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Illinois researchers from across campus are innovating crop genetics, management practices, production methods, and systems to help producers and land managers sustain a rapidly growing human population — while improving water quality, restoring soil health, protecting biodiversity, and mitigating climate change.
Researchers
![Vikram Adve](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Adve-SAS.aspx_.png)
![Narendra Abuja](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ahuja-SAS.jpg)
![Lisa Ainsworth](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ainsworth-Lisa-SAS.png)
Lisa Ainsworth
Crops, emissions, photosynthesis
![Brian Aldridge](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Aldridge-SAS.png)
![Amy Ando](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ando-SAS.png)
![Shadi Atallah](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Atallah-SAS.png)
![Kaustubh Bhalerao](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bhalerao-SAS.jpg)
Kaustubh Bhalerao
Bio-micro and nanotechnology, modeling
![Kathy Baylis](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Baylis-SAS.jpg)
![Carl Bernacchi](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bernacchi-Carl-SAS.png)
Carl Bernacchi
Biology, crops, photosynthesis
![Martin Bohn](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bohn-SAS.jpg)
![David Bullock](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bullock-SAS.png)
![Maxwell Burnette](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Burnette-SAS.jpg)
![Marco Caccamo](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Caccamo-SAS.png)
Marco Caccamo
Programming, software, technology
![Ximing Cai](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Cai-SAS.jpg)
![Li-Qing Chen](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chen-Li-Qing-SAS.png)
![Girish Chowdhary](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chowdhary-NEW-WEB.jpg)
![Reid Christianson](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Christianson-SAS.jpg)
Reid Christianson
Agriculture, drainage, water, conservation practices
![Isabella Condotta](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Condotta-SAS.png)
![Adam Davis](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Davis-SAS.jpg)
![Evan Delucia](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DeLucia-SAS.jpg)
![Brian Diers](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Diers-SAS.jpg)
![Ryan Dilger](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dilger-SAS.png)
Ryan Dilger
Animal sciences, nutrition
![Katie Driggs-Campbell](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DriggsC-SAS.png)
![Laura Gentry](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gentry-SAS.png)
![Elias Getahun](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLOCK-I-FOR-SCHOLARS-PAGES.png)
![Peter Goldsmith](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Goldsmith-SAS.png)
![George Gollin](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gollin-SAS.png)
![Ben Gramig](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Gramig-Ben-NEW-WEB.jpg)
Ben Gramig
Biology, environment, economics
![Angela Green-Miller](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GreenM-SAS.png)
Angela Green-Miller
Animal welfare, environment, sustainability
![Tony Grift](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Grift-SAS.jpg)
![Kaiyu Guan](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Guan-SAS.jpg)
![John Hart](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hart-SAS.png)
![Emily Heaton](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Heaton-NEW19-SAS.jpg)
Emily Heaton
Production, sustainability, regenerative ag
![Naira Hovakimyan](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hovakimyan-SAS.png)
![Matthew Hudson](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hudson-SAS.jpg)
![Eliu Huerta Escudero](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HuertaE-SAS.jpg)
![Prashant Jain](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jain-SAS.jpg)
![Angela Kent`](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kent-SAS.jpg)
![Kimberlee Kidwell](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kidwell-SAS.jpg)
![Nathan Kleczewski](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kleczewski-SAS.jpg)
![Praveen Kumar](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kumarp-SAS.jpg)
![Ranjitha Kumar](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kumarr-SAS.png)
![Andrew Leakey](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Leakey-SAS.jpg)
![D.K. Lee](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Leed-SAS.jpg)
![Jong Lee](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Leej-SAS.jpeg)
![Alexander Lipka](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lipka-SAS.jpg)
Alexander Lipka
Crops, genetics
![Stephen Long](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Long-SAS.jpg)
Stephen Long
Crops, biology, genetics, photosynthesis
![Ting Lu](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lut-SAS.jpeg)
![Liudmila Mainzer](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mainzer-SAS.jpg)
![Andrew Margenot](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Margenot-SAS.jpg)
Andrew Margenot
Crops, technology, soil, environment
![Amy Marshall-Colón](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MarshallC-SAS.png)
![Nicolas Martin](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Martin-SAS.jpg)
![Sergei Maslov](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Maslov-SAS.png)
Sergei Maslov
Computational biology, systems biology
![Josh McCann](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/McCann-SAS.png)
Josh McCann
https://ansc.illinois.edu/directory/jcmccan2
![Kenton McHenry](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/McHenry-SAS.jpg)
![Hope Michelson](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Michelson-SAS.png)
![Sasa Misailovic](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Misailovic-SAS.jpg)
![Sayan Mitra](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mitra-SAS.png)
Sayan Mitra
Data, mathematics, digital agriculture
![Steve Moose](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Moose-SAS.jpg)
![Bob Norris](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Norris-SAS.png)
![James O'Dwyer](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ODwyer-SAS.jpg)
![Don Ort](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ort-SAS.jpg)
![Nick Paulson](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Paulson-SAS.png)
![Jian Peng](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pengj-SAS.jpg)
![Nandakishore Rajagopalan](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rajagopalanES.jpg)
![Christopher Rao](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Rao-SAS.jpg)
![Luis Rodriguez](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rodriguez-Luis-2023-WEB.png)
![Sandra Rodriguez-Zas](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/RodriguezZs-SAS.png)
Sandra Rodriguez-Zas
Animal science, crops, modeling, nutrition
![Erik Sacks](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sacks-SAS.jpg)
![Lance Schideman](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/schidemanES.jpg)
![Alex Schwing](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Schwing-SAS.png)
Alex Schwing
Robotics, modeling, imaging
![John Scott](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ScottSAS.png)
![Nick Seiter](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Seiter-SAS.jpg)
![Dan Shike](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shike-SAS.png)
![Diwakar Shukla](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shukla-SAS.jpg)
![Vijay Singh](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Singh-SAS.png)
![Marin Skidmore](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Skidmore-Marin-SAS.png)
![Aiman Soliman](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Soliman-SAS.jpg)
Aiman Soliman
Data, land cover, geospatial, sustainability
![Richard Sowers](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sowers-SAS.png)
![Ashlynn Stillwell](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Stillwell-SAS.jpg)
![Tony Studer](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Studer-SAS.jpg)
![Jonathan Sweedler](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sweedler-SAS.jpg)
Jonathan Sweedler
Bioengineering, chemistry, bioenergy
![Carmen Ugarte](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ugarte-SAS.png)
![Lav Varshney](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Varshney-SAS.png)
![Thomas Voigt](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Voigt-SAS.jpg)
![Michelle Wander](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Wander-Michelle-GCCS.png)
![Junming Wang](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLOCK-I-FOR-SCHOLARS-PAGES.png)
![Shaowen Wang](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Wangs-SAS.jpg)
![Xinlei Wang](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Wangx-SAS.png)
![Wendy Yang](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Yang-SAS.png)
![Chengxiang Zhai](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zhai-SAS.jpg)
![Huimin Zhao](https://sustainability.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zhao-SAS.jpg)
![Linduo Zhao](/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LinduoZhaoWSES.jpg)