37th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

37th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

Monday, April 27, 2015

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8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Exhibits Set Up

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast

9:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Exhibits Open for "Welcome to SBFC" Refreshment Break

11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Set Up

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Opening Remarks and Rapid Fire Poster Showcase

1:00 PM-4:25 PM

Session 1: Feedstocks I: Genetics and Recalcitrance
Convener(s): Steve Thomas and Wellington Muchero

Session 2: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products I: Bulk Chemicals and Co-Products
Convener(s): Robert Bakker and Shu-Chien Liang

Session 3: Microbial Science and Technology I: Bacteria
Convener(s): Katherine M. Pappas and Jan Westpheling

2:15 PM-2:45 PM

Break - Sponsored by DuPont Industrial Biosciences

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Exhibits Only Open

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Exhibits, Poster Session 1, and Reception

Session PS1: POSTER SESSION 1: Bioprocessing, Reactor Design, and Separations Technology; Enzyme Science and Technology; Feedstocks; Pretreatment and Fractionation

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Exhibits Open

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Session 4: Feedstocks II: Structure, Composition, Properties
Convener(s): Ashutosh Mittal and Sivakumar Pattathil

Session 5: Pretreatment and Fractionation I: Alkaline and Neutral Chemistries
Convener(s): Bin Yang and Mark Holtzapple

Session 6: Microbial Science and Technology II: Yeast
Convener(s): Kirsty Salmon and Kim Olofsson

9:15 AM-9:45 AM

Break

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM-4:25 PM

Session 7: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products II: Specialty and Higher Value Chemicals
Convener(s): Marco van den Berg and Matt Tobin

Session 8: Enzyme Science and Technology I: Modeling and Structure/Function
Convener(s): Brandon Knott and Jerry Stahlberg

Session 9: Pretreatment and Fractionation II: Acidic Chemistries, Sponsored by AdvanceBio
Convener(s): Rajeev Kumar and Kyoung Heon Kim

2:15 PM-2:45 PM

Break

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Exhibits Only Open

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Exhibits, Poster Session 2, and Reception

Session PS2: POSTER SESSION 2: Microbial Science and Technology; Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-Based Products

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Exhibits Open

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast

7:00 AM-12:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Session 10: Enzyme Science and Technology II: Assays, Characterization, and Application
Convener(s): Thijs Kaper and Prof. Valdeir Arantes

Session 11: Feedstocks III: Supply, Integrated Biorefineries, and Sustainability
Convener(s): David Thompson and Tat Smith

Session 12: Bioprocessing, Reactor Design, and Separations Technology I
Convener(s): John Pellegrino and Tanjore Deepti

9:15 AM-9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Tear Down

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Lunch

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

SBFC Organizing Committee Meeting

12:30 PM-6:30 PM

Free Afternoon - Optional City Shuttles

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

2016 Planning Committee Meeting

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Session ST1: Synthetic Biology
Convener(s): Yo Suzuki and Jeffrey Linger

Session ST2: International Commercialization Progress (co-sponsored by IEA Bioenergy Task 39)
Convener(s): Jim McMillan and Jack Saddler

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Session 13: Pretreatment and Fractionation III: Ionic Liquids and Organic Solvents
Convener(s): Seema Singh and Jose Antonio Perez

Session 14: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products III: Advanced Biofuels
Convener(s): Cathy Asleson and Dr. Antonio Bonomi

Session 15: Enzyme Science and Technology III: Discovery, Engineering, and Production
Convener(s): Hiroyuki Inoue and Prof. Tina Jeoh

9:15 AM-9:45 AM

Break

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM-4:25 PM

Session 16: Microbial Science and Technology III: Fungi, Algae, and Consortia
Convener(s): Shihui Yang and Maurizio Bettiga

Session 17: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products IV: Commercialization and Economics
Convener(s): John Evans and Brandon Emme

Session 18: Bioprocessing, Reactor Design, and Separations Technology II
Convener(s): Dr. Raj Dasari and Renata Bura

2:15 PM-2:45 PM

Break

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Pre-Banquet Reception, Sponsored by Vogelbusch GmbH

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

Banquet, Awards, and Address, Sponsored by Novozymes