GLBRC scienitsts recognized during MSU-UW football game

Scientists representing Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin were recognized for their work on the Department of Energy (DOE) Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) during a break in the action at the MSU-UW football game in Madison on Sept. 29.

MSU is partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the GLBRC, based in Madison, one of three new DOE bioenergy research centers. MSU is using approximately $50 million for basic science research aimed at solving some of the most complex problems in converting natural materials to energy.

Ken Keegstra, MSU university distinguished professor of plant biology and of biochemistry and molecular biology, is executive director of the center, splitting his time between East Lansing and Madison. Keegstra and Tim Donohue, UW-Madison professor of bacteriology, led the initiative to bring the center to the Great Lakes region.The center is funded by the largest federal grant exclusively for research endeavors in Michigan State University's history

Those recognized at the game were (from left to right): Tim Donohue, Bucky the Badger, Molly Jahn, John Wiley, Ken Keegstra, Eric Hegg, Jonathan Walton and Sparty.