Greg Austic Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, MI

We support the development of research capacity in communities through software, hardware, and training. Any community is capable of solving even the hardest problems using their own skills and resources. The cornerstones of successful community research is comparability of data and methods, validation of tools and people, scientific quality.

East Lansing MI

Developing a low-cost, hand-held photosynthesis measurement device based on the technology created in the Kramer Lab. You can see more about it here: www.photosynq.org.

Pittsboro NC

Co-founded the Research and Analytics department at Piedmont Biofuels. Have been instrumental in developing Piedmont Biofuels' internal governance structure, which is non-hierarchical. Was responsible for financial analysis and budgeting for our department.Developed a patent-pending process for enzymatic esterification of biodiesel.Currently acting PI on.

Pittsboro, NC

Started and built the oil collections business. Designed marketing material, did door to door sales, applied for received a loan for $50k dollars to purchase equipment.Built the business from 800 gallons collected per month up to 4200 gallons collected, upgraded equipment and laid the foundation for the existing business which currently collects 8000.

Pittsboro, NC

Produced biodiesel weekly on a 2000 gallon reactor, collected and tested oil feedstocks and finished biodiesel.

Pittsboro, NC

Produced biodiesel weekly on a 165 gallon reactor, collected and tested oil feedstocks and finished biodiesel.Engaged in outreach and teaching activities with farmers, home producers, and other parties interested in producing biodiesel.Designing and building methanol recovery system for the cooperative's reactor, as well as an artificial wetlands for waste.

Balaurest, Moldova

Worked independently as a local agricultural consultant in Balauresti, Nisporeni (population 2500).Promoted the use of drip irrigation for row vegetables, resulting in six farmers implementing the system on 14 acres of land, with a likely increase in use in the 2007 season.Collaborated with the local irrigation users’ association by revamping their payment.

Flagstaff AZ

Engaged in many projects including: thinning to reduce wild fire danger, improving antelope habitat, building trail and doing rock work, and ameliorating the effects of bark beetle infestation.Was selected as 2 of 30 corps members to participate in Leader Corps.

Ithaca NY

Used STATA to perform statistical analysis on educational data sets, which resulted in two working papers, to be published in Sociology of Education and Sociological Methodology.Worked with SAS and SPSS to compare labor market data from two different education/labor market datasets.Created and maintained a professor’s web page to make his publications.