In the summer of 2006, a small group of researchers from three universities and a national energy laboratory with a common interest in biofuels met to discuss the formation of a collaborative research center. Driven by the high level of interest on the part of companies, government, and the public, rapid progress was made. The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) was announced at a press conference in March 2007 and began operations in July 2007. C2B2 is a partnership among Colorado State University, the University of Colorado in Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The combined research expertise within C2B2 involves more than 200 researchers with a wide range of specialties, including plant biotechnology; crop science chemical, biological, and thermal conversions; engines research; bioplastics; agricultural economics; greenhouse gas balances; environmental assessments; and sociological studies. Funding for the research and educational activities of C2B2 comes from more than 30 industrial sponsors as well as the State of Colorado and the participating universities. Research conducted through C2B2 may be "shared", with results and intellectual property available to all sponsors, or "sponsored", with results maintained confidential to a single sponsoring company. Through these projects, research opportunities are provided for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. In this presentation, more information will be provided about the structure of C2B2 and opportunities provided by the center, and several of the ongoing research projects will be highlighted.
저자
Kenneth F. Reardon [ Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University,Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. ]
한국생물공학회 [The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering]
설립연도
1984
분야
공학>생물공학
소개
이 법인은 생물 공학의 발전과 보급에 이바지하고, 회원 상호 간의 연구 협력과 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다
1. 생물공학 분야의 발전을 위한 연구 협력
2. 생물공학의 실용화를 촉진시키기 위한 산학 협동
3. 학술연구 발표회, 강연회, 연수회 등 학술활동의 개최
4. 국,영문 학술지,소식지,학술회의 Proceedings 및 학술도서의 발간
5. 생물공학 발전을 위한 정책 건의
6. 기타 국제 교류 등 본 학회의 목적 달성을 위한 제반 활동