REE Seminar Series
Under the leadership of Under Secretary Gale Buchanan, the USDA Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area (REE) launched a science and education seminar series featuring the themes of agricultural science and technology with an emphasis on sustainability issues relating to the environment, economic viability, and rural development. CSREES is hosting this seminar series, which is cosponsored by the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses.
As the nation seeks alternatives to petroleum and natural gas, these seminars will spotlight agriculturally related energy alternatives and the impact these alternatives could have on agriculture viability and sustainability. Recurring themes will be agricultural science and technology; cutting edge research, education, and economics; and social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Other topics will include new and improved ways to use and manage natural resources, as well as educational programs that teach best management practices to enhance environmental and economic benefits and human well-being.
The REE seminars present diverse, nationally-recognized speakers from industry, academia, and projects from the four agencies in the REE Mission Area: the Agricultural Research Service; Economic Research Service; National Agricultural Statistics Service; and CSREES.
Recent seminars include:
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Policy Options for Integrated Energy and Agricultural Markets, July 31, 2008, Dr. Wally Tyner and Dr. Farzad Taheripour, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University.
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BEAD II – Bio Energy Awareness Days -- Building Awareness and Knowledge related to the Sustainable Production of Agriculture-based and Natural Resource-based Renewable Energy, June 10, 2008, Dr. Stan Johnson, Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, University of Nevada, Reno.
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Industrial Ecology and the Evolving Paradigm of Agriculture as a Provider of Energy and Chemicals, May
14, 2008, integrating elements of industrial ecology to determine maximal beneficial use of resources, networking transformational processes, Dr. Larry Walker, Professor, Department of Biological and
Environmental Engineering, Cornell University.
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A Tool to Measure Sustainability, April 23, 2008, a life-cycle performance model that measures social, environmental, and economic factors, Barbara Lippiatt, economist, National Institute for Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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The BioEnergy Science Center – an integrated strategy to understand and overcome biomass recalcitrance, Martin Keller, Ph.D.,
BESC Director.
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From Grow to Go … Building a Bioeconomy from the Ground Up, February 14, 2008, Dr. Kelly Tiller, Director of External Operations, Office of Bioenergy Programs, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee; Dr. Tim Rials, Tennessee Forest Products Center Director and Director of Research for Bioenergy Initiatives, Office of Bioenergy Programs, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Tennessee; and Dr. Martin Keller, Director of the Biosciences Division of the Biological and Environmental Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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A Novel Microbial Catalyst for Cellulosic Ethanol Production, January 23, 2008, Dr. Susan Leschine, University of Massachusetts, Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research, and SunEthanol
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Energy and Extension: Linking Centralized and Decentralized Technology Transfer Approaches, August 15, 2007, Washington State University (WSU) Extension Service Energy Program, Linda Kirk Fox, Director, WSU Cooperative Extension Service; Jake Fey, Director, WSU Extension Energy Program; and Lee Link, Division Manager, WSU Extension Energy Program
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Producing Ethanol from Wood, September 17, 2007, Alan Rudie, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
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Pyrolysis of Biomass and Soil Storage of Charcoal, October 23, 2007, David Laird, National Soil Tilth Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service
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