| Michelle Chung

Scientists at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center engineered a new type of poplar with more of a valuable platform chemical and less lignin overall, resulting in wood that is easier to deconstruct and more valuable.

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Plant Genetics & Breeding

| Esther Seidlitz

Tim Donohue is working to replace black gold with something much greener. With the right combination of renewable resources and microbes, or possibly a few genetic tweaks of certain microbes, Donohue and others are working to develop sustainable, low-cost alternatives to fossil fuels, chemicals, and other products.

Energy & Society

| John Allen

Due to climate change, the electrical grid is faces greater demand than ever, while it also faces more threats. Professor Line Roald studies the electrical power grid, seeking ways to help communities produce low-cost, sustainable energy.

Energy & Society

| Esther Seidlitz

Gregory Nemet explains how small innovations in clean energy can make a big difference.

Energy & Society

| Jori Skalitzky

UW food scientists are turning a Greek yogurt offshoot into something more saccharine — and potentially more profitable.

Conversion

| Hal Conick

Vatsan Raman is "supercharging evolution" to create an army of bacteria-killing phages that can combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.

Modeling

| Michelle Chung, Mary Riker, and Mark E. Griffin

In this short recap of Propelling Women In Power Season 1, we unite the highlights from our conversations with ten amazing women in energy science, who range from nuclear scientists to science communication leaders to microbiological problem-solvers and beyond. Here, we take a look back at their challenges, solutions, and advice to young women in science.

Women in STEM