January 10, 2008
Purdue experts to discuss the future of biofuels
Purdue's Center for the Environment is sponsoring "What Should be the Future of Biofuels? An Open Discussion and Debate" at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.
Purdue experts will discuss their perspectives on current and future issues related to biofuels.
Bernard Tao, the Indiana Soybean Board Professor in Soybean Utilization at Purdue, will moderate the discussion.
Panelists include Michael Ladisch, director of the laboratory of renewable resources engineering and distinguished professor of agricultural and biological engineering and biomedical engineering; Larry Nies, an associate professor of civil engineering specializing in environmental engineering; Wallace Tyner, a professor of agricultural economics; and Tony Vyn, a professor of agronomy specializing in cropping systems and tillage.
Audience members will have an opportunity to ask the panelists questions. The event is free and open to the public.