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Associate Director Bai commends the collaborative environment at the Bioeconomy Institute

September 24, 2026

Dr. Xianglan Bai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Director at the Bioeconomy Institute.
We approached Dr. Bai, a highly successful leader in bioeconomy-related research, to discuss her personal journey, her research philosophy, and the lessons she has learned so far in her illustrious career.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Releases New Resource to Navigate the Economics of Biorenewable Feedstocks

August 18, 2026

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Initiative to strengthen rural communities through biomanufacturing receives $15 million in federal funding

July 17, 2026

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Associate Director Andy VanLoocke digs deep to understand on how tillage methods affect soil health, yield

April 8, 2026

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Rise Energy, Startup Founded by Bioeconomy Institute Staff Members, Selected for DARPA Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative to Commercialize Autothermal Pyrolysis Technology

April 8, 2026

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Research by Bioeconomy Institute Affiliate Faculty Member Dr. Marshall McDaniel Shows that Prairie Strips Rapidly Improve Multiple Soil Health Measures

December 10, 2025

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Bioeconomy Institute director Schulte Moore works with scientists, farmers to boost value of manure and residues on farms

September 29, 2025

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Bioeconomy Institute scientist Santanu Bakshi provides ideas, technology behind slow-release fertilizer startup

September 2, 2025

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Iowa State’s Bioeconomy Institute Names New Leadership, Outlines Next Phase of Growth

August 19, 2025

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Bioeconomy Institute associate director Andy VanLoocke looks for conservation that ‘pencils out’

July 30, 2025

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MacArthur Fellow Spotlight: Lisa Schulte Moore

July 2, 2025

In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Lisa Schulte Moore and learn more about row crop agriculture.

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Iowa State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem helps two energy startups set their paths

May 5, 2025

Iowa State University's entrepreneurial ecosystem is supporting two energy startups, Rise Energy and Upcycling+. Rise Energy focuses on converting underused biomass, such as old basketball flooring, into bio-oil and biochar.

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Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore honored among 2024 Class of Fellows by American Association for the Advancement of Science

March 27, 2025

Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore, co-director of the Bioeconomy Institute, is a member of the AAAS Fellows Class of 2024. Schulte Moore is one of nine honorees from Iowa State University this year.

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Dr. Robert Brown joins National Academy of Engineering

March 18, 2025

Dr. Robert C. Brown is a new member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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Strategic Plan Investment at the Bioeconomy Institute May Speed Discoveries

October 8, 2024

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Iowa State Professors on the World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneer List

October 8, 2024

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Two Iowa State Faculty Named Global Top Agri-Food Pioneers for Work to Fight Hunger, Make Agriculture More Resilient

October 8, 2024

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Winter Cereal Rye Field Day

August 26, 2024

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An Ames Bioscience Company is Producing Renewable Fuels

February 6, 2024

A bioscience Ames startup that produces renewable fuels has received a significant loan.

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Registration Opens for Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference, Nov 6 - 8

October 3, 2023

Registration Opens for Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference, Nov. 6-8

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