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 Spring 2009 Seminars and Speakers

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January 26: Bioenergy Conversion and the BioEnergy Science Center: An Introduction to the Challenges in Making Cellulosic Biofuels
Dr. Brian Davison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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February 2: Lignin Biosynthesis and Its Manipulation for the Development of Dedicated Bioenergy Crops
Dr. Richard Dixon, Noble Foundation (picture on left)
Dr. Samuel Roberts, Noble Foundation
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Lee Lynd

February 16: Microbial Cellulose Utilization: Fundamentals and Biotechnology
Dr. Lee Lynd, Dartmouth College
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David Wu

February 23: The Clostridium Thermocellum Cellulosome: A Molecular Machine for Cellulose Degradation
Dr. J.H. David Wu, University of Rochester
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March 2: Biobutanol from Biomass
Dr. Hans Blaschek, University of Illinois
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March 9: Applied Photosynthesis: Putting Photosystem I to Work
Dr. Barry Bruce, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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March 23: Plant Genome Structure and Evolution as Tools for the Improvement of Biomass Crops
Dr. Jeffrey Bennetzen, University of Georgia
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March 30: Cool C4 Photosynthesis. Miscanthus -- A Means to Achieve Large Sustainable Supplies of Bioenergy Feedstock without Impacts on Food Production
Dr. Stephen Long, University of Illinois
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April 6: Second Generation Pentose Utilizing Yeast Strains
Dr. Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdahl, Lund University, Sweden
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April 13: Biomass to Hydrogen Gas at 100 °C
Dr. Michael Adams, University of Georgia
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April 20: Light Harvesting for Algal Biofuels
Dr. Krishna Niyogi, University of California, Berkeley
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