Journal Articles

2019

  • Hill, J., A. Goodkind, C. Tessum, S. Thakrar, D. Tilman, S. Polasky, T. Smith, N. Hunt, K.Mullins, M. Clark & J. Marshall. 2019. Air-quality-related health damages of maize. Nature Sustainability (2019). Abstract: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0261-y
  • McAfee, J.R., K.J. Shinners, J.C. Friede & C.P. Walters. 2019. Creating High-Density Large Square Bales by Recompression. Trans ASABE. 62(2): 371-380. doi: 10.13031/trans.12898
  • Tessum, C.W., J.S. Apte, A.L. Goodkind, N.Z. Muller, K.A. Mullins, D.A. Paolella, S. Polasky, N.P. Springer, S.K. Thakrar, J.D. Marshall & J.D. Hill. 2019. Inequity in consumption of goods and services adds to racial-ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure. PNAS Mar. 26, 2019 116 (13) 6001-6006; published ahead of print March 11, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818859116

2018

  • Aller, D., W. Sawadgo, K. Moore, D. Laird, W. Zhang & S. Archontoulis. 2018. Long term biochar effects on corn yield, soil quality and profitability in the US Midwest. Field Crops Res. 227 (1): 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.07.012. 
  • Banik, C., M. Lawrinenko, S. Bakshi & D.A. Laird. 2018. Impact of Pyrolysis Temperature and Feedstock on Surface Charge and Functional Group Chemistry of Biochars. J. Environ. Quality. 47(3): 452-461. doi:10.2134/jeq2017.11.0432.
  • Bakshi, S., C. Banik & D.A. Laird. 2018. Quantification and characterization of chemically-and thermally labile and recalcitrant biochar fractions. Chemosphere 194: 247-255. doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.151
  • Bakshi, S., C. Banik, S.J. Rathke & D.A. Laird. 2018. Arsenic sorption on zero-valent iron-biochar complexes. Water Research. 137: 153-163. doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.021
  • Bbosa, D. R.C. Brown & M. MBA Wright. 2018. More than ethanol: A Techno-Economic Analysis of a corn stover Ethanol Biorefinery Integrated with Hydrothermal liquefaction to convert lignin into biochemicals. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining 12(3)
    doi: 10.1002/bbb.1866.
  • Bonin, C.L., R.B. Fidel, C. Banik D.A. Laird, R. Mitchell & E.A. Heaton. 2018. Perennial biomass crop establishment, community characteristics, and productivity in the upper US Midwest: Effects of cropping systems seed mixtures and biochar applications.  Eur. J. Agron. 101: 121-128.
  • Chumki, B., M. Lawrinenko, S. Bakshi & D.A. Laird. Functional groups in relation to biochar surface charges. 2018 J. of Environ. Quality 47(3)
    doi: 10.2134/jeq2017.11.0432.
  • Cibin, R., I. Chaubey, M. Helmers, K.P. Sudheer, M.J. White & J.G. Arnold. 2018. Improved filter strip representation in SWAT model. Amer. Soc. Ag & Biolog. Eng. Vol. 61(3): 1017-1024 2018.
  • Dien, B.S, R. Mitchell, M. Bowman, V. Jin, J. Quarterman, M. Schmer, V. Singh, and P. Slininger. Bioconversion of pelletized big bluestem, switchgrass, and low-diversity grass mixtures into sugars and bioethanol. Frontiers in Energy Res. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2018.00129. 2018.
  • Feng, Q., I Chaubey, R. Cibin, B. Engle, K.P. Sudheer, J.J. Volenec & N. Omani. 2018. Perennial biomass production from marginal land in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Land Degrad. Develop. 29 (6): 1748-1755. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2971.
  • Fidel, R. D.A. Laird & K. Spokas. 2018. Sorption of ammonium and nitrate to biochars is electrostatic and pH dependent. Scientific Reports 8: 17627.
  • Khanchi, A., S. Birrell & R.B. Mitchell. 2018. Modeling the influence of crop density and weather conditions on field drying characteristics of switchgrass and maize stover using random forest. Biosystems Eng. 169: 71-84.
  • Khanchi, A., B. Sharma, A.K. Sharma, A. Kumar, J.S. Tumuluru & S.J. Birrell. 2018. Effects of biomass preprocessing technologies on gasification performance and economic value of syngas. Book chapter published in Tumuluru, J.S. ”Biomass Preprocessing For Biofuels Production : Mechanical, Chemical And Thermal Methods.
  • McAfee, J.M., K.J. Shinners & J.C. Friede. 2018. Twine-tension in high-density large-square bales. Applied Engineering in Ag. (AAPL ENG AGRIC). 34(3): 515-525. doi: 10.13031/aea.12606.
  • Ojeda, J.J., J.J. Volenec, S.M. Brouder, O.P. Caviglia & M.G. Agnusdei. 2018. Modeling stover and grain yields, and subsurface artificial drainage from long-term corn rotations using APSIM. Agric. Water Manage. 195: 154–171.
  • Qi, F. & M. Mba Wright. 2018. Particle scale modeling of heat transfer in granular flows in a double screw reactor. Powder Technology 335: 18-34.
  • Shinners, K.J. & J.C. Friede. 2018. Energy requirements for biomass harvest and densification. Energies, 11(4); 780. doi:10.3390/en11040780. http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/4/780/htm (Open access).

