Lou Honary is the Professor and Director of the University of Northern Iowa's National Ag-Based Lubricants (NABL) Center and a Pioneer Hi-Bred International Professor of Innovation. He received his  D.I.T. Doctor of Industrial Technology at University of Northern Iowa; M.S. Industrial Studies (1978) Mankato State University. His research interests include Lubricants, Biobased Products, Technology Transfer, and Biofuels. As director of the National Ag-Based Lubricants (NABL) Center, Dr. Honary is responsible for coordinating all activities and functions of the center. This includes the research and development of new products, fee-based training and testing, and overall market advocacy and promotion of the biobased industry. In addition to this, Dr. Honary works to cultivate solid relationships with industrial and academic partners. These efforts continue to produce mutually-beneficial collaborations between NABL and its associates.

David B. Kittelson is a Frank B. Rowley Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, Center for Diesel Research, University of Minnesota. He Received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1964 and 1966, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, England, 1972. Some of his recent research interests are combustion and characterization of biomass derived fuels; plug-in hybrid vehicles; advanced engine cycles; dynamics of nanoparticle formation in engine exhaust; fast response particle and NOx sensors; engine sensors for control and on-board diagnostics. Other activities include detailed physical and chemical characterization of combustion derived particles; development of low cost and portable particle sensors; and application of hydrogen rich gases as combustion modifiers.

Candace Wheeler is a GM Technical Fellow at General Motors' Research and Development Center.  Dr. Wheeler serves as the Biofuels Lead in their Global Energy Systems Center.  She received her BS degree in chemistry from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL and her Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI.  She joined General Motors in 1981 as a postdoctoral fellow and then as a regular employee in 1983.  Her early work involved studying the health effects of diesel particulate, ozone, and fibrous materials.  The last 12 years, she has shifted her focus to sustainable transportation including life cycle analysis, alternative fuels, and vehicle recycling.  In addition to her work at General Motors, she is a member of USCAR’s Vehicle Recycling Partnership where she serves as an Engineering Oversight Project Champion and received the 2005 USCAR Recognition Award for Outstanding Cooperative Research.  She has also received a 2006 GM Chairman’s Honor Award for her work on alternative fuels, and in 2007, she was awarded the Society of Plastic Engineers Enabling Technologies in Processes & Procedures  Award.