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Program and List of Presentations
Improving the economics of producing fuels and chemicals is vital to many industrial sectors. We have designed the program for the 25th Silver Anniversary Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals to deliver the latest research breakthroughs and results in biotechnology that stimulate such improvements. Whether you represent the industrial, academic, or government sector, we invite you to join us and participate in this exciting exchange of information and ideas. You will find tremendous opportunities for productive interactions with your colleagues, both from a national and international perspective:
We are very pleased to announce a special banquet speaker:
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.
Genome Sequencer, Entrepreneur, CEO
"Genomic Approaches to the Environment"
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With the 25th Symposium, we continue the tradition of providing an informal, congenial atmosphere that our participants find conducive to pursuing technical discussion of program topics.
The Charles D. Scott Award Presentation will also be made at the Symposium banquet. The award is presented annually to recognize an individual who has distinguished him/herself in the application of biotechnology to produce fuels and chemicals. This award acknowledges contributions to the field as a whole or this symposium, particularly innovation in fundamental and applied biotechnology, insight into bioprocessing fundamentals, or commitment to facilitate commercialization of products from renewable resources. The award is named in honor of Charles D. Scott, the founder of this symposium, and its chair for the first 10 years.
As always, we have included events to provide you with opportunities to socialize with your colleagues. You will also have opportunities to explore Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
After looking over the schedule and agenda, we hope you will register for the Silver Anniversary 25th Symposium. Please save time, paper and postage by registering on-line. Downloadable PDF and Word forms are available for hard copy registration.
25th Biotechnology Symposium for Fuels and Chemicals
May 4-7, 2003 - Breckenridge, Colorado
A variety of formal technical sessions, a poster session, and informal discussion groups will stimulate the exchange of new information among attendees from industrial, academic, and government sectors.
Technical Sessions
Session 1A: Feedstock supply, logistics, processing, and composition
Topics for this session include sustainability considerations, environmental and economic impacts, innovative collection, storage and transportation methods, and plant science applications.
Chair: Jim Hettenhaus, c.e.a. Inc
Co-Chair: David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Session 1B: Enzyme Catalysis and Engineering
Speakers will focus on how to identify, modify, develop, cost-effectively produce and use enzymes to carry out a myriad of biological/chemical transformations.
Chair: Liisa Viikari, VTT
Co-Chair: Mike Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Session 2: Microbial Catalysis and Engineering
This session will focus on finding new and further developing existing microorganisms for improved performance to produce fuels and chemicals.
Chair: Tom Jeffries, University of Wisconsin
Co-Chair: Lee Lynd, Dartmouth University
Session 3: Bioprocessing—Including Separations
This session will cover reactor configurations and the integration of engineering with microbiology, biochemistry, and chemistry to produce fuels and chemicals.
Chair: Dale Monceaux, Katzen International, Inc.
Co-Chair: David Short, Dupont
Session 4: Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals - Past, Present and Future
This session will reflect on the evolution of biotechnology, industry, and this Annual Symposium for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals and propose future developments that could enhance the impact.
Chair: Chuck Scott, Oak Ridge National Laboratory emeritus
Co-Chair: Charles Wyman, Dartmouth University
Session 5: Biobased Industrial Chemicals
The production of chemicals and other value-added bioproducts from biological rather than petrochemical routes will be discussed at this session. Advances in process integration, demonstration, economics, and commercialization will be highlighted.
Chair: Doug Cameron, Cargill, Inc.
Co-Chair: Marion Bradford,Tate and Lyle, retired
Session 6A: Biomass Pretreatment and Hydrolysis
Novel reactor configurations as well as new process approaches to pretreat and saccharify biomass will be the focus of this session.
Chair: Y.Y. Lee, Auburn University
Co-Chair: Bruce Dale, Michigan State University
Session 6B: Plant Biotechnology and Feedstock Genomics
The sustainable success of bioenergy and bioproducts requires new approaches. The potential impact of transgenic, genetic, and genomic-based modifications to the architectural, compositional, or metabolic functions of plants will be discussed in relation to an enhanced renewables base.
Chair: Jim McLaren, Inverizon International
Co-Chair: Steve Thomas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Special Topics
A) Microbial Pentose Metabolism
Chair: Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, Lund University, Sweden
Co-chair: Neville Pamment, Melbourne University, Australia
B) International Bioenergy Agency Bioethanol Meeting
Current State of Fuel Ethanol Commercialization
Chair: Jack Saddler, University of British Columbia
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