A project with the goal of learning how to re-engineer the entire organics waste stream of a region could only be done with a transdisciplinary team of researchers and a parallel group of community partners – the on-the-ground experts.
Faculty:
- Lawrence A. Baker, Research Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering; [email protected]
- Steve Kelley, Senior Fellow, Humphrey School; [email protected]
- William Lazarus, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, CFANS; [email protected]
- Roger Ruan, Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, CFANS; [email protected]
- Carl Rosen, Professor and Chair, Dept. Soil, Water, and Climate, CFANS; [email protected]
- Jerry Shurson, Professor, Animal Science Department, CFANS; [email protected]
- Timothy Smith, Associate Professor, Depart. Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, CFANS; [email protected]
- Gerry Shurson, Professor, Animal Science Department, CFANS; [email protected]
- Pedro Urriola, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, CFANS; [email protected]
- Sara Hughes, Political Science, University of Toronto; [email protected]
Post-docs and research associates
- Dr. Daniel Nidzgorski, Post-Doc, BBE
- Dr. Jennifer Schmitt, Research Associate, IonE
Graduate students
- Eric Anderson, Ph.D. student, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Jacqueline Brown, Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto
- Sashan Rodrigo, MA student, Humprhey School (with Steve Kelley)
- Qinglong Xie, Ph.D. student (to graduate in Spring 2015)
Undergraduates
- Leonard Fung (a senior, applying for graduate school to work with Dr. Shurson), Jennifer Arsjad, Chukwunonso Onuma
Technical Advisory Group
- Covanta (Operator of the Hennepin County Energy Recovery (HERC) facility; Rick Rudd, Business Manager)
- Minnesga, Inc. (John Snyder, President)
- Russick Group (David Russick)
- Superior Process Technologies (Eric Anderson; now also a Ph.D. student in BBE)
- Hennepin Co. Environmental Services (John Jaimez, TITLE; and Paul Kroening, Supervising Environmentalist/Recycling Program Manager,)
- Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (Laura Babcock, Director; and Matt Domski, Organic Waste Specialist)
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Tim Farnan, Organics Management Team)
- City of Minneapolis (Dave Heberholz, Director, Solid Waste and Recycling; and Kellie Kish)
- Met Council Environmental Services (Sara Smith, Sustainable Operations Manager and Larry Rocacki, Assistant General Manager, Support Services)
Other partners and their roles
- Lunds/Byerley’s. Patty Horning, General Manager of Chanhassen store, who coordinated our current ongoing food waste sampling at the Snelling store.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Heidi Peterson, Research Scientist, who will help us coordinate efforts with MDA programs.
- National Renderers Association. David Meeker, Director of Research – advisor on rendering industry; also likely speaker at our Waste Not Conference.
- Reconserve. Rick Cook, Raw Materials Account Manager – met with our group to discuss the Reconserve business plan in relation to Waste Not goals.
- Queens University (Ireland). Dr. John McGrath, PI for Irish EPA project on P extraction from wastewater, invitation to participate in international workshop group (letter attached).
- Taher Group. Trent Taher, who met with us to plan food waste sampling at his Timberland Restaurant in Bloomington.
- U of M Facilities Management. Dana Donatucci, Recycling Supervisor, who helped us start our food waste sampling program at Bailey Hall (St. Paul campus).
Other outside speakers for our June 2 Waste Not Conference:
Confirmed:
- JoAnne Berkenkamp, National Resources Defense Council
- Dr.Stephanie Molloy, City of San Jose, CA
- John Velin, Finance Manager, Metropolitan Council
- Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Congress (by video)
- Invited but not confirmed
- Kelsie Dillon, VP, Advant Energy/Hometown BioEnergy.
- Rep. Frank Hornstein, MN Legislature
- Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Congress (by video)