Symposium Program 14^thOct, 2012Registration (7:30 - 22:00)Entrance Hall of International Academic Exchanging Center, HZAU 15^thOctConference Hall of International Academic Exchanging CenterOpening Ceremony8:30-9:30Chair: Liangcai Peng8:30-8:40Opening RemarksLiangcai Peng(Director for Biomass and Bioenergy Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, China)8:40-8:50Welcome AddressXiuxin Deng( President, Huazhong Agricultural University, China)8:50-9:20Liangcai Peng( Director for Biomass and Bioenergy Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, China )Title:HZAU Bioenergy Research Progress and Perspective9:20-9:40Photography9:40-10:00Tea break Plenary LecturesSession I:General remarks on biomass and bioenergy Chair-Shu GENG10:00-10:30Zhenhong YUAN(Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS,China)Title:Status and prospects of the biomass technology development in China10:30-11:00Shizhong LI(Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, TsingHua University, China)Title:Biorefinery of Sweet Sorghum based on ASSF Technology11:00-11:30Zhaokai WANG(American Academian of Engineering, University of Hawaii, USA; ZhaoKai Bioenergy and Bioengineering Co., China)Title:Producing Diatom for Environment and Profit11:30-12:00Markus Pauly(University of California, Berkeley, USA)Title:Improving Plant Cell wall properties for Biofuel applications12:00-14:00Buffet and PosterGeneral Lectures Session II:Biomass synthesis and regulation Chair-Edgar Cahoon, Laigeng LI14:00-14:25Henry Daniell(University of Central Florida, USA)Title:Recent advances in chloroplast biotechnology for bioenergy applications14:25-14:50Yihua ZHOU(Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS,China)Title:Transcriptional regulation of secondary wall formation in rice14:50-15:15Peng ZHANG(Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, CAS,China)Title:Development of novel modified starches using transgenic cassava having high amylose or amylopectin15:15-15:40Guosheng XIE(Huazhong Agricultural University, China)Title:Global Identification of Multiple OsGH9 Family Genes Specific for Lignocellulose Crystallinity Modification in Rice15:40-16:00Tea Break16:00-16:25Shaolin CHEN(University of California, Berkeley, USA)Title:Regulation of cellulose biosynthesis and deconstruction by protein phosphorylation16:25-16:50AiMin WU(South China Agricultural University, China)Title:Function Analysis of Xylan Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis16:50-17:15Wei ZENG(ARC centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Walls, School of Botany, The Melbounre University, Australia)Title:Hemicellulose Biosynthesis in Grasses17:15-17:40Guohua CHAI(Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocesss Technology, CAS,China)Title:Function Analysis of Two CCCH Transcription Factors in regulating secondary cell wall formation in Arabidopsis and poplar18:00-20:00Welcome Banquet 16^thOctConference Hall 103, Molecular Building, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementSession III:Genetic manipulation of Energy Plants Chair-Shizhong LI, Markus Pauly8:00-8:25Mengzhu LU(Chinese Academy of Forestry, China)Title:Molecular Regulation of Plant architecture8:25-8:50Laigeng LI(Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, CAS,China)Title:Cell Hydrolysis: Not a Simple Issue ---Talking about a hydrolase from poplar8:50-9:15Haichun JING(Research Center for Energy Plants, Institute of Botany, CAS,China)Title:Dissecting biofuel-associated traits in sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)9:15-9:40Lingqiang WANG(Huazhong Agricultural University, China)Title:Diversity in the cell wall composition of chinese wheat relation to their use as biomass and bioenergy feedstock9:40-10:05Rui ZHANG (Huazhong Agricultural University, China)Title:Genetic screening of sweet sorghum mutants for efficient biomass convertion10:05-10:25Tea Break10:25-10:50Jihong LIU Clarke(Norwegian Institute for Agricultural & Environmental Research, Norway)Title:Tobacco plant as a green factory for low cost production of cellulolytic glycoside hydrolase for biofuel10:50-11:15Baoshan WANG(Shandong Normal University, China)Title:Interactive Effects of Salinity and Nitrate Availability on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Ion Accumulation of an Energy Plant Hybrid Pennisetum11:15-11:40Bingsong ZHENG(Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, China)Title:Germplasm Collection and Research on Genetic and Agronomic Traits of Miscanthus11:40-12:05Juan YAN(Wuhan Botanic Garden, CAS,China)Title:Variability and adaptability of Miscanthus species evaluated for energy crop domestication12:30-14:00Buffetand Poster Session IV:Biomass Processing and Conversion Chair-Mengzhu LU,Curtis Wilkerson14:00-14:25Shulin CHEN( Washington State University, USA)Title:Nature-Inspired Lignocellulose Processing14:25-14:50David Hodge(Michigan State University, USA)Title:Understanding and Enhancing Alkaline and Oxidative Chemical Pretreatments for the Production of Cellulosic Biofuels through Improved Characterization14:50-15:15Jiaxun FENG(Guangxi University, China)Title:Multiple induced mutagenesis for improvement of cellulase production by Penicillium oxalicum for ethanol production from sugarcane cellulose15:15-15:40Wei LIU(Institute of Botany, CAS,China)Title:Yield potential of Miscanthus energy crops in the Loess Plateau of China15:40-16:00Tea Break16:00-16:25Peng CHEN(Huazhong Agricultural University, China)Title:Lignin dual effects on biomass enzymatic digestibility in grasses16:25-16:50Peng XIONG(Biomass Green Bioenergy Co. Ltd, China)Title:Multiple Implications from pilot productions of cellulase in the biofuel industry16:50-17:15Lei LIANG(Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangzhou, China)Title:Preparation and Application of Materials from Bagasse17:15-17:40Hongjia Li( Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California-Riverside, USA)Title:Understanding How Cell Wall Differences in Agave, Poplar, and Switchgrass Affect Deconstruction in Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis18:00-20:00Buffet 17^thOctConference Hall 103, Molecular Building, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementSession V:Biotechnology in Bioenergy Utilication Chair-Peng CHEN8:00-8:25Shiyou DING(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL,USAHow does nanoscale architecture of plant cell wall correlate with enzymatic digestibility)Title:8:25-8:50Michael Hahn(Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, USA)Title:Immunological Approaches for Plant Cell Wall and Biomass Characterization8:50-9:15Shu GENG(Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, China)Title:Life-cycle Analysis of Potentially Microalgal Biofuel Production9:15-9:40Curtis Wilkerson(Michigan State University, USA)Title:Next-generation sequencing approaches to discovering enzymes useful for the production of plants with modified lignin9:40-10:05Zhifu ZHENG(Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, China)Title:Understanding Metabolic and Signaling Processes Underlying Seed Oil Production10:05-10:25Tea Break Session VI:Perspectives of New Bioenergy Chair-Henry Daniell10:25-10:50Edgar Cahoon(University of Nebraska, USA)Title:The Search for New Sources of Vegetable Oils for Biodiesel from Non-Food Crops10:50-11:15Guanyi CHEN( Tianjin University, China)Title:Research progress on aviation biofuel production technology11:15-11:40Hong YANG(Huazhong Normal University, China)Title:Microbial resources in wood-feeding termites and their potential use in biofuel industry11:40-12:05Baoyu ZHANG(Institute of Oceanology, CAS,China)Title:The optimization of metabolic productions and wastewater treatment function in heterotrophic and anaerobic Chlorella12:05-12:15Closing Remarks ( Liangcai PENG )12:30-14:00Lunch14:30Poster breakdown&Departure for Huangshan Tour