MULTI-REGIONAL PROJECT S-1007

TOPIC AREAS AND PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS

OBJECTIVE I. Feedstock Supply

Alvin Womac, Objective Chair Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science, University of Tennessee 2506 E.J. Chapman Drive Knoxville, TN 37996, 865-974-7104 awomac@utk.edu David Jones University of Nebraska 215 L.W. Chase Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0726 402-472-6716 402-472-6338 (fax) djones@unl.edu John Chastain Agricultural & Biological Engineering Dept. Clemson University 216 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC 29634-0357 864-656-4085 864-656-0338 (fax) jchstn@clemson.edu Donald Erbach USDA ARS-NPS 5601 Sunnyside Ave. Room 4-2234 Beltsville, MD 20705-5139 301-504-4610 301-504-6191 (fax) dce@ars.usda.gov Carl Bern Iowa State University Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 217 Davidson Hall Ames, Iowa 5001 Phone: 515-294-1270 Fax: 515-294-2552 cjbern@iastate.edu Ray Huhnke Oklahoma State University Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering 223 Agricultural Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6021 Phone: 405-744-5425 or 405-744-8417 Fax: 405-744-6059 rhuhnke@okstate.edu Mike Montross University of Kentucky 106 CE Barnhart Building Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0276 Voice: (859) 257-3000 ext. 106 Fax: (859) 257-5671 montross@bae.uky.edu Bruce E. Dale Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Room 3247 Engineering Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1226 517-353-6777 517-432-1105 (fax) bdale@egr.msu.edu Duane Johnson Northwest Ag. Research Center 4570 MT Hwy 35 Kalispell, MT 59901 406-755-4303 duanej@montana.edu Bryan Jenkins Dept Biological and Agric. Eng. 1 Shields Ave Univ of California-Davis Davis, CA 95616-5294 530-752-1422 530-752-2640 (fax) bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu

Shahab Sokhansanj Oak Ridge National Laboratory PO Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6422 865-574-8029 865-576-9939 sokhansanjs@ornl.gov Ruihong Zhang Dept. of Biological & Ag Engineering University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 530-754-9530 530-752-2640 rhzhang@ucdavis.edu Lonnie O. Ingram Micro and Cell Sciences Department Box 119700 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-8176 352-846-0969 (fax) ingram@ufl.edu David Brune Agr. & Biol. Engr. Dept. Clemson University 203 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC 29634 864-656-4068 864-656-0338 FAX debrune@clemson.edu Luis R. Perez-Alegria Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Dept. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaquez Campus PO Box 9030 Mayaquez, Puerto Rico 00681-9030 787-834-2575 787-265-3853 (fax) lu_perez@rumac.uprm.edu Lester Pordesimo The University of Tennessee Biosystems Engineering and Environmental Science 2506 E.J. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4531 Phone: 865-974-7129 Fax: 865-974-4514 pordesim@utk.edu Paul R. Adler Research Agronomist Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit USDA-ARS Building 3702, Curtin Road University Park, PA 16802-3702 Tel (814) 865-8894 FAX (814) 863-0935 pra10@psu.edu John Chastain Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department Clemson University 216 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC 29634-0357 864-656-4085 864-656-0338 (fax) jchstn@clemson.edu James F. Preston Department of Microbiology and Cell Science PO 110700 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-0700 352-392-5923 352-392-5922 (fax) jpreston@ufl.edu John Cundiff Biological Systems Engineering Dept Virginia Tech 309 Seitz Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061 540-231-7603 540-231-3199 (fax)

