Bioconversion Technologies
Researchers involved in biomass conversion technologies are listed below by subtopic. Links to their department webpage (if available), department affiliation, and e-mail address are provided.
Biodiesel and bio-oils
- Andrew Belmonte, Mathematics belmonte@math.psu.edu
- André Boehman, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering boehman@ems.psu.edu
- Dennis Buffington, Agricultural and Biological Engineering dbuffington@psu.edu
- Glen Cauffman, Farm Operations grc1@psu.edu
- Yongsheng Chen, Energy and Mineral Engineering yongsheng@psu.edu
- Daniel Ciolkosz, Agricultural and Biological Engineering dec109@psu.edu
- Siegfried "Zig" Herzog, Engineering hgn@psu.edu
- Jim Hilton, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jwh2@psu.edu
- Lysa Holland, OPP ljh17@psu.edu
- Jack Matson, Civil and Environmental Engineering jvm4@psu.edu
- Bob Nedwick, Chemical Engineering ewb100@psu.edu
- Joe Perez, Chemical Engineering jmp13@psu.edu
- Linghao Zhong, Chemistry luz4@psu.edu
Microbial fuel cells
- J. Greg Ferry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jgf3@psu.edu
- Bruce Logan, Civil and Environmental Engineering blogan@psu.edu
- Serguei Lvov, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering lvov@essc.psu.edu
- Tom Mallouk, Chemistry tom@chem.psu.edu
- Jay Regan, Civil and Environmental Engineering jregan@engr.psu.edu
- Ming Tien, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology mxt3@psu.edu
Combustion and gasification
- Daniel Ciolkosz, Agricultural and Biological Engineering dec109@psu.edu
- Jim Garthe, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jwg10@psu.edu
- Sharon Falcone Miller, Energy Institute sfm1@psu.edu
- Bruce Miller, Energy Institute bgm3@psu.edu
- Sarma Pisupati, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering sxp17@psu.edu
- Alan Scaroni, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering aws1@psu.edu
Bio-hydrogen
- Mary Ann Bruns, Ecosystem Science and Management mvb10@psu.edu
- Don Bryant, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology dab14@psu.edu
- J. Greg Ferry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jgf3@psu.edu
- John Golbeck, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jhg5@psu.edu
- Mark Guiltinan, Horticulture mjg9@psu.edu
- Bruce Logan, Civil and Environmental Engineering blogan@psu.edu
- Sarma Pisupati, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering sxp17@psu.edu
- Jay Regan, Civil and Environmental Engineering jregan@engr.psu.edu
Photosynthesis
- Don Bryant, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology dab14@psu.edu
- Wayne Curtis, Chemical Engineering waynecurtis@psu.edu
- John Golbeck, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jhg5@psu.edu
Anaerobic digestion
- J. Greg Ferry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jgf3@psu.edu
- Robert Graves, Agricultural and Biological Engineering reg2@psu.edu
- Jim Hilton, Agricultural and Biological Engineering jwh2@psu.edu
- Ken Kephart, Dairy and Animal Science kbk2@psu.edu
- Rob Meinen, Dairy and Animal Science rjm134@psu.edu
- Jay Regan, Civil and Environmental Engineering jregan@engr.psu.edu
- Tom Richard, Agricultural and Biological Engineering tlr20@psu.edu
Biocatalysis
- Jeff Catchmark, Engineering Science and Mechanics jmc102@psu.edu
- Yongsheng Chen, Energy and Mineral Engineering yongsheng@psu.edu
- Patrick Cirino, Chemical Engineering cirino@engr.psu.edu
- Daniel Cosgrove, Biology dcosgrove@psu.edu
- J. Greg Ferry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jgf3@psu.edu
- James Kubicki, Geosciences jdk7@psu.edu
- Tom Richard, Agricultural and Biological Engineering tlr20@psu.edu
- Chunshan Song, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering csong@psu.edu
- Ming Tien, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology mxt3@psu.edu
- Linghao Zhong, Chemistry luz4@psu.edu
Integrated Biorefineries
- Patrick Cirino, Chemical Engineering cirino@engr.psu.edu
- Caroline Burgess Clifford, Energy Institute ceb7@psu.edu
- Ali Demirci, Agricultural and Biological Engineering demirci@psu.edu
- Semih Eser, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering seser@psu.edu
- Costas Maranas, Chemical Engineering costas@engr.psu.edu
- Tom Richard, Agricultural and Biological Engineering tlr20@psu.edu
- Steve Turns, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering srt@psu.edu
- Andrew Zydney, Chemical Engineering zydney@engr.psu.edu
Advanced Power Generation
- Domenic Santavicca, Mechanical Engineering das8@psu.edu
- Robert Santoro, Mechanical Engineering rjs2@psu.edu
- Karen Thole, Mechanical Engineering kat18@psu.edu
- Richard Yetter, Mechanical Engineering ray8@psu.edu