Research Focus<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″]\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tSpectroscopy<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tReaction Mechanisms<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAutoignition Chemistry<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPollutant Formation<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1615163589841{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]<\/p>\nFundamental Science for Transportation Energy<\/h3>\n
Uncovering complex reaction mechanisms<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in combustion enables\u00a0an understanding of the chemistry\u00a0controlling autoignition<\/strong><\/em> and an understanding\u00a0of the pathways involved in the formation of partially oxidized intermediates, including\u00a0pollutants <\/strong><\/em>such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) – aldehydes, acids, etc. – emitted into the atmosphere. Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/em>, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation,\u00a0i.e. light, with\u00a0atoms and molecules\u00a0is an experimental tool that aids in discovery of species involved in such reaction mechanisms.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#fcfcfc”][vc_column]
Sponsors<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1695″ img_size=”130 x 130″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1692″ img_size=”2287 \u00d7 797″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1689″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2403″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nSustainable Transportation Energy<\/h2>\n
Transportation is an essential component of both modern and developing societies, and at current consumption levels worldwide accounts for the majority of petroleum (> 70%), which is a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource. Because the production technologies of sustainable transportation fuels are advancing, automotive and aviation\u00a0biofuels of the future, which in the majority of cases\u00a0differ in molecular structure compared to\u00a0conventional hydrocarbon fuels,\u00a0are expected to become increasingly integrated into mainstream fuel supplies. While conventional, petroleum-derived liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel\u00a0are to\u00a0remain dominant for the coming decades, there is a recognized need mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act<\/a>\u00a0to develop advanced biofuels that are of comparatively lower carbon intensity and that can be produced using renewable resources in order to arrive at a long-term scenario of sustainable transportation energy.<\/p>\nAn important key to advanced biofuels claiming a major role in issues related to sustainability and the environment is production from renewable, low-value, non-consumable feedstock such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are the primary components of plant cell walls, i.e. second- and third-generation biofuel. Such biofuels play an instrumental role in a practical\u00a0sustainable energy future because of the ability to be produced from waste materials or dedicated energy crops that are grown on land deemed infertile for agricultural production.<\/p>\n
Reliance\u00a0on Liquid Fuels<\/h2>\n
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tSpectroscopy<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tReaction Mechanisms<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAutoignition Chemistry<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPollutant Formation<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1615163589841{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]<\/p>\nFundamental Science for Transportation Energy<\/h3>\n
Uncovering complex reaction mechanisms<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in combustion enables\u00a0an understanding of the chemistry\u00a0controlling autoignition<\/strong><\/em> and an understanding\u00a0of the pathways involved in the formation of partially oxidized intermediates, including\u00a0pollutants <\/strong><\/em>such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) – aldehydes, acids, etc. – emitted into the atmosphere. Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/em>, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation,\u00a0i.e. light, with\u00a0atoms and molecules\u00a0is an experimental tool that aids in discovery of species involved in such reaction mechanisms.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#fcfcfc”][vc_column]
Sponsors<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1695″ img_size=”130 x 130″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1692″ img_size=”2287 \u00d7 797″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1689″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2403″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nSustainable Transportation Energy<\/h2>\n
Transportation is an essential component of both modern and developing societies, and at current consumption levels worldwide accounts for the majority of petroleum (> 70%), which is a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource. Because the production technologies of sustainable transportation fuels are advancing, automotive and aviation\u00a0biofuels of the future, which in the majority of cases\u00a0differ in molecular structure compared to\u00a0conventional hydrocarbon fuels,\u00a0are expected to become increasingly integrated into mainstream fuel supplies. While conventional, petroleum-derived liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel\u00a0are to\u00a0remain dominant for the coming decades, there is a recognized need mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act<\/a>\u00a0to develop advanced biofuels that are of comparatively lower carbon intensity and that can be produced using renewable resources in order to arrive at a long-term scenario of sustainable transportation energy.<\/p>\nAn important key to advanced biofuels claiming a major role in issues related to sustainability and the environment is production from renewable, low-value, non-consumable feedstock such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are the primary components of plant cell walls, i.e. second- and third-generation biofuel. Such biofuels play an instrumental role in a practical\u00a0sustainable energy future because of the ability to be produced from waste materials or dedicated energy crops that are grown on land deemed infertile for agricultural production.<\/p>\n
Reliance\u00a0on Liquid Fuels<\/h2>\n
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tReaction Mechanisms<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAutoignition Chemistry<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPollutant Formation<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1615163589841{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]<\/p>\nFundamental Science for Transportation Energy<\/h3>\n
