I-CARES advisory committees will draw on global expertise

June 4, 2007 -- The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) at Washington University in St. Louis will be supported by advisory and steering committees comprised of both external and internal leaders, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced.

• Tony Arnold, CEO, Solae
• Gregory H. Boyce, CEO, Peabody Energy
• Daniel F. Cole, senior vice president, Ameren Corporation
• Robert T. Fraley, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Monsanto
• Ganesh Kishore, managing director, Burrill & Company
• Carl Hausmann, CEO, Bunge North America
• Randall Ledford, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Emerson
• Steven F. Leer, CEO, Arch Coal
• Martha Schlicher, vice president for engineering and operations, Renewable Agricultural Energy, Inc.
• John Stier, group director of environmental affairs, Anheuser-Busch
• Mark D. Stowers, vice president for research & development, Poet
• S. Richard Tolman, CEO, National Corn Growers Association.

The internal steering committee will be chaired by Edward S. Macias, executive vice chancellor, dean of Arts & Sciences and the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences.

The internal steering committee includes:

• Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., the Stifel and Quinette Jens professor and chair, Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
• Bruce Lindsey, dean of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
• Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., director of I-CARES, the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and professor of energy in the School of Engineering.
• Mary J. Sansalone, dean, School of Engineering.