2017

  • Aller, D., S. Bakshi & D.A. Laird. 2017. Modified method for proximate analysis of biochars. J. of Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis. 124:335-342. doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.012.
  • Aller, D., R. Mazur, K. Moore, R. Hintz, D. Laird & R. Horton. 2017. Biochar age and crop rotation impacts on soil quality. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 81(5): 1157-1167. doi:10.2136/sssaj2017.01.0010.
  • Aller, D., S. Rathke, D. Laird, R. Cruse & J. Hatfield. 2017. Impacts of fresh and aged biochars on plant available water and water use efficiency. Geoderma 307:114-121. 
  • Blanco-Canqui, H., R. Mitchell, V. Jin, M. Schmer & K. Eskridge. 2017. Perennial warm-season grasses for producing biofuel and enhancing soil properties: An alternative to corn residue removal. GCB Bioenergy. doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12436. 
  • Cibin, R., I. Chaubey, R.L. Muenich, K.A. Cherkauer, I. Panagopoulos, P.W. Gassman, & C.L. Kling, 2017. Ecosystem service evaluation of futuristic bioenergy based land use change and their uncertainty from climate change and variability. J. Amer. Water Resour. Assoc. http://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12591
  • Cibin, R., I. Chaubey, R.L. Muenich, K.A. Cherkauer, P.W. Gassman, C.L. Kling & Y. Panagopoulos. 2017. Influence of bioenergy energy crop production and climate change on ecosystem services. J. Amer. Water Resour. Assoc. 53(6):1323-1335. doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12591.
  • Dang, Q., W. Li & M. Mba Wright. 2017. Techno-economic analysis of a hybrid biomass thermochemical and electrochemical conversion system. Energy Technol. 6: 178-187.  doi: 10.1002/ente.201700395.
  • Dierking R.M., D.J. Allen, S.M. Cunningham, S.M. Brouder & J.J. Volenec. 2017. Nitrogen dynamics in above and belowground tissues of two Miscanthus × giganteusgenotypes under various N fertilization rates. Front. Plant Sci. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01618.
  • Dokoohaki, H., F. Miguez, D.A. Laird, R. Horton & A. Basso. 2017. Assessing the biochar effects on selected physical properties of a sandy soil: An analytical approach. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 48(12): 1387-1398. doi: 10.1080/00103624.2017.1358742.
  • Feng, Q., Chaubey, I., Engel, B., Cibin, R., Sudheer, K.P. & J.J. Volenec. 2017. Marginal land suitability for switchgrass, Miscanthus and hybrid poplar in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). Environ. Modeling Soft. 93 (July 2017): 356-365.  
  • Feng, Q., I. Chaubey, B. Engel, R. Cibin, K.P. Sudheer & J.J. Volenec. 2017. Simulating establishment periods of perennial bioenergy grasses in the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model.  Trans ASABE 60: 1621-1632. DOI: 10.13031/trans.12227.
  • Fidel, R., S. Archontoulis, B. Babcock, R.C. Brown, H. Dokoohaki, D. Hayes, D.A. Laird, F. Miguez, & M. Mba Wright. 2017. Commentary on Current economic obstacles to biochar use in agriculture and climate change mitigation regarding uncertainty, context-specificity and alternative value sources. Carbon Manage. 2: 215-217. doi. 10.1080/17583004.2017.1306408.
  • Fidel, R.B., D.A. Laird & T.B. Parkin. 2017. Impact of biochar organic and inorganic C on soil CO2 and N2O emissions. J. Environ. Quality 46:505-513. doi:10.2134/jeq2016.09.0369. 
  • Fidel, R.B. D.A. Laird & T.B. Parkin. 2017. Impact of six lignocellulosic biochars on C and N dynamics of two contrasting soils. GCB Bioenergy (Early View). doi. 10.1111/gcbb.12414. Open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcbb.12414 
  • Fidel, R.B., D.A. Laird, M.L. Thompson & M. Lawrinenko. 2017. Characterization and quantification of biochar alkalinity. Chemosphere 167:367-373.
  • Gassman, P.W., A. Valcu-Lisman, C.L. Kling, S.K. Mickelson, Y. Panagopoulos, C. Raj, I. Chaubey, C.F. Wolter, & K.E. Schilling. 2017. Assessment of Bioenergy Cropping Scenarios for the Boone River Watershed in North Central Iowa, United States. J. Amer. Water Resour. Assoc. 53(6):1336-1354. doi. 10.1111/1752-1688.12593.
  • Khanchi, A. & S.J. Birrell, 2017. Drying models to estimate moisture change in switchgrass and corn stover based on weather conditions and swath density. Agric. For. Meteorol. 237-238:1-8.
  • Khanchi, A. & S.J. Birrell, 2017. Effect of rainfall and swath density on dry matter and composition change during drying of switchgrass and corn stover. Biosystems Engineering 153:42-51.
