The Center for Advanced Biofuel Systems (CABS) is directed by Dr. Richard Sayre and includes nine independent co-investigators from DDPSC and academic institutions divided into three research teams.

The research focus teams and team members include:

Energy and Carbon Partitioning: Drs. Wang (DDPSC), Jaworski (DDPSC) and Sayre (DDPSC)

Novel Product Development: Drs. Kutchan (DDPSC), Cahoon (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Yu (DDPSC)

Computational and Enabling Technologies: Drs. Gang (Washington State University), Hicks (DDPSC) and Shachar-Hill (Michigan State University)

Educational and Outreach: Dr. Terry Woodford-Thomas (DDPSC)