Committee Members
The Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, although established currently under the Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 is governed under the rules of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 and its Designated Federal Officer (DFO) ensures their advice is objective and accessible to the public. Elliott Levine, Technology Manager within DOE's Office of the Biomass Program, is the Committee's DFO. Committee Members serve three year terms and can be renewed only once. Current members are listed below.
| Member Name | Affiliation | Term Ending |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Briggs | Committee Co-Chair | November 2012 |
| Ronnie Musgrove | Committee Co-Chair | November 2013 |
| Robert Ames | Solazyme | November 2012 |
| Dean Benjamin | New Page Corporation | November 2014 |
| William Berg | Dairyland Power Cooperative | November 2012 |
| David Bransby | Auburn University | November 2014 |
| Pamela Reilly Contag | Cygnet Biofuels | November 2014 |
| Bruce Dale | Michigan State University | November 2012 |
| Harrison Dillon | Solazyme | November 2013 |
| Joseph R. Ecker | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | November 2012 |
| Neal Gutterson | Mendel Biotechnology | November 2013 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | LanzaTech | November 2012 |
| Huey-Min Hwang | Jackson State University | November 2013 |
| Joseph James | Agri-Tech Producers, LLC | November 2014 |
| Coleman Jones | General Motors | November 2014 |
| Kevin Kephart | South Dakota State University | November 2013 |
| Craig Kvien | University of Georgia | November 2014 |
| Jay Levenstein | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | November 2013 |
| Stephen Long | University of Illionois | November 2012 |
| Mary McBride | CoBank, ACB | November 2012 |
| Bruce McCarl | Texas A&M University | November 2014 |
| Maureen McCann | Purdue University | November 2013 |
| Neil Murphy | State University of New York | November 2014 |
| David Nothmann | Battelle | November 2013 |
| Jimmie Powell | The Nature Conservancy | November 2014 |
| William Provine | Dupont | November 2013 |
| James Seiber | University of California | November 2013 |
| Abolghasem Shahbazi | North Carolina A&T State University | November 2014 |
| John Tao | O-Innovation Advisors, LLC | November 2013 |
| Alan Weber | MARC-IV Consulting | November 2014 |
| Todd Werpy | Archer Daniels Midland Company | November 2012 |