  • Kling, C.L., I. Chaubey, R. Cibin, P.W. Gassman & Y. Panagopoulos. 2017. Policy implications from multi-scale watershed models of biofuel crop adoption across the Corn Belt. J. Amer. Water Resour. 53(6):1313-1322. doi 10.1111/1752-1688.12592.
  • Laird, D.A., J.M. Novak, H.P. Collins, J.A. Ippolito, D.L. Karlen, R.D. Lentz, K.R. Sistani, K. Spokas & R.S. Van Pelt. 2017. Multi-year and multi-location soil quality and crop biomass yield responses to hardwood fast pyrolysis biochar. Geoderma, 289:46-53.  doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.11.025.
  • Lawrinenko, M., D. Jing, C. Banik & D.A. Laird. 2017. Aluminum and iron biomass pretreatment impacts on biochar anion exchange capacity. Carbon 118: 422-430.
  • Lawrinenko, M., Z. Wang, R. Horton, D. Mendivelso-Perez, E. Smith, T. Webster, D.A. Laird & J. (Hans) van Leeuwen. 2017. Macroporous carbon supported zerovalent iron for remediation of trichloroethylene. ACS Sustainable Chem. & Eng. 2017(5):1586-1593. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02375. Open access:  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02375.
  • Lawrinenko, M., J. Van Leeuwen, J. & D.A. Laird. 2017. Sustainable pyrolytic production of zero valentiron. ACS Sustainable Chem Eng. 5(1) 767-773. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02105. 
  • Li, W., Q. Dang, D. Laird, R.C. Brown, & M. Mba Wright. 2017. The impacts of biomass properties on pyrolysis yields, economic and environmental performance of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform to carbon negative energy. Bioresour. Technol. 241:959-968. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.049.
  • Panagopoulos, R., P.W. Gassman, C.L. Kling, R. Cibin, I. Chaubey. 2017. Water quality assessment of large-scale bioenergy cropping scenarios for the Upper Mississippi and Ohio- Tennessee River basins. J. Amer. Water Res. Assoc. 53(6):1355-1367. doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12594.
  • Perrin, R.K, L. Fulginiti & M. Alhassan.  2017. Biomass from Marginal Cropland: Willingness of North Central US Farmers to Produce Switchgrass on Marginal Fields. Biofuels, Bioprod. Bioref. 11(2): 281-294. doi. 10.1002/bbb.1741.
  • Qi, F., T.J. Heindel, M. Mba Wright. 2017. Numerical study of particle mixing in a labscale screw mixer using the discrete element method. Powder Technol. 308: 334-345.
  • Ryan, S. J., C. V. Schwab & G. A. Mosher. 2017. Agricultural worker injury comparative risk assessment methodology: Assessing corn and biofuel switchgrass production systems. ASABE J. Ag. Safety & Health. 23(3):219-235. doi: 10.13031/jash.12245.
  • Serapiglia, M.J., B. Dien, A.A. Boateng & M.D. Casler. 2017. Impact of harvest time and switchgrass cultivar on sugar release through enzymatic hydrolysis. BioEnergyRes. 2017. 10: 388-399. doi: 10.1007/s12155-016-9803-6
  • Serapiglia, M.J., C.A. Mullen, A.A. Boateng, B.S. Dien & M.D. Casler. 2017. Impact of harvest time and cultivar on conversion of switchgrass to bio-oils via fast pyrolysis. BioEnergy Res.  10(2): 388–399.
  • Sharma, B., S. Birrell & F.E. Miguez. 2017. Spatial modeling framework for bioethanol plant siting and biofuel production potential in the U.S. Applied Energy 191:75–86.
  • Shinners, K.J. & J.C. Friede. 2017. Enhancing switchgrass drying rate. BioEnergy Res. doi:10.1007/s12155-017-9828-5.
  • Shinners, K.J., B.K. Sabrowsky, C.L. Studer & R.L. Nicholson.  2017.  Switchgrass  harvest  progression  in  the  North-Central  US.  BioEnerg. Res. 10(3): 613-625. doi:10.1007/s12155-017-9848-1.
  • Sun, J., T. Twine, J. Hill, R. Noe, J. Shi & M. Li. 2017. Effects of land use change for crops on water and carbon budgets in the Midwest USA. Sustainability 9:1–14. doi: 10.3390/su9020225. Open access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/2/225.
  • Tessum C.W., J.D. Hill & J.D. Marshall. 2017. InMAP: A model for air pollution interventions. PLoS ONE 12(4):e0176131. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176131.
  • Thakrar, S.K., A.L. Goodkind, W.C. Tessum, J.D. Marshall & J.D.Hill. (2017). Life cycle air quality impacts on human health from potential switchgrass production in the United States. Biomass Bioenergy. doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.031
  • Vogel, K.P. R. Medill, S.D. Masterson, R.B. Mitchell & G. Sarath. 2017. Mineral Element Analyses of Switchgrass Biomass: Comparison of the Accuracy and Precision of Laboratories. Agron. J. 109(2):735-738–4. doi:10.2134/agronj2016.08.0475.

