Bioeconomy Institute

Seminars and Lectures

Fall 2009 Seminar Offerings

October 27 The Environmental Significance of Biodiversity
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Great Hall, Memorial Union
Speaker: Shahid Naeem, professor and chair of Columbia University's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology.

October 29 Corporate Research and Development in the Starch Industry
Time: 11:00 am
Location: 171 Durham
Speaker: Frank Barresi, Grain Processing Corporation

November 3 Global Climate Change: A Faculty Forum
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Memorial Union Great Hall
Speakers: Gene Takle, professor of agronomy and geological and atmospheric sciences. Faculty participants include agricultural economics professor John Miranowski, who is director of the Institute for Science and Society; William Gutowski, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences; and Ray Arritt, professor of agronomy.

November 5 Fully Hydrogenated Styrene Based Block Copolymers: Designing Materials at the Nanometer Scale
Time: 11:00 am
Location: 171 Durham
Speaker: Steve Hahn, Dow Chemical

Fall 2009 BRT Research Symposium
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speakers: BRT 506A presentations