No Carbon Left Behind

14 May 2013 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Maureen McCann

Purdue University scientists are hoping to develop new methods of biofuel production from plant biomass distinctly different from that used to make ethanol. The production of advanced biofuels, …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/1708

Dr. Nate Mosier's Virtual Field Trip on Developing Biofuels

04 Dec 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Nate Mosier, Lisa Paulette Kirkham

Dr. Nate Mosier, Associate Professor of Ag and Biological Engineering, presents a 30 minute virtual field trip for high school STEM students. Dr. Mosier and his graduate assistant, Barron Hewetson, …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/1526

Clint Chapple- Plant Genetics and Biomass to Biofuels

18 Jun 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Clint Chapple

In this 98 minute presentation, Dr. Clint Chapple gives a presentation on plant genetics and their impacts to plants' physical characteristics. He then describes how this research has been used to …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/1317

Instruments and Biosensors

14 Jun 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Nate Mosier

In this 1 hour 13 minute talk, Dr. Nate Mosier, describes the thinking that underlies how we measure the world around us and how to use a simple device to measure the starting materials in biofuels. …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/1209

Controlled Science for Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals

12 Jun 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Mahdi Abu-Omar

In this talk, Dr. Madhi Abu-Omar, Professor of Chemistry and Associate Director of C3Bio, describes the role of fossil fuels for energy production and preparation of specialty chemicals. He then …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/1193

Why we need you and your students to start imagining the future of energy right now

11 Jun 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Maureen McCann

In this 1hr 16 minute talk, Dr. Maureen McCann, Director of the Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio), gives an overview of the problem of supplying energy to a …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/1190

Moving from petroleum to plants to energize our world

13 Apr 2012 | External Link | Contributor(s): Ann Bessenbacher

Can we imagine a future fueled by living plants rather than oil? The Center for direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) was established in 2009 with a 5-year, $20 million grant …

http://stemedhub.org/resources/920