by | Jun 17, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability
Sarah Acquah is busy working on three projects as a CABBI postdoctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. But don’t make her pick which one she likes best. “I don’t have a favorite,” Acquah said. “I love all of them; they...
by | Apr 3, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability
Adina Howe knows better than anyone that in the quest toward large-scale sustainability, it’s best to start small. As a CABBI Sustainability Co-PI, Howe’s microbiology research proves that Earth’s most minuscule inhabitants might be the environment’s biggest allies....
by | Mar 7, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability
Growing up in Wisconsin, surrounded by cornfields, cows, and the lush Northwoods, inspired Adam von Haden to pursue Environmental Science as an undergraduate. “Green Bay is situated with agriculture to the south and forests to the north. I spent a lot of time in the...
by | Feb 7, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability
When Kelsie Ferin sits down to code, she has a million square miles of soil, water, and sky at her fingertips: from Iowa’s Corn Belt to the Mississippi River, and all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. These iconic landscapes form the backdrop for Ferin’s research on how...
by | Jan 24, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability
In 2005, some middle schoolers were idolizing Gwen Stefani, Usher, and Vince Vaughn. But 10-year-old August Schetter, a Future Farmer of America, was excited about the work of Dr. Thomas B. Voigt, Illinois Professor of Crop Sciences. “I met Tom Voigt at the Illinois...
by | Jan 10, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability
Madhu Khanna has years of experience as an environmental economist studying what it takes to get farmers to adopt clean technologies that can benefit them and the environment. But she now faces a new type of challenge through the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and...
