Preliminary Program subject to change
17000 Biobased/Green Materials and Processing Technology: Invited Talks I
Overviewtba
Primary SponsorForest Products Division (17)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)

Chair

Amar K. Mohanty
Associate Professor
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Packaging
Michigan State University
130 Packaging Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1223
Phone Number: 517-355-3603
Fax Number: 517-353-8999
Email: mohantya@egr.msu.edu

CoChair

William J. Orts
Research Leader
USDA
USDA-ARS-WRRC
800 Buchanan Street
Albany, CA 94710
Phone Number: 510-559-5730
Fax Number: 510-559-5818
Email: orts@mail.pw.usda.gov
Renewable Polymers for Sustainable Growth
Joseph V. Kurian, CR&D, DuPont Bio-Based Materials, Experimental Station, E402/4311, Wilmington, DE 19880
Truly Green Composites: Fibre, Polymer & Interface Characterisation
Alexander Bismarck, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom and Alexis Baltazar y Jimenez, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
New Opportunities for Agricultural Materials
Carmela A. Bailey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, Extension Service, 800 9th St. SW room 3403, Mail Stop 2220, Washington, DC 20250-2220
Natural Fibers – a Novel Approach to Reinforcing Automotive Composites
Kelly Williams1, Cynthia M Flanigan2, Ellen C Lee2, Debbie F Mielewski2 and Dan Q Houston3, (1)Ford Motor Company, Materials Science Departments, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan 48121, (2)Materials Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Materials Science Departments, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan 48121, (3)Manufacturing and Processes Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Materials Science Departments, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan 48121
Panel Discussion I
Amar K. Mohanty, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, 130 Packaging Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223

Forest Products Division