Agenda
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Conference Location: Energy Institute, 205 Research Blvd, Thad Cochran Research Park
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| Biofuels Science Day for Kids: 7th and 8th graders will be invited to participate in an educational event that will focus on all aspects of biofuels generation. This event is being sponsored by a grant from the National Science Foundation. |
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MTA Renewable Energy Venture Development Pre-Conference Workshop:
| 205 Research Blvd, Thad Cochran Research Park |
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Click here for more information. |
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| Tours of the SERC Pilot Scale Facility* |
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Information Desk Open:
| 205 Research Blvd, Thad Cochran Research Park |
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| Reception for conference attendees and speakers |
| Sustainable Energy Research Center Pilot Scale Facility |
| 205 Research Blvd, Thad Cochran Research Park |
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Conference Location: Colvard Student Union, Foster Ballroom
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:30 am – 9:50 am |
Welcome and Introduction |
Dr. Rafael Hernandez |
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Mississippi State University |
| 9:50 am – 10:00 am |
Opening Remarks & Introduction |
President Mark Keenum |
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Mississippi State University |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Opening Speech |
Honorable Raymond Mabus |
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US Secretary of the Navy |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Break |
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| 10:45 am – 11:20 am |
Biomass Fast Pyrolysis for Hydrocarbons: Results from Bench Scale Study |
Dr. Sushil Adhikari |
| Auburn University |
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| 11:20 am – 11:55 am |
Scale-up of Pyrolytic Processes |
Dr. Philip Steele |
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Mississippi State University |
| 11:55 am – 12:30 pm |
Commercial Production of Recrude |
Dr. Conrad Zhang |
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KiOR |
| 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm |
William Flowers Hand Lecture/Lunch |
Dr. Lonnie Ingram |
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University of Florida |
| 1:50 pm – 2:25 pm |
Electrofuels |
Dr. Scott Banta |
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Columbia University |
| 2:25 pm – 3:00 pm |
Premium Biomass for Power Generation: Integration with Microbial Oil Production |
Mr. Scott Christiansen & Dino Mili |
| NFI |
| 3:00 pm – 3:35 pm |
Wastewater to Biocrude |
Dr. Rafael Hernandez |
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Mississippi State University |
| 3:35 pm – 4:00 pm |
Break |
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| 4:00 pm – 4:35 pm |
The Keys for Success of Algae Fuels |
Dr. Amit Vasavada |
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General Atomics |
| 4:35 pm – 5:10 pm |
Biomass to Bioproducts |
Dr. Steve Kelley |
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NC State University |
| 5:20 pm – 7:20 pm |
Reception and Student Poster Presentations |
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Conference Location: Colvard Student Union, Foster Ballroom
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 am – 8:15 am |
Opening Remarks/ Announcement of Student Poster Presentation Winners |
Dr. Rafael Hernandez |
| Mississippi State University |
| 8:15 am – 8:50 am |
Municipal Solid Waste to Hydrocarbons |
Dr. Mark White |
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Mississippi State University |
| 8:50 am – 9:25 am |
Waste to Chemicals and Hydrocarbons |
Ms. Kristina Golub |
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Texas A&M |
| 9:25 am – 9:45 am |
Break |
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| 9:45 am – 10:20 am |
Establishing an Energy Crop: Giant Miscanthus |
Phillip Jennings |
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REPREVE Renewables |
| 10:20 am – 10:55 am |
Biomass Chain Supply |
Dr. Sandra Eksioglu |
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Mississippi State Universtiy |
| 10:55 am – 11:30 am |
Measuring Sustainability: A Systems Approach to the Biofuel Life Cycle |
Dr. Joseph Fiksel |
| Ohio State University |
| 11:30 am - 2:30 pm |
Lunch and Panel Discussion |
Dr. Ram Gupta, National Science Foundation
Dr. Gene Petersen, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Daniel Cassidy, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Mark Meckes, Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Stanley Rising, U.S. Air Force |
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| 2:30 PM |
Program Ends |
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| 3:00 – 4:30 pm |
Tours of the SERC Pilot Scale Facility |
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* To sign up for a tour of the SERC Pilot Scale Facility, please contact Michele Anderson at manderson@abe.msstate.edu or by phone at 662.325.2107.
