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Seminar Series on Bioenergy Topics - ACES 501
Spring 2010 Schedule (brochure-pdf) (poster-pdf)
Syllabus (pdf)
January
January 25
"Introduction to the Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER) and Bioenergy Lifecycle" presentation (pdf)
Hans Blaschek, Director, CABER, Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
February 1
“Confronting Climate Change Concerns in the Midwest” presentation (pdf)
Donald Wuebbles, Professor, Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
February 8
“A Mass-Balance Based Engineering Economic Spreadsheet Model for Evaluating Pre- and Post-Fractionation Processes for Dry Grind”
Steve Eckhoff, Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
February 15
“Producing and Utilizing Miscanthus: Learning from an European Model”
Eric Rund, Farmer and Owner of International AGtivities
February 22
“Environment Enhancing Energy – Synergism of Algae Biofuels with Waste Treatment for Agricultural, Energy and Municipal Applications.”
Lance Schideman, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
March 1
“Coskata, Inc. and the Commercial Readiness of Feedstock Flexible Ethanol Production”
Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer & VP, Government Affairs,
Coskata, Inc.
March 8
“What is Cap and Trade?”
Eugene Kunda, Visiting Assistant Director and Research Analyst, Office for Futures and Options Research, Agricultural and Consumer Economics,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
March 15
“The MixAlco Process: Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass”
Mark Holtzapple, Professor, Chemical Engineering,
Texas A & M University
March 29
“The Future of Renewable Fuels”
Kristy Moore, Director, Technical Services,
Renewable Fuels Association
April 5
“Bioenergy Research in the USDA Agricultural Research Service”
Michael A. Cotta, Research Leader, Bioenergy Research,
USDA-ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
April 12
“An Overview of U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy/Biofuels Initiatives”
James Spaeth, Director, Office of Commercialization & Project Management, U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office
April 26
“Biobased Materials for Renewable Energy”
Richard Wool, Professor, Chemical Engineering,
University of Delaware
May 3
“Photovoltaics as Part of a Renewable Energy Economy”
Angus Rockett, Professor and Associate Head, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign