What’s New at SBE
With New Technologies, Fuels From Coal and Biomass Could Have Impact in U.S.
Alternative transportation fuels from coal and biomass have the potential to lower greenhouse emissions and petroleum fuel use. The book ‘Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass’ provides a roadmap to energy independence for policy makers, investors, leaders in industry, transportation sector, and others with a concern for the environment, economy, and energy security.Read More
SBE Archived Webinars
SBE members can watch the archived webinars for free!Read More
Jay Keasling pitches Synthetic Fuel on 'Colbert Report'
Professor Jay Keasling of the University of California, Berkeley was on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. He explained how he and his colleagues at the Joint BioEnergy Institute are engineering bacteria to produce fuel from sugar. Read More
SBE Spotlight
Attend the June SBE Webinar
Friedrich Srienc of the University of Minnesota will present on Designing Efficient Metabolic Networks for Biofuels Production on June 25, 2009. The presentation will explore several case studies where Elementary Mode Analysis is used to reduce a metabolic network for efficient biofuel production.
Stem Cells with Dr. Doug Melton
Dr. Doug Melton of the Harvard’s Stem Cell Institute was interviewed by Charlie Rose on Tuesday, May 5th. He stressed the need for bioengineers to work with stem cell biologists to realize potential applications of stem cells such as in turning embryonic stem cells into insulin producing beta cells for diabetics.
Bioengineering Highlights at the AIChE Annual Meeting
The AIChE Annual Meeting is on November 8-13, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The Society for Biological Engineering is hosting and cosponsoring a number of exciting events. Check them out!
Nominate an Individual for SBE's James E. Bailey Award
The James E. Bailey Award is presented to an individual who has had an important impact on bioengineering and whose achievements, either specific or general, have advanced this profession in any of its aspects. The deadline for 2009 nominations is June 1, 2009.
Save the Date for SBE's Second International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering
Co-Chairs Peter Zandstra of University of Toronto and George Daley of the Children's Hospital at Harvard Medical School are planning SBE's Second International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering. The Conference will take place at the Hyatt Harborside Hotel in Boston, MA on May 2-5, 2010.