by | April 16, 2019 | Conversion, Research Profiles | 0 Comments

“I like being a part of something big with partners all across the country.”

by | April 3, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability | 0 Comments

Howe, who has extensive experience working with biofuels, is excited by the prospect of leveraging microbial data to decode the inner workings of lesser-known bioenergy crops.

by | March 7, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability | 0 Comments

Von Haden’s curiosity for what’s in the ground — and how it impacts our planet — led him to move south to Illinois and work for CABBI in the Sustainability Theme.

by | February 21, 2019 | Feedstock Development, Research Profiles | 0 Comments

For LaBonte, caring for and cultivating plants is more than a hobby, degree, or career — it’s a way of life.

by | February 7, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability | 0 Comments

When 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 — the backdrop for her research on how bioenergy crops can help purify the nation’s water.

by | January 24, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability | 0 Comments

This M.S. Candidate in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois works alongside the people he read about as a kid.

by | January 10, 2019 | Research Profiles, Sustainability | 0 Comments

Khanna leads CABBI’s Sustainability theme, which is providing the environmental and economic perspective for developing efficient bioenergy crops.

by | December 5, 2018 | Feedstock Development, Research Profiles | 0 Comments

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.

by | November 26, 2018 | Feedstock Development, Research Profiles | 0 Comments

“A lot of my roots and specialties are in setting up field trials and being out in the field and collecting data and harvesting materials. That’s what I’m passionate about.”

by | November 8, 2018 | Research Profiles, Sustainability | 0 Comments

Master’s student’s definition of sustainability: “Thinking about the future, using resources wisely, and creating diverse possibilities.”