Engaging Audiences in Biofuel Research Knowledge

2015 National Extension
Energy Summit
Seattle, WA
08 April 2015
A. Denise Attaway, Ph.D.
Engaging
Audiences in
Biofuel
Research
Knowledge
USDA-NIFA Award No.: 2011-69005-30515
Sustainable Bioproducts Initiative
SUBI
 Team
of university and industry partners
 Studying regular production of biomass
for conversion to biofuels and bioenergy
using existing infrastructure
 Feedstock


Energycane
Sweet Sorghum
Website:
www.lsuagcenter.com/subi
Field Days
Pilot Plant
Webinars
SUBI Education Workshops and Symposiums
include videos about:
 Elements
of Heat Transfer for Biological
Applications
 Fundamentals of Biological Kinetics and
Bioreactor Design
 A short course on "Essentials of Chemical
Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers"
 Sustaining the Earth: An Engineering
Approach
SUBI Display
Local news
 Community
newspapers
 Community radio stations
 Community tv
 Energycane varieties look promising for
north Louisiana

Sent out by AgCenter news service
 Biomass
Magazine – Twitter, FB, website
 All community newspapers in NELA
 Louisiana Biofuels Newsfeed (EIN NewsDesk)
 www.pressreleasepoint.com
Camp CEES
SU Center for Energy and
Environmental Studies Day Camp
Where feedstock grows
After feedstock reaches plant
Pilot plant equipment
Science behind biofuels
Experiential Learning
Ran in Sunday
newspapers across
Louisiana.
Kids Beat
4-H University: Clover College
 Bioproducts:


Clean and Green for the Future
Grades 8-12
2 days
 Short
introduction
 Crop tour
 Pilot plant tour
 Careers
Social Networks
LSU AgCenter
SUBI Biofuels
@AgCenterSUBI
National Bioenergy Day
 Oct.
21, 2015
 Hosted by Biomass Thermal Energy Council
 No cost to participate
 Participating programs on national website
 “How-To” guides – tours, events, etc.
 Media art templates and press release
template
 Contact: Carrie Annand

carrie@usabiomass.org
Questions?
Denise Attaway, Ph.D.
110 LSU Union Square
121 Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225.578.2939 office
225.788.5245 mobile
dattaway@agcenter.lsu.edu