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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Crop Science Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Overview

Steven C. Huber is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Engineering, with notable work in subfields such as Plant Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas centered on plant biology and related technologies. These include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Huber has published in various scientific venues, with key publication sites including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Plant Journal
  • Photosynthesis Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Materials Letters

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on molecular and physiological plant processes as well as materials science related to batteries. Notable papers include:

  • "Phosphorylation-dependent subfunctionalization of the calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Arabidopsis plants expressing only the redox-regulated Rca-α isoform have constrained photosynthesis and plant growth," 2020, The Plant Journal
  • "Removal of redox-sensitive Rubisco Activase does not alter Rubisco regulation in soybean," 2022, Photosynthesis Research
  • "Phosphorylation-dependent sub-functionalization of the calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Increasing the Energy Density of Disordered Rock Salt Anodes for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries," 2025, ACS Materials Letters

Frequent collaborators of Steven C. Huber include Melissa Bredow, Kyle W. Bender, Alexandra Johnson Dingee, Danalyn R. Holmes, and Alysha Thomson.

Throughout their career, Huber has received several professional recognitions such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • Crop Science Research Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2002
  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 2000
  • Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2000

Best Publications

  • ROLE AND REGULATION OF SUCROSE-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE IN HIGHER PLANTS.

    Steven C. Huber;Joan L. Huber

  • Regulation of Sucrose Metabolism in Higher Plants: Localization and regulation of Activity of Key Enzymes

    H. Winter;Steven C Huber

  • Alterations in Growth, Photosynthesis, and Respiration in a Starchless Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Deficient in Chloroplast Phosphoglucomutase Activity

    Timothy Caspar;Steven C. Huber;Chris Somerville

  • Sequential Transphosphorylation of the BRI1/BAK1 Receptor Kinase Complex Impacts Early Events in Brassinosteroid Signaling

    Xiaofeng Wang;Uma Kota;Kai He;Kevin Blackburn

  • Regulation of Photosynthesis by End-Product Accumulation in Leaves of Plants Storing Starch, Sucrose, and Hexose Sugars

    Eliezer E. Goldschmidt;Steven C. Huber

  • Sucrose Phosphate Synthase and Acid Invertase as Determinants of Sucrose Concentration in Developing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruits.

    Natalie L. Hubbard;Steven C. Huber;D. Mason Pharr

  • Sucrose Phosphate Synthase and Sucrose Accumulation at Low Temperature

    Charles L. Guy;Joan L. A. Huber;Steven C. Huber

  • Identification and Functional Analysis of in Vivo Phosphorylation Sites of the Arabidopsis BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 Receptor Kinase

    Xiaofeng Wang;Michael B. Goshe;Erik J. Soderblom;Brett S. Phinney

  • Post‐translational regulation of nitrate reductase: mechanism, physiological relevance and environmental triggers

    Werner M. Kaiser;Steven C. Huber

  • Sucrose phosphate synthase and other sucrose metabolizing enzymes in fruits of various species.

    Natalie L. Hubbard;D. Mason Pharr;Steven C. Huber

  • Role of sucrose-phosphate synthase in sucrose metabolism in leaves.

    Steven C. Huber;Joan L. Huber

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation of the BRI1 receptor kinase emerges as a component of brassinosteroid signaling in Arabidopsis.

    Man Ho Oh;Xiaofeng Wang;Uma Kota;Michael B. Goshe

  • A Novel Sucrose Synthase Pathway for Sucrose Degradation in Cultured Sycamore Cells

    Steven C. Huber;Takashi Akazawa

  • Biochemical Basis for Partitioning of Photosynthetically Fixed Carbon between Starch and Sucrose in Soybean (Glycine max Merr.) Leaves

    Steven C. Huber;Daniel W. Israel

  • Alterations in Leaf Carbohydrate Metabolism in Response to Nitrogen Stress

    Thomas W. Rufty;Steven C. Huber;Richard J. Volk

  • Reversible light/dark modulation of spinach leaf nitrate reductase activity involves protein phosphorylation

    Joan L. Huber;Steven C. Huber;Steven C. Huber;Wilbur H. Campbell;Margaret G. Redinbaugh;Margaret G. Redinbaugh

  • Nitrate reductase in higher plants: A case study for transduction of environmental stimuli into control of catalytic activity

    W. M. Kaiser;H. Weiner;Steven C Huber

  • Recombinant brassinosteroid insensitive 1 receptor-like kinase autophosphorylates on serine and threonine residues and phosphorylates a conserved peptide motif in vitro.

    Man-Ho Oh;William K. Ray;Steven C. Huber;John M. Asara

  • Posttranslational Regulation of Nitrate Reductase in Higher Plants.

    W. M. Kaiser;S. C. Huber

  • Identification of Ser-543 as the major regulatory phosphorylation site in spinach leaf nitrate reductase

    Markus Bachmann;Naomasa Shiraishi;Wilbur H. Campbell;Byung-Chun Yoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald E. Edwards
Gerald E. Edwards Washington State University
Thomas W. Rufty
Thomas W. Rufty North Carolina State University
Raymond E. Zielinski
Raymond E. Zielinski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Werner M. Kaiser
Werner M. Kaiser University of Würzburg
Margaret G. Redinbaugh
Margaret G. Redinbaugh The Ohio State University
Ivan Baxter
Ivan Baxter Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
David M. Pharr
David M. Pharr North Carolina State University
Douglas C. Doehlert
Douglas C. Doehlert US Department of Agriculture
Daniel W. Israel
Daniel W. Israel Agricultural Research Service
Donald R. Ort
Donald R. Ort University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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