Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
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College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Institute of Technology

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Faculty Directory

FACULTY E-MAIL/PHONE RESEARCH INTERESTS



     
Brett Barney barn0233@umn.edu Biosynthesis of alternative fuels and high
  612-626-8751 value products
     
Mrinal Bhattacharya bhatt002@umn.edu Biodegradable polymers, tissue
  612-625-5234 engineering, nanobiosensors
     
Jonathan Chaplin jchaplin@umn.edu Machinery systems design and
  612-625-8146 engineering safety
     
John Chapman chapm155@umn.edu Soil erosion and sediment control
  612-626-4857  
     
Charles J. Clanton clant001@umn.edu Livestock facilities and systems
  612-625-9218  
     
Bo Hu bhu@umn.edu Bioprocess development for bioenergy,
  612-625-4215 biomaterials, and bioproducts
     
Patrick Huelman huelm001@umn.edu Residential building and energy systems
  612-624-1286  
     
Forrest Izuno izuno001@umn.edu Southern Research and Outreach Center
  507-837-5615  
     
Larry D. Jacobson jacob007@umn.edu Livestock housing systems, air emissions
  612-625-8288  
     
Kevin A. Janni kjanni@umn.edu Air quality, livestock systems, ventilation
  612-625-3108  
     
R. Vance Morey rvmorey@umn.edu Biomass heat, power and densification
  612-625-8775  
     
John L. Nieber nieber@umn.edu Water quality and impaired waters; 
  612-625-6724 hydrolgic modeling
     
Harlan Petersen peter016@umn.edu Wood moisture relationships and wood drying
  612-624-3407  
     
Shri Ramaswamy shri@umn.edu Transport processes, bio-based products,
  612-624-8797 process and product engineering
     
R. Roger Ruan ruanx001@umn.edu Biorefining, bioprocessing, biofuel, biomaterial
  612-625-1710 and value-added process development
     
Gary Sands grsands@umn.edu Water management and water quality
  612-625-4756  
     
Simo Sarkanen sarka001@umn.edu Lignin biosysnthesis and biodegradation;
  612-624-6227 lignin-based plastics
     
Jonathan Schilling schillin@umn.edu Biodeterioration and biodegradation
  612-624-1761  
     
David Schmidt schmi071@umn.edu Air quality and manure management
  612-625-4262  
     
Robert Seavey seave001@umn.edu Composites and wood moisture relationships
  612-624-3028  
     
Steve Severtson sever018@umn.edu Soft materials, coatings and nanocomposites
  612-625-5265  
     
Timothy Smith smith463@umn.edu Corporate sustainability,product stewardship
  612-624-6755  and marketing communications
     
Sangwon Suh sangwon@umn.edu Industrial ecology and LCA
  612-624-5307  
     
Ulrike Tschirner tschi007@umn.edu Biomass conversion (pretreatment,
  612-624-8798 saccharification, pulping)
     
William T. Y. Tze wtze@umn.edu Biocomposites, cellulose and nanomaterials
  612-624-2383  
     
Ping Wang ping@umn.edu Enzyme engineering and nanotechnology;
  612-624-4792 nanostructed biocatalysts for biotransformation
     
William F. Wilcke wilck001@umn.edu Crop drying, handling & storage, energy
  612-625-8205  for agriculture, sustainable agriculture

 
Bruce N. Wilson wilson@umn.edu Hydrologic/water quality modeling of disturbed
  612-625-6770 and agricultural watersheds; transport of
    surface water contaminants
     
Jerry Wright
jwright@umn.edu Irrigation water management
  320-589-1711  
     
Jun Zhu zhuxx034@umn.edu Animal manure treatment and bioenergy
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shri@umn.edu Transport processes, bio-based products,
  612-624-8797 process and product engineering

   

ruanx001@umn.edu Biorefining, bioprocessing, biofuel, biomaterial

612-625-1710 and value-added process development

   

grsands@umn.edu Water management and water quality
  612-625-4756  
     

sarka001@umn.edu Lignin biosynthesis and biodegradation;

612-624-6227 lignin-based plastics

   

schillin@umn.edu Biodeterioration and biodegradation

612-624-1761  

   

schmi071@umn.edu Air quality and manure management
  612-625-4262  
     

seave001@umn.edu Composites and wood moisture relationships

612-624-3028  

   

sever018@umn.edu Soft materials, coatings and nanocomposites
  612-625-5265  
     

smith463@umn.edu Corporate sustainability,product stewardship

612-624-6755  and marketing communications

   

sangwon@umn.edu Industrial ecology and LCA

612-624-5307  

   

tschi007@umn.edu Biomass conversion (pretreatment,
  612-624-8798 saccharification, pulping)
     

wtze@umn.edu Biocomposites, cellulose and nanomaterials

612-624-2383  

   

ping@umn.edu Enzyme engineering and nanotechnology;
  612-624-4792 nanostructed biocatalysts for biotransformation
     

wilck001@umn.edu Crop drying, handling & storage,energy
  612-625-8205  for agriculture, sustainable agriculture
   
Hydrologic/water quality modeling of disturbed

wilson@umn.edu and agricultural watersheds; transport of
  612-625-6770 surface water contaminants
     

jwright@umn.edu Irrigation water management

320-589-1711  

   

zhuxx034@umn.edu Animal manure treatment and bioenergy
  507-837-5625