Meet some of the faculty at the University of Missouri who are advancing research in hydrogen and renewables.
Jaime Barros-Rios
Assistant Professor, Division of Plant Science and Technology
Research Highlight
“Rational design of sustainable biomass feedstocks using poplar tree genomics“
Wes Bernskoetter
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Research Highlight
“Valorizing CO2 into commodity chemicals using catalysis“
Felix Fritschi
C. Alice Donaldson Professor, Division of Plant Science and Technology; Interim Director, Missouri Soybean Center
Research Highlight
“Mechanisms of switchgrass adaptation across the U.S. latitudinal gradient”
Chung-Ho Lin
Research Professor, School of Natural Resources
Research Highlight
“Development of biocatalyst systems for renewable biofuel production”
Hongyan Ma
Kummer Impact Professor, Francisco Benavides Scholar, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri S&T
Research Highlight
“Carbon capture, conversion, utilization and permanent storage in ‘rocks‘”
Robin Rotman
Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Law and Policy, School of Natural Resources
Research Highlight
“Cochran Programs for International Fellows“
Mike Skyuta
Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences; Executive Director, The Financial Research Institute
Research Highlight
“The role and need for policy research in CEI”
Jay Thelen
Professor, Division of Biochemistry
Research Highlight
“Pushing carbon into fatty acid synthesis to produce higher-oil plants“
Caixia “Ellen” Wan
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
“Mizzou has multidisciplinary teams for energy innovation. We have faculty here working on hydrogen, scale to conversion and storage about energy research, grid and energy storage, energy policy, nuclear energy. There is a strong expertise and great knowledge as well as a strong capability for energy innovation.”
Research Highlight
“Hydrogen as a clean energy career: promises and challenges”
Yangchuan Xing
Cramer W. LaPierre Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Research Highlight
“Hydrogen as a clean energy career: promises and challenges”
Xiangqun Zeng
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
“Mizzou hired lots of very good new faculty through MizzouForward. And all these faculty bring in diverse expertise in energy that can energize the whole community to make a significant impact in health, environmental and energy.”
Research Highlight
“Next generation hydrogen sensor for hydrogen emission and leak detection”