Preliminary Program subject to change
TB000 Federal Role in Renewable Liquid Fuels: Strategy and Perspective
OverviewInvited speakers from the federal government will present their perspectives on goals, strategies to achieve their goals and funding opportunities. A question and answer period will follow the presentations.
Primary SponsorTopical B: Energy Processes (TB)

Chair

Amy Miranda
Senior Process Engineer
Scale-up & Technology Transfer Division
BioEnergy International, LLC
42 Cummings Park
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone Number: 781-569-6293
Fax Number: 781-569-6248
Email: amiranda@bioenergyllc.com

CoChair

David N. Thompson
Idaho National Laboratory
Biological Sciences Department
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203
Phone Number: (208) 526-3977
Fax Number: (208) 526-0828
Email: david.thompson@inl.gov
Challenges to a Successful Biofuels Industry and Department of Energy Efforts to Overcome Them
Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Office of the Biomass Program, US Department of Energy, Washington, DC, DC
Next Generation Hydrocarbon Biorefineries
John Regalbuto, Chemical and Transport Systems Division National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Epa's Renewable Fuel Standard and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: The Path Forward
Megan Brachtl, Office of Transportation and Air Quality U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Biomass to Biofuels, Strategies and Advances in Basic Science to Overcome Major Research Barriers
Raul Miranda, Office of Basic Energy Science, US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Washington, DC
: Forest-Based Biomass to Biofuels Research at the Usda Forest Service
World L.-S. Nieh, USDA Forest Service, R&D, Resource Use Science, Arlington, VA and Theodore H. Wegner, USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

Topical B: Emerging Energy Frontiers in Research and Innovation