BioSUCCEED: An Instructional Platform for Biomass & Bioenergy North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Lucia, L.A. ;. Hubbe, M.A.; Kelley, S.S.; Venditti, R.A.; Jameel, H.; Filpponen, I.; Cao, X.; Schimmel, K.A.; Rials, T.G. 15 th June 2011
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BioSUCCEED: An Instructional Platform for Biomass &
Bioenergy
North American Colleges and Teachers of AgricultureLucia, L.A.;. Hubbe, M.A.; Kelley, S.S.; Venditti, R.A.; Jameel, H.;
Filpponen, I.; Cao, X.; Schimmel, K.A.; Rials, T.G.15th June 2011
* Objectives *Provide the final, concise international overview of our USDA-sponsored teaching &
research program in biomass & bioenergy
Evoke your interest in its continued existence and promotion at your place of work, research, learning,
living
The basis for its inception
• In 2006, President Bush laid out a vision for the production of “bio”-energy– A critical confluence of science
& policy– He called for renewable resource
exploitation and self-sufficiency
• We assembled BioSUCCEED in the wake of that historic moment– A Southern Triumvirate was
assembled: NCSU, NCA&T, UT-AC– Each has great strengths in
biomass & bioenergy training, education, research, and extension
Shown above is “Hubbert’sPeak” – a geological assessment (1956) of Annual Oil Production vs. year
• Visits among Universities & monthly update/progress meetings
• Coordination of work output within the six (6) courses developed: outlines, laboratories, research exercises, new teaching tools, & papers/publications
Magnum Opus: Textbook accepted• A textbook will be coming out of this work that will
be published and marketed by Wiley !• Tentative title: Introduction to Renewable
Biomaterials: First Principles and Concepts– A detailed table of contents (chapter titles and author details) submitted to
Wiley by 1st August 2011– A sample chapter submitted to Wiley by 1st March 2012 (they use this to assess
the level of copy-editing required)– Delivery date for the completed manuscript of 1st June 2012 – This schedule would result in publication around December 2012.
In conclusion, what did we learn?
• This area is FUN, HIGHLY USEFUL, and makes a DIFFERENCE in people’s lives
• We wrote some cool papers on the work we have been doing that teach a lot about biomass (http://www.ncsu.edu/biosucceed/why.html)
• For example, we were invited by Chem. Rev. to discuss work in cellulose nanocrystals (this journal gets a lot of citations, ergo, influence)
• Working together is a great way to develop a synergy and momentum