Center for BioEnergy Research and Development

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Center for BioEnergy Research and Development

• An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research
  Center
• Duane AbataDavid DixonRobb WinterWilliam
  GibbonsDevinder MahajanSteven Peretti

Ken SwartzelMary RezacRichard NelsonScott
Turn Otto Doering III (NSF site evaluator) Denis
Gray (NSF site evaluator)
see more at http//bioenergynow.org
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What is CBERD?

• National Science Foundation sponsored
  Industry/University Cooperative Research Center.
• CBERD is focused on applied research projects in
  bioprocessing and bioenergy production and
  distribution for commercial, military and
  government applications.

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I/UCRC Research Interaction
Industry
University
I/UCRC Centers
Basic
Applied/Development
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The I/UCRC Model
Companies pay a membership fee that results in an
applied research project for the company.
Industries interact with universities on
pre-competitive research.
University
University
University
I/UCRC
University
Each I/UCRC has its own structure and
collaboration mechanisms.
The promise of an I/UCRC is based on trust,
synergy and leveraging.
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Industry/University Cooperative Research
Centersas of August 2008

• ENG Single University Centers
• Nondestructive Evaluation
• Advanced Vehicle Electronics
• Bio-catalysis and Bio-processing of
  Macromolecules
• Biomolecular Interaction
• Electronic Micro-Cooling
• Child Injury Studies
• Precision Metrology
• Advanced Knowledge Enablement

• ENG Multi-University Centers
• Advanced Forestry
• Built-Environment
• Ceramic and Composite Materials
• Computational Materials Design
• Dielectrics
• Friction STIR Processing
• Fuel Cells
• Laser and Plasma for Adv. Mfg.
• Logistics and Distribution
• Membranes
• Minimally Invasive Diagnostics
• Multi-Phase Flow
• Precision Forming
• Repair of Building and Bridges
• Sensors and Actuators
• Smart Vehicles
• Water Quality

• CISE Multi-University Centers
• Cyber Protection
• e-Design
• Embedded Systems
• Experimental Computer Systems
• Identification
• Intelligent Maintenance
• Reconfigurable Computers
• Search Rescue Robots
• Wireless Internet
• Management of Information
• Telecommunications
• Autonomic Computing

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Participating Industries
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What is an IUCRC?

• The IUCRC Model
• has a membership fee structure
• allows non-exclusive royalty free patent rights
  to Center members
• is a proven framework with 40 Centers in the NSF
  funded program
• has more than 100 universities involved with 700
  industrial memberships
• and a total support of approximately 70 million.

Note Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR
Memberships in I/UCRCs
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Why an IUCRC?

• For industry, an I/UCRC
• provides an avenue to investigate a topic which
  may otherwise not be done
• accomplishes research at a fraction of the cost
• allows an industry to utilize the talents and
  resources of a university
• provides an excellent recruiting tool for
  building the future of the company

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Participating Universities

• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology,
  SDSMT
• Kansas State University
• State University of New York Stony Brook
• University of Hawaii
• North Carolina State University
• National Science Foundation

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University CommitmentsTo Bioprocessing RD
Collectively, participating universities have
invested over 100 million dollars in bioenergy
and bioprocessing facilities for research and
development.
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Interagency Transferof Federal Funds

• CBERD is a recognized research center of the
  federal government
• CBERD can receive support from federal agencies
  through the interagency transfer process which
  streamlines government support of the center
• such transfers are sole sourced quickly and
  effectively

federal agency funding
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IAB Meetings

• twice each year
• one meeting with all universities
• one meeting at a sponsored university site
• project presentations
• research direction
• LIFE form feedback concept
• student interaction and poster sessions (Ph.D.,
  M.S. and senior projects)

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The University Environment

• applied and fundamental research
• typical industrial driven research
• publication delay policy
• results are often filtered
• pre-competitive work without violation of
  antitrust laws
• access to facilities, faculty, students
• likelihood of federal agency interaction
• synergy, exposure, strength
• membership agreement, workable IP(more than 100
  universities, 700 companies)

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Current Focus Areas

• Feedstock agronomy and supply
• Feedstock breeding and genomics
• Bioprocessing microbes and enzymes
• Biomass processing
• New platform technologies
• Modeling and process lifecycle analysis
• Biofuels use and co-product development

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A Few Research Projects

• Improved Co-processing of Carbohydrates and
  Proteins from Southeastern Biofuels Crops
• Sustainable Biomass Production, Resource
  Assessment and Supply
• Sustainable Biomass Production on the Landscape
• Control of Cellulose Synthesis Revealed Through
  Genomic Analysis of Cotton Fiber and Advanced
  Electron Microscopic Imaging
• Enzymatically Enhanced Industrial-Type Sweet
  potatoes for Biofuel Production
• Energy from Ocean Biomass
• Bana Grass Simulation Modeling
• Development of Chemical-Microbial-Ionic Solvents
  Pretreatment Technologies for Lignocellulosic
  Ethanol Production
• Solvent-Based Pretreatments for Cellulosic
  Ethanol
• Lignocellulosic Biomass Processing Using Ionic
  Liquids
• Cellulosic Waste-Degrading Thermophiles From the
  Homestake Mine, South Dakota
• Development of a Novel Pyrolytic Process for
  Conversion of Corn Biomass into Biofuels and
  Biochars
• Ethanol from Sorghum-derived Cellulosic Biomass
• Development of a Thermotolerant Recombinant Yeast
  to Convert Biomass to Ethanol
• Citric and Malic Acid Production From Hydrolysate
  Streams
• Growth and Extraction of Bio-Oils or FAMEs from
  Unicellular Biomass Cultivated in Closed
  Bioreactors on Liquid Phase Food Wastes

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Establishing and Maintaining Research Direction
member industries
research faculty
stewardship
site directors
NSF Evaluators
IAB
grad students
University Sites

• Projects are selected by the site director with
  strong input from the sponsoring industry and
  from participating faculty
• Projects are steered by the IAB
• Graduate student support is a strong criterion
  during project lifetime.

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Contact Information
Thank You. Please address questions to any of
the contact individuals listed below
Executive DirectorDuane Abata 605-394-5264 duan
e.abata_at_sdsmt.edu
Site Coordinators South Dakota School of Mines
and Technology Dr. Dave Dixon 605-394-1235 dave.di
xon_at_sdsmt.edu Kansas State University Dr. Mary
Rezac 785-532-5584 rezac_at_ksu.edu University of
Hawaii Manoa Dr. Scott Turn 808-956-2346 sturn_at_h
awaii.edu
State University of New York at Stony Brook Dr.
Devinder Mahajan 631-632-1813 dmahajan_at_notes.cc.sn
ysb.edu North Carolina State University Dr.
Steve Peretti 919-515-6397 peretti_at_ncsu.edu
website www.bioenergynow.org