Lead Researchers

Edward Brzostek

Professor of Biology, West Virginia University

Emily Heaton

Professor of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Erik Sacks

Professor of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Evan H. DeLucia

Professor Emeritus of Plant Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Fredy Altpeter

Professor of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Florida

Ge Liu

Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

George Huber

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Heng Ji

Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Hong Yang

Richard C. Alkire Chair and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Huimin Zhao

Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jennifer Brophy

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University

Jennifer Pett-Ridge

Carbon Initiative Lead Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Jeremy Guest

Levenick Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

John Shanklin

Biology Department Chair, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Jonathan Sweedler

James R. Eiszner Family Endowed Chair and Professor of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign