Biomass

Biomass

Faculty

University

Funding Source

Project Title

Adams D C

UF

US DEP AGR

Integrating research, education and extension for enhancing southern pine climate change mitigation and adaptation

Alpeter F

UF

ViaLactia Biosciences

Field evaluation of drought tolerant perennial ryegrass

Alpeter F

UF

USDA-CSREES

Developing Non-invasive Genotypes of the Biofuel and Forage Crop Napiergrass.

Alpeter F

UF

USDA-RD / DOE

Genetic Engineering of Sugarcane for Increased Fermentable Sugar Yield from Hemicellulosic Biomass

Alpeter F

UF

CPBR

Development of a Chloroplast Transformation Protocol for Energycane.

Altpeter, F

UF

SYNGENTA

SYNGENTA: Characterization of regulatory elements for gene expression in transgenic sugarcane

Barbazuk W B

UF

US DEP AGR

Analysis of imprinted genes with development functions in the maize seed

Blackband S J

UF

US DOE

Integrated Nondestructive Spatial And Chemical Analysis of Lignocellulosic Materials During Pretreatment And Bioconv

Carter D R

UF

FL Dept. of Ag & Consumer Serv.

Economic Impact Analysis of Woody Biomass Utilization for Bioenergy in Florida

Clark D G

UF

US DEP AGR

Development of CDNA microarrays for gene expression research in floricultural crops

Cooper William, Ivonne Audirac, Amy Chan-Hilton, Ellen Granger

FSU

FESC

Establishment of the Center for Marine Bioenergy Research: Systems Approach to BioEnergy Research (SABER)

Curtis J S

UF

US DOE

A Study of Horizontal Gas Jets In A Bubbling Fluidized Bed of Non Spherical Particles

Curtis J, Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

Petroleum Research fund – ACS

Effect of bulking additives on biochemical conversion of biomass in high-solids fermentors

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

NSF

GEPR: comparative genomics-driven discovery of maize metabolic functions

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

US DOE

Phylogenomics-guided validation of function for conserved unknown genes

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

Burnham Institute (NIH)

Genomics of coenzyme metabolism in bacterial pathogens

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

NIH

Biosynthesis of hypermodified guanosines.

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

NIH Supplement

Function of E. Coli YJIA

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

NSF GEPR

Comparative genomics-driven discovery of maize metabolic functions

De Crecy-Lagard V

UF

NIH:

Emerging roles of theronylcarbamoyladenosine in translation and DNA maintenance.

Ellis J D

UF

US DEPT OF INTERIOR

Evaluation of native and nonnative plants in agricultural landscapes for the conservation

Emerson R D

UF

US DEP AGR

Assessing agricultural labor risk for specialty crops

Erickson J E, Dempere L A

UF

US DEP AGR

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicals and value-added products

Fisher P

UF

US DEP AGR

Developing cost-effective and efficient floriculture production methods

Gallo M.

UF

US DEPT OF AG

Genetic, Morphological, and Reproductive Characterization of Invasive Elephant grasses & Genotypes Selected as Bioenergy

Gallo M.

UF

US DEPT OF AG

Development of a Chloroplast Transformation Protocol for Energy cane

Gao B

UF

NSF

Career: an integrated research and education program to improve environmental sustainability with biochar technology

Ghosh M

UF

US DEP AGR

Developing small area models for improved county-level estimation of agricultural cash rents

Gilbert R A

UF

FL DACS

Enhancing Conversion of Grass Biomass To Ethanol by Optimizing Species Selection, Field Management And Biomass..

Gilbert R A

UF

US DOE

Managing sugarcane biomass to optimize ethanol production in sensitive watershed regions

Gilbert R A, Hanlon Jr E A, Hodges A W

UF

US DOE

Bio-diesel cellulosic ethanol research project

Gilbert, R.A.

UF

US DOE

Hendry County sustainable biofuels center

Gregory J F, Hanson A D

UF

NSF

GEPR: comparative genomics-driven discovery of maize metabolic functions

Gurley W B

UF

CPBR(+ Dow Agrosciences and ArborGen)

Zinc finger-based regulation of plant gene expression

Hannah L C

UF

NSF

Gene, enzyme and physiological characterization of maize shrunken-2 and brittle-2 alleles

Hanson A D

UF

US DOE

Phylogenomics – Guided Validation of Function For Conserved Unknown Genes

Harmon C L

UF

US DEP AGR

Southern Plant Diagnostic Network

Harmon C L, Hodges A C

UF

US DEP AGR

Identifying, prioritizing and managing invasive species in Florida

He Z

UF

US DEP AGR

Evaluation of soil quality parameters (SQP) in tropical soils and assessment of elemental composition in tropical. .

Hodges A W

UF

FL DACS

Economic Impact Analysis of Woody Biomass Utilization For Bioenergy In Florida

Ingram L O

UF

US DOE

Florida Renewable Energy Program

Ingram L O

UF

Bioenergy Int.

Biomass conversion to organic acids

Ingram L O

UF

Verenium

BCI Sponsored ethanol research

Ingram L O

UF

US DEP AGR

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicals and value-added products

Ingram L O

UF

BioEnergy LLC

Production of organic acids, polymers, and sugar-based specialty chemicals

Ingram L O

UF

FL Board of Governors (State)

Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy Cellulosic Pilot Plant

Jokela E J

UF

NSF

NSF Center for advanced forestry systems

Jokela E J

UF

US DEP AGR

Integrating research, education and extension for enhancing southern pine climate change mitigation and adaptation

Joseph Babu, Q. Zhang

USF

FESC

Feasibility, Sustainability and Economic analysis of Solar Assisted Biomass Conversion

Joseph Babu, Yogi Goswami, Venkat Bhethanabotla, John Wolan, Vinay Gupta

USF

FESC

Production of Liquid Fuels Biomass via Thermo-Chemical Conversion Processes

Kang B

UF

US DEP AGR

Cell type-specific epigenetic gene regulation in the maize endosperm during seed development

Keyhani No

UF

Evolugate

Testing of cellulosic enzyme

Keyhani No

UF

USDA NIFA

Development of a new generation of fungal based biological

Kirst M

UF

US Dept Agr

Mechanism of carbon partitioning regulation by CPG13 in the bioenergy woody crop poplar

Kirst M

UF

Early Career/DOE

A Systems Biology, Whole Genome Association Analysis of the Molecular Regulation of Biomass Growth and Composition in Populus deltoides

Kirst M

UF

Plant Genome/NSF

Identification and Functional Characterization of Insect Resistance Genes in Poplar Using Forward Genetics

Kirst M, G. Peter, J. Davis

UF

AFRI/USDA

Advanced Pine Breeding through Association Genetics and Biotechnology

Kobziar L N

UF

US DEP AGR

Southern fire exchange: putting fire science on the ground

Kobziar L N

UF

US DEPT OF INTERIOR

The influence of prescribed fire and understory fuels mastication on soil carbon respiration rates in flatwoods forests

Kobziar L N

UF

US DEPT OF INTERIOR

Does high severity lead to delayed tree mortality in cypressdomes

Krothapalli Anjaneyulu

FSU

FESC

Biofuels Through Thermochemical Processes: Approach to Produce Bio-jet Fuel

Langeland K A

UF

US DEP AGR

IFAS assessment of non-native plants

Lear Jr W E

UF

FESC

Integrated biofuel, hydrogen, and electricity cogeneration from biomass and solid waste

M Scharf

UF

CPBR – Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research /DOE

Genomic dissection of cellulose utilization in termites

M Scharf

UF

DOE-SBIR

Identification, Production and Characterization of Novel Lignase Proteins from Termites for Depolymerization of Lignocellulose

M Scharf

UF

DOE-SBIR

Development of lignase biotechnology

Macdonald G E

UF

US DEP AGR

Potential for a widespread horticultural cultivar to breed with a federal noxious weed

Marinescu M

UF

US DEPT OF AG

Woody Biomass Inventory and Harvesting In Northwest Florida

Marinescu M

UF

GREEN CIRCLE BIO ENERGY

Quality Management System for the Transportation and Storage of Wood Pellets – Part 1

Martin Tim, S. Grunwald, Gary Peter and Other Co-P’s

UF

USDA/NIFA

Integrating research, education and extension for enhancing southern pine climate change mitigation and adaptation

Mcavoy E J, Li Y, Baucum L E, Wright A L, Ozores M P, Shukla S

UF

US DOE

Bio-diesel cellulosic ethanol research project

Mccarty D R

UF

US DEP AGR

Epigenetic regulation of the b3 transcription factor network in maize seed development

Mccarty D R

UF

NSF

Uniform mu: a transposon resource for functional genomics of maize

Mccarty D R

UF

NSF

Gepr: comparative genomics-driven discovery of maize metabolic functions

Mcgovern R J

UF

US DEP AGR

Southern region program to clear pest control agents for minor uses

Monroe M C

UF

US DEP AGR

Integrating research, education and extension for enhancing southern pine climate change

Monroe M C

UF

Natl. Assoc. of Conservation Dist.

NACD: Development of Woody Biomass Desk Guide And Toolkit

Morgan K T

UF

US DOE

Managing Sugarcane Biomass To Optimize Ethanol Production Within Sensitive Watershed Regions

Moudgil B M

UF

US DOE

Development of A Chloroplast Transformation Protocol for Energy cane

Nicholson W L

UF

USDA

Response of spore-forming soil bacteria to environmental stresses

Norman D J

UF

US DEP AGR

Bacterial wilt host relationships

Norman D J

UF

US DEP AGR

Southern region program to clear pest control agents for minor uses

Ogram A V

UF

NSF

Collaborative Research: Shifting Pathways Toward Methane In Nutrient Impacted Tropical And Sub-Tropical Wetlands

Ordonez Juan

FSU

FESC

Constructual Optimization of Solar Photo-Bioreactors for Algae Growth

Osborne L S

UF

US DEP AGR

Invasive species management with an initial emphasis on thrips

Osborne T Z

UF

Hydrologic effects on soil stability – loss, formation, and nutrient storages

Overholt W A

UF

US DEP AGR

Sustainable approach for integrated management of herbicide resistant hydrilla in the US

Overholt W A

UF

US DEP AGR

Will local natural enemies and winter temperatures prevent mikania micrantha from becoming invasive

Palmateer A J

UF

US DEP AGR

Southern region program to clear pest control agents for minor uses

Percival H F

UF

US ARMY

Collection of digital aerial imagery in support of aquatic invasive species program and cerp

Peter G F

UF

US DEP AGR

Integrating research, education and extension for enhancing southern pine climate change mitigation and adaptation

Peter G F

UF

US DOE

Integrated Nondestructive Spatial And Chemical Analysis of Lignocellulosic Materials During Pretreatment And Bioconv…

Peter G F

UF

NSF

Towards multiscale mechanical design of hierarchical cellular materials

Peter G F

UF

Traditional Industries Prog. in Pulp and Paper, GA

Effect of Specific Gravity, Lignin Content, and Tree Age on Fiber and Sheet Properties of Loblolly Pine

Peter G F

UF

USDA/DOE

Mechanisms of Carbon Partioning Regulation by CPG13 in the Bioenergy Woody Crop Poplar

Peter G, E. Jokela, T. Martin, J. Davis

UF

University Cooperative Research Centers Program/NSF

Center for Advance Forestry Systems

Peter Gary

UF

DOE/ ARPA-E

Commercial Production of Terpene Biofuels in Pine

Peter Gary, Matias Krist, Don Rockwood

UF

FESC

Energy Intensive Crop Development

Philips Ed

UF

FESC

Optimization of Algae Species for Biofuels Production using Genetic Altration

Phlips E J

UF

FL FISH & WILDLIFE CONSRV COMM

Monitoring of toxic algae in the Indian river lagoon

Preston J F

UF

US DEP AGR

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicals and value-added products

Preston J F

UF

USDA

Targeting plant cell wall degrading enzymes to mitigate pathogenesis of X. axonopodis pv. citri

Preston James F.

UF

FESC

Engineering Biocatalysts for Hemicellyloses Hydrolysis and Fermentation

Preston JF

UF

Genetic Engineering of Sugarcane for Increased Fermentable Sugar Yield from Hemicellulosic Biomass

Preston JF

UF

CPBR

Development of a chloroplast transformation protocol for energycane

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

Enterprise Minnesota

Concept and feasibility studies for biogasification of various organic residues and wastes

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

Harvest Power

Thermophilic and hyper-thermophilic two-stage high solids anaerobic digestion of source separated organic waste: Phase 1

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

American Chemical Society

Effect of bulking additive on biochemical conversion of biomass of high-solids fermentors

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

NASA- Johnson Space Center

Biogasification studies for Johnson Space Center:High-solids anaerobic digestion technologies

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

Nordic Sugar, A/S Innovation & Technology, Denmark

Biogasification of whole sugarbeets using high solids anaerobic digestion technology

