Bioprospecting and Managing Algal Cultures for Commercial Exploitation
Jerry Brand, Culture Collection of Algae; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Current Status and Future Perspectives of Microalgal Mass Culture for Biofuels
Qiang Hu, Applied Sciences and Mathematics, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ

Conversion of Algal Oil to Fungible Fuels
Joseph A. Kocal, Research and Development, UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company, Des Plaines, IL

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Identification of an algal lipid accumulation trigger for overproduction of lipid in transgenic microalgae
Christopher B. Yohn, Sapphire Energy, San Diego, CA

Cyanobacteria as solar-powered biocatalysts for biofuel production
Wim Vermaas¹, Scott Cheney², Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown³, Henry Lamb⁴, David Nielsen⁵, Bruce Rittmann³, Robert Roberson¹, William Roberts⁶, David Thompson² and Raveender Vannela³, (1)School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (2)Diversified Energy Corporation, Gilbert, AZ, (3)Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (4)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (5)Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (6)Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Techno-economic assessment and life cycle analysis of algae-based biofuels production
Joel Butler, Research & Development, Solix BioSystems, Inc., Fort Collins, CO