BERG Event Archives:
2006:
-December 7th; 3:10-4:00 PM, On Campus
Dr. David E. Brune, Professor and Newman Endowed Chair of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Clemson University will present "Aquacultural Processes for Harvest and Concentration of Algal Lipid for Biodiesel Production."
2045 Bainer Hall
-December 7th; 12:00-1:00 PM, Sacramento, CA
Representatives of Neste Oil (Finland) will present a seminar on renewable diesel hydrocarbons from hydrotreatment of vegetable oils and animal fats. Feedstock requirements, fuel characteristics, and environmental performance will also be discussed.
Conference Room LL3
UC Center Sacramento
1130 K St., Suite LL22, 95814
-December 6th; 12:00-1:00 PM, On Campus
Christian Tobias will present "Ongoing Linkage Analysis in Switchgrass, An Outcrossing Polyploid," part of the Agroenergy Crops for Biomaterials and Biofuels seminar series.
3001 Plant and Environmental Sciences
-November 29th; 12:00-1:00 PM, On Campus
Dr. Joceryn Rose, Assistant Professor of Cornell University, will present "Developing Plants With Enhanced Biomass Potential: Prospecting in the Plant Cell Wall,"
part of the Agroenergy Crops for Biomaterials and Biofuels seminar series.
3001 Plant and Environmental Sciences
-November 22nd; 12:10-1:00 PM, On Campus
Jim Frederick and Kristiina Iisa from the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering's Bio Refinery Research Group at Georgia Institute of Technology will speak on their thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and energy research and present some recent results on gasification of biomass wastes at elevated pressures.
-November 15th; 1:10-2:00 PM, On Campus
Professor Gerasimos Lyberatos of the University of Patras, Greece to present "Gaseous Biofuels Production from Sweet Sorghum and Olive Pulp."
2045 Bainer Hall
See brief discussion of research
-November 8th; 12:10-1:00 PM, On Campus
Professor Joan Ogden to present "Hydrogen as a Future Fuel," part of the Energy Issues in a Global Setting seminar series.
1065 Kemper Hall
-November 6th; 4:10-5:00 PM, On Campus
Professor John Labavitch to present "Lignocellulose Conversion: Convincing Plants to Cooperate."
2045 Bainer Hall
-November 6th; 12:10-1:30 PM, On Campus
"Is Yellow the New Green - The Future of Biofuel," presented by Professor Dan Sperling, Director of the Institute for Transportation Studies. Includes discussion on the economic and environmental costs and benefits of producing ethanol from corn and other plant feedstocks.
MU II
-October 29th-31st; Santa Rosa, CA
"Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Water Reuse," hosted by the USDA. The conference will include the USDA’s role in water management, regulations and health aspects of using recycled water on edible and nonedible crops, economics, technology, and public perception.
Water Reuse Event Information
Contact Christine French at the UC Center for Water Resources for more information
-October 24th; 10:00 AM, On Campus
The official start-up of the new anaerobic solids phase digester at UCD will be presented by Dr. Ruihong Zhang (Bio & Ag Engineering) and Dave Konwinski (Onsite Power Systems, Inc.).
-October 14th; 11:30-12:30 PM, San Jose, CA
San Jose State University to host "Clean Energy - Challenges & Opportunities" with panelist experts in solar, fuel cells, biomass, and clean energy business ventures. Dr. Stephen Specker, CEO and President of the Electric Power Research Institute will be the keynote speaker.
Contact Victoria Whitworth for more information
-October 10th-12th; St. Louis, MO
The DOE and USDA to host "Advancing Renewable Energy - An American Rural Renaissance," a first time event in response to President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative.
Advancing Renewable Energy
-October 10th-11th; Palo Alto, CA
Electric Power Research Institute's Biotechnology Workshop: Options and Applications for the Electric Utility Industry.
EPRI Homepage
-October 5th; San Francisco, CA
The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco to host a forum on the viability of biofuels as part of a renewable energy portfolio. Alexander Farrell (Energy & Resources Group at UCB), Roland Hwang (Natural Resources Defense Council), Ryan Lamberg (Community Fuels/American Biodiesel), Rick Zelesky (Chevron Technology Ventures), and Allen Dusault (Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Conservation) to speak.
Commonwealth Club
-October 4th, 12:00-1:00 PM, On Campus
BERG Member and CIFAR Director, Dr. Sharon Shoemaker, to kick off the Agroenergy Crops for Biomaterials and Biofuels Seminar Series, by presenting, "Cracking the Nut: Depolymerization of Crystalline Forms of Cellulose to Glucose."
Room 3001, Plant & Environmental Sciences Building
-October 2nd, 4:00-5:00 PM, On Campus
BERG Member Dr. Steve Kaffka to speak on biofuels and sustainable agriculture practices in California.
Room 2045, Bainer Hall
-September 28th, 8:00-5:00 PM, On Campus
The California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research will host CIFAR Conference XXIII: Overcoming Hurdles to Implementing Lignocellulosic Biofuels.
The Ballroom, Activities & Recreation Center
CIFAR Homepage
-September 27th, 2:00-4:00 PM, On Campus
The Brazilian Association for Industrial Development's President, Alessandro Teixeira, to speak on biofuels development in Brazil and tour UC Davis campus facilities.
Room 4202, Genome Sciences
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