2016

  • Archontoulis, S.V., I. Huber, F.E. Miguez, P.J. Thorburn & D.A. Laird. 2016. A model for mechanistic and system assessments of biochar effects on soils and crops and tradeoffs. GCB Bioenergy 8: 1028–1045. 
  • Bakshi, S., D.M. Aller & D.A. Laird. 2016. Comparison of the physical and chemical properties of laboratory- and field-aged biochars. J. Environ. Qual. 45(5):1627-1634. doi: 10.2134/jeq2016.02.0062.
  • Cibin, R., E. Trybula, I. Chaubey, S.M. Brouder & J.J. Volenec. 2015. Watershed scale impacts of bioenergycropson hydrology and water quality using improved SWAT model. GCB Bioenergy8(4):837-848. 
  • Dang, Q., W. Hu, M. Rover, R.C. Brown & M.M. Wright. 2016. Economics of biofuels and bioproducts from an integrated pyrolysis biorefinery. Biofuels, Bioprod. Bioref. 10:790-803.doi: 10.1002/bbb.1681.
  • Davis, K.M., M. Rover, R.C. Brown, X. Bai, Z. Wen & L.R. Jarboe. 2016. Recovery and Utilization of Lignin as Monomers as Part of the Biorefinery Approach. Energies 9 (10):808. doi:10.3390/en9100808. Open access: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/10/808.
  • Dierking, R.M., D. Allen, S.M. Brouder & J.J. Volenec. 2016. Yield, biomass composition, and N use efficiency during establishment of four Miscanthus × giganteus genotypes as influenced by N management. Biomass Bioenergy 91:98-107.
  • Dumortier, J., N. Kauffman & D. Hayes. 2016. Production and spatial distribution of switchgrass and miscanthus in the United States under uncertainty and sunk cost. Working Paper 16-WP 568, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, September 2016. 
  • Harding, K., T. Twine, A. VanLoocke & J. Hill. 2016. Impacts of second-generation biofuel feedstock production in the central U.S. on the hydrologic cycle and global warming mitigation potential. Geophys. Res. Lett. 43:10773–10781. doi: 10.1002/2016GL069981. 
  • Hill, J., L. Tajibaeva & S. Polasky. 2016. Climate consequences of low-carbon fuels: The United States Renewable Fuel Standard. Energy Policy. 97:351-353. doi: 10:1016/j.enpol.2016.07.035.
  • Hu, W., Q. Dang, M. Rover, R.C. Brown & M.M. Wright. 2016. Comparative techno-economic analysis of advanced biofuels, biochemicals, and hydrocarbon chemicals via the fast pyrolysis platform. Biofuels, Bioprod. Bioref. 7(1): 57-67. doi: 10.1002/bbb.1681.
  • Keeler, B., J. Gourevitch, S. Polasky, F. Isbell, C. Tessum, J. Hill & J. Marshall. 2016. The social costs of nitrogen. Sci Adv. 2:1–9. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1600219. 
  • Lacy, N.C. & K.J. Shinners. 2016. Reshaping and recompressing round biomass bales. Trans ASABE. 59(4):795-802. Abstract: doi:10.13031/trans.59.11778.
  • Lawrinenko, M., D.A. Laird, R.L. Johnson & D. Jing. 2016. Accelerated aging of biochars: Impact on anion exchange capacity. Carbon 103:217-227. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2016.02.096.
  • Li, W., Q. Dang, R. Smith, R.C. Brown & M. Mba Wright. 2016. Techno-economic analysis of the stabilization of bio-oil fractions for insertion into petroleum refineries. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017(5):1528-1537. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02222. doi. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02222.
  • Mitchell, R., M. Schmer, B. Anderson, V. Jin, K. Balkcom, J. Kiniry, A. Coffin, A. & P. White. 2016. Dedicated energy crops and crop residues for bioenergy feedstocks in the Central and Eastern USA. BioEnergy Res. 9:384-398. doi: 10.1007/s12155-016-9734-2. Open access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12155-016-9734-2
  • Mitchell, R.B. & K.P. Vogel. 2016. Grass invasion into switchgrass managed for biomass energy. BioenergyRes. 9(1):50-56. doi: 10.1007/s12155-015-9656-4.
  • Noe, R., E. Nachman, H. Heavenrich, B. Keeler, D. Hernandez, & J. Hill. 2016. Assessing uncertainty in the profitability of prairie biomass production with ecosystem service compensation. Ecosystem Services 21(A):103–108. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.004.
  • Ojeda, J.J., J.J. Volenec, S.M. Brouder, O.P. Caviglia & M.G. Agnusdei. 2016. Evaluation of Agricultural Production Systems Simulator APSIM as yield predictor of Panicum virgatum and Miscanthus x giganteus in several US environments. GCB Bioenergy. 9: 796–816. doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12384. 
  • Qi, F. & M. Mba Wright. 2016. A novel optimization approach to estimating kinetic parameters of the enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover. AIMS ENERGY 1(4): 52-67. doi: 10.3934/energy.2016.1.52. Open access: https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/energy.2016.1.52/fulltext.html.
  • Raman, D. R., B.N. Geisinger, M.R. Kemis & A. de la Mora. 2016. Key actions of successful summer research mentors. High. Educ. 72:363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-015-9961-z
  • Ramstein, G.P., J. Evans S.M. Kaeppler, R.B. Mitchell, K.P. Vogel, C.R. Buell & M.D. Casler. 2016. Accuracy of genomic prediction in switchgrassimproved by accounting for linkage disequilibrium. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genet. 6(4):1049-1062. doi: 10.1534/g3.115.024950. 
  • Rogovska, N., D.A. Laird & D.L. Karlen. 2016. Corn and soil response to biochar application and stover harvest. Field Crops Res. 187:96-106. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.12.013.
  • Ryan, S. J., C. V. Schwab & G. A. Mosher. 2016. Comparing worker injury risk in corn and switchgrass production systems: Results from a probabilistic risk assessment model. International Society for Agriculture Safety and Health. International Meeting Normal, Illinois. ISASH Paper No. 16-03. ISASH Urbana, IL 61801.
  • Serapiglia, M.J., A.A. Boateng, D.K. Lee & M.D.  Casler, M.D. 2016. Switchgrass harvest time management can impact biomass yield and nutrient content. Crop Sci. 56(4):1970-1980. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2015.08.0527.
  • Slininger, P.J., B.S. Dien, C.P. Kurtzman, B.R. Moser, E.L. Bakota, S.R. Thompson, P.J. O’Bryan, M.A. Cotta, V. Balan, M. Jin, M.D. Sousa & B.E. Dale. 2016. Comparative lipid production by oleaginous yeasts in hydrolyzates of lignocellulosic biomass and process strategy for high titers. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 113: 1676–1690. doi: 10.1002/bit.25928.
  • Valcu, A., C.L. Kling & P. Gassman. 2016. The optimality of using marginal land for bioenergy crops: Tradeoffs between food, fuel, and environmental services. Agr. Resource Econ. Rev. 45(2):217-245. doi: 10.1017/age.2016.20. Open access: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S2372261416000205

