Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Towards Sustainable Lignin Valorization: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Discussion Leader: Laura Bartley (Washington State University, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
John Ralph (University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States)
"Lignins and Lignification: New Developments, Emerging Concepts, and the Value of NMR and Synthetic Model Compounds"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Lignin Heterogeneity: Plant Biology, Microbiology, and Analytical Tools
Discussion Leader: Valentina Perna (Techinical University of Denmark, Denmark)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Nidhi Dwivedi (Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States)
"Modulating Phenylpropanoid Pathway with Monolignol 4-O-Methyltransferases in Rice"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Senri Yamamoto (Kyoto University, Japan)
"Lignocellulose Molecular Assembly and Deconstruction Properties of Rice Transgenic and Mutant Lines with Altered Lignin and Ferulate Structure"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Megan Wolf (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Characterization of a Cytochrome P450 that Catalyzes the O-demethylation of Lignin-Derived Benzoates"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Rebecca Wilkes (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
"Comparison of Microbial Strains as Candidate Hosts and Genetic Reserves for the Valorization of Lignin Streams"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Caio Silva (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
"Polyphenol Oxidase Activity on Lignin-Units"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Fletcher Metz (University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States)
"Catabolism of ß-5 linked Aromatics by Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. "
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Katharina Duran (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
"From 13C-lignin to 13C-mycelium: Agaricus bisporus Uses Polymeric Lignin as a Carbon Source"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Upgrading Lignin Through Engineering and Chemistry Strategies
Discussion Leader: Davide Rigo (National Renewable Energy Laboratory , United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:25 am
Salvador Bertran-Llorens (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
"Supercritical CO2 as Effective Pretreatment to Facility Subsequent Mild Lignocellulose Fractionation Strategies"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Suthawan Muangmeesri (Stockholm University , Sweden)
"Valorization of Spruce Bark Through Oxidative Catalytic Fractionation"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Nicolò Pajer (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
"Fractionation and Structural Characterization of Ligno-Humic Complexes"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Julia Callejon Alvarez (National Renewable Energy Laboratory / University of Colorado, Boulder, United States)
"Identification of Flavonoid Derived Products in Reductive Catalytic Fractionation (RCF) of Lignin"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Laura Navas (Institute of Agrobiotechnology and Molecular Biology, INTA-CONICET, Argentina)
"Laccase-Mediated Transformation of Sugar Cane Residues into Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Aymane El Bouhali (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg)
"Lignin-Based Macroporous Materials for Pollutant Removal"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Tom Nelis (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Sustainable Thermal Paper Formulations by Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass Fractions"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Building a Strong Foundation for a Successful Career
Discussion Leader: Katalin Barta (Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Building a Strong Foundation for a Successful Career
Lacey Samuels (University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada)
Davinia Salvachua (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
Jeremy Luterbacher (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Sari Rautiainen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes