by | Apr 29, 2019 | Feedstock Production, Research Profiles
“A lot of people think that they’re in competition with other people; my mind-set has always been that I’m in competition with myself.” CABBI’s Tom Clemente has upheld this philosophy since his childhood in Kingston, Pa. Forty-eight states, 26 research years and 100...
by | Feb 21, 2019 | Feedstock Production, Research Profiles
“When you grow up with people who are really interested in nature, it’s just something you catch on to.” For Nick LaBonte, caring for and cultivating plants is more than a hobby, degree, or career — it’s a way of life. LaBonte credits his affinity for the natural...
by | Dec 5, 2018 | Feedstock Production, Research Profiles
Getting your hands dirty is at the top of a plant physiologist’s job description. Shuai Li knows this better than anyone, but his love for the research makes hard work well worth the while. After receiving his M.S. in Plant Ecophysiology from the University of Science...
by | Nov 26, 2018 | Feedstock Production, Research Profiles
When Joe Zimmerman takes his dogs, Millie and Ruby, out to play in the backyard, like many rural residents, he bumps into rows of wild prairie grasses. Unlike many rural residents, Zimmerman knows exactly what those grasses are. “Miscanthus originates in southeast...
by | Jun 15, 2018 | Feedstock Production, Research Profiles
On the south side of the University of Illinois campus, a set of farm plots grow a variety of crops that are being studied and tested for productivity and efficiency. These plots are where Stephen Moose’s research begins. After growing up on a farm in Ohio, becoming...
