Charles  Rice is a Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University.  He earned his degrees from Northern Illinois University and the University of Kentucky.  Dr. Rice teaches courses in soil microbiology and conducts research on microbial ecology and soil carbon and nitrogen transformations, including C and N emissions, in agricultural and grassland ecosystems.  He is currently advising or has advised 14 M.S. students, 18 Ph.D. students, and 7 post-doctorates.  He has over 100 publications.  He has been elected fellow of the Soil Science Society of America, America Society of Agronomy, and the American Association for the Advancement of the Sciences.  Chuck Rice currently serves as Director of the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS).  This consortium is a 10 institution organization to conduct research on the potential of agricultural soil to sequester carbon dioxide while providing benefits to producers.  Chuck served as Lead Author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report which received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dr. Cassman is the Director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research at the University of Nebraska, and the Heuermann Professor of Agronomy. In previous positions, Dr. Cassman was a research agronomist in Brazil, Egypt and the Philippines, and a faculty member at the University of California—Davis. His research and teaching have focused on ensuring local and global food security while conserving natural resources and protecting environmental quality. Current research efforts include: (1) investigating the potential of biofuel systems to produce renewable energy, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and improve soil and water quality, and (2) the optimization of water use efficiency and crop productivity in water-limited irrigated agriculture. Dr. Cassman received a PhD (1979) from the University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture, and a BS degree in Biology from the University of California, San Diego (1975). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America, and has received a number of national and international awards for his contributions to crop and soil science.

David Miller is Chief Science Officer for AgraGate Climate Credits Corporation and director of research and commodity services for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Miller received a BS degree in Agriculture and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Missouri and completed the course work for a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics.  

As director of IFBF’s research and commodity services division, Miller helped IFBF become a leader in carbon credit aggregation.  He has also been a key player in helping to establish the rules of the Chicago Climate Exchange on carbon offsets. As the Chief Science Officer for AgraGAte Climate Credits Corporation, Miller has been instrumental in developing carbon credit protocols for agriculture and developing the contracts and aggregations services so that farmers, ranchers and landowners can participate in carbon programs.  Miller serves on the Offset committee of the Chicago Climate Exchange and is member of several working groups that are developing carbon policy proposals including the Midwest Governors Association Climate Initiative, the Iowa Climate Council, the 25 by 25 Energy Coalition Carbon Workgroup and the Carbon Credit Workgroup of the Chicago Economic Council.