2008 Mid-year Conference
March 27-28, 2008The College Station Hilton Hotel
College Station, Texas
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2008 TAMEST Mid-year Conference Evaluation
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 |
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