Conference Chair

Jim Ippolito

Professor of Soil & Crop Sciences

Colorado State University

Email: jim.ippolito@colostate.edu



Conference Co-Chair

John Field

Project Manager, Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies

Colorado State University

Email: john.l.field@colostate.edu



Conference Co-Chair

Amy Swan

Project Coordinator, Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies

Colorado State University

Email: amy.swan@colostate.edu



Conference Sponsorship and Promotional Support

George "Kim" Chaffee

Board Member & Corporate Liaison at U.S. Biochar Initiative (USBI)

Email: kim.chaffee2@gmail.com

M Francesca Cotrufo

Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences & Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University

Nycole Echeverria

Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University

Chuck Hegberg

US Biochar Initiative Board Member & reGENESIS Consulting Services

Tom Miles

Executive Director of US Biochar Initiative

Keith Paustian

Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences & Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University

Nate Anderson

Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service

Tony Cheng

Dept. of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship & Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State University

Tom Ducey

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), US Dept. of Agriculture

Debbie Page-Dumrose

US Forest Service

Mark Johnson

US Environmental Protection Agency

Darren McAvoy

Utah State University

Hugh McLaughlin

NextChar

Jeff Novak

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), US Dept. of Agriculture

Sylvia Parker

University of Wyoming

Gilbert Sigua

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), US Dept. of Agriculture

Kurt Spokas

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), US Dept. of Agriculture

Sarah Strauss

University of Wyoming

Kristin Trippe

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), US Dept. of Agriculture

Daniel CW Tsang

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Kelpie Wilson

Wilson Biochar Associates & US Biochar Initiative board member