Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Sustainable Bioenergy Production: Transformational Advancements in Research, Education and Extension Session: Regional Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy Systems (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

Regional Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy Systems

Oral Session

Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Sustainable Bioenergy Production: Transformational Advancements in Research, Education and Extension

Regional Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy Systems

Sunday, October 21, 2012: 12:30 PM-4:30 PM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Junior Ballroom B, Level 3

Organizer:

Mark Poth

12:30 PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Dr. Cathy Woteki

12:40 PM

26-1

Regional Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy: Program Design and Goals At the USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Mark Poth, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; William Goldner, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Carmela Bailey, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Daniel Cassidy, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Fen Hunt, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA); Peter Arbuckle, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Laurie Fortis, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

1:00 PM

26-2

Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest: A System for Advanced Biofuels Production From Woody Biomass in the Pacific Northwest.
Rick Gustafson, University of Washington

1:20 PM

26-3

Sustainable Production and Distribution of Bioenergy for the Central USA: An Agro-Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Biofuels Production Via the Pyrolysis-Biochar Platform (USDA-NIFA AFRI CAP, Project #2010-05073).
Kenneth Moore, Iowa State University; Stuart J. Birrell, Iowa State University; Robert C. Brown, Iowa State University; Michael Casler, USDA-ARS; Jill E. Euken, Iowa State University; Dermot J. Hayes, Iowa State University; Mark Hanna, Iowa State University; Jason D. Hill, University of Minnesota; Cathy L. Kling, Iowa State University; Keri L. Jacobs, Iowa State University; David A. Laird, Iowa State University; Robert Mitchell, USDA-ARS; Patrick T. Murphy, Purdue University; Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Charles V. Schwab, Iowa State University; Kevin J. Shinners, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kenneth P. Vogel, USDA-ARS; Jeffrey Volenec, Purdue University

1:40 PM

26-4

Evaluation of Energy Cane and Sweet Sorghum As Feedstocks for Conversion Into Fuels and Chemicals.
Vadim Kochergin, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

2:00 PM

26-5

The Ibss Partnership: Progress Toward the Southeast's Advanced Biofuels Industry.
Timothy Rials, The University of Tennessee; Steve Kelley, North Carolina State University; Steve Taylor, Auburn University; Maud Hinchee, ArborGen; Steve Bobzin, Ceres, Inc.; Bill Hubbard, University of Georgia

2:20 PM

26-6

Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance.
Ralph P. Cavalieri, Washington State University; Michael Wolcott, Washington State University; R. James Cook, Washington State University

2:40 PM

26-7

The Northeast Woody/Warmseason Biomass Consortium - New Business Models for Perennial Biofuels.
Thomas L. Richard, Penn State University

3:00 PM

26-8

National Bioenergy & Bioproducts Education Programs.
Corinne J. Rutzke, Cornell University; Tiffany C. Fleming, Boyce Thompson Institute; Mingxin Guo, Delaware State University; Dennis W. Hall, The Ohio State University; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Zywia Wojnar, Pace University Law School

3:20 PM

26-9

Teaching and Learning Bioenergy and Sustainability Concepts Through Place-Based and Culturally Relevant Learning Opportunities.
Hedi B. Lauffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Richard Amasino, University of Wisconsin, Madison

3:40 PM

Panel Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn.

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