John D. Coates Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology precision fermentation, Bioprocess scale-up, environmental microbiology, Industrial bioprocesses, sustainability, carbon sequestration, Bioremediation, alternative energy production, biogeochemistry
Jay D. Keasling Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, environmentally friendly synthesis, biodegradable and recyclable polymers, production of biofuels and bioproducts, natural products
Matt F. Traxler Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology bacterial interspecies interactions, specialized metabolism
Patrick Shih Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology synthetic biology, plant biology, microbiology, evolutionary biology
Wenjun Zhang Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dept of Chemistry chemical biology, microbiology, natural product biosynthesis, enzyme discovery and characterization, drug discovery, human microbiome, specialized metabolism
Alastair Iles Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management chemicals policy and politics, sustainable food systems, environmental STS, sustainability transitions, sustainability learning and societal change
Anastasios Melis Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology photosynthesis, Metabolic Engineering, synthetic biology, bioproduction R&D