01/19/12 -

Universidad del Bío-Bío opens modern Electron Microscopy Laboratory and conducts international nanotechnology conference. More.

10/25/11 -

Biomass: From Grow to Go - A Field Day and Workshop Event. For more information, please contact Dr. Sam Jackson.

09/28/11 -

Seminar: "The Billion-Ton Update" by Drs. Bob Perlack and Bryce Stokes. More.

09/27/11 -

Corporate Training Seminar: Design of Experiments in Forest-Based Manufacturing. For more information, please contact Dr. Tim Young.

09/19/11 -

Seminar: "Emerald Ash Borer and Walnut Twig Beetle Research" by Dr. Scott Myers from USDA APHIS. 12:00pm, CRC Conference Room. More.

08/18/11 -

"Wood Pellets: Process and Prospects" seminar. See Details and Agenda. Watch the Webinar. For more information, please contact Dr. Adam Taylor.

08/05/11 -

Seminar: "Modeling the Impacts of Communication Among Nonindustrial Private Forest Owners on Forested Landscapes" by Dr. Audrey L. Mayer. See Abstract and Details.

07/21/11 -

Tennessee 25x'25 Renewable Energy Forum, 1:30pm - 5:30pm, Rooms 156/157 Plant Biotechnology Building. See Forum Agenda. More.

06/30/11 -

Seminar: "Life-Cycle Assessment – A short history of CORRIM" by Dr. Maureen Puettmann.
Dr. Maureen Puettmann is a life cycle assessment consultant with extensive experience in the evaluation of the holistic environmental impacts of bio-based materials and fuels. She discussed the work conducted by CORRIM, the Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials.

06/29/11 -

Presentation - doctoral preliminary oral examination: "Exotic Invasive Pest Control : Regulatory recommendations for pathways of wood products. A Policy Prospectus for Tennessee State Commissioner of Agriculture, Julius Thomas" by Daniel Reed.
This presentation is a special project that will serve as a doctoral preliminary oral examination for Daniel Reed.
Committee Members: Donald Hodges, Adam Taylor, Bill Park, Charles Nicholson, Maureen Puettmann.

06/29/11 -

Presentation and Thesis Defense: "A Study of Missing Data Imputation and Predictive Modeling of Strength Properties of Wood Composites" by Yan Zeng. Thesis Abstract.

06/28/11 -

Presentation and Thesis Defense: "An Analysis of Boosted Regression Trees to Predict the Strength Properties of Wood Composites" by Dillon Carty. Thesis Abstract.

06/13/11 -

The 2011 UT Golf Classic was held at the Tennessee Centennial Golf Course.

06/09/11 -

Seminar: "Engineering Biology by Design" by Dr. Cong T. Trinh.

02/18/11 -

Seminar: "Taming the Cellulosic Biofuels Supply Chain" by Dr. Bruce Dale.
Download Dr. Bruce Dale's seminar slides.

02/16/11 -

Seminar: "Factors Influencing the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions of Cellulosic Ethanol" by Drs. Jenkins and Johnas from DuPont Engineering Research & Technology.

02/04/11 -

Bioenergy Science & Technology (BEST) Laboratory opening ceremony.

10/20/10 -

Frontiers In Biorefining Conference was held at Saint-Simmons Island, GA from 10/20/10 to 10/22/10. Please visit the 2010 FIB website to browse for Abtracts and PowerPoint Presentations.

02/10/12 -

Yuan (Monica) Gao, who graduated from the UT Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics in 2011, has won the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Master's Thesis Award.

Her thesis, titled "Evaluation of Pre-processing and Storage Options in Biomass Supply Logistics: A Case Study in East Tennessee", integrated the remote sensing data and road networks with a mixed-integer mathematical programming model to evaluate the optimal logistics costs of switchgrass under the conventional hay systems and a stretch-wrap baling system in 13 counties of East Tennessee. Her study suggests that the stretch-wrap baling system could potentially reduce total logistic cost of switchgrass by 12 to 21% compared to conventional systems. Additionally, the percentage of available hay land used for switchgrass production, the switchgrass-ethanol conversion rate, the energy prices, and the dry matter loss of the wrapped switchgrass bales during storage have significant impacts on the total logistic cost of switchgrass. Monica's graduate study was jointly funded by the Southeast Regional Sun Grant Competitive Grants Program and AgResearch -- UT Institute of Agriculture.

You can read more about this award and others at the SAEA website.

12/06/11 -

Tim Young teaches 1-credit hour graduate course in December 2011 on Design of Experiments to 28 graduate students at University of Salzburg, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Kuchl Austria.

12/05/11 -

Carbon Impacts of Wood Products.
The report can be viewed here. A Webinar about the study results can be viewed here.

11/22/11 -

Tennessee case study in full-scale development and integration of switchgrass feedstocks with biorefinery operations: Genera Energy and UT Biofulels Initiative. More.

11/02/11 -

UT Biomass Field Day Demonstrates Industry's Expertise. More.

10/25/11 -

UT Study estimates commercial biorefinery's economic impact. More.

09/28/11 -

UT Center for Renewable Carbon Named as Lead Institution for $15 Million USDA Grant. More. Visit the Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply System Website.

09/21/11 -

Study Shows Pursuit of 25x'25 Renewable Energy Goal Will Generate Millions of New Jobs. University of Tennessee Report Lays Out Billions in Economic Benefits. More.

06/28/11 -

Fort Valley High School Seniors and incoming Freshmen visited the CRC on June 28th, 2011 to learn more about bioenergy and biomass conversion.

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