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People

Team Members

PI and CO-PIs

Name Institution Role
Jingxin Wang West Virginia University Project Director
Molly Ramsey
West Virginia University
Project Manager
Nathaniel Anderson USDA - FS Rocky Mountain Research Station Co-lead of Task Group 2
Ross Andrew West Virginia University Task Group 4
Richard Bergman USDA-FS Forest Products Laboratory Lead of Task Group 5
Debangsu Bhattacharyya West Virginia University Task Group 5
Chad Bolding Virginia Tech Co-lead of Task Group 4
Tristan Brown SUNY - Environmental Science and Forestry Task Group 4 and 5
Robert Burns West Virginia University Task Group 4
Stephen Chmely   Penn State University    Task Group 3
Daniel Ciolkosz Penn State University Lead of Task Group 6
Zachary Freedman University of Wisconson-Madison Lead of Task Group 4
Shawn Grushecky West Virginia University Lead of Task Group 7
Damon Hartley Idaho National Laboratory Task Group 2
Amir Hass WV State University Task Group 1 and 6
Angela Klein Hentz
West Virginia University
Task Group 4
John Hu West Virginia University Lead of Task Group 3
Jason Hubbart West Virginia University Task Group 4
Melissa Hurtado West Virginia University Task Group 4
Mike Jacobson Penn State University Task Group 1 and 7
Edward Johnstonbaugh Penn State University Co-lead Task Group 7
Charlene Kelly   West Virginia University   Task Group 4
Angela Klein Hentz West Virginia University Task Group 4
Matthew Langholtz Oak Ridge National Laboratory Task Group 7
Juliana Laufer West Virginia University Task Group 4
Jessica Leahy University of Maine Lead of Project Evaluation
Bingyun Li West Virginia University Task Group 3
Xin Li West Virginia University Task Group 5
Jude Liu Penn State University Task Group 2
Louis McDonald West Virginia University Task Group 1
Dave McGill West Virginia University Task Group 7
Syeda N. Ferdous West Virginia University Task Group 5
Hannah Payne West Virginia University Task Group 6
Kamalakanta Sahoo USDA-FS Forest Products Laboratory Task Group 5
Jamie Schuler West Virginia University Lead of Task Group 1
Jeffrey Skousen West Virginia University Task Group 1 and 7
Evelyn Thomchick Penn State University Task Group 7
Timothy Volk SUNY - Envrionmental Science and Forestry Lead of Task Group 2
Sarah Wurzbacher Penn State University Co-lead of Task Group 7

Research Scientists and Senior Personnel

Name Institution Role
Mark Eisenbies SUNY - Environmental Science and Forestry Task Group 2

Postdocs and Graduate Students

Name Institution Role
Shaylan Anderson West Virginia University
Task Group 7
John Vance West Virginia University Research Associate
Seyed Hashem Mousavi-Avval University of Wisconsin-Madison Post-doc
Nan Nan West Virginia University Post-doc
Wanhe Hu  West Virginia University Graduate Student
Xufeng Zhang West Virginia University Graduate Student
Eric Hawks Virginia Tech Graduate Student
Salvador Grover University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Student
Melissa Hurtado West Virginia University Graduate Student
Juliana Laufer West Virginia University Graduate Student
Kusumal Ruamsook Penn State University Graduate Student
Malloroy Wahlstrom Penn State University Graduate Student

Industry Partners

Name Company
Ryan Ward Allstar Ecology
Daniel Arnett Ernst Biomass
Frank Kivetok Lignetics
Patrick Sherren Metzler Forest Products LLC
Tom Nelson TorreSak
Tina Metzer Eastern Biochar
Ronald Stanis  Gas Technology Institute
Rebecca Swab The Wilds
Dennis Rak Double A Willow
Jennifer Jenkins  Enviva
Tom Plaugher Alleghany Wood Products
Robert McDonagh Celtic Energy Farm
David  Fox Fox Land Restoration
Richard Tucker Tucker Engineering Associates

MASBio is sponsored by:

  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • West Virginia University
  • ESF
  • Idaho National Laboratory
  • Penn State
  • USDA
  • UAS
  • Virginia Tech
  • West Virginia State University
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison