Reducing global food system emissions key to meeting climate goals
Reducing fossil fuel use is essential to stopping climate change, but that goal will remain out of reach unless global agriculture and eating habits are also transformed, according to new research from the University of Minnesota and University of Oxford. Read the full article.
Tracing embedded water in US meat and ethanol supply chains
Professor Tim Smith and Researcher Taegon Kim contributed to this study. View a video and read about.
Conversion of Low Value Byproducts to Biodegradable Bioplastics
Professor Simo Sarkanen is researching the conversion of low value byproducts to biodegradable bioplastics
Covid Projects Continue in Abbas Research Lab
The Abbas Research Laboratory has three ongoing projects related to SARS-COV2 detection and COVID-19 diagnostics.
Dr. Zhenong Jin and Team Awarded $1.2million for Research in Soil Nutrient Management
Dr. Zhenong Jin leads a $1.2million award to digitize and facilitate sustainable nutrient management in the Midwest
Crop Rotations Improve Environmental Outcomes While Profits Maintain
BBE researchers Jason Hill, Natalie Hunt, and Sumil Thakrar found that diversifying crop rotations can reduce environmental damage and harm to human health while keeping farms profitable. Read more at z.umn.edu/CropRotation.
Doug Tiffany receives award for research efforts in fuel ethanol and related topics
The award winners, announced by Ethanol Producer Magazine last month, are Doug Tiffany (Award of Excellence recipient) and Doug Durante (High-Octane Award recipient).
Omar Espinoza Publishes Book Titled “International Marketing Practices for Small to Medium Sized Forest Products Firms.”
Omar’s book was a collaboration with Robert Smith (Associate Dean and Professor, Virginia Tech) and Anna Pitti, former graduate student in the department now at Westwood.
Welcome to new faculty member Jiayu Li
Dr. Li joins us this fall as Assistant Professor of Robotics, Sensors, and Manufacturing in Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Originally from China, Dr. Li received her bachelor’s at Tsinghua University, then attended Washington University in St. Louis, MO. to pursue her Ph. D. at WashU—Li’s focus was on particulate matter sensors. From there, she went on to pursue her postdoc at Carnegie Mellon University, expanding her research into air quality sensors.
At the Forefront
What do oak wilt, zebra mussels and COVID-19 have in common? When it comes to these unrelated and unwelcome invaders, none of them can hide for long from Abdennour Abbas, PhD, and his team in BBE.