GC&E Monday, June 21, 2010
39 - BioSUCCEED: A USDA Cooperative Agreement that promotes Bioproducts Sustainability to meet Biomaterials & Bioenergy Needs in the Future Bio-based Economy
Associate Professor Lucian A Lucia Ph.D., Associate Professor Xiaodong Cao Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow Ilari Filpponen Ph.D., Professor Martin A. Hubbe Ph.D., Professor Hasan Jameel Ph.D., Professor Steven S. Kelley Ph.D., Professor Timothy G. Rials Ph.D., Professor Keith A. Schimmel Ph.D., Professor Richard A. Venditti Ph.D.. Wood & Paper Science North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina United States, Chemical Engineering North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Greensboro North Carolina United States, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries University of Tennessee Agricultural Campus Knoxville Tennessee United States, School of Biological Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong China
BIOSUCCEED: BIOproducts Sustainability, a University Cooperative Center for Excellence in Education (ncsu.edu/biosucceed) is a virtual center of excellence to provide educational tools for public interest in the "green" economy. Recently, we provided a programmatic review at the Spring 2010 National ACS Meeting discussing our mission, goals, and modules. BioSUCEED is aligned with ongoing curriculum development at NCSU, NCAT, and UT. For example, NCSU started a campus-wide biomass & bioenergy initiative, NCAT has a new interdisciplinary Energy and Environmental Studies graduate program and new undergraduate thematic clusters that emphasize emerging technologies, and UT is leading a regional SUNGRANT program (sungrant.tennessee.edu). In this presentation, we will review some of the key concepts already discussed and provide new concepts developed in the biomaterial chemistry of cellulose. We will discuss some of the powerful biomaterials & bioenergy manufacturing and analytical techniques that have arisen from our teaching laboratory work including electrospinning, GC analysis of fermentation of biomass, and development of new biomaterials. All of the information is freely available at the website for use in academic, industrial, or governmental settings. The partnering universities expect that BioSUCCEED will produce students to galvanize the biomass & bioenergy paradigmatic shift from the petroleum-dominated landscape to one based on renewable feedstocks. Ultimately, increased involvement in the mission of BioSUCCEED will provide educated personnel that will maintain environmental compatibility and allow local economies to flourish.
Monday, June 21, 2010 03:50 PM
Education (01:30 PM - 04:10 PM)
Location: Capital Hilton
Room: Federal B
BioSUCCEED is a multi-year project that was funded by the USDA to provide content to all users interested in biomass & bioenergy. NC State University has been working on developing content through its laboratory work, classroom development, and research. It is broadcast on http://www.ncsu.edu/biosucceed for all interested users.
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