Dr. Michi Taga earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Carleton College and her PhD in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. At Princeton, she developed a love for microbiology while investigating the mechanisms of bacterial quorum sensing with advisor Bonnie Bassler. She then transitioned to a postdoc with Graham Walker at MIT to study bacteria-host interactions, using the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis as a model. Her postdoctoral research led to the discovery and characterization of the last missing step in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12. She joined the Department of Plant...Read more
The 2020 Sustainable Packaging Symposium focuses on waste minimization, waste valorization, sustainable waste management, value-added products from waste, life cycle assessment of waste streams, and the development of a circular economy for waste.
The 2020 Competitive Energy Systems Symposium addresses the challenges of staying economically and environmentally competitive in a changing climate, with a narrowed focus on challenges and opportunities for innovation in the energy sector.
How do we provide and maintain the food, energy and water supplies in urban environments as the population continues to increase? Obstacles and initiatives are the focus of this conference, and attendees will leave with new ideas and collaborators.
