A team of international researchers led by the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center used alternate NMR methods to produce clearer pictures of molecular structures in lignin, a complex matrix of potentially-valuable molecules found in plant cell walls.

As a graduate researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sydney Bradley studies microbiology in pursuit of better biofuels. But she’s not just interested in publishing her findings in scientific journals. 

A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers shows solid-state batteries can offer real safety advantages over lithium-ion batteries but can still catch fire and burn in a worst-case accident scenario.

Wisconsin Energy Institute affiliate Vatsan Raman has been tapped to oversee research within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

The first member of his family to attend high school, Changsu Kim is now a third-year PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UW–Madison. He specializes in molecular dynamic simulations and artificial intelligence and has worked with the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center to design models for selecting the best solvent mixtures for isolating lignin, a chemical-rich but hard to process part of plant cell walls.

The Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored former Wisconsin Energy Institute graduate student Derek Ho with a Forward Award. 

Wisconsin Energy Institute investigator Troy Runge, an associate dean and professor of biological systems engineering, has been selected to serve as interim dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.