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Dr. Emily Heaton is an Assistant Professor of Agronomy focusing on the biomass crop production and physiology at Iowa State University. While pursuing her doctorate in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, she pioneered research comparing the biomass production of Miscanthus and switchgrass in the United States, research that indicated Miscanthus could produce 250% more ethanol than corn, without requiring additional land.