Gerald A. Tuskan, a Corporate Fellow and director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected as a DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed by the agency’s Office of Science for outstanding scientific leadership and research community engagement.
A novel system for genetic engineering in plants that makes it easy to add and study multiple genes simultaneously has won a 2024 R&D 100 Award. The technology developed by a team led by Xiaohan Yang at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory doubles the speed and halves the cost of transforming plants to exhibit desired physical traits.
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation’s 2024 annual meeting drew nearly 200 attendees in July, sharing their progress in the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs for sustainable aviation fuel and a robust bioeconomy.
Terragia Secures $6M to Develop Cost-Competitive, Low-Carbon Biofuel Technology The startup expanded its leadership team with climate tech veteran Kristin Brief joining as CEO, Lee Lynd transitions to CTO. HANOVER, NH – March 28, 2024: Terragia Biofuel, a technology startup aiming to drive the next generation of biofuels, today announced it has raised a $6 […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth.
Scientist Xiaohan Yang’s research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory focuses on transforming plants to make them better sources of renewable energy and carbon storage.
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation hosted four students as part of the GEM Consortium Fellowship Program this summer, broadening the experiences and skills of young scientists while bringing fresh perspectives to CBI’s headquarters at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
More than 200 researchers gathered for the Center for Bioenergy Innovation’s annual science meeting in June 2023. Credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy More than 200 researchers gathered in June to share progress on the pursuit of scientific innovations for sustainable aviation fuel and a robust bioeconomy at the Center for Bioenergy Innovation’s 2023 […]
Graduate student Marie Klein from UC Davis and Oak Ridge National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher Nandhini Ashok were the winners of the elevator talk competition at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Center for Bioenergy Innovation 2023 annual meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina. Klein’s presentation, “Genome-wide Associations of Vegetation Indices over Time in Populus trichocarpa,” and […]
