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Iowa State University’s Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) opens opportunities in Iowa’s burgeoning bioeconomy, where our society looks to agriculture for fuel, energy, chemicals, and materials. More about BEI
![[PHOTO]Rachel Deutmeyer](https://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/files/2018/05/brl_art2018_deutmeyer_20180420_164441_home.png)
Woodcut Print Wins 2018 Biorenewables Art Competition
“Theodore,” a five-color woodcut print by Rachel Deutmeyer, an ISUdesign student, has been named best-in-show at the ninth annual Biorenewables Art Competition.
![[PHOTO]Robert C. Brown](https://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/files/2018/09/brown_robert_bei_0262_250x175.png)
BEI’s Brown on Team to Train Research-based Graduate Students
A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to an interdisciplinary team including BEI Director Robert C. Brown will combine elements of engineering with agriculture, economics, and sociology to prepare research-based graduate students for an array of career paths.
![[PHOTO]Joseph Polin accepting award](https://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/files/2018/06/cutc-18-225_polin_sm.png)
Polin Wins Best Poster at Corn Conference
Joseph Polin, an Iowa State Ph.D. student, won first place in a poster competition at the recent Corn Utilization & Technology Conference.
Ghosh Wins Best Poster Award
Ph.D. student Arpa Ghosh won a Best Poster Presentation Award at grad conference.
Funding Opportunities
New opportunities for research in biorenewables.
![[PHOTO]Alberto Passalacqua](https://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/files/2018/03/isu_ur_passalacqua_w-300x209.png)
Engineers Developing Tools for Autothermal Pyrolysis
The U.S. Dept. of Energy recently announced it has awarded Iowa State engineers a two-year, $854,039 grant to study autothermal pyrolysis and develop software modeling tools.
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All About Autothermal Pyrolysis
Autothermal pyrolysis with process intensification is BEI’s latest breakthrough in thermal deconstruction of biomass into biofuels and biochemicals.