) of thin films and devices for MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) applications

Sung, Shihwu

Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

sungiastate.edu

Anaerobic biotechnology conversion; Organic fertilizer

Thompson, Michael

Professor of Agronomy

mlthompsiastate.edu

Recalcitrant soil organic matter (RSOM) in cultivated Mollisols;
Connect measurements of molecular-scale soil properties w/ their distribution in soil at landscape scales

Utrata, David

Associate Scientist

heydaveiastate.edu

Nondestructive inspection techniques for quality control in production of biobased materials
(includes component/structural and composition/concentration/cleanliness)

Van Leeuwen, Johannes

Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

leeuweniastate.edu

Reuse applications of residues from water softening; Recovery of byproducts

Verkade,
John

Professor, Department of Chemistry

jverkadeiastate.edu

Catalysts for organic reactions; Conversion of plant oils

Vigil,
Dennis

Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering

vigiliastate.edu

Interaction between chemical reaction and transport processes in multiphase systems