Plant Biology and Pathology

Morin, Xenia

  • Title: Senior Associate Dean for Learning, Associate Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Program Director for Agriculture and Food Systems
  • Department / Research Program: Plant Biology
  • Email: xenia.morin@rutgers.edu
  • Phone: 848-932-3502
  • Detailed Profile: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/faculty/morin/Xenia_Morin.html
  • Research Areas: Food systems; sustainable agriculture and food systems; climate-smart agriculture and food systems; diversity and inclusion through mentoring and professional development.
  • Energy Research Focus: Climate-smart energy reductions in agriculture and food systems

Di, Rong

  • Title: Associate Research Professor
  • Department / Research Program: Plant Biology and Pathology
  • Email: di@aesop.rutgers.edu
  • Phone: 848-932-6350
  • Detailed Profile: http://plantbiopath.rutgers.edu/faculty/di/di.html
  • Research Areas: Biofuel, Plant engineering, Starch to Bioethanol, Cellulosic Biomass
  • Energy Research Focus: Genetic engineering cassava plants with apoplast-targeting alpha-amylase and glucoamylase genes to facilitate the conversion of starch to fermentable sugar for the production of bioethanol. Genetic engineering switchgrass plants with apoplast-targeting cellulosic biomass-degrading enzyme genes to facilitate the conversion of cellulosic biomass to fermentable sugar for the production of bioethanol.

Helsel, Zane R.

  • Title: Extension Specialist in Agriculture Energy - Emeritus
  • Department / Research Program: Plant Biology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
  • Email: helsel@AESOP.Rutgers.edu
  • Phone: 848-445-5232
  • Detailed Profile: http://plantbiopath.rutgers.edu/faculty/helsel/helsel.html
  • Research Areas: Biomass, Energy Crops
  • Energy Research Focus: Production and evaluation of potential biomass energy crops (primarily temperate and tropical grasses) and their conversion to energy (combustion and liquid)

Bonos, Stacy A.

  • Title: Professor
  • Department / Research Program: Plant Biology
  • Email: bonos@aesop.rutgers.edu
  • Phone: 848-932-6367
  • Detailed Profile: http://plantbiopath.rutgers.edu/faculty/bonos/bonos.html
  • Research Areas: Biofuels, Biomass Crops, Switchgrass
  • Energy Research Focus: Breeding and development of switchgrass for biofuel production with particular emphasis on improvement on marginal land, disease resistance, biomass quality and increased yield.

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