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Upcoming Webinars from the Biomass Canada Cluster

2 June 2022 @ 8:00 am – 9 June 2022 @ 5:00 pm

The Biomass Canada Cluster is holding its next webinar series from April 28 to June 9, 2022 to present progress in its activities since the first webinar series. Similar to the previous series, the project leaders and their industrial partners will provide updates on the results and achievements of their activities. The webinars schedules, presenters, and their presentation titles can be found on our website.
Next week: June 2 Webinar from the Biomass Canada ClusterThursday June 2, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT

Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj and Dr. Donald Smith will be presenting the updates on their activities:

Activity#12: Development of logistics, pretreatment and commercialization of agri-pellets
Activity#13: Integration/optimization of crop residue production, processing & handling 
Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the Research Leader, Biomass & Bioenergy Research Group (BBRG), the University of British Columbia
Dr. Donald Smith
Distinguished James McGill Professor
To register for the June 2 webinar, please click here
Final Webinar from the Biomass Canada Cluster: June 9Thursday June 9, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT

Dr. Ajay Dalai will be presenting the updates on his two activities:

Activity#4:  Biochar production from Canadian lignocellulosic biomass and application for carbon sequestration, soil improvement and crop productivity
 
Activity#9: Application of thermo-chemical and hydro-thermal pre-treatments in production of fuel pellets using agricultural wastes
Dr. Ajay Dalai
Distinguished Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Chemical and Biological Engineering, the University of Saskatchewan
To register for the June 9 webinar, please click here
Presentation slides and recording of the third webinar held on Thursday May 19, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT
Dr. Kevin Vessey, Dr. Yousef Papadopoulos, Dr. Lining Tian and Dr. Julia Lu presented the updates on their activities on “Activity 6: Establishment and yield potential of four biomass crops on marginal lands in Nova Scotia ” and “Activity 7: Further investigations of sorghum for biomass on marginal lands – hybrid genotypes, growth-promoting microbes, and plant usable nitrogen“. The presentation slides and the recording of this webinar can be found on our website.

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