Stewart Center, Rm. 214, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
| DAY 1: Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| 12:30 PM–01:00 PM |
Registration & Networking |
| 01:00 PM–01:15 PM |
Conference Opening
Jay Gore, Energy Center Director, Reilly Professor of Combustion Engineering
Wally Tyner, Professor of Agricultural Economics |
| 01:15 PM–02:15 PM |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Biofuels As Wicked Problems
Otto Doering, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University |
| 02:15 PM–04:00 PM |
SESSION I: Economic and Policy Issues
Symposium Chair–Wallace E. Tyner, Professor of Agricultural Economics |
| 02:15 PM–02:45 PM |
Second Generation Biofuels Economics and Policy Issues
Wally Tyner, Professor of Agricultural Economics Purdue University |
| 02:45 PM–03:15 PM |
Preliminary Analysis of Land Use Impacts of Cellulosic Biofuels
Farzad Taheripour, Agricultural Economics Purdue University |
| 03:15 PM–03:45 PM |
The Potential Role of Second Generation Biofuels and Impacts on Land Use
John Reilly, MIT |
| 03:45 PM–04:00 PM |
Break |
| 04:00 PM–05:30 PM |
SESSION II: Environmental Impacts
Session Chair–Ron Turco, Professor of Agronomy |
| 04:00 PM–04:30 PM |
Watershed Scale Environmental Impact Assessment of Biofuel Production in Midwest USA
Indrajeet Chaubey, Associate Professor Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering Purdue University |
| 04:30 PM–05:00 PM |
Renewable Energy Assessment Project (REAP)/Regional Partnership Studies
Curtis Dell, PhD USDA-ARS-PSWMRU |
| 05:00 PM–05:30 PM |
Comparative Productivity Potential, Environmental Services and C, N, and Water Economies of Candidate Biofuel Systems
Sylvie M. Brouder, Purdue University |
| 05:30 PM–07:30 PM |
Poster Session and Reception–North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union
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| DAY 2: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
| 08:30 AM–09:00 AM |
Coffee & Networking |
| 09:00 AM–10:45 AM |
SESSION III: Biochemical Conversion
Session Chair–Nathan Mosier, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
| 09:00 AM–09:30 AM |
Bioprocess Engineering for Biofuels: Pretreatment and Hydrolysis
Nathan Mosier, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Purdue University |
| 09:30 AM–10:00 AM |
Hard Cell Walls & Soft Enzymes: Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Enzymes for Cellulosic Biofuels
Bruce Dien, USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization |
| 10:00 AM–10:30 AM |
Yeast for Biofuels: How Yeast Chose What to Eat
Mark Goebl, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology IUPUI, Lugar Energy Center |
| 10:30 AM–10:45 AM |
Break |
| 10:45 AM–12:15 PM |
SESSION IV: Thermochemical Conversion
Session Chair–Rex Reklaitis, Edward W. Comings Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering |
| 10:45 AM–11:15 AM |
Advanced Thermochemical Biofuels Overview: Promises, Challenges, and Sustainability Issues
Helena Chum, Research Fellow
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) |
| 11:15 AM–11:45 AM |
Synergistic Processes for Biofuels
Rakesh Agrawal, Chemical Engineering Purdue University |
| 11:45 AM–12:15 PM |
Oxo catalysts for making fuels and high value organics
Mahdi Abu-Omar, Professor of Chemistry
Purdue University |
| 12:15 PM–01:45 PM |
Luncheon-North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union |
| 01:45 PM–02:00 PM |
Break |
| 02:00 PM–03:30 PM |
SESSION V: Feedstock Development and Production
Session Chair–Klein Ileleji, Assistant Professor in Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
| 02:00 PM–02:30 PM |
Tailoring Biomass to Fit the Biomass-To-Biofuels Pipeline
Maureen McCann, Associate Professor of Biology Purdue University |
| 02:30 PM–03:00 PM |
Biomass Feedstock Logistics–Engineering Challenges
Kevin J. Shinners, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, University of Wisconsin |
| 03:00 PM–03:30 PM |
Miscanthus Potential for Second Generation Biofuels
Rasto Ivanic, Mendel Biotechnology |
