Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy: Molecular-Level Learning from Natural Systems: Report of a Workshop (2012)
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"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy: Molecular-Level Learning from Natural Systems: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13258.
Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy: Molecular-Level Learning from Natural Systems
January 6-7, 2011
The Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center
3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20057
DAY 1
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome and Overview |
| 8:30 a.m. | Opening Plenary Speaker: Time scales and energy in biological systems Leslie Dutton, University of Pennsylvania |
| 9:10 a.m. | Q&A |
SESSION 1: ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS
Covers: respiration, metabolism, chemical bonds, and molecules
| 9:30 a.m. | Origins of life and life in extreme environments Penelope Boston, New Mexico Tech |
| 9:50 a.m. | Q&A |
| 10:00 a.m. | Progress toward synthetic metabolisms Steven Benner, Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution |
| 10:20 a.m. | Q&A |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy: Molecular-Level Learning from Natural Systems: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13258.
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Breakout sessions |
| 12:30 p.m. | Report back |
| 1:30 p.m. | Lunch break |
SESSION 2: ENERGY CAPTURE
Covers: antennae, membranes, ion channels
| 2:30 p.m. | Ion translocation across biological membranes Janos Lanyi, University of California, Irvine |
| 2:50 p.m. | Q&A |
| 3:00 p.m. | Novel mechanisms of anaerobic methane oxidation with sulfate Rudolf Thauer, Max Planck Institute |
| 3:20 p.m. | Q&A |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Breakout sessions |
| 5:30 p.m. | Report back |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner break |
| 7:15 p.m. | Evening Plenary Speaker: Solar energy harvesting in the epicuticle of the oriental hornet Marian Plotkin, National University of Singapore (remote) |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy: Molecular-Level Learning from Natural Systems: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13258.
DAY 2
SESSION 3: BIOINSPIRED ENERGY SYSTEMS
Covers: devices, engineered systems
| 8:00 a.m. | Energy production in biofuel cells Kenneth Nealson, J. Craig Venter Institute |
| 8:20 a.m. | Q&A |
| 8:30 a.m. | Microbes and the four basic strategies for life on Earth: What we can learn from what we know (and how to look for what we don’t know) Felisa Wolfe-Simon, NASA and U.S. Geological Survey |
| 8:50 a.m. | Q&A |
| 9:00 a.m. | Breakout sessions |
| 11:00 a.m. | Report back |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch break |
| 1:00 p.m. | Closing Plenary Speaker: Controlling nanoscale structure in 3D with an informational biopolymer: DNA Nadrian Seeman, New York University |
| 1:40 p.m. | Q&A |
| 2:00 p.m. | Closing remarks |
| 2:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy: Molecular-Level Learning from Natural Systems: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13258.
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