2008 TAMEST Mid-year Conference Evaluation

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BIOFUELS SESSION

Keynote Speaker

Biofuels: A Department of Energy Perspective

John E. Ferrell, Office of Biomass Programs

U.S. Department of Energy

The Promise of Dedicated Energy Crop

Anna Rath, Vice President for Commercial Development

Ceres, Inc.

Conversion Technology Options for Cellulosic Biofuels

Rick Zalesky, Vice President

Chevron Technology Ventures

Biofuels: A View of the Economic Future

Bruce A. McCarl, Ph.D., Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics

Texas A&M University

Biofuels Poster Award Winner

Determination of Optimum Irrigation Rates of Oilseed Crops for Biodiesel

   Feedstocks Grown on the Texas High Plains

Steve Oswalt

Texas Tech University

Conference Lunch and Plenary Speaker

The Business of Fueling the Future

John McDonald, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer                                             Chevron Corporation

WIND ENERGY SESSION

Keynote Speaker

Wind, the Challenge

Erik Lundtang Petersen, Ph.D., Head of Wind Energy Department

Risø National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark

Introduction to the Modern Wind Energy Industry: Equipment,

   Career Opportunities and Explosive Growth

Lawrence Willey, Manager, Wind Concept Design

GE Energy, Advanced Technology Operations

Integrating Wind Generation into the Power System in Texas

Dan Woodfin, Director, System Planning

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

Current Status of Wind Development in Texas

Mike Sloan, President

Virtus Energy Research Associates, Inc.

Wind Poster Award Winner

Wind Directionality and the Estimate of Wind Energy: The Case for West Texas

Rolando Vega, Texas Tech University

SOLAR ENERGY SESSION

The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Senator (recorded remarks)

Keynote Speaker

The Beginning of the Revolution

Larry Kazmerski, Ph.D., Director of National Center for Photovoltaics

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Opportunities in Material Science and Device Physics to Address Challenges

     for a Terawalt Level Deployment of Solar Photovoltaics

Alex Freundlich, Ph.D., Center for Advanced Materials

University of Houston

Organic Photovoltaics: Exploring their Viability as a Real Material Alternative  

Seamus Curran, Ph.D., Physics Department

University of Houston

The Business Case for Solar Power

Iga Hallberg, Vice President Business Development

HelioVolt

Solar Poster Award Winner

Analysis of Potential of Off-Grid Homes in Five U.S. Climates Using Solar

   and Wind as Renewable Energy Sources

Mini Malhotra, Texas A&M University

groHOME, Life Cycle Building Challenge Winner in the 2007 Solar Decathlon

Eva Peterson, Texas A&M University