Bioenergy Awayday with a keynote lecture by Professor Patricia Thornley, Director, SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub, the Tyndall Centre, Manchester University. Event

The event will begin with a networking session and lunch and the chance to browse a poster display.

• 12.00 - Lunch
• 12.25 welcome: Professor Gail Taylor , Chair of the Energy Multi-disciplinary Research Group
• 12.30 - 13.20 Keynote lecture Dr Patricia Thornley (Director, SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub, The Tyndall Centre, Manchester University)

‘Ensuring greenhouse gas reductions from bioenergy systems'

Discussion/Q&A Chair: Professor Gail Taylor

• 13.20 - 13.30 BRIDGE 2020: Biobased and Renewable Industries for Development and Growth in Europe A brief introduction by Dr Sue Edwards from the EU office. Sue will be available throughout to answer questions.
• 13.30 - 13.55 Dr Robert Raja : ‘Hybrid Catalysts for Biomass Conversion and Renewable Fuel Generation'
• 13.55 - 14.20 Dr Hazel Smith : ‘Developing improved non-food biomass crops for water limited environments - the WATBIO project'
• 14.20 - 14.45 Mike Allwright: ‘Elucidating the genetic basis of Saccharification in black poplar for more efficient lignocellulosic feedstock - the ENERGYPOPLAR project'
• 14.45 - 15.10 Zoe Harris: ‘Land use change to bioenergy - the ELUM and BMVC projects'

• 15.10 - 15.30 Tea and biscuits

• 15.30 - 15.55 Professor Charles Banks : ‘An overview of the research of the Bioenergy and Organic Resources Group (BORG)'
• 15.55 - 16.20 Dr Sonia Heaven : ‘Evaluation of large scale open raceways for algal production'.
• 16.20 - 16.45 Professor Matthew Terry : ‘Chloroplast-nucleus communication and stress responses'.
• 16.45 - 17.05 Dr Tom Bibby : ‘Optimisation of antenna size to maximise biofuel production in microalgae through single-cell sorting and transcriptomics'.
• 17.05 - 17.30 Dr Rob Holland :‘Global impact of bioenergy production on ecosystem services -UKERC Bioenergy project
• 17.30 - Wine and canapes