Regional Experts by State

Other States:

[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Adams, Thomas
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Business Organizations (partnerships, farmer co-ops)
Economics of Bioenergy and By-Products Production
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
Feedstocks (dedicated energy crops)
Impact on Food, Feed and Fiber Markets (policy, marketing)
Public Issues and Perception, Community Leadership
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Alcohols (eg, ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols)
Biodiesel
Community/economic development
Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage
Feedstock pretreatment
Fermentation

Adolphson, Ryan
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Business Organizations (partnerships, farmer co-ops)
Economics of Bioenergy and By-Products Production
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing

Specific Expertise:

Bioenergy economic analysis
Community/economic development
Feedstock pretreatment

Altman, Elliot
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)

Specific Expertise:

Alcohols (eg, ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols)
Fermentation
High-value biochemical co-products
Microbial physiology

Das, K.C
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Economics of Bioenergy and By-Products Production
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Environmental Issues with Biofuel Production
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
On-farm Production of Biofuels
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Bioenergy economic analysis
Biogas systems/ gasification
Community/economic development
Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage
Feedstock pretreatment

Dean, Jeffrey
State = GA

The University of Georgia

General Expertise:

Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstocks (dedicated energy crops)

Specific Expertise:

Feedstock breeding, genetics, and genomics

Eiteman, Mark
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing

Specific Expertise:

Alcohols (eg, ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols)
Fermentation
High-value biochemical co-products
Microbial physiology

Gaskin, Julia
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Environmental Issues with Biofuel Production
Environmental Issues with feedstock production
Feedstocks (dedicated energy crops)

Specific Expertise:

Community/economic development
Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage
Feedstock production management, sustainability
Nutrient inventory and land requirements

Geller, Daniel
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Economics of Bioenergy and By-Products Production
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Environmental Issues with Biofuel Production
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
On-farm Production of Biofuels
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Biodiesel
Oil crops

Goodrum, John
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Biodiesel
Oil crops

Greene, Dale
State = GA

The University of Georgia

School of Forest Resources

General Expertise:

Economics of Feedstock Production and Handling
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Environmental Issues with feedstock production
Feedstocks (dedicated energy crops)

Specific Expertise:

Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage
Feedstock production management, sustainability

Hawkins, G
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
On-farm Production of Biofuels
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Biogas systems/ gasification
Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage

Izlar, Bob
State = GA

The University of Georgia

General Expertise:

Business Organizations (partnerships, farmer co-ops)
Economics of Feedstock Production and Handling
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Impact on Food, Feed and Fiber Markets (policy, marketing)

Specific Expertise:

Bioenergy economic analysis
Community/economic development

Kastner, Jim
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)

Specific Expertise:

Alcohols (eg, ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols)
Feedstock pretreatment
Fermentation
High-value biochemical co-products

Lawrence, Tom
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Feedstock pretreatment

Mani, Sudhagar
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Bioproducts, By-products (including distillers grain)
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Environmental Issues with Biofuel Production
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Bioenergy economic analysis
Biogas systems/ gasification
Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage
Feedstock pretreatment

McKissick, John
State = GA

The University of Georgia

AAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biorefinery Site Selection (land use, infrastructure, economic value)
Business Organizations (partnerships, farmer co-ops)
Economics of Bioenergy and By-Products Production
Economics of Feedstock Production and Handling
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Impact on Food, Feed and Fiber Markets (policy, marketing)

Specific Expertise:

Bioenergy economic analysis

Peterson, Joy
State = GA

The University of Georgia

Microbiology/CAS

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing

Specific Expertise:

Alcohols (eg, ethanol, butanol, mixed alcohols)
Fermentation
Microbial physiology

Risse, L. Mark
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
Impact on Food, Feed and Fiber Markets (policy, marketing)
On-farm Production of Biofuels
Public Issues and Perception, Community Leadership
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Community/economic development
Farm planning
Nutrient inventory and land requirements

Thompson, Sid
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing

Specific Expertise:

Feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage
Other biomaterials (wood, alternatives, etc)

Tollner, E.W
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)

Specific Expertise:

Biogas systems/ gasification

Worley, John
State = GA

The University of Georgia

BAE/CAES

General Expertise:

Biofuel Production, Biorefinery
Education, Workforce Development (educational materials, strategies)
Feedstock Preparation and Pre-Processing
Public Issues and Perception, Community Leadership
Utilization of Biofuels

Specific Expertise:

Bioenergy economic analysis
Biogas systems/ gasification
Community/economic development
Farm financial analysis