38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

Monday, April 25, 2016

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8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Exhibitor Setup

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast - Monday

11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Setup - Please register before proceeding to the poster area

12:00 PM-12:50 PM

Opening Remarks and Rapid Fire Poster Showcase

1:00 PM-4:25 PM

Session 1: Microbial Science and Technology I – Bacteria
Prof. Lindsay D. Eltis and Eli Groban

Session 2: Pretreatment and Fractionation I- Alkaline and Neutral Chemistries
Xiaowen Chen and David B. Hodge

Session 3: Enzyme Science and Technology I – Modelling and Structure/Function
John McGeehan and Dr. Michael J Selig

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Monday Evening Reception

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

Exhibits Open

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Session PS1: POSTER SESSION 1: Bioprocessing, Reactor Design, and Separations Technology; Pretreatment and Fractionation; Microbial Science and Technology; Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Systems Biology
Ling Liang and Sivakumar Pattathil

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast-all registered attendees

Exhibits Open

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast - Tuesday

7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Session 4: Molecular Engineering, Synthetic, and Systems Biology
Janine Lin and Kyoung H. Kim

Session 5: Bioprocessing, Reactor Design, and Separations Technology
Dr. Ken Tokuyasu and Abhijeet P. Borole

Session 6: Feedstock I – Genetics and Recalcitrance
Maureen C. McCann and Luisa M. Trindade

9:15 AM-9:45 AM

Exhibits Open

1:00 PM-4:25 PM

Session 7: Microbial Science and Technology II – Yeast
Shihui Yang and Prof. Leif J. Jönsson

Session 8: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products I - Bulk Chemicals and Co-Products
Abigail Engelberth and Douglas B. Rivers

Session 9: Pretreatment and Fractionation II- Acidic Chemistries Sponsored by AdvanceBio LLC
Richard P. Chandra and Sunkyu Park

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Tuesday Evening Reception

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

Exhibits Open

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Session PS2: POSTER SESSION 2: Feedstocks; Enzyme Science and Technology; Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products
Chang Dou and Amber N. Hoover

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast-all registered attendees

Exhibits Open

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast - Wednesday

7:00 AM-12:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Session 10: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products II - Specialty and Higher Value Chemicals
Marina Kalyuzhnaya and Claus Felby

Session 11: Feedstock II – Structure, Composition, Properties
André Ferraz and Dr. Nicole Labbé

Session 12: Enzyme Science and Technology II – Assays, Characterization, and Application
Dr. Fadhel Ben Chaabane and Prof. Paul Christakopoulos

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

SBFC Organizing Committee Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

2017 SBFC Planning Committee Meeting

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

DOE BETO Listening Session: Growing a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Session 13: Special Topic 1: Take a Closer Look: Biofuels Can Support Environmental, Economic and Social Goals
Renata Bura and Bruce Dale

Session 14: Special Topic 2: Biogas as a Feedstock for Biological Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals
Philip T. Pienkos

Session 15: Special Topic 3: DOE Bioenergy Centers
Prof. Brian H. Davison

Thursday, April 28, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast-all registered attendees

Speaker/Session Chair Breakfast - Thursday

7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Session 16: Microbial Science and Technology III – Fungi, Algae, and Consortia
Michael Sauer and Dr. Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet

Session 17: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products III - Advanced Biofuels
Laura Ruohonen and Francesco Zimbardi

Session 18: Feedstock III – Biomass Supply, Integrated Biorefineries, and Sustainability
Timothy Rials and Sabrina Spatari

1:00 PM-4:25 PM

Session 19: Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, and Bio-based Products IV - Commercialization and Economics
Maha Dakar and Dr. Jeff Tolan

Session 20: Pretreatment and Fractionation III- Ionic Liquids and Organic Solvents
Dr. Les Edye and Seema Singh

Session 21: Enzyme Science and Technology III – Discovery, Engineering, and Production
Kyria L. Boundy-Mills and Elena Y. Vlasenko

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

SBFC Banquet Reception

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

SBFC Annual Banquet, Award Presentations and Banquet Speech