Contact
Feel free to contact us for more information:
- Judy Brayton, RC&D Administrative Assistant
Chariton Valley Biomass Project
19229 Highway 5
Centerville, IA 52544-8922
Phone: (641)437-4376
E-mail: Judy.Brayton@rcdnet.net
- Dora Guffey, Chariton Valley RC&D Coordinator
Chariton Valley RC&D, Inc.
19229 Highway 5
Centerville, IA 52544-8922
Phone: (641)437-4376
E-mail: Dora.Guffey@ia.usda.gov
- Doug Goben, Chariton Valley RC&D Board Member
Chariton Valley RC&D, Inc.
19229 Highway 5
Centerville, IA 52544-8922
Phone: (641)437-4376
E-mail: cvrcd@cvrcd.org
For contact information for Prairie Lands Biomass, LLC, click here.
For more information on switchgrass production economics research and analysis conducted through the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- Michael D. Duffy
Associate Director
Policy Research Program Leader
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
209 Curtiss Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1050
Phone: (515)294-6160/(515)294-5715
E-mail: mduffy@iastate.edu
For more information regarding biomass cropping system research conducted through the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- Ken Moore
Agronomy Department
1571 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-5482
Fax: (515) 294-5506
E-mail: kjmoore@agron.iastate.edu
For more information regarding water quality research conducted through the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- Richard M Cruse
Agronomy Department
3212 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-7850
E-mail: x1cruse@exnet.iastate.edu
For more information regarding the wildlife research aspect of the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- Les Murray
Department of Animal Ecology
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
E-mail: lmurray@iastate.edu
For more information regarding carbon sequestration and soil quality research, contact:
- Lee Burras
Agronomy Department
1025 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515)294-0559
E-mail: lburras@agron.iastate.edu
For more information regarding variety trial research related to the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- E. Charles Brummer
Forage Breeding and Genetics
1204 Agronomy Hall
Department of Agronomy
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515)294-1415
Fax: (515)294-6505
E-mail: brummer@iastate.edu
Website: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~brummer/
For more information regarding life cycle greenhouse gas emissions research and valuation of societal benefits from the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- Dr. Jerald Schnoor, Co-Director
University of Iowa
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
Iowa City, IA 52242-1297
Phone: (319)335-5649
E-mail: jerald-schnoor@uiowa.edu
Website: http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/
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Richard Ney, Climate Change Specialist
University of Iowa
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
Iowa City, IA 52242-1297
Phone: (319)335-4706
E-mail: rney@sebasta.com
For more information regarding products made from switchgrass such as fiberboard, contact either:
- Dr. Monlin Kuo
Iowa State University
Department of Forestry
245 Bessey Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1021 USA
Phone: (515)294-1225
Fax: (515)294-2995
E-mail: mlkuo@iastate.edu
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Douglas D. Stokke
Assistant Professor
Forest Products Extension & Research
Iowa State University
Department of Forestry
253 Bessey Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1021 USA
Phone: (515)294-2115
Fax: (515)294-2995
E-mail: dstokke@iastate.edu
Send inquiries regarding gasification research for the Chariton Valley Biomass Project to:
- Jerod Smeenk, Associate Scientist
Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies
281 Metals Development Building
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-3020
Voice: (515)294-3759
Fax: (515)294-3091
E-mail: jsmeenk@iastate.edu
For more information regarding air emissions results and test burn data analysis, sampling, and results, contact:
- Kevin Comer
Senior Project Manager
Antares Group Inc.
57 South Main Street, Suite 506
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone: (540)442-9848
Fax: (540)442-9849
E-mail: kcomer@antaresgroupinc.com
For more information regarding legislative issues, green power planning/marketing, or economic analysis issues associated with the Chariton Valley Biomass Project, contact:
- Christian P. Demeter
Principal and CEO
Antares Group Inc.
4351 Garden City Drive, Suite 301
Landover, MD 20785
Phone: (301)731-1900, ext.14
Fax: (301)731-1904
E-mail: cdemeter@antaresgroupinc.com
For more information about the Chariton Valley Biomass Project’s switchgrass processing and handling equipment and performance at the Ottumwa Generating Station, contact:
- Tom Miles, Jr.
T.R. Miles Technical Consultants
5475 SW Arrowwood Lane
Portland, OR 97225-1353
Phone: (503)292-0107
Fax: (503)292-2919
E-mail: tmiles@trmiles.com