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

UF/IFAS- Research Innovation Fund

Biochar Land Application: An Immediate Solution to Global Warming

Pullammanappallil Pratap

UF

FESC

Development of Biofuel Production Processes From Synthetic and Biomass Wastes

Raissi Ali T

UCF

PetroAlgae

Analysis of Biomass Samples

Raissi Ali, Nazim Muradov, David Block

UCF

FESC

Integrated Florida Bio-Energy Industry

Reddy K R

UF

NSF

Collaborative Research: Shifting Pathways Toward Methane In Nutrient Impacted Tropical And Sub-Tropical Wetlands

Rockwood D L

UF

FL Forestry Association

Demonstration of Fast Growing Trees Bioenergy Farms In Florida For Mosiac

Romeo

UF

CPBR

Development of a chloroplast transformation protocol for energycane

Schuur T

UF

US DOE

From community structure to functions: metagenomics-enabled predictive understanding of temperature sensitivity of soil

Shanmugam K T

UF

US DOE

Engineering thermotolerant biocatalysts for biomass conversion.

Shanmugam K T

UF

US DEP AGR

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicals and value-added products

Shanmugam K.T.

UF

FESC

Thermophilic Biocatalysts for the Conversion of Cellulosic Substrates to Fuels and Chemicals

Shukla S

UF

Water use of two biofuel crops in southwest Florida

Sinclair J S

UF

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Effect of Bulking Additives on Biochemical Conversion of Biomass In High-Solids Fermentors

Smith J A

UF

US DEP AGR

Biology and management of fusarium canker disease of floridatorreya (torreya taxifolia) a critically endangered conifer

Sollenberger L E

UF

FDACS Farm-to-Fuel

Enhancing Conversion of Grass Biomass to Ethanol by Optimizing Species Selection, Field Management, and Biomass Conversion

Sollenberger L E

UF

USDA-CSREES

Genetic, Morphological, and Reproductive Characterization of Invasive Elephantgrasses and Genotypes Selected as Bioenergy Crops

Sollenberger L E

UF

USDA-NIFA

Reproduction, Mechanisms of Spread, and Control Strategies for Elephantgrass, a Candidate Biomass Crop in the Caribbean Region

Sollenberger Lynn E., John Erickson, Joao Vendramini, Robert Gilbert

UF

FESC

Water-Use Efficiency and Feedstock Composition of Candidate Bioenergy Grasses in Florida

Stewart Jon

UF

FESC

Biocatalytic Lignin Modification for Carbon Sequestration

Svoronos S A

UF

PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA

IPPD 2008-2009: Liquid Renewable Biomass Fuel Assessment And Characterization

T Romeo

UF

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicalsm and value-added products

Tong Z

UF

US DEP AGR

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicals and value-added products

Triplett E. W.

UF

NSF

Sequencing Gators: Building A Genome Science Curriculum At The University Of Florida And Beyond

Triplett E. W.

UF

NSF

Collaborative Research: How are archaeal diversity, abundance, and function regulated in agroecosystems?

Vallad G E

UF

US DEP AGR

Southern region program to clear pest control agents for minor uses

Vendrame W A

UF

BioServe

Exploring microgravity for improvement of Jatropha curcas (physic nut), a biofuel plant

Vendrame W A

UF

Vecenergy

Effects of microgravity in cell structure, growth, and gene expression of Jatropha curcas

Vendrame W A

UF

FL Dept of AG & Consumer Ser

Assessment of Jatropha Curcas For Biodiesel Production

Vendramini J M

UF

FL Dept of AG & Consumer Ser

Enhancing Conversion of Grass Biomass to Ethanol by Optimizing Species Selection, Field Management And Biomass..

Vendramini J M

UF

USDA

Evaluation of the potential invasiveness of Mulato grass

Vermerris W

UF

US DOE

Genetic Dissection of Brown Midrib Sweet Sorghum, A Dual- Source Feedstock For Ethanol Productions

Vermerris W

UF

US DEP AGR

Next-generation sweet sorghums – sustainable production of feedstocks for fuels, chemicals and value-added products

White T L

UF

US DEP AGR

Forest tree – insect interactions and implications for pest management

Yost R A

UF

US DOE

Integrated Nondestructive Spatial And Chemical Analysis Of Lignocellulosic Materials During Pretreatment And Bioconv…