I learned years ago that the impact of bioenergy crops on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling can make or break the greenhouse gas footprint. In fact, Umakant was the one who taught me this. Years later, it’s a thrill to bring him on to the LEAD team at JBEI, where his team be studying the impact of engineered traits on bioenergy crop yield and soils.

Check out his recent talk for Argonne OutLoud on soil science here.