Research

Ongoing research projects

  • Field-to-Fuel Production of Carbon-Negative Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Regenerative Agriculture Biomass (2021-2023)
  • Diverse Corn Belt: Resilient Intensification through Diversity in Midwestern Agriculture(2021-2026)
  • Expanding network capacity in IL Regenerative Agriculture Initiatives ( 2021-2023)
  • Nest generation feedstocks for the emerging bio-economy ( 2018-2023)
Graduate Student Heather Roney collecting Miscanthus samples.

Completed research projects

  • Adding E’s and M’s: Improving M. × giganteus performance predictions with observations from commercial fields in diverse environments, (2020-2022).
  • Developing monitored, controlled drainage capacity to measure nutrient and water cycling in improved energy crop systems, (2019-2020)
  • Long-term Assessment of Miscanthus Productivity and Sustainability (LAMPS), (2018-2019)
  • Next-generation feedstocks for the emerging bioeconomy, (2018-2023).
  • Perennializing farmed potholes to improve ecosystem services, (2018).
  • Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproduct Innovation (CABBI),(2017-2022).
  •  A model-based assessment of socioeconomic, policy and environmental implications for sustainable bioenergy, (2017-2020)
  • Competitive renewal of Miscanthus and Switchgrass Bioenergy Production and Soil Remediation on Marginal and Vulnerable Landscapes, (2014-2016)
  • Gene flow networks and potential invasiveness of perennial biofuel grasses (Miscanthus), (2012-2016).
  • Miscanthus and Switchgrass Bioenergy Production and Soil Remediation on Marginal and Vulnerable Landscapes,  (2012-2014).
  • Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy Systems, (2011).
  • Sustainable Production and Distribution of Bioenergy for the Central USA,( 2011).
  • Gene Flow and Fitness studies of Switchgrass: Implications for New Biofuel Crops, (2010).
  • Do Companion Crops Make Miscanthus Establishment More Sustainable? (2010)
  • Field Evaluation of Cold Tolerant Miscanthus (2010)
  • Influence of Alternative Biomass Cropping Systems on Short-term Ecosystem Processes,       (2009).
  • P and K Fertilizer Response in Miscanthus x giganteus (2009).
  • Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership – Herbaceous Bioenergy Crop Field Trials; switchgrass,    (2009)
  • Incorporating Native Prairies into Working Farm Landscapes, (2009).
  • Miscanthus Variety Evaluation, (2008).