Workshop on Lignocellulosic Biofuels using Thermochemical Conversion
Auburn University, June 13-15
Final Agenda
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Wednesday, June 13th
- Arrive in Auburn and Check in hotel
- 2:00-7:00 pm- Registration
- 3:00-5:00 pm- Gasification and fractionation lab tour
- 5:30 -6:30 pm- Reception for conference attendees and speakers, Auburn University Hotel
- 7:00-9:00 pm- Dinner for speakers and invited guests, Auburn University Hotel
Thursday, June 14th
- 7:30-8:00 am – Registration and Breakfast
- 8:00-8:15 am – Welcome and Information – Dr. Sushil Adhikari, Auburn University
- 8:15-8:25 am – Welcome Remarks – Dr. Carl Pinkert, Associate VP for Research
- 8:25 - 8:35 am – Opening Remarks – Rep. Greg Wren, Chairman of the Joint Legislative Energy Committee
- 8:35-9:35 am – Realizing the Potential of Advanced Biofuels – Dr. Thomas D. Foust, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 9:35-10:15 am – Developing Sustainable Feedstock Production Systems – Dr. Tim Rials, University of Tennessee
- 10:15-10:30 am – Coffee Break
- 10:30-11:10 am – Optimization of Biomass Harvesting and Supply Chain Logistics – Dr. Matt Darr, Iowa State University
- 11:10-11:50 am – High tonnage forest biomass production systems from southern pine energy plantations – Dr. Steven Taylor, Auburn University & Dr. Bob Rummer, USDA-Forest Service
- 11:50-1:00 pm – Lunch Break/Lunch Speaker – Biomass to hydrocarbons via gasification and pyrolysis – Dr. Brent Shanks, Iowa State University
- 1:00-1:40 pm – Gasification Options for Bioenergy Projects – Mr. Vann Bush, Gas Technology Institute
- 1:40-2:20 pm – Understanding the Hydrodynamics in Biomass Gasifiers – Dr. Ray Cocco, Particulate Solid Research, Inc.
- 2:20-3:00 pm – Solid Carbon (Biomass and MSW) to Fuels Using CO2 – Dr.Marco J. Castaldi, Columbia University
- 3:00-3:15 pm – Coffee Break
- 3:15-3:55 pm – Process Development of Biomass to Aviation Biofuel via Gasification and Catalytic Conversion – Dr. Fei Yu, Mississippi State University
- 3:55-4:35 pm – Biomass to Drop-in Fuels: The Demonstration Capability of Rentech's BioEnergy Center of Excellence – Dr. Weibin Jiang, Rentech, Inc.
- 4:35-5:15 pm – Supercritical Phase Fischer Tropsch Synthesis of Middle Distillate Hydrocarbons and Oxygenates – Dr. Christopher Roberts, Auburn University
- 5:45-7:00 pm – Reception and Student Poster Presentation
- 7:00-9:00 pm – Dinner for speakers and invited guests, Auburn University Hotel
Friday, June 15th
- 7:30-7:75 am – Breakfast
- 7:25-8:05 am – Announcement of Student Poster Competition – Dr. Sushil Adhikari, Auburn University
- 8:05-8:45 am – Effect of pressure and heating rates on biomass devolatilization and gasification – Dr. Pradeep Agrawal, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 8:45-9:25 am – Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass for distributed biofuels and chemicals production – Dr. Roger Ruan, University of Minnesota
- 9:25-10:05 am – Catalytic Biomass Pyrolysis Technology Development for Advanced Biofuels Production – Dr. David Dayton, Research Triangle Institute
- 10:05-10:20 am – Coffee Break
- 10:20-11:00 am – Challenges and Opportunities of Biomass Pyrolysis to Produce Second Generation Bio-fuels and Chemicals – Dr. Manuel Garcia, Washington State University
- 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Panel Discussion
- Dr. Phil Steele, Mississippi State University
- Dr. Sushil Adhikari, Auburn University
- Mr. Lyman Frost, Senior Advisor at Western Hydrogen and Ceramatec
- Dr. Sandun Fernando, Texas A & M University
- Dr. Bob Rummer, USDA-Forest Service
- 12:00-1:15 pm – Lunch Break/Lunch Speaker – Energy for Sustainability-NSF Perspective – Dr. Ram Gupta, National Science Foundation
- 1:15-3:00 pm – Gasification Lab Tour (for those who are interested)
- 3:00 pm – Depart for out of town guests
Last Updated: June 25, 2012
