Agenda

Thursday, June 23
8:15-8:45 Introduction
Glenn Schrader (NSF)
Jon Stewart (University of Florida)
 
8:45-9:15 Biological and Chemical Catalysis for New Monomers from Carbohydrates and Vegetable Oils
Doug Cameron (Cargill)
 
9:15-9:45 TBA
Rick Gross (Polytechnic University)
 
9:45-10:15 Generating Value through Biorenewable Feedstocks
Mark Burk (Diversa)
 
10:15-10:30 Break
 
10:30-11:00 Biomass Recalcitrance: The Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Industry
Mike Himmel (NREL)
 
11:00-11:30 Design of Biocatalysts for the Synthesis Biorenewable-Derived Platform Chemicals
Ka-Yiu San (Rice University)
 
11:30-12:00 Selective Conversion of Carbohydrates and their Derivatives with Chemical Catalysts
Brent Shanks (Iowa State University)
 
12:00-1:30 Lunch
 
1:30-2:00 Catalysis for Biorenewables Conversion to Transportation Fuels and Bioproducts
Mike Ladisch (Purdue University)
 
2:00-2:45 Working Session 1
Is there value in jointly engaging the biocatalysis and chemical catalysis communities?
 
2:45-3:00 Break
 
3:00-5:00 Working Session 1, continued
Is there value in jointly engaging the biocatalysis and chemical catalysis communities?
   
Friday, June 24
 
8:00-10:00 Working Session 2
What are the most significant catalysis-related obstacles to progress in this area?
 
10:00-10:15 Break
 
10:15-12:00 Working Session 3
Developing an action plan
 
12:00-1:30 Lunch
 
1:30-4:00 Working Session 4
Workshop report development
   

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