Bioenergy’s Role in Soil Carbon Storage Workshop Presentations

The following are presentations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Bioenergy’s Role in Soil Carbon Storage Workshop held March 28–29, 2022.

Day 1 Presentations

Presentation Title

Speaker

Organization
Welcome Dr. Valerie Reed and Mark Elless BETO
Engineering and Managing Terrestrial Ecosystems for Optimized Carbon Dioxide Removal and Negative Emissions Pathways David Babson DOE, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Microbiome Research for Carbon Cycling and Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstocks in Biological and Environmental Research's Genomic Science Program Boris Wawrik DOE, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Carbon Research and Management Sandeep Kumar, Peter Vadas, Anne Marsh, Michael Robotham U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Recent Evolution of Sustainability Research at National Science Foundation in Relation to Soil Science and Engineering Brandi Schottel National Science Foundation
Negative Emission Farming and Soil Carbon Sequestration Rattan Lal Ohio State University

Mechanisms of Soil Carbon Storage
Factors Affecting Organic Carbon Stability/Sequestration in Agricultural Soils Keith Paustian Colorado State University
The Efficacy of Amelioration Practices for Crop Residue Removal in the Western Corn Belt Virginia Jin U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service
Biochar Impact on Soil Carbon Sequestration and Sustainability of Crop Residue Harvesting for Bioenergy David Laird Iowa State University

Management Strategies to Optimize Soil Carbon Storage
Systems Perspectives on Carbon Storage by Bioenergy Crops Tom Richard Penn State University
Quantifying Climate-Smart Agriculture Management Impacts on Soil Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Multiple Scales Wei Ren University of Kentucky
Carbon Farming: How Plant Roots, Microbial Ecophysiology, and Soil Minerals Shape the Fate and Persistence of Carbon in Bioenergy Systems Jennifer Pett-Ridge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

3x5 Stakeholder Lightning Talks
Investigating Soil Carbon Vulnerability and Bioenergy Sustainability Under Changing Climate Umakant Mishra Sandia National Laboratories
Understanding Soil Systems: Measuring & Driving Carbon Underground Ben Brown ARVA Intelligence
Washington Soil Health Initiative Chris Benedict Washington State University
Soil-Water-Plant Nexus: Controlling the Fate of Carbon Sequestration Through Microbiome Engineering Marie Kroeger Los Alamos National Laboratory
Agroecosystems as a Sustainable Post-Mining Land Use in Appalachia, USA Zac Freedman University of Wisconsin-Madison
Returning to Traditions: Native American Land Stewardship Techniques Provide Solutions to Growing Global Climate-Change Issues Mary Belle Zook Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
Translating Soil Aggregate-Size Understanding of Microbial Carbon Accumulation to Ecosystem-Level Predictions Jorge Mazza Rodrigues University of California–Davis
Mobile Inelastic Neutron Scattering (MINS) Soil Scanning System "In Situ" Soil Analyses Allen Torbert U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service
Should I Char It? A Brief Presentation on Biochar for C Management Thea Whitman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Building Soil Carbon Via Biomass Pyrolysis Robert Brown Iowa State University

3x5 Stakeholder Lightning Talks (submitted but not on agenda) 
Using Waste Heat and CO2 from (Bio)Energy Production to Enhance Rock Weathering: Geothermal Feasibility Jim Amonette Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
EDAFOTEC from Solutions to Problems Veronica Asensio EDAFOTEC
Bioenergy’s Role in Soil Carbon Storage: FECM’s Carbon Conversion Program Contribution Aaron Fuller DOE, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
Pathways for Soil C Sequestration: Biomass and Food Waste to Fuel and Soil Regeneration Co-Products Abhijeet P. Borole Electro-Active Technologies Inc.
En-Soil Algae Merideth Garrigan Enlightened Soil Corp.
What Is the Role of Bioenergy in Soil Carbon Storage? Mariefel V. Olarte Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Reforestation for Carbon Removal Juan Carlos Garcia Plan Alto Ecoforestry and Climate
Maximizing the Value of Cover Crops in the Pacific Northwest Daniel Santosa Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bioenergy and Carbon Sequestration Anthony Tatum Phoenix Pyrolysis
Self-Sequestered Carbon Matt Wecker and Steve Decker GeneBiologics and National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Metabolic Matching as a Tool to Manage Rhizosphere Microbiomes for Sustainable Biofuel Production Kate Zhalnina Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Day 2 Presentations

Presentation Title

Speaker

Organization
Welcome and Second Day Opening: Role of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Reducing the Carbon Intensity of Bioenergy Systems Asmeret Asefaw Berhe University of California Merced

Agricultural Management Practices to Optimize Soil Carbon Storage 
Not All Soil Carbon Is Made Equal: How Biofuel Crops May Increase Particulate or Mineral Associated Organic Matter Francesca Cotrufo Colorado State University
Potential for Carbon Accrual in Bioenergy Feedstock Fields Kirsten Hofmockel Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Soil Carbon Sequestration by Switchgrass: Potential and Management Mark Liebig U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service

Forest Management Practices to Optimize Soil Carbon Storage
Importance of Soil Carbon and Below-Ground Biomass on Greenhouse Gas Balance in Willow Biomass Crops Tim Volk State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Sustainable Forest Management for Increasing Soil Carbon Sequestration with Biochar Carlos Rodriguez Franco U.S. Forest Service
A Circular Forest and Biomass Energy Decarbonization System for Bioeconomy Jingxin Wang West Virginia University

Research and Development Needed to Support Policy for Soil Carbon Storage in Bioenergy
Research Priorities in Soil Health and Carbon Storage for Production of Bioenergy Crops Cristine Morgan Soil Health Institute
Realizing Soil Carbon Sequestration: Research Gaps in the Context of Biofuels Ronald Amundson University of California Berkeley
Biochar at the Interface of Energy Transition and Regenerative Agriculture Ghasideh Pourhashem Elsie Hung Genomatica Rice University

Tools for Decision Making in Bioenergy and Soil Carbon Storage
SYMFONI - A "System-of-Systems" Solution to Quantify Carbon Outcome for Bioenergy Feedstock Production at the Field Level Kaiyu Guan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Soil Organic Carbon Modeling to Support a Feedstock-Level Biofuel Life Cycle Analysis Hoyoung Kwon Argonne National Laboratory
Assessing the Role of Soils in Carbon-Negative Bioenergy Landscapes John Field Oak Ridge National Laboratory