[Env seminars] Energy Research Council sponsors energy colloquium on February 2, 2006

[Marie Tangney]

MIT's Energy Research Council is sponsoring a series of energy 
colloquia that is of interest to faculty, staff and students across 
the campus.  MIT President Susan Hockfield and former Provost Robert 
Brown appointed the Energy Research Council "to lead the planning for 
the initiative in energy-related research and education--including 
developing a picture of the current state of MIT energy-related 
research and expertise; developing a list of promising science and 
engineering research areas that match global needs and MIT 
capabilities; and recommending an organizational structure that would 
facilitate work in these areas."  (Tech Talk, June 8, 2005)  The 
second colloquium will be presented by Lee Lynd, Professor of 
Engineering at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire on February 2, 2006 
in Bartos Theatre. The
flyer is attached.  Everyone is welcome!


		ENERGY COLLOQUIUM ANNOUNCEMENT

Title:		"The Role of Biomass in America's Energy Future"

Speaker:		Lee Lynd, Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College

Date:		February 2, 2006

Time:		4:00 PM

Place:		Bartos Theatre, E15-070

Sponsor:		Energy Research Council

Reception:		Theatre lobby immediately following the colloquium

Abstract:
Selected results will be presented from a near-complete, 
multi-institution project entitled "The Role of Biomass in America's 
Energy Future", which seeks to identify scenarios in which biomass 
provides a significant fraction of energy services and to recommend 
policies that foster this outcome while honoring sustainability and 
environmental objectives.  Working hypotheses will be presented 
regarding feedstock and product combinations that are - and are not - 
particularly promising from the point of view of various metrics. The 
sufficiency of biomass resources in relation to meeting needs for 
large-scale energy services such as transportation will also be 
addressed in some detail.

Bio:
Professor Lee Rybeck Lynd leads an interdisciplinary research group 
by enabling and envisioning a transition to a world supported by 
sustainable resources, and in particular the role of plant biomass in 
this context.  His pioneering contributions span the science, 
technology, and policy domains, and include leading research on 
fundamental and biotechnological aspects of microbial cellulose 
utilization. Professor Lynd co-leads a large multi-institutional 
project entitled "The Role of Biomass in America's Energy Future."

Professor Lynd Professor of Engineering and an Adjunct Professor of 
Biology at Dartmouth College, where he has been on the faculty since 
1987, and is Professor Extraordinary of Microbiology at the 
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.  Dr. Lynd holds a B.S. 
degree in biology from Bates College, an M.S. degree in bacteriology 
from the University of Wisconsin, and masters and doctoral degrees in 
engineering from Dartmouth College.  He is a recipient of the 
National Science Foundation presidential young investor award, and a 
two time recipient of the Charles A. Lindbergh Award in recognition 
of his efforts to promote balance between technological development 
and environmental preservation. He is associate editor of 
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and manager of the Link Foundation 
Energy Fellowship Program.

-- 
Marie Tangney
Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room E40-455
Cambridge, MA 02139
U. S. A.

Phone:	(617)258-8891
Fax: 	(617)253-8013
email:	mtangney at mit.edu
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