Registration

8:00 am

Next Steps to Market - The Honorable Dallas Tonsager, U.S. Rural Development Under Secretary of Agriculture, USDA

New Mexico’s State Plan for Biofuels Leadership

• Science, Research & Development and Sustainable Feedstocks

Dr. Jose Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dr. Margaret McCormick, General Manager of Bio-based Materials Group, Targeted Growth

• Economic Sustainability and Feedstock Transformation

Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, NMSU

• Production and Distribution

Jeff Trucksess, Advisor & Founder, Green Earth Fuels

Dr. Van Romero, Vice President of Research & Economic Development, NM Tech

• Workforce Development, Education and Outreach

Brendan Miller, Green Economy Manager, NM Economic Development Department

Break

Building a Biofuels Industry:  Good Politics and Sound Science

• Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor, USDA
• Potential Oilseed Crops for Biofuel Production in the Southwest USA: M. Foster, Texas Agri-Life, Pecos, Texas 
• Sustainability of Algal Biofuel Production Using Integrated Renewal Energy Park & Algal Biorefinery Approach: B. Subhadra, University of New Mexico

 Luncheon - Keynote Address

The Honorable senator Tom Udall, video address

New Crops / New Challenges:  Agriculture & Biofuels
Moderator:  Julie Maitland, Agricultural Programs and Resources, NMDA

• Dr. C. Meghan Starbuck, Assistant Professor of Economics & International Business, NMSU
• Dr. Terry A. Coffelt, Research Geneticist & Lead Scientist, New Crops, USDA-ARS-USALARC
• Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, NMSU
• Dr. James Richardson, Agricultural & Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University

Algal Biofuels
Moderator:  Anthony Martino, Biofuels Manager, Sandia National Laboratory

• Optimizing Algal Cultivation & Productivity:  An Innovative, Multidiscipline, and Multi-scale Approach:  J. Timlin, Sandia National Labs
• Challenges & Opportunities in Harvesting Algae for Biofuels:  P. Pohl, Sandia National Labs
• Development of Integrated Algal Systems for Environmental Enhancement and Biofuels Production: G. Oyler, University of Nebraska  
• Advances in Strain Analysis: A Cost-Effective Micro-Method for Complete Lipid Assay: R. A. Cattolico, University of Washington

Break

Future Markets / Present Challenges
Moderator:  David Hadley, Business Development Executive, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Brian Knapp, American Petroleum Institute:  Necessary Infrastructure Considerations During a Fuel Transition
• Wayne Simmons, CEO, Sundrop Fuels:  Solar Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels: Unique Challenges of Breakthrough Technology
• Len Malry, NM Higher Education Department:  Educating the Biofuels Workforce
• Pat Frerkes, CPA, CCIM, Renewable Energy Financier, NRG Building Solutions and Managing Director Real Estate and Renewables:  Funding A New Industry

2:45 pm 

Algal Biofuels
Moderator:  Dr. José A. Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Flow Cytometry Technology Applied to Characterization & Optimization of Algal Cells for Biofuels:  Taraka Dale, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Effects of Nitrogen Source & Cultivation Conditions on Growth Rate & Lipid Production in Nannochloropsis gaditana:  M. Ren and K. Ogden, University of Arizona
• Integrated Mariculture for Production of Algae Biofuels & Food:  B. Wu, vice President, Live Fuels, Inc. 
• Harvesting and Extraction: The Discounted Stages of Algal Biofuels: G. Goddard, Los Alamos National Laboratory

•  Visualization of Oil Biogenesis in Live Algal Cells with Nanoscale Resolution: M. Cooper, University of Washington

Adjourn & Reception 

(Poster Session)

Adjourn & Reception 

(Poster Session)

• Ben McMakin, Van Ness Feldman:  Congressional Action on Biofuels
• Terry Brunner, USDA NM State Director:  Administration Policies & Forecast
• David Bradley, ASTM:  Biofuels Standards
• Richard Wynne, The Boeing Company:  The National Aviation Market

• Desert Biodiesel - Southwest Biofuel Production:  D. Auld, Texas Tech University
• Agronomic Production of Castor in Texas:  J. Rieff, Texas Tech University
• Cultivation, Storage & Fermentation of Sweet Sorghum Juice in Arid Regions:  K. Ogden, University of Arizona
• Development of Safflower as a New Winter Crop for the Texas High Plains:  S. Oswalt,  Texas Tech University
• Decision Support Model for Evaluating Biofuel Development along the U.S.-Mexico Border:  Vincent Tidwell, Sandia National Laboratories

Formulating Policies for Sustainable Use of Resources
Moderator:  Maria Zannes, Outreach Director, SWBA

• Doug Lynn, Executive Director, CEHMM: Cutting the Regulatory Red Tape

• John D'Antonio, NM State Engineer:  Water Rights & Biofuels In New Mexico

• Claudia Hertzog, Waste Management:  Making Use of Solid Waste as a Feedstock

• Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor, USDA 

10:45 am

Lignocellulosic Biofuels & Sustainable Use of Resources 

Moderator: Dr. Terry A. Coffelt, Research Geneticist & Lead Scientist, New Crops, USDA-ARS-USALARC

• Forest Thinning Residues as a Potential Fuel Source:  A. Brown, Sandia National Labs
• Novel Feedstocks for Cost Effective Biofuels Production:   M. Hadi, Sandia National Labs
• Deconstructive Nature's Structural Material for Biofuels:  G. Gnanakaran, LANL

LUNCHEON -Keynote Address
The Honorable Congressman Martin Heinrich, video address

ARRA Recipient Organizations Describe Their Award-Winning Projects

• Tim Zenk, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Sapphire Energy
• Dr. Jose Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, LANL
• Dr. Richard T. Sayre,  Director, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Dr. Vimal Chaitanya, Vice President of Research, New Mexico State University
• Doug Lynn, Executive Director, CEHMM