Research Staff
NREL's biomass research staff includes:
Search the NREL staff directory to contact any of the research staff listed below.
Management Team
The biomass management team is composed of:
- Thomas Foust, National Bioenergy Center Director
- Phil Pienkos, Applied Science Principal Group Manager
- Kim Magrini, Catalysis and Thermochemical Sciences and Engineering R&D Principal Group Manager
- Jim McMillan, Biochemical Process R&D Principal Group Manager
- Rich Bain, Principal Engineer, Thermochemical Sciences
- Mark Davis, Thermochemical Platform Lead
- Dan Blake, Emeritus
Technology and Research Areas
NREL's National Bioenergy Center has four primary technology and research areas with eight secondary areas:
- Applied Science
- Catalysis and Thermochemical Sciences and Engineering R&D
- Biochemical Process R&D
- Biorefinery Analysis
Applied Science
Phil Pienkos, Principal Group Manager
Julie Buell
Yat-Chen Chou
Mary Ann Franden
Michael Guarnieri
Eric Jarvis
Eric Knoshaug
Lieve Laurens
Jeff Linger
William Long
Arjun Singh
Nicholas Sweeney
Thieny Trinh
Shihui Yang
Min Zhang
Biomass Analysis
Ed Wolfrum, Research Supervisor
David Crocker
Deb Hyman
Bill Michener
Courtney Payne
Amie Sluiter
Justin Sluiter
David Templeton
Jeanette Henry
Elliot Lawrence
Stefanie Maletich
Ryan Ness
Darren Peterson
Michelle Reed
Stefanie Van Wychen
Jeff Wolfe
Process Biology
Nancy Dowe, Research Supervisor
Ed Jennings
Andrew Lowell
Ali Mohagheghi
Robert Nelson
Holly Smith
Brian Allison
Catalysis and Thermochemical Sciences and Engineering R&D
Kim Magrini, Principal Group Manager
Danny Carpenter
Singfoong Cheah
Steve Deutch
Crissa Doeppke
Rick French
Kristina Iisa
Rui Katahira
Robert Sykes
Angela Ziebell
Kevin Barthelemy
Kevin Cowley
Melissa Carlisle
Fergus McLellan
Biomass Molecular Sciences
Mark Nimlos, Research Supervisor
Stuart Black
Lintao Bu
Erica Gjersing
Renee Happs
Mark Jarvis
Luc Moens
Calvin Mukarakate
Michelle Myers
Heidi Pilath
David Robichaud
Jared Clark
Kara Malhortra
Thermochemical Process R&D
Kim Magrini, Research Supervisor
Calvin Feik
Katie Gaston
Ray Hansen
David Isham
Marc Pomeroy
Kristen Smith
Mike Sprague
Jim Stunkel
Joseph Gardner
Thermochemical Catalysis R&D
Jesse Hensley, Research Supervisor
Jack Ferrell
Whitney Jablonski
Jessica Olstad
Joshua Schaidle
Matt Yung
Alexander Stanton
Samantha Hart
Dan Ruddy (50%)
Biochemical Process R&D
Jim McMillan, Principal Group Manager
Rick Elander
Bioprocess R&D
Jim McMillan, Research Supervisor
Gregg Beckham
Xiaowen Chen
Seonah Kim
James Lischeske
Nick Nagle
Jonathan Stickel
Melvin Tucker
Stephen Chmely
Matthew Sturgeon
Kelsey Lawrence
Kellene McKinny
Bioprocess Integration R&D
Dan Schell, Research Supervisor
William Bray
Alex Chapeaux
Jody Farmer
Wes Hjelm
Tim Johnston
Erik Kuhn
Bob Lyons
Joe Shekiro
Dave Sievers
Blake Galliford
Casey Gunther
Jason Kerwood
Eric Nelson
Biorefinery Analysis
Steve Phillips, Research Supervisor
Mary Biddy
Ryan Davis
Danny Inman
Chris Kinchin
Michael Talmadge
Eric Tan
Ling Tao
Joan Tarud
Wei-Cheng Wang
Research Support Areas
NREL's biomass research support areas include two groups: Partnerships and Business Development, and Research Support.
Partnerships and Business Development
John Ashworth, Team Leader
Rich Bolin
Project Leader
Cindy Gerk
Research Support
Stacey Burge, Supervisor
Morgan Beck
Billie Christen
Sheila Grady-McBride
Leslee Pohle
Dee Scheaffer
Ann Spurrier