2015

  • Cibin, R. & I. Chaubey. 2015. A computationally efficient approach for watershed scale spatial optimization. Enviro. Model. & Software 66:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.12.014
  • Dang, Q., M.M. Wright & R.C. Brown. 2015. Ultra-low carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants through bio-oil co-firing and biochar sequestration. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49(24):14688-14695.
  • De Souza, A., Birrell, S.J., Steward, B.L & S. Ksketri. 2015. Moisture Content and Bulk Density Prediction Using Dielectric Properties for Switchgrass and Corn Stover. ASABE Paper No. 2160026, Am. Soc. of Agric. Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. Open Access: http://elibrary.asabe.org/azdez.asp?search=1&JID=5&AID=45752&CID=norl2015&v=&i=&T=1&urlRedirect= Note: this is not a peer-reviewed article.
  • Feng, Q., I. Chaubey, G.Y. Her, R. Cibin, B. Engel, J.J. Volenec & X. Wang. 2015. Hydrologic and water quality impacts and biomass production potential on marginal land. Environ. Model. & Softw. 72:230-238.
  • Harding, K., T. Twine & Y. Lu. (2015). Effects of dynamic crop growth on the simulated precipitation response to irrigation. Earth Interact. 19: 1-31. doi: 10.1175/El-D-15.0030.1.
  • Karkee, J. & S. Birrell. 2015. Least cost machinery analysis for two different biomass collection methods. ASABE Paper No. 2190753. Am. Soc. of Agric. Engineers, St. Joseph, MO.
  • Karlen, D.L., J.L. Kovar, S.J. Birrell. 2015. Corn Stover Nutrient Removal Estimates for Central Iowa, U.S.A. Sustainability 2015 7(7): 8621-8634. Open access: doi:10.3390/su7078621. .
  • Khanchi, A. & S.J. Birrell. 2015. Influence of weather and swath density on drying characteristics of corn stover. ASABE Paper No. 2190753. 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting Am. Soc. of Agric. Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190753). St. Joseph, Mich.: ASABE. http://elibrary.asabe.org/azdez.asp?search=1&JID=5&AID=46290&CID=norl2015&v=&i=&T=1&urlRedirect=.
  • Koch, K., N. Palmer, M. Stamm, J. Bradshaw, E. Blankenship, L. Baird, G. Sarath & T. Heng-Moss. 2015. Characterization of Greenbug Feeding Behavior and Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Host Preference in Relation to Resistant and Susceptible Tetraploid Switchgrass Populations. Bioenerg. Res. 8:165-174. doi:10.1007/s12155-014-9510-0.
  • Lawrinenko, M. & D. A. Laird. 2015. Anion exchange capacity of biochar. Green Chem. 17(9): 4628 – 4636. doi: 10.1039/C5GC00828J.
  • Li, B., O. Longwen, Q. Dang, M. Pimphan, S. Jones, R.C. Brown & M.M. Wright. 2015. Techno-economic and uncertainty analysis of in situ and ex situ fast pyrolysis for biofuel production. Bioresour. Techn. 196:49-56.
  • Orr M. J., G. Bischoff, B. Applegate, J.J Volenec, S.M. Brouder & R.F. Turco. 2015. Transition to second generation cellulosic biofuel production systems reveals limited negative impacts on the soil microbial community structure. Appl. Soil Ecol. 95:62-72.
  • Porter, P., R.B. Mitchell & K.J. Moore. 2015. Reducing hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: Reimagining a more resilient agricultural landscape in the Mississippi River watershed. J. Soil Water Conserv. 70(3):63A-68A.
  • Ryan, S. J., C. V. Schwab & G. A. Mosher. 2015. Agricultural Risk: Development of a probabilistic risk assessment model for measurement of the difference in risk of corn and biofuel switchgrass farming systems. International Society for Agriculture Safety and Health. International Meeting Normal, Illinois. ISASH Paper No. 15-01. ISASH Urbana, IL 61801.
  • Sharma, B., S.J. Birrell & F.E. Miguez. 2015. An integrated GIS and mathematical model for optimal siting of bioethanol plants in the U.S> ASABE Paper No. 218705, Am. Soc. of Agric. Engineers, St. Joseph, MO.
  • Sharma, B., E. Brandes, A. Khanchi, S. Birrell, E. Heaton & F. E. Miguez. 2015. Evaluation of Microalgae Biofuel Production Potential and Cultivation Sites Using Geographic Information Systems: A Review. BioEnergy Res. 8(4):1714–1734. doi: 10.1007/s12155-015-9623-0.
  • Sindelar, A., M. , M. Gesch, F. Forcella, C. Eberle, M. Thom & D. Archer. 2015. Winter oilseed production for biofuel in the U.S. Corn Belt: Opportunities and limitations. GCB Bioenergy.  doi:10.1111/gcbb.12297.
  • Stewart C.L., J.D. Pyle, K.P. Vogel, G.Y. Yuen & K.G. Scholthof. 2015. Multi-year pathogen survey of biofuel switchgrass breeding plots reveals high prevalence of infections by Panicum mosaic virus and its satellite virus. Phytopathology 105:1146-1154.
  • Tessum, C., J. Hill, & J. Marshall. (2015). Twelve month, 12 km resoultion WRF-Chem v 3.4 air quality simulation: Performance evaluation. Geosci. Model. Dev. 8: 957-973. doi: 10.5194./gmd-8-957-2015. Open access: https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/957/2015/gmd-8-957-2015.html.
  • Zhou, S., R.C. Brown & X. Bai. 2015. The use of calcium hydroxide pretreatment to overcome agglomeration of technical lignin during fast pyrolysis. Green Chem. 17: 4748-4759. doi: 10.1039/C5GC01611H.