OBJECTIVE II. Biofuel Production Systems and Processes

Sue Nokes, Objective Chair Biosytems and Agricultural Engineering 215 C.E. Barnhart University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546 859-275-3000 ext. 215 snokes@bae.uky.edu Cady Engler Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept. Texas A&M University 2117 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2117 979-845-3685 979-845-3932 (fax) c-engler@tamu.edu Lonnie O. Ingram Micro and Cell Sciences Department Box 119700 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-8176 352-846-0969 (fax) ingram@ufl.edu Jin-Woo Kim Biological & Ag Engineering University of Arkansas 203 Engineering Hall University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72703 501-575-3402 jwkim@uark.edu Luis R. Perez-Alegria Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Dept. University of Puerto Rico – Mayaquez Campus PO Box 9030 Mayaquez, Puerto Rico 00681-9030 787-834-2575 787-265-3853 (fax) lu_perez@rumac.uprm.edu Ruihong Zhang Department of Biological & Ag Engineering University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 530-754-9530 530-752-2640 rhzhang@ucdavis.edu Yiqi Yang Textile Sciences 226 HE Bldg Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68583-0802 402-472-5197 402-472-0640 (fax) yyang2@unlnotes.unl.edu Padmanaban Krishnan Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality Dept NFA 415 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4040 605-688-5603 (fax) padmanaban_krishnan@sdstate.edu Bryan Jenkins Dept Biological and Agric. Eng. 1 Shields Ave Univ of California-Davis Davis, CA 95616-5294 530-752-1422 530-752-2640 (fax) bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu

Jiayang Cheng Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept. NC State University Campus Box 7625 Raleigh, NC 27695-7625 919-515-6733 919-515-7760 (fax) jay_cheng@ncsu.edu Shulin Chen Department of Biological Systems Engineering Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164 509-335-3743 509-335-2722 (fax) chens@wsu.edu Roger Ruan University of Minnesota 1390 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 612-625-1710 612-624-3005(fax) ruanxool@umn.edu Rich Russell West Virginia University Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 304-293-2631, ext. 4437 304-293-2232 (fax) rrussell@wvu.edu X. Susan Sun Grain Science & Industry Kansas State University 201 Shellenberger Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 785-532-4077 785-532-7010 xss@ksu.edu Foster A. Agblevor Biological Systems Engr. Dept. VPI & SU Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303 540-231-2578 fagblevo@vt.edu James F. Preston Department of Microbiology and Cell Science PO 110700 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-0700 352-392-5923 352-392-5922 (fax) jpreston@ufl.edu K.T. Shanmugan Dept of Microbiology and Cell Science Box 110700 Bldg 981, Museum Road Univ. of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-2490 shan@ufl.edu Fathi Halaweish Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept Shepard Hall 119 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4269 605-688-6364 (fax) fathi_halaweish@sdstate.edu Ray Huhnke Oklahoma State University Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering 223 Agricultural Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6021 Phone: 405-744-5425 or 405-744-8417 Fax: 405-744-6059 rhuhnke@okstate.edu

OBJECTIVE III. Biomaterials

Bernie Tao, Objective Chair Agricultural and Biological Engineering 745 Ag Mall Drive Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-1183 tao@purdue.edu Kent Rausch University of Illinois 1304 W. Pennsylvania Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 217-265-0697 217-244-0323 (fax) krausch@uiuc.edu Milford Hanna Industrial Agricultural Products Center University of Nebraska 211 L.W. Chase Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0730 402-472-1634 402-472-6338 (fax) mhannal@unl.edu X. Susan Sun Grain Science & Industry Kansas State University 201 Shellenberger Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 785-532-4077 785-532-7010 xss@ksu.edu Joel Bumgardner Ag and Biological Engineering MS State Univ Mississippi State, MS 39762 662-325-3282 662-325-3853 (fax) jbumgard@abe.msstate.edu Yan Chen Louisiana State University School of Human Ecology Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4300 225-578-2407 225-578-2697 (fax) chenyan@lsu.edu Fathi Halaweish Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept Shepard Hall 119 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4269 605-688-6364 (fax) fathi_halaweish@sdstate.edu

