Inter-BRC Lignin Workshop 2025
‘Future Horizons in Lignin Science & Technology’
June 9-10, 2025 - Madison, WI
PROGRAM
Monday - June 09, 2025
9:00 – 10:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee | Fluno Center Skyview |
10:00 – 10:15 | Introduction by Chairs | |
10:15 – 12:15 | BRC’s Perspective on Lignin’s Future – Breaking Barriers Moderator: Canan Sener – Hemant Choudhary Speakers: Timothy Donohue, Blake Simmons, Brian Davison | |
12:30 – 1:15 | Lunch | Fluno Center Dining Room |
1:30 – 2:30 | Engineering Lignin in Plants for Next Generation Biorefineries Moderator: Speakers: Hiroshi Maeda, Nidhi Dwivedi | Fluno Center Skyview |
2:30 – 3:00 | Flash Talks – Junior Researchers | |
3:00 – 3:20 | Break | |
3:20 – 5:00 | Smart Chemical Catalysis & AI-Guided Design for Chemicals & Materials from Lignin Moderator: Blake Simmons Speakers: Art Ragauskas, Shannon Stahl, Sankar Nair | |
5:00 – 5:15 | Day 1 Highlights Canan Sener – Hemant Choudhary | |
5:15 – 6:00 | Break/Networking | |
6:00 – 7:00 | Dinner | Edgewater Hotel Grand Ballroom |
7:00 – 9:00 | Poster Session/Networking | Edgewater Hotel Grand Ballroom |
Tuesday - June 10, 2025
9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome Note Day 2 | Fluno Center Skyview |
9:15 – 11:00 | Bridging the Gap – How Close Are We to Microbial Lignin Valorization? Moderator: Timothy Donohue Speakers: Daniel Noguera, Thomas Eng, Josh Michener | |
11:00 – 11:15 | Break | |
11:15 – 12:15 | Developments in Lignin Analytics Moderator: Sankar Nair Speakers: Steven Karlen, Jenny Onley | |
12:30 – 1:15 | Lunch | Fluno Center Dining Room |
1:30 – 2:45 | Lignin Bioeconomy: Process Engineering and Systems Analysis Moderator: Tirath Raj Speakers: Nawa Baral, Christos Maravelias | Fluno Center Skyview |
2:45 – 3:00 | Break | |
3:00 – 5:00 | Vision 2035 Discussion – The Future of Lignin: AI, Automation & Robotics in Lignin Research & Processing Moderator: Canan Sener – Hemant Choudhary Speaker: Reid Van Lehn | |
5:00 – 5:15 | Closing Remarks and Next Steps |
Skyview – 8th floor
Dining Room – 1st floor
Fluno Center