2014

  • Bonin C., E.A. Heaton & J. Barb. 2014. Miscanthus sacchariflorus: biofuel parent or new weed? GCB Bioenergy 6:629–636. Open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12098
  • Casler, M.D. 2014. Heterosis and reciprocal-cross effects in tetraploid switchgrass. Crop Sci. 54(5):2063. doi:10.2135/cropsci2013.12.0821.
  • Casler, M.D. & K.P. Vogel. 2014. Selection for biomass yield in upland, lowland, and hybrid switchgrass. Crop Sci. 54(2):626. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2013.04.0239.
  • Emerson, R., A. Hoover, A. Ray, J. Lacey, M. Cortez, C. Payne, D.L. Karlen, S.J. Birrell, D. Laird, R. Kallenbach, J. Egenolf, M. Sousek & T. Voigt. 2014. Drought effects on composition and yield for corn stover, mixed grasses, and Miscanthus as bioenergy feedstocks. Biofuels 53:(3)275-279. doi: 10.1080/17597269.2014.913904.
  • Jahufer, M.Z.Z. & M.D. Casler. 2014. Application of the Smith-Hazel selection index for improving biomass yield and quality of switchgrass. Crop Sci. 55(3):1212.
  • Johnson, J.M.F., D.L. Karlen, G.L., Gresham, K.B. Cantrell, D.W. Archer, B.J. Wienhold, G.E. Varvel, D.A. Laird, J. Baker, T.E. Ochsner, J.M. Novak, A.D. Halvorson, F. Arriaga, D.T. Lightle, A. Hoover, R. Emerson & N.W. Barbour. 2014. Vertical distribution of structural components in corn stover. Agriculture 4:274-287. Open access: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/4/4/274. doi:10.3390/agriculture4040274.
  • Kauffman, N., J. Dumortier, D.J. Hayes, D.J., Brown, R.C. & D.A. Laird. 2014. Producing energy while sequestering carbon? The relationship between biochar and agricultural productivity. Biomass Bioenergy 63:167-176.
  • Kling, C.L., Y. Panagopoulos, A. Valcu, P.W. Gassman, S. Rabotyagov, T. Campbell, M. White, J.G. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, M.K. Jha, J. Richardson, L.M. Moskal, G. Turner & N. Rabalais. 2014. Land use model integrating agriculture and the environment LUMINATE : Linkages between agricultural land use, local water quality and hypoxic concerns in the Gulf of Mexico Basin. Eur. Rev. Agric. Econ. 41(3):431-459.
  • Koch, K., T. Heng-Moss, J. Bradshaw & G. Sarath. 2014. Categories of resistance to greenbug and yellow sugarcane aphid Homoptera: Aphididae in three tetraploid switchgrass populations. Bioenerg. Res. 7:909. doi:10.1007/s12155-014-9420-1. Open access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12155-014-9420-1
  • Koch, K., R. Fithian, T. Heng-Moss, J. Bradshaw, G. Sarath, G. & C. Spilker. 2014. Evaluation of tetraploid switchgrass (Poales: Poaceae) populations for host suitability and differential resistance to four cereal aphids. J. Econ. Entomol. 107(1):424-431.
  • Mitchell, R., K.P. Vogel & G. Sarath. 2014. Predicting the field establishment of perennial grass feedstocks: progress made and the challenges ahead. Biofuels, 3:653-656. http://dx.doi.org/10.4155/bfs.12.62.
  • Moore, K.J., S. Birrel, R.C. Brown, M.D. Casler, J.E. Euken, H.M. Hanna, D.J. Hayes, J.D. Hill, K.L. Jacobs, C.L. Kling, D. Laird, R.B. Mitchell, P.T. Murphy, D.R. Raman, C.V. Schwab, K.J. Shinners, K.P. Vogel, J.J. Volenec. 2014. Midwest Vision for Sustainable Fuel Production. Biofuels 5(6):687-702. doi: 10.1080/17597269.2015.1015312.
  • Mu, D., Min, M., Krohn, B., Mullins, K., Ruan, R., & J. Hill. 2014. Life cycle environmental impacts of wastewater-based algal biofuels. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48(19):11696–11704. doi: 10.1021/es5027689.
  • Nichols, V.A., F.E. Miguez, M.E. Jarchow, M.Z. Liebman & B.S. Dien 2014. Comparison of cellulosic ethanol yields from midwestern maize and reconstructed tallgrass prairie systems managed for bioenergy. Bioenerg. Res. 7: 1550. doi: 10.1007/s12155-014-9494-9.
  • Panagopoulos, Y., P. W. Gassman, R. Arritt, D. Herzmann, T. Campbell, M. Jha, C. Kling, R. Srinivasan, M. White & J. Arnold. 2014. Surface water quality and cropping systems sustainability under a changing climate in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. J. Soil Water Conserv. 69(6):483-494. Open access: http://www.jswconline.org/content/69/6/483.refs. doi: 10.2489/jswc.69.6.483
