Energy Experts

From biofuels to batteries, UW–Madison has a wealth of expertise in energy. The researchers working in energy at UW–Madison are generating the knowledge and clean technologies that will accelerate a transition to sustainable, resilient, and affordable energy systems. This resource connects you to UW–Madison faculty conducting research in all areas of energy. If you are a UW–Madison faculty member working in energy and would like to be added to this list, please email communications@energy.wisc.edu

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Name/Email	Title/Department	Research Interests
Joy Altwies altwies@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Faculty Associate/Program Director of Engineering Professional Development College of Engineering	Green and High-Performance Buildings Sustainable Construction Building Commissioning, Commissioning Process HVAC & R Systems Technology Innovation and Adoption
Daniel Amador-Noguez amadornoguez@wisc.edu Affiliate	Associate Professor of Bacteriology College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Metabolomics and metabolic regulation in biofuel producing bacteria Bacterial biofilms Human gut microbiome
Richard Amasino amasino@biochem.wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Biochemistry College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Plant genetics Plant flowering Vernalization Arabidopsis thaliana Brachypodium distachyon
Dan Anderson danderson@bus.wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance School of Business	Sustainability risks facing businesses and organizations Sustainability risk management strategies
Mark H. Anderson manderson@engr.wisc.edu Energy Expert	Consolidated Papers Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering	Salts, liquid metals, supercritical water (SCW), supercritical CO2 (SCO2) Supercritical fluids Brayton cycle for nuclear, solar and fossil advanced power generation Fluoride-cooled nuclear reactors Salt chemistry, purification, and materials compatibility.
Jean-Michel Ané jeanmichel.ane@wisc.edu Affiliate	Kellet Professor of Bacteriology & Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Plant–microbe symbioses Signaling pathways Plant symbiotic genes Techniques to characterize the metabolome, proteome and phosphoproteome Development of tools for metabolite and peptide imaging in plant cells
Rob Anex anex@wisc.edu Investigator	Professor of Biological Systems Engineering College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Carbon Direct Removal and Decarbonization Biological systems analysis and assessment Life cycle assessment Techno-economic analysis
Josh Arnold josh.arnold@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Campus Energy Advisor Office of Sustainability	Energy analysis and policy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Renewable energy projects Stakeholder engagement and market development
Michael Arnold msarnold@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Materials Science & Engineering College of Engineering	Carbon nanotubes Atomically thin sheets of graphene Two-dimensional materials Semiconducting molecules and polymers Heterostructures that integrate these components with conventional, macroscopic materials
Styliani Avraamidou avraamidou@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Duane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering College of Engineering	Circular economy systems engineering Computational modeling and optimization Energy infrastructure planning and operational scheduling Energy systems engineering Food-energy-water nexus
William Banholzer wbanholzer@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Research Professor, Honorary Fellow of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Senior Advisor, Wisconsin Energy Institute College of Engineering	Commercialization of technology Materials and process development with emphasis on the intersection with business opportunities
TIm Baye baye2@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Business Development UW–Madison Extension	Renewable energy policy; economic development; energy project development and financing; bioenergy; distributed energy resources; carbon markets and accounting; technology commercialization; state energy policy.
Sebastian Bednarek sybednar@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Biochemistry College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Plant cell biology Intracellular protein trafficking Membrane biogenesis Plant cell cytokinesis
John F. Berry berry@chem.wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Chemistry College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Coordination chemistry Catalysis Electronic structure Metal-metal bonding
Arganthael Berson berson2@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering	Multiphase flow and flow at interfaces Flow boiling and condensation Evaporation-driven self-assembly Advanced flow diagnostic techniques (PIV, hot-wire anemometry, high-speed microscopy, thermoreflectance) Energy systems
Vicki Bier vicki.bier@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor Emeritus of Industrial & Systems Engineering College of Engineering	Critical infrastructure protection Security Technology hazards Risk analysis Decision analysis Operations research
Mary Blanchard mary.blanchard@wisc.edu Investigator	WEI Associate Director Wisconsin Energy Institute	Energy policy and regulation Energy research collaboration Energy stakeholder networks
Paul Block paul.block@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering College of Engineering	Methods, models, and tools for managing climate variability and change Hydrologic forecasting and integration into decision models Addressing water quality and quantity extremes Hydro-economics and policy mechanisms Risk, reliability, and uncertainty Sustainable approaches
John Booske jhbooske@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Duane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke & Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering College of Engineering	Plasmas, metamaterials, metasurfaces and media that have a strong interaction with electromagnetic radiation Electromagnetic field effects Microwave vacuum electronics Innovative teaching and learning methods and instructional space design
Eric Booth egbooth@wisc.edu Investigator	Associate Scientist College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Water quality Impacts of climate and land-use change Urban stormwater management Wetland/stream restoration
Michael Botts botts@wisc.edu Energy Expert	High-throughput BioDesign Facility Leader	Lab automation Microbial genetics Metabolomics Bioenergy
Michael Botts botts@wisc.edu Energy Expert	High-throughput BioDesign Facility Leader	Lab automation Microbial genetics Metabolomics Bioenergy
Dominique Brossard dbrossard@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor & Chair of Life Sciences Communication College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Public opinion, new media, and the perception of risks and benefits surrounding controversial science and technology The role of values in shaping public attitudes Cross-cultural analysis
Grace Bulltail bulltail@wisc.edu Investigator	Assistant Professor Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies	water resource engineering natural resource management nexus of water, energy, and land use environmental justice in Indigenous communities
Alan Carroll carroll@geology.wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Geoscience College of Letters & Sciences	Continental tectonics Basin evolution Ancient lakes Petroleum geology Paleoclimatology China geology
Peter Carstensen peter.carstensen@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor Emeritus of Law University of Wisconsin Law School	Relation of competition policy and law to regulated industries Relationship between antitrust law and regulation Buyer power issues The operation and regulation of markets for agricultural commodities
Michael Casler mdcasler@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Research Geneticist, U.S. Department of Agriculture College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Genetics and breeding of perennial forage, biofuel, and turf grasses Genetics of plant traits related to nutritional value, cell-wall structure, cell-wall degradation, and bioenergy conversion; pest resistances; stress tolerances Quantitative and molecular genetics Evolution and domestication of perennial grasses
Kaiping Chen kchen67@wisc.edu Energy Expert	Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Communication College of Agricultural & Life Sciences	Civic engagement in sustainability policymaking Climate justice Computational social science Discourse on controversial and emerging technologies Science communication
Kyoung-Shin Choi kschoi@chem.wisc.edu Energy Expert	Professor of Chemistry College of Letters & Sciences	Synthesis of semiconductor electrodes for solar energy conversion Catalyst development for solar fuel production Electrochemical and photo-electrochemical biomass conversion Development of materials for electrochemical water desalination
Joshua Coon jcoon@chem.wisc.edu Affiliate	Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry & Chemistry College of Letters & Sciences	Chemical instrumentation including ETD, dissociation, ion/ion reactions. PRM, and theory Informatics including molecular identification, quantitation, and data visualization Proteomic and metabolomic technologies

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