Beth Conerty currently serves as the Associate Director for Business Development for the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory and the Food Science Human Nutrition Pilot Processing Plant as well as the advisor for the Professional Science Master’s program in Bioprocessing and Bioenergy and Synthetic Biology for Food Applications at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Beth received her Bachelor’s in Chemistry and Master’s in Bioenergy from the University of Illinois, and she received her PhD in Energy Science and Engineering from University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab. In her role at IBRL, she establishes relationships with facility users and clients as well as coordinates opportunities for her graduate students.