  • Price, D.L. & M.D. Casler. 2014. Divergent selection for secondary traits in upland tetraploid switchgrass and effects on sward biomass yield. BioEnergy Res. 7(1):329–337. doi: 10.1007/s12155-013-9374-8.
  • Price, D.L. & M.D. Casler. 2014. Inheritance of secondary morphological traits for among-and-within-family selection in upland tetraploid switchgrass. Crop Sci. 54(2):646-653. Abstract Only. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2013.04.0273.
  • Price, D. L. & M.D. Casler. 2014. Predictive relationships between plant morphological traits and biomass yield in switchgrass. Crop Sci. 54(2):637. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2013.04.0272.
  • Rabotyagov, S., C.L. Kling, P. Gassman, N. Rabalais & R. Turner. 2014. The Economics of Dead Zones: Causes, Impacts, Policy Challenges, and a Model of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone. Rev. Environ. Econ. Pol.(Winter 2014) 8(1):58-79. doi: 10.1093/reep/ret024.
  • Rabotyagov, S., A. Valcu & C.L. Kling. 2014. Reversing Property Rights: Practice-Based Approaches for Controlling Agricultural Nonpoint-Source Water Pollution When Emissions Aggregate Nonlinearly. Am. J. Agr. Econ. 96(2):397-419. doi: 10.1093/ajae/aat094.
  • Resende, R.M.S., M.D. Casler & M.D.V. de Resende, M.D.V. 2014. Genomic selection in forage breeding: Accuracy and methods. Crop Sci. 54:143-156.
  • Rogovska, N., D.A. Laird, S.J. Rathke & D.L. Karlen. 2014. Biochar impact on Midwestern Mollisols and maize nutrient availability. Geoderma 230-231:340-347.
  • Schaufler, D. H., A.M. Yoder, D.J. Murphy, C.V. Schwab & A. F. Dehart. 2014. Safety and health hazards in on-farm biomass production and processing. J. of Ag. Safety & Health. 20(4):283-299. doi: 10.13031/jash.20.10639.
  • Schmer M.R., K.P. Vogel, G.E. Varvel, R.F. Follett &  R.B Mitchell. 2014. Energy Potential and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Bioenergy Cropping Systems on Marginally Productive Cropland. PLoS ONE 9(3): e89501. Open access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0089501.
  • Tessum, C., J. Hill & J. Marshall. 2014. Life cycle air quality impacts of conventional and alternative light duty transportation in the United States. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 111: 18490-18495. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1406853111.
  • Thilakaratne, R., Brown, T., Li, Y., Hu, G., & Brown R.C. 2014. Mild catalytic pyrolysis of biomass for production of transportation fuels: a techno-economic analysis. Green Chem. 16:627-636.
  • Thilakaratne R, M.M. Wright & R.C. Brown. 2014. A techno-economic analysis of microalgae remnant catalytic pyrolysis and upgrading to fuels. Fuel. 128:104-112.
  • Trybula, E.T., R. Cibin, J.L. Burks, I. Chaubey, S.M. Brouder & J.J. Volenec. 2014. Perennial rhizomatous grasses as bioenergy feedstock in SWAT: parameter development and model improvement. GCB Bioenergy 7: 1185–1202. Open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12210. doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12210
  • Vogel, K.P.,  R.B. Mitchell, Casler, M.D. & G. Sarath. 2014. Registration of 'Liberty' switchgrass. J. Plant Registr. 8(3):242–247
  • Vogel, K.P., G. Sarath & R.B. Mitchell. 2014. Micromesh fabric pollination bags for switchgrass. Crop Sci. 54(4): 1621-1623
  • Williams, S.D. & K.J. Shinners. 2014. Farm-scale anaerobic storage and aerobic stability of high dry matter perennial grasses as biomass feedstock. Biomass Bioenergy. 64:91-98.
  • Yoder, A. M., C. V. Schwab, P. Gunderson & D. J. Murphy. 2014. Safety and health in biomass production, transportation and storage. J.Agromedicine. 19:83-86. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24911681. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.886539. (Abstract Only).

