Large-scale production of bioenergy will require development of new
crops and appropriate production and harvest, and storage strategies. Penn State has extensive research
programs in annual and perennial biomass including agricultural and forest resources, feedstock management
technologies, basic plant biotechnology, and biomass characterization.
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.)
- Robert Gallagher, Crop and Soil Sciences rsg14@psu.edu
- Jim Hilton, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jwh2@psu.edu
- Roger Koide, Horticulture 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, Horticulture 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
- Roger Koide, Horticulture 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
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
- David Braun, Biology dmb44@psu.edu
- 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
- Sharon Falcone Miller, Energy Institute sfm1@psu.edu
- Joel Morrison, Energy Institute jlm9@psu.edu
Statistics and Bioinformtics
- Stephan Schuster, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology scs19@psu.edu
- James Rosenberger, Statistics jlr@psu.edu