Ruihong Zhang Dept. of Biological & Ag Engineering University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 530-754-9530 530-752-2640 rhzhang@ucdavis.edu Roger Ruan University of Minnesota 1390 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 612-625-1710 612-624-3005(fax) ruanxool@umn.edu James L. Julson South Dakota State University Box 2120 Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-5671 605-688-6764 james_julson@sdstate.edu William Gibbons Biology/Microbiology Department South Dakota State University PO box 2104 Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-5499 605-688-6675 FAX william_gibbons@sdstate.edu K. Muthukumarappan Agricultural and Biosystems Eng AE 225 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-5661 605-688-6764 (fax) muthukum@sdstate.edu Yiqi Yang Textile Sciences 226 HE Bldg Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68583-0802 402-472-5197 402-472-0640 (fax) yyang2@unlnotes.unl.edu Duane Johnson Northwest Ag. Research Center 4570 MT Hwy 35 Kalispell, MT 59901 406-755-4303 duanej@montana.edu

OBJECTIVE IV. Biobased Chemicals

Donal Day, Objective Chair Audubon Sugar Institute LSU Agricultural Center Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2211 dday@agctr.lsu.edu Shulin Chen Department of Biological Systems Engineering Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164 509-335-3743 509-335-2722 (fax) chens@wsu.edu Terry Walker Biological and Agricultural Engineering Louisiana State University 149 E.B. Doran Bldg. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-1060 225-578-3492 (fax) twalke5@lsu.edu Mark A. Eiteman Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of Georgia Driftmier Engineering Center Athens, GA 30602 706-542-0833 706-542-8806 (fax) eiteman@engr.uga.edu Arun Bhunia Department of Food Science Purdue University 1160 Food Science Building West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-494-5443 765-494-7953 (fax) bhuniaa@foodsci.purdue.edu Mike Tumbleson University of Illinois 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 217-333-9786 217-244-1652 (fax) mtumbles@uiuc.edu Mike Zhang Virginia Tech 203 Seitz Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303 540-231-7601 540-231-3199 cmzhang@vt.edu Padmanaban Krishnan Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality Dept NFA 415 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4040 605-688-5603 (fax) padmanaban_krishnan@sdstate.edu James F. Preston Department of Microbiology and Cell Science PO 110700 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-0700 352-392-5923 352-392-5922 (fax) jpreston@ufl.edu K.T. Shanmugan Dept of Microbiology and Cell Science Box 110700 Bldg 981, Museum Road Univ. of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-2490 shan@ufl.edu Qing Li Dept of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering Univ of Hawaii at Manoa Agricultural Science Building 218 1955 East West Road Honolulu, HI 96822 808-956-2011 808-956-3542 (fax) qingl@hawaii.edu

Caye Drapcho Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept. Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4505 225-578-1055 225-578-3492 FAX cdrapcho@gumbo.lsu.edu Danielle J. Carrier Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept. University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 501-575-4993 carrier@comp.uark.edu Cady Engler Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept. Texas A&M University 2117 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2117 979-845-3685 979-845-3932 (fax) c-engler@tamu.edu Jin-Woo Kim Biological & Ag Engineering University of Arkansas 203 Engineering Hall University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72703 501-575-3402 jwkim@uark.edu Ruihong Zhang Dept. of Biological & Ag Engineering University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 530-754-9530 530-752-2640 rhzhang@ucdavis.edu Lorraine Day Louisiana State University 6980 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-578-4616 225-578-3348 (fax) day@lsu.edu Lonnie O. Ingram Micro and Cell Sciences Department Box 119700 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-8176 352-846-0969 (fax) ingram@ufl.edu Fathi Halaweish Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept Shepard Hall 119 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4269 605-688-6364 (fax) fathi_halaweish@sdstate.edu Jean VanderGheynst University of California Department of Biological and Ag. Engineering One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616 530 752 0989 530 752 2640 (fax) jsvander@ucdavis.edu Curtis L. Weller Depts of Biological Systems Engineering and Food Science and Technology 210 L.W. Chase Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68583-0726 402-472-9337 402-472-6338 (fax) cweller1@unl.edu Mark Worden Chemical Engineering Department Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-9015 517-432-1103 (fax) worden@egr.msu.edu

