Thomas Richard

Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Director, Penn State Institutes for Energy and the Environment
Director, Biomass Energy Center

Email: trichard@psu.edu

Research Areas:

• Lignocellulosic biomass conversion
  • Pretreatment strategy
  • Silage
  • Cellulose loading
  • White-rot fungi
  • Silage inoculants
• Manure conversion
• Advanced compost engineering
• Anaerobic digestion
• Sustainable crop and livestock systems