Eric Singsaas Ph.D.

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Professional Title
Materials and Bioeconomy Research Group Leader

Eric Singsaas joined the staff as the Director of the Materials and Bioeconomy group in 2016 after a fifteen-year academic career as professor of biology and forestry at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. His scientific background includes the study of plant and forest responses to climate change and new biochemical processing of biomass materials. In Wisconsin he co-founded the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology, along with two startup companies in the bioeconomy sector. He currently leads a science and engineering research group that supports and develops new materials and energy products made from regional renewable resources.

Education

  • Postdoctoral, Plant Biology, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, 1998 - 2000
  • Ph.D., Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1992 – 1997
  • B.A., Biology, Concordia College – Moorhead MN, 1988 – 1992

Resources

Publications

Soybean proteins GmTic110 and GmPsbP are crucial for chloroplast development and function

Recent Publications: Eric Singsaas
8 years 3 months ago
Soybean proteins GmTic110 and GmPsbP are crucial for chloroplast development and functionSandhu, D., Atkinson, T., Noll, A., Johnson, C., Espinosa, K., Boelter, J., Abel, S., Dhatt, B. K., Barta, T., Singsaas, E., Sepsenwol, S., Goggi, A. S. & Palmer, R. G., 2016, In: Plant Science. 252, p. 76-87 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Bioconversion of paper mill sludge to bioethanol in the presence of accelerants or hydrogen peroxide pretreatment

Recent Publications: Eric Singsaas
8 years 7 months ago
Bioconversion of paper mill sludge to bioethanol in the presence of accelerants or hydrogen peroxide pretreatmentGurram, R. N., Al-Shannag, M., Lecher, N. J., Duncan, S. M., Singsaas, E. L. & Alkasrawi, M., Sep 1 2015, In: Bioresource Technology. 192, p. 529-539 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

NRRI News Articles

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NRRI launches $4.5M DOE 'Green Steel' project

U.S. Department of Energy and NRRI fund project to develop biocarbon to replace fossil carbon in steelmaking process

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Whatever happened to...birch bark extracts?

Early NRRI R&D went on ‘rollercoaster ride’ leading to an international effort starring Minnesota’s giving tree, the paper birch
 

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LP announces new Innovation Center at NRRI

Partnership with Natural Resources Research Institute at University of Minnesota Duluth signals commitment to innovation and sustainability and fuels product pipeline.

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