2013

  • Allen, R.M. & D.A. Laird 2013. Quantitative prediction of biochar soil amendments by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 77:1784-1794.
  • Basso, A.S., F.E. Miguez, D.A. Laird, R. Horton & M. Westgate. 2013. Assessing potential of biochar for increasing water-holding capacity of sandy soils. GCB Bioenergy 5(2):132–143.
  • Brown, T. & R.C. Brown. (2013). A review of cellulosic biofuel commercial-scale projects in the United States. Biofuels. Bioproducts & Biorefineries 7(3):235-245.
  • Brown, T. & R.C. Brown. (2013). Techno-economics of advanced biofuels pathways. RSC. Adv. 3(17): 5758 – 5764.
  • Brown, T. R., R. Thilakaratne, R.C. Brown & Hu, G. (2013). Techno-economic analysis of biomass to transportation fuels and electricity via fast pyrolysis and hydroprocessing. Fuel. 106:463–469.
  • Coulman, B., A. Dalai , E.A. Heaton, M. Lefsrud, D. Levin, P.G. Lemaux, D. Neale, S.P. Shoemaker, J. Singh, D.L. Smith & Whalen J.K. (2013). Developments in crops and management systems to improve lignocellulosic feedstock production. BioFPR 7:582-601.
  • Dien, B.S., P.J. O'Bryan, R.E. Hector, L.B. Iten, R.B. Mitchell, N. Qureshi, G. Sarath, K.P. Vogel  & M.A. Cotta. (2013). Conversion of switchgrass to ethanol using dilute ammonium hydroxide pretreatment: influence of ecotype and harvest maturity. Environ. Technol. 34:13-14.
  • Elobeid, A., M. Carriquiry, J. Dumortier, F. Rosas, K. Mulik, J.F. Fabiosa, D.J. Hayes & B.A. Babcock. 2013. Biofuel expansion, fertilizer use, and GHG emissions: Unintended consequences of mitigation policies. Economics Research International. Article ID 708604. Open access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/708604.
  • Fidel, R.B., D.A. Laird & M.L. Thompson. 2013. Evaluation of Modified Boehm Titration Methods for Use with Biochars. J. Environ. Qual. 42:1771-1778.
  • Guretzky, J., A. Kohmetscher & D. Namuth-Covert. 2013. Grass seed structure and seedling emergence. Nat. Sci. Educ. 42:1-1. doi:10.4195/nse.2012.0018w.
  • Heaton E.A., L.A. Schulte, M. Bert, H. Langeveld, W. Zegada-Lizarazu, D. Parrish & A. Monti. 2013. Integrating food and fuel: How to manage a 2G-crop portfolio. BioFPR. 7:702-714.
  • Heaton E.A., L.A. Schulte, M. Berti, H. Langeveld, W. Zegada-Lizarazu , D. Parrish & A. Monti. (2013). Managing a second-generation crop portfolio through sustainable intensification: Examples from the USA and the EU Biofuels. Bioprod. Bioref. 7:702–714. 
  • Kauffman, N. & D. Hayes. 2013. The trade-off between bioenergy and emissions with land constraints. Energy Policy 54:300-310.
  • Keeler B., B. Krohn, T. Nickerson & J. Hill. 2013. U.S. Federal agency models offer different visions for achieving Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) biofuel volumes. Environ. Sci. Technol.  47:10095–10101. (Cover Feature)
  • Laird D.A. & C.W. Chang. 2013. Long-term impacts of residue harvesting on soil quality. Soil Tillage Res. 134:33-40.
  • Owens V.N., D.R. Viands, H.S. Mayton, J.H. Fike, R. Farris, E.A. Heaton, D.I. Bransby & C.O. Hong. 2013. Nitrogen use in switchgrass grown for bioenergy across the USA. Biomass Bioenergy 58:286-293.
  • Resende, R.M.S., M.D.V. Resende & M.D. Casler. 2013. Selection methods in forage breeding: a quantitative appraisal. Crop Sci. 53:1925-1936.
  • Schilling, K., P. Gassman, C.T Kling, M. Campbell, C. Jha, C. Wolter & J. Arnold. 2013. The Potential for Agricultural Land Use Change to Reduce Flood Risk in a Large Watershed. Hydrol. Process. 28(8):3314-3325.
  • Shinners, K.J. & J.C. Friede. 2013. Energy requirements for at-harvest or on-farm size-reduction of biomass. ASABE Technical Paper No. 1591983.
  • Shinners, K.J. & J.C. Friede. 2013. Improving the drying rate of switchgrass. ASABE Technical Paper No. 1591968.
  • Shinners, K.J. & J.C. Friede, J. Kraus & D. Anstey.  2013. Improving bale handling logistics by strategic bale placement. ASABE Technical Paper No. 1591987.
  • Waramit, N., K.J. Moore & E.A. Heaton. 2013. Nitrogen and harvest date affect developmental morphology and biomass yield of warm-season grasses. GCB Bioenergy. 6(5):534–543.
  • Woodson, P., S.M. Brouder & J.J. Volenec. 2013. Field-scale potassium and phosphorus fluxes in the bioenergy crop switchgrass: Theoretical energy yields and management implications. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 176:387-399. doi:10.1002/jpln.201200294. 
  • Zhang, Y., Hu, G., & R.C. Brown. 2013. Life cycle assessment of the production of hydrogen and transportation fuels from corn stover via fast pyrolysis. Environ. Res. Lett. 8(2).

2011-2012

  • Anderson-Teixeira, K. J., P. K. Snyder, T. E. Twine, S. V. Cuadra, M. H. Costa, E. H. DeLucia. 2012. Climate regulation services of natural and agricultural ecoregions of the Americas. Nat. Clim. Change. 2:177-181. doi:10.1038/nclimate1346.
  • Dowd, P.F., G. Sarath, R.B. Mitchell, A.J. Saathoff & K.P. Vogel. 2012. Insect resistance of a full sib family of tetraploid switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. with varying lignin levels. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol. 60(3):975-983. doi:10.1007/s10722-012-9893-8.
  • Follett, R.F., K.P. Vogel, G. Varvel, Mitchell, R.B., & J. Kimble. 2012. Soil carbon sequestration by switchgrass and no-till maize grown for bioenergy. Bioenergy Res. 5(4):866-875. doi: 10.1007/s12155-012-9198-y. Open Access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12155-012-9198-y.
  • Gonzalez-Ramirez, J., A. Valcu, C.L. Kling. 2012. An overview of carbon offsets from agriculture. Annual Review of Resource Economics. 4:145-160. doi: 0.1146/annurev-resource-083110-120016. Open access: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-resource-083110-120016.
  • Millet, D. E., E. Apel, D. Henze, J. Hill, J. Marshall, H. Singh & C. Tessum. 2012. Natural and anthropogenic ethanol sources in North America and potential atmospheric impacts of ethanol fuel use. 2012. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 8484-8492. doi: 10.1021/es300162u. https://spot.colorado.edu/~henzed/pubs/millet_2012.pdf.
  • Perrin R., J. Sesmero, K. Wamisho & D. Bacha. 2012. Biomass supply schedules for Great Plains delivery points. Biomass Bioenergy 37:213-220.
  • Schaeffer, S., F. Baxendale, T. Heng-Moss, R. Sitz, G. Sarath, R. Mitchell, & R. Shearman. 2011. Characterization of the arthropod community associated with switchgrass Poales: Poaceae in Nebraska. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 84(2): 87-104. Open access: https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/54245/PDF.
  • Tessum, C., J. Marshall & J. Hill. 2012. A spatially and temporally explicit life-cycle inventory of air pollutants from gasoline and ethanol in the United States. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 11408-11417. doi:10.1021/es3010514. Abstract: https://hero.epa.gov/hero/index.cfm/reference/details/reference_id/1729938.
  • VanLoocke, A., T.E. Twine, M. Zeri & C.J. Benaccchi. 2012. A regional use comparison of water use efficiency for miscanthus, switchgrass and maize. Agric. For. Meteorol. 164: 82-95. doi: 10.1016/j.agformet.2012.05.016.