Bioeconomy Institute

Bergles Professor in Thermal Science, Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Iowa Farm Bureau Director, Bioeconomy Institute

Director, Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies

Contact Information:

0411 Marston
Ames, IA 50011-2153
515-294-7934 voice
515-294-3091 fax
rcbrowniastate.edu

Education:

B.S., Physics, University of Missouri, 1976
B.A., Mathematics, University of Missouri, 1976
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1977
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1980

Personal Web Site:

http://www.me.iastate.edu/rcbrown/

Areas of Interest

Biorenewable resources
Thermochemical and biological conversion of biomass
Biopolymers and other value-added products from syngas fermentation
Hydrogen fuel from biomass gasification
Bio-oils from fast pyrolysis of biomass