Managed agroecosystems offer enhanced opportunities for a more sustainable bio-based economy, but will require appropriate technology, environmental assessment, and social, economic, and policy incentives. Penn State has active research programs in agroecosystem modeling, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, soil dynamics and soil ecology, water quality, policy issues including emissions and carbon trading, and social and economic impacts.
Researchers involved in sustainable bioenergy systems research are listed below by subtopic. Links to their department webpage (if available), department affiliation, and e-mail address are provided.
Water quality impacts
- Jim Hamlett, Agricultural and Biological Engineering hyc@psu.edu
Nutrient cycling, soil dynamics, soil ecology
- Mary Ann Bruns, Crop and Soil Sciences mvb10@psu.edu
- David Eissenstat, Horticulture dme9@psu.edu
- Jason Kaye, Crop and Soil Sciences jpk12@psu.edu
- Roger Koide, Horticulture rxk13@psu.edu
- Rick Stehouwer, Crop and Soil Sciences rcs15@psu.edu
- Jack Watson, Crop and Soil Sciences JackWatson@psu.edu
Carbon Sequestration, agroecosystem modeling
- Paul Adler, USDA-ARS paul.adler@ars.usda.gov
- David Eissenstat, Horticulture dme9@psu.edu
- J. Greg Ferry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology jgf3@psu.edu
- Robert Gallagher, Crop and Soil Sciences rsg14@psu.edu
- Roger Koide, Horticulture rxk13@psu.edu
- Mike Saunders, Entomology mcs5@psu.edu
- Harold Schobert, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering hxs3@psu.edu
- Yeboah Yaw, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering ydy1@psu.edu
Policy issues, emissions and carbon trading, social and economic impacts
- David Blandford, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology dblandford@psu.edu
- Timothy Considine, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering cpw@psu.edu
- Darryl Farber, School of Science, Technology, and Society dlf112@psu.edu
- Clare Hinrichs, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology chinrichs@psu.edu
- Jeff Hyde, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology jeffhyde@psu.edu
- Jim Shortle, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology jshortle@psu.edu
- Jeff Stokes, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology jstokes@psu.edu
Byproduct Utilization
- Jud Heinrichs, Dairy and Animal Science ajh@psu.edu
- Paul Patterson, Poultry Science php1@psu.edu
- Gabriella Varga, Dairy and Animal Science GVarga@psu.edu
- Mike Hulet, Poultry Science mrh4@psu.edu
- Bruce Miller, Energy Institute bgm3@psu.edu