Session 1A - Feedstock Genomics and Development
Chair: Wilfred Vermerris, University of Florida Genetics Institute
Co-Chair: Steve Thomas, Ceres, Inc.
This session will highlight advances in plant breeding and development to
improve plant architectural, compositional or physiological characteristics
to enhance the quality and value of the renewable feedstocks base.
Session 1B - Microbial Catalysis and Engineering
Chair: Lisbeth Olsson, BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark
Co-Chair: Martin Keller, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Presentations will focus on progress in discovery and/or development of
microorganisms for improved production of fuels and chemicals
Session 2 - Enzyme Catalysis and Engineering
Chair: Sarah Teter, Novozymes
Co-Chair: Steve Decker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
This session will highlight advances in enzyme discovery, characterization
and/or modification to improve performance, as well as on improvements in
cost effectively producing and applying enzymes to fuels and chemicals production
processes.
Session 3 - Bioprocess Separations and Process R&D
Chair: Bob Wooley, Natinoal Renewable Energy Laboratory
Co-Chair: Dhinakar Kompala, University of Colorado
Presentations will focus on improvements in the efficient integration of
reactor and process design and engineering with microbiology, biochemistry
and chemistsry to develop more economical bioprocesses and unit operations to
produce and/or recover fuels and chemicals.
Session 4 - Biorefineries and Advanced System Concepts
Chair: David Glassner, Natureworks, LLC
Co-Chair: Mark Laser, Dartmouth College
This session will highlight lessons learned and progress being made in
today's biorefining operations as well as describe concepts for increasing the
efficiency and economic viability of future biorefineries.
Session 5A - Feedstock Preprocessing & Supply Logistics
Chair: Rob Anex, Iowa State University
Co-Chair: Corey Radtke, Idaho National Laboratory
Presentations will focus on innovations in agronomic cultivation, harvesting,
storage and transportation methods, including environmental and economic impacts.
Session 5B - Feedstock Fractionation & Hydrolysis
Chair: Susan Hennessey, E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Co., Inc.
Co-Chair: Nathan Mosier, Purdue University
This session will highlight progress in the development and demonstration of
novel reactor configurations and more economical processing approaches for
pretreating and saccharifying biomass.
Session 6 - Industrial Biofuels and Biobased Products
Chair: Dale Monceaux, KATZEN International
Co-Chair: Charles Abbas, Archer Daniels Midland
Presentations will focus on improvements in the development, demonstration
and commercialization of biologically-based processes for the economical production
of fuels, chemicals and other value-added bioproducts.
Special Session A - Policy Drivers and International Development of Biofuels
Chair: Jack Saddler, University of British Columbia
Co-Chair: Peter Rogers, University of New South Wales
A panel of speakers will address the policy drivers necessary to further
the international development of 2nd-generation biofuels. Participants may
consider advances in 1st-generation fuels, technological challenges and solutions,
and innovative policy tools to support lignocellulosic biofuels development.
Special Session B - Compositional and Structural Analysis of Biomass
Chair: Bonnie Hames, Ceres, Inc.
Co-Chair: Kevin Chambliss, Baylor University
Invited presentations will highlight advances in teh accuracy, percision,
comprehensiveness, and cost of characterizing the structure and composition of
lingocellulosic feedstocks, processing intermediates and residues.
Poster Session A - Sunday night
Chair: Nancy Dowe, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Co-Chair: Ranil Wickramasinghe, Colorado State University
Poster Session B - Monday night
Chair: Tina Jeoh, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Co-Chair: Matthew Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines