Tuesday, May 5, 2009: 10:00 AM
Grand Ballroom C (InterContinental San Francisco Hotel)
Rob Anex
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Kenneth J. Moore
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Stuart Birrell
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Kendall R. Lamkey Lamkey
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
M. Paul Scott
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
K. Mark Bryden
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Tom L. Richard
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Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Kevin J. Shinners
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Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
James Coors
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Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Richard E. Muck
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U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI
Liz Marshall
,
World Resources Institute
Corn stover is widely recognized as the most promising high volume, low cost lignocellulosic feedstock on which to base second generation biofuel production. However, several significant challenges confront this vision. This talk will summarize the results of a four year effort aimed at: (1) developing innovative harvesting and storage technologies to efficiently and economically move corn stover from the field to the factory gate with physical and chemical properties optimal for the conversion processes; (2) identifing genetic varieties of corn with specific properties attractive for biobased industries to enable a breeding program to enhance those properties; and (3) evaluating and optimizing systems of production, harvest and storage for efficiency, and economic and environmental sustainability.
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