2011 MSU Biofuels Conference: The Bridge Between Fundamental Research and Generation of Biofuels and Bioproducts, Mississippi State, MS, October 6-7, 2011

1135429-2011年密歇根州立大学生物燃料会议将于10月5日至7日在密西西比州立大学（MSU）科尔瓦德联盟举行。 演讲将介绍生物燃料在研究方面的最新成就以及推进生物燃料的当前和未来机会。第一天（10月5日，星期三）将重点关注选定的中学科学教师和学生的教育和培训，从微生物油中产生生物燃料。MSU目前拥有最先进的发酵设施，将用于教授和说明微生物油生成中涉及的生物加工步骤。此外，MSU将拥有一个1000 L的微生物油生产中试设施。中学教师和学生将有机会将实验室规模的观察与试点规模设施的运作和操作联系起来。经验表明，许多学生开始得到吸引到特定的职业在7 - 8年级水平。它的目的是通过向选定的学生展示生物燃料的科学和工程来促进这一进程，并强调这一领域对他们日常生活的重要性。 另一个主要特点是通过Skype和/或网络广播将来自世界各地（波多黎各、德国和墨西哥）的几组科学家联系起来。他们在密歇根州立大学与观众的互动将提供有关这些国家的具体监管框架和科学和工程基础设施的有用信息。会议将为学生提供一个极好的环境，在国际公认的生物燃料专家面前捍卫/辩论研究成果。一个学生海报比赛将给学生的机会，不仅展示他们的研究项目，而且还与潜在的雇主在工业和学术界的就业机会网络。 会议将重点介绍两个新的生物燃料试点设施。 其中一个试验设施是使用城市和工业废水作为生长介质生产微生物油，另一个是使用生物质生产热解油。这两种可再生油都可用于生产生物燃料（可再生柴油，生物柴油或生物燃料）。图尔斯参观这些设施的运作将作为会议的一部分。

1135429-HernandezThe 2011 MSU Biofuels Conference will be held at the Mississippi State University (MSU) Colvard Union on October 5-7. Presentations will be on the latest achievements in biofuels in terms of research and and current and future opportunities in advancing biofuels. The first day (Wednesday, October 5th) will focus on the education and training of selected middle school science teachers and students in the generation of biofuels from microbial oils. MSU currently has state of the art fermentation facilities that will be used to teach and illustrate the bioprocessing steps involved in microbial oil generation. Furthermore, MSU will have a 1000 L pilot facility for the production of microbial oils. Middle school teachersand students will have the opportunity to connect observations at the laboratory scale with the functioning and operation of the pilot scale facility. Experience indicates that many students begin to get attracted to specific careers at the 7th-8th grade levels. It is the intention to contribute to this process by exposiong selected students to the science and engineering of biofuels, and to highlight the importance of this area to their daily lives. Another major feature will be the connection of several groups of scientists from around the world (Puerto Rico, Germany, and Mexico) via Skype and/or webcast. Their interaction with the audience at MSU will provide useful information on the specific regulatory framework and the science and engineering infrastructure in place in these countries. The conference will provide an excellent environment for students to defend/debate research findings in front of internationally recognized experts in biofuels. A student poster contest will give students the chance, to not only showcase their research projects, but also to network with potential employers for job opportunities in both industry and academia. The conference will highlight two new biofuel pilot facilities. One of the pilot facilities is for the generation of microbial oils using municipal and industrial wastewaters as the growth media, and the other is for production pyrolysis oil using biomass. Both of these renewable oils can be used to produce biofuels (renewable diesel, biodiesel, or BioJetFuel). Tours to demonstrate the operation of these facilities will be included as part of the conference.