BAEN FACULTY with Expertise in Biomass/Biofuels 

1.     Dr. Brent Auvermann

Expertise: Carcass composting and anaerobic digestion  

2.     Dr. Sergio C. Capareda

Expertise: thermal conversion of biomass (pyrolysis and gasification), biofuels production and characterization, renewable energy 

3.     Dr. Cady Engler

Expertise: Bioreactor systems, biological conversion of biomass, anaerobic digestion, biodiesel production 

4.     Dr. Elena Castell-Perez

Expertise: biomaterial properties, chemical and physical engineering analysis, treatment and process design, ethanol fermentation, distillation processes 

5.     Dr. Rosana Moreira

Expertise: Biomass pre-treatment, ethanol fermentation, radiation, chemistry 

6.     Dr. Saqib Mukhtar

Expertise: Value added and alternative uses of waste biomass (animal manure and wastewater), bio-energy production. 

7.     Dr. Clyde Munster

            Expertise: Manure/turfgrass BMP to improve soil and water quality near CAFOs in an economically sustainable system. 

8.     Dr. Zivko Nikolov

Expertise: separation processes of bio-based products, enzymatic polysaccharide degradation, sugar analysis, membrane separations 

9.     Dr. Calvin B. Parnell, Jr.

Expertise: Fluidized bed gasification and energy systems engineering analysis 

10. Dr. Steve Searcy

Expertise: Precision agricultural production, harvest and storage equipment and processes, control systems and robotics 

11. Dr. John Sweeten

Expertise: Animal manure characterization and conversion 

12. Dr. Alex Thomasson

Expertise: cotton gin waste, composting, gasification, machinery systems and robotics 

13. Wesley Rosenthal

Expertise: Management aspect of biomass feedstock development, transport analysis, optimization and cost