CABS
![Center for Advanced Biofuel Systems (CABS)](/-/media/bes/efrc/images/centers/cabs-header.jpg?w=500&h=167&as=1&hash=4C6607D9E3FD955E280833C1F00F6606CF49035ACF5FCE44E5B8E68F6E46D91B)
Director(s):
Richard Sayre (8/2009 - 9/2011); Jan Jaworski (10/2011 - 7/2014)
Lead Institution:
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Years:
2009-2014
Mission:
To generate the fundamental knowledge required to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis and production of energy-rich molecules in plants.
Research Topics:
catalysis (homogeneous), catalysis (heterogeneous), solar (fuels), photosynthesis (natural and artificial), biofuels (including algae and biomass), bio-inspired, charge transport, carbon capture, synthesis (novel materials)
Materials Studied:
MATERIALS: biological (DNA, protein)
Experimental and Theoretical Methods:
multiscale modeling, next generation optimization methods
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Partner Institutions:
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
- Michigan State University
- New Mexico Consortium
- University of Nebraska
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- University of Missouri - St. Louis
- Washington State University