International Agriculture Workshops
The Global Demand for Biofuel (June 19-21, 2008)
Tour of Miscanthus test plot with Frank Dohleman
Streaming video and powerpoints are available from the workshop sessions. For information about resource materials, please contact Karen Hewitt, Outreach Coordinator, khewitt@illinois.edu
June 19
Keynote Lecture
The Food vs. Fuel Debate: Food Security and International Policy, Burton Swanson
June 20
Panel
"Standard and Alternative Raw Materials for Biofuels", Moderated by John Santas
Presentations
- Miscanthus and Switchgrass Trials in Illinois, Frank Dohleman
- Algae and Aqueous Waste Products as Raw Materials for Biofuels, Lance Schideman
- Comparing Bioenergy Production and Policies in Brazil and the United States, Eric Rund
- Biochemical Biofuels Processing and CoProducts, Vijay Singh
- The Global Demand for Biofuels: Thermochemical Processing and Utilization of Biomass, Ted Funk
- Impacts of Biofuel Production on Water Resources, George Czapar
- Adoption of Biofuels Technologies from an Innovation Diffusion Perspective, Tim Lindsay
Tours
- Tour of Biodiesel Lab
- Tour of miscanthus test plot, Frank Dohleman
June 21
- Impacts of Biofuels in Developing Countries, Alex Winter-Nelson
- Biofuel and World Commodity Markets, Dr. Chris Hurt, Purdue University, Environmental Engineering
- Teacher-led discussion on bioenergy course development by Jesse Faber and Parker Bane, Pontiac High School
Workshop co-sponsors:
- Center for the Study of Global Change
- Indiana University
- Institute for Global Studies
- University of Minnesota
