Keystone Symposia meeting on "Biofuels", Singapore, March 1-6, 2011

1111477主要研究者： Andrew D Robertson机构： Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology该奖项将为美国与会者参加Keystone Symposia on Biofuels会议的旅行提供部分支持，该会议将于2011年3月1日至6日在新加坡举行。和产品 2011年Keystone生物燃料研讨会将作为一个场所，突出生物燃料研究的进展，从三个主要的生物质原料：木质纤维素植物材料，藻类，和替代原料，如麻风树。 这次研讨会将汇集来自学术界、工业界和政府的从事生物燃料研究的植物和藻类生物学家。 长期目标是促进旨在加速光合生物（藻类和植物）基础知识积累的合作，并加速新的和扩大的生物能源原料的部署。更广泛的影响这次研讨会还将提供教育效益。 具体而言，研讨会活动旨在通过口头介绍和海报会议使生物能源作物研究领域的新学员和研究人员了解这一领域的最新发展，并为这些新研究人员提供反馈，网络和资深同事指导的机会。

1111477Principal Investigator: Andrew D RobertsonInstitution: Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular BiologyThis award will provide partial support for travel of US participants to participate in Keystone Symposia meeting on Biofuels, to be held in Singapore, March 1-6, 2011.Intellectual MeritThe overarching goal of the Keystone Symposia meeting on Biofuels is to make a meaningful contribution to reducing dependence on fossil feedstocks by creating secure and sustainable sources for fuel, power, and products. The 2011 Keystone biofuels symposium will serve as a venue to highlight advances in biofuels research from three major biomass feedstocks: lignocellulosic plant material, algae, and alternative feedstocks such as Jatropha. This symposium will bring together plant and algae biologists engaged in biofuels research from academia, industry and government. The long term goal is to facilitate collaborations intended to accelerate the accumulation of basic knowledge of photosynthetic organisms, both algae and plants, and to accelerate the deployment of new and expanded bioenergy feedstocks. Broader ImpactsThis symposium will also provide educational benefits. Specifically, symposium activities are designed to acquaint trainees and investigators new to the field of bioenergy crop research with the state-of-the-art developments in this area through oral presentations and poster sessions, and to provide these new investigators with opportunities for feedback, networking and mentorship from senior colleagues.