2009 RESEARCH CONFERENCE Jump To: Schedule Accommodations Easy Ways to Register   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY: Exploring Metabolic Diversity in the Great Lakes Ecosystem A symposium sponsored by BGSU’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Rocket Ventures of Northwest Ohio November 5-6, 2009 Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Bowling Green State University The health and economic vitality of Ohio and its neighboring Great Lakes states is highly dependent on the ecological integrity of the Great Lakes and their adjoining watersheds. As scientists, we understand that ecosystem integrity is intimately tied to the activities of microbial populations and consortia. Despite our awareness of their collective importance and ubiquity, we know surprisingly little about the composition of natural microbial communities and the roles of individual microbes within them. Please join us for this opportunity to network with colleagues and to learn more about initiatives in environmental microbiology across the Great Lakes region. SCHEDULE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Algal Biofuels: Prospects, Partnerships and Possibilities Sky Bank Room 201 Bowen-Thompson Student Union 6:30-7:00 pm 7:00-9:00 pm Reception Forum Algal fuels offer a decentralized, secure and domestic energy solution. With abundant land and water resources, as well as a favorable climate for growing algae, Ohio is primed for growth in this promising sector of the green energy economy. We will be joined by industry experts, researchers and entrepreneurs who will share their visions of prospects, partnerships and possibilities in this emerging industry. Keynote Address Dr. Richard Sayre Director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels and the Center for Advanced Biofuels Systems, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, MO Chief Technology Officer, Phycal LLC, Highland Heights, OH Panel Participants Mr. Ross O. Youngs CEO and Founder, Univenture, Inc. and Algaeventure Systems, Marysville, OH Dr. Agnieszka Pinowska Senior Scientist, Biofuels Research Group, General Atomics, San Diego, CA Moderator Dr. George Bullerjahn Professor of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University   FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Environmental Microbiology Symposium: Exploring Metabolic Diversity in the Great Lakes Ecosystem Multipurpose Room 228 Bowen-Thompson Student Union Scientific presentations by researchers from across the Great Lakes region active in areas of environmental microbiology. We encourage contributions from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. 8:00- 8:30 am 8:30-11:30 am 11:30-12:30 pm 12:30-2:30 pm 2:30-3:30 pm Coffee Presentations 20 min. including questions Lunch Presentations 20 min. including questions Synthesis, future opportunities and wrap-up back to top ACCOMMODATIONS Hampton Inn 142 Campbell Hill Road Bowling Green, OH 43402 419.353.3464 Holiday Inn Express 2150 Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402 419.353.5500 Best Western Falcon Plaza 1450 E Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43402 419.352.4671 back to top EASY WAYS TO REGISTER The event is free, but registration is required. Please register by October 30, 2009. Online: Register now Call: 419.372.8181 or 1.877.650.8165 back to top