Breakout Track 1 - Coordinating Basic/Foundational Science and Applied R&D
Technical breakout tracks offered Biomass 2010 participants the opportunity to attend sessions focused on specific topic areas and engage in dialogue in a smaller group setting. There were four breakout tracks, each with distinct sessions.
This technical track highlighted U.S. Department of Energy biomass research models, facilities, and integration across programs and agencies.
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Coordinating Basic/Foundational Science and Applied R&D I
Single Investigators to Small Team Research – A focus on Department of Energy activities with the Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research, Energy Frontier Research Centers, and DOE's Advance Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Moderator:
Gail McLean, Program Manager, Photosynthetic Systems, Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers:
- Dr. Wilfred Chen, Professor, University of California Riverside
- Steve Bobzin, Ph.D., Director, Technology Planning, Protection, and Acquisition, Ceres, Inc.
- Dr. Maureen McCann, Professor, Purdue University
- Liz Moore, Project Officer, Bioenergy Technologies Office, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Coordinating Basic/Foundational Science and Applied R&D II
Large Multidisciplinary Centers and Consortia – An exploration of existing and future multidisciplinary groups, including DOE's Bioenergy Research Centers and Algal Biofuels Consortia.
Moderator:
John Houghton, Physical Scientist, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers:
- Mark Davis, BioEnergy Science Center, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Blake Simmons, Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute
- Dr. Jose Olivares, Executive Director, The National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Dr. Tim Donohue, Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Coordinating Basic/Foundational Science and Applied R&D III
Department of Energy User Facilities – An exploration of facilities including DOE's Joint Genome Institute, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (PNNL), the Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility (NREL), and the Process Development Unit (LBNL).
Moderator:
Joyce Yang, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Bioenergy Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers:
- David Hoyt, Senior Research Scientist, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Jim Bristow, Deputy Director, DOE Joint Genome Institute
- Jane Fisher, Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory