Biomass Production
Researchers involved in biomass production research are listed below by subtopic. Links to their department webpage (if available), department affiliation, and e-mail address are provided.
Annual Crop production
(Corn, Corn Stover, Soybean, Canola, Rapeseed, etc.)
- Jim Hilton, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jwh2@psu.edu
- Roger Koide, Plant Science rxk13@psu.edu
- Greg Roth, Crop and Soil Sciences gwr@psu.edu
Perennial Grasses (Switchgrass, etc.)
- Paul Adler, USDA-ARS paul.adler@ars.usda.gov
- Marvin Hall, Crop and Soil Sciences mhh2@psu.edu
- Heather Karsten, Crop and Soil Sciences hdk3@psu.edu
- Roger Koide, Plant Science rxk13@psu.edu
- Matt Sanderson, USDA-ARS matt.sanderson@ars.usda.gov
Forestry and Wood Resources
- John Carlson, School of Forest Resources jec16@psu.edu
- Michael Jacobson, School of Forest Resources mgj2@psu.edu
- Roger Koide, Plant Science rxk13@psu.edu
- Chuck Ray, School of Forest Resources cdr14@psu.edu
Harvest technology, densification, transportation and logistics
- Jim Hilton, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jwh2@psu.edu
- Jude Lui, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jliu@engr.psu.edu
Biomass storage and pretreatment
- Daniel Cosgrove, Biology dcosgrove@psu.edu
- Tom Richard, Agricultural and Biological Engineering tlr20@psu.edu
- Ming Tien, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology mxt3@psu.edu
- Gabriella Varga, Dairy and Animal Science GVarga@psu.edu
Plant biotechnology
- Don Bryant, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology dab14@psu.edu
- Daniel Cosgrove, Biology dcosgrove@psu.edu
- Mark Guiltinan, Horticulture mjg9@psu.edu
- Sairam Rudrabhatla, Science Engineering and Technology svr11@psu.edu
- Don Thompson, Food Science dbt1@psu.edu
Characterization of biomass feedstocks
- Doug Archibald, Crop and Soil Sciences dda10@psu.edu
- Daniel Ciolkosz, Agricultural and Biological Engineering dec109@psu.edu
- Sharon Falcone Miller, Energy Institute sfm1@psu.edu
- Joel Morrison, Energy Institute jlm9@psu.edu
Statistics and Bioinformatics
- Stephan Schuster, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology scs19@psu.edu
- James Rosenberger, Statistics jlr@psu.edu