We are grateful to Eleanor Adachi, Hunt Allcott, Duncan Callaway, Teevrat Garg, Ashley Langer, and seminar participants at UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and the POWER conference for helpful comments and suggestions. We thank Francisco Pizzi and Divyanshu Jain for outstanding research assistance. We thank Phillip Kobernick and Cassandra Tang at Peninsula Clean Energy for project support. This work was generously funded by J-PAL and the National Science Foundation. This research has IRB approval from the University of Chicago (Protocol No. IRB20-1432), and was pre-registered on the AEA RCT registry (Identification No. AEARCTR-0014013). All remaining errors are our own. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
James B. Bushnell
Prof. Bushnell is a member of the Market Surveillance Committee (MSC) of the California Independent System Operator (CAL ISO). The MSC is an independent advisory committee to the Governing Board of the Cal ISO.
From July 2009 to June 2011, Prof. Bushnell was director of the Biobased Industry Center at Iowa State University. The Biobased Industry Center is supported by research gifts from companies and organizations involved in various aspects of the Biobased Industries. A full list of BIC sponsors can be found at http://biobasedindustrycenter.iastate.edu/leadership/members/ : ADM, Boeing, Ceres, DuPont/Pioneer, General Motors, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Monsanto, Toyota, Virent, West Central. None of Prof. Bushnell's research has been directly funded by BIC.
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Biobased Industry Center Members
The Biobased Industry Center’s advisory board is composed of representatives from industry and non-government organizations. Industry partners that provide financial support for the center have a representative on the board.
The board meets twice per year with the center’s leaders and principal investigators to identify and prioritize research areas as well as provide advice and guidance regarding issues, challenges, and opportunities of concern and importance to the industry. The board also develops the request for proposals, the selection process for center research projects, and linkages with additional industry partners.
Ian Purtle, Chair, Cargill
Tom Binder, Vice-Chair, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Ted Crosbie, Member, Monsanto
Martha Schlicher, Member, Monsanto
Kyle Althoff, Member, DDCE
Charles Brummer, Member, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Russ Sanders, Member, Pioneer
Bryan Schramm, Member, Sundrop Fuels, Inc.
Jeff Stroburg, Member, West Central
Spencer Swayze, Member, Ceres
Scott McQueen, Member, ConocoPhillips
Candace Wheeler, Member, General Motors
Rodney Williamson, Member, Iowa Corn Growers Association
Bob Wimmer, Member, Toyota
Greg Keenan, Member, Virent
Andrew Held, Member, Virent
