February 27, 2012: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Senate Chamber, Ohio Union, Columbus OH
CAPS will host quarterly scientific updates, beginning Winter 2012. The CAPS Morning Gatherings consist of quarterly meetings covering topics related to each of the four CAPS Strategic Areas. The main objective of these gatherings is to develop interactions between OSU researchers in diverse fields. Speakers should summarize highlights of their work, focusing on questions and problems that could be better solved as part of collaborations with other researchers. Light refreshments will be served.
Strategic Area: Biofuels & Sustainable Energy Practices
Speakers will include:
- Gil Bohrer, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
- Ana Alonso, Dept. of Molecular Genetics
- Susan Olesik, Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- ST Yang, Dept. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Bob Tabita, Dept. of Microbiology
- José Castro, Dept. of Integrated Systems Engineering
- Yebo Li, Dept. of Food, Agriculture & Biological Engineering
- Rattan Lal, School of Environment & Natural Resources
Agenda:
A detailed Agenda of this event can be downloaded here [February Morning Gathering]
8:30 am Registration & light breakfast
9:00 am Gil Bohrer, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering - Optimization of small scale wind turbine in limited-space urban applications - maximizing wind and minimizing bird collision hazard
9:20 am Ana Alonso, Dept. of Molecular Genetics - Lesquerella, a promising alternative crop for biofuel production
9:40 am Susan Olesik, Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry - Separation science for complex biopolymers
10:00 am ST Yang, Dept. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Engineering Clostridia for biofuels and biochemicals production
10:20 am Coffee Break
10:50 am Bob Tabita, Dept. of Microbiology - Synthetic biology to synthesize biofuels from carbon dioxide
11:10 am José Castro, Dept. of Integrated Systems Engineering - In-Mold Coating: The environmentally friendly alternative to painting for plastics and composites parts
11:30 pm Yebo Li, Dept. of Food, Agriculture & Biological Engineering - An integrated process for the production of biofuel and bioenergy from algae and organic waste
11:50 pm Rattan Lal, School of Environment & Natural Resources, Director Carbon Management & Sequestration Center - Opportunities and Challenges in Producing BIofuel Feedstocks
12:10 pm Final Discussions
If you have any questions regarding this event please contact Donnalyn Roxey.