OBJECTIVE V. Education and Outreach

Mark Worden, Objective Chair Chemical Engineering Department Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-9015 517-432-1103 (fax) worden@egr.msu.edu Lorraine Day Louisiana State University 6980 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-578-4616 225-578-3348 (fax) day@lsu.edu John Chastain Agricultural & Biological Engineering Dept. Clemson University 216 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC 29634-0357 864-656-4085 864-656-0338 (fax) jchstn@clemson.edu Shahab Sokhansanj Oak Ridge National Laboratory PO Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6422 865-574-8029 865-576-9939 sokhansanjs@ornl.gov

David Jones University of Nebraska 215 L.W. Chase Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0726 402-472-6716 402-472-6338 (fax) djones1@unl.edu Jiayang Cheng Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept. NC State University Campus Box 7625 Raleigh, NC 27695-7625 919-515-6733 919-515-7760 (fax) jay_cheng@ncsu.edu Terry Walker Biological and Agricultural Engineering Louisiana State University 149 E.B. Doran Bldg. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-1060 225-578-3492 (fax) twalke5@lsu.edu Jean VanderGheynst University of California Department of Biological and Ag. Engineering One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616 530 752 0989 530 752 2640 (fax) jsvander@ucdavis.edu

General

J. Benemann Hawaii Nanral Energy Institute 3434 Tice Creek Dr. #1 Walnut Creek, CA 94595 925-939-5864 925-944-1205 (fax) jbenemann@aol.com Y. Chen School of Human Ecology Louisiana State University AgCenter Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2407 225-578-2697 (fax) ychen@agctr.lsu.edu Czarena Crofcheck Biosystems and Agric. Eng Univ of Kentucky 212 CE Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546 ccrofche@bae.uky.edu Steven Gorsich Crop BioProtection Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research USDA Ag. Research Service 1815 N. University St Peoria, IL 61604 309-681-6236 309-681-6693 (fax) gorsichs@ncaur.usda.gov S. Gunasekaran Biological Systems Eng. Dept 460 Henry Mall Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 guna@wisc.edu Javier Huertas PO Box 5879 Univ. Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, PR 00681 email@javierhuertas.com Fred Michel Food, Agriculture, and Bioengineering Dept Ohio State University 107 Ag. Eng-OAR Oardc-Wooster Wooster, OH 44691 330-213-3859 michel.36@osu.edu Douglas Raynie Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept Shepard Hall 153B South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4549 605-688-6364 (fax) douglas_raynie@sdstate.edu

Ratna Sharma Biological and Agric. Eng Box 7625 3110 Faucette Dr. N.C. State Univ Raleigh, NC 27695-7625 919-515-6746 ratna_sharma@ncsu.edu V. Singh 360 AESB 1304 West Penn Ave Univ of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-9510 vsingh@uiuc.edu C. Smith Dept of Forest Science Texas A&M Univ College Station, TX 77843 979-845-5000 tat-smith@tamu.edu K.C. Ting Food, Agriculture and Bioengineering Dept Ohio State University 200 A. Ag Engineering 590 Woody Hayes Dr. Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-9338 ting.14@osu.edu C.Y. Wang Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality Dept NFA 425 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-4980 605-688-5603 (fax) cy_wang@sdstate.edu Tom West Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept Shepard Hall 121 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-5469 605-688-6364 (fax) thomas_west@sdstate.edu Floyd Schanbacher Animal Science Dept. Ohio State University 304 Gerlauch Oardc-Wooster Wooster, OH 44691 330-263-3803 schanbacher.1@osu.edu Penner, Mike Oregon State University 541-737-6513 Mike.penner@oregonstate.edu

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