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Steve Long has served as Principal Investigator and Director of RIPE since its inception in 2012. He is the Ikenberry Endowed Chair of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois.
Steve Long is the Ikenberry Endowed University Chair at the University of Illinois where he studies how climate change impacts crops and engineers photosynthesis to help feed and fuel the world.
Stephen Patrick Long (born 13 August 1950) FRS is a British-born American environmental plant physiologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences studying how to improve photosynthesis to increase the yield of food and biofuel crops.
To understand the limitations to C4 photosynthesis and the adaptation of the process to cooler climates. My lab integrates molecular and biochemical studies with physiological studies of photosynthesis, using state-of-the-art and custom built gas-exchange, fluorescence and controlled environment instrumentation.
Steve Long is a professor of plant biology and crop sciences at the University of Illinois and the founder of RIPE, a research institute on plant energy and productivity. He studies how climate change affects plants and how to improve photosynthesis and crop yield.
Steve Long is a plant physiologist and bioengineer who directs the RIPE project to improve crop yields and adapt to climate change. He also edits journals on bioenergy and global change, and has advised world leaders on these issues.
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Photosynthesis is one of the most important processes on the planet, helping produce the food we eat and the air we breathe. Crop scientist Steve Long thinks it could be more efficient — and he's intent on giving it a boost. He shows how hacking photosynthesis could help feed the world all while reducing climate change.