Uncovering complex reaction mechanisms<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in combustion enables\u00a0an understanding of the chemistry\u00a0controlling autoignition<\/strong><\/em> and an understanding\u00a0of the pathways involved in the formation of partially oxidized intermediates, including\u00a0pollutants <\/strong><\/em>such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) – aldehydes, acids, etc. – emitted into the atmosphere. Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/em>, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation,\u00a0i.e. light, with\u00a0atoms and molecules\u00a0is an experimental tool that aids in discovery of species involved in such reaction mechanisms.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#fcfcfc”][vc_column]
Sponsors<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1695″ img_size=”130 x 130″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1692″ img_size=”2287 \u00d7 797″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1689″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2403″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nSustainable Transportation Energy<\/h2>\n
Transportation is an essential component of both modern and developing societies, and at current consumption levels worldwide accounts for the majority of petroleum (> 70%), which is a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource. Because the production technologies of sustainable transportation fuels are advancing, automotive and aviation\u00a0biofuels of the future, which in the majority of cases\u00a0differ in molecular structure compared to\u00a0conventional hydrocarbon fuels,\u00a0are expected to become increasingly integrated into mainstream fuel supplies. While conventional, petroleum-derived liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel\u00a0are to\u00a0remain dominant for the coming decades, there is a recognized need mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act<\/a>\u00a0to develop advanced biofuels that are of comparatively lower carbon intensity and that can be produced using renewable resources in order to arrive at a long-term scenario of sustainable transportation energy.<\/p>\nAn important key to advanced biofuels claiming a major role in issues related to sustainability and the environment is production from renewable, low-value, non-consumable feedstock such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are the primary components of plant cell walls, i.e. second- and third-generation biofuel. Such biofuels play an instrumental role in a practical\u00a0sustainable energy future because of the ability to be produced from waste materials or dedicated energy crops that are grown on land deemed infertile for agricultural production.<\/p>\n
Reliance\u00a0on Liquid Fuels<\/h2>\n
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAutoignition Chemistry<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPollutant Formation<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1615163589841{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]<\/p>\nFundamental Science for Transportation Energy<\/h3>\n
Uncovering complex reaction mechanisms<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in combustion enables\u00a0an understanding of the chemistry\u00a0controlling autoignition<\/strong><\/em> and an understanding\u00a0of the pathways involved in the formation of partially oxidized intermediates, including\u00a0pollutants <\/strong><\/em>such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) – aldehydes, acids, etc. – emitted into the atmosphere. Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/em>, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation,\u00a0i.e. light, with\u00a0atoms and molecules\u00a0is an experimental tool that aids in discovery of species involved in such reaction mechanisms.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#fcfcfc”][vc_column]
Sponsors<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1695″ img_size=”130 x 130″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1692″ img_size=”2287 \u00d7 797″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1689″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2403″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nSustainable Transportation Energy<\/h2>\n
Transportation is an essential component of both modern and developing societies, and at current consumption levels worldwide accounts for the majority of petroleum (> 70%), which is a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource. Because the production technologies of sustainable transportation fuels are advancing, automotive and aviation\u00a0biofuels of the future, which in the majority of cases\u00a0differ in molecular structure compared to\u00a0conventional hydrocarbon fuels,\u00a0are expected to become increasingly integrated into mainstream fuel supplies. While conventional, petroleum-derived liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel\u00a0are to\u00a0remain dominant for the coming decades, there is a recognized need mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act<\/a>\u00a0to develop advanced biofuels that are of comparatively lower carbon intensity and that can be produced using renewable resources in order to arrive at a long-term scenario of sustainable transportation energy.<\/p>\nAn important key to advanced biofuels claiming a major role in issues related to sustainability and the environment is production from renewable, low-value, non-consumable feedstock such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are the primary components of plant cell walls, i.e. second- and third-generation biofuel. Such biofuels play an instrumental role in a practical\u00a0sustainable energy future because of the ability to be produced from waste materials or dedicated energy crops that are grown on land deemed infertile for agricultural production.<\/p>\n
Reliance\u00a0on Liquid Fuels<\/h2>\n
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPollutant Formation<\/h3><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1615163589841{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]<\/p>\nFundamental Science for Transportation Energy<\/h3>\n
Uncovering complex reaction mechanisms<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in combustion enables\u00a0an understanding of the chemistry\u00a0controlling autoignition<\/strong><\/em> and an understanding\u00a0of the pathways involved in the formation of partially oxidized intermediates, including\u00a0pollutants <\/strong><\/em>such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) – aldehydes, acids, etc. – emitted into the atmosphere. Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/em>, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation,\u00a0i.e. light, with\u00a0atoms and molecules\u00a0is an experimental tool that aids in discovery of species involved in such reaction mechanisms.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#fcfcfc”][vc_column]
Sponsors<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1695″ img_size=”130 x 130″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1692″ img_size=”2287 \u00d7 797″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1689″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2403″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nSustainable Transportation Energy<\/h2>\n
Transportation is an essential component of both modern and developing societies, and at current consumption levels worldwide accounts for the majority of petroleum (> 70%), which is a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource. Because the production technologies of sustainable transportation fuels are advancing, automotive and aviation\u00a0biofuels of the future, which in the majority of cases\u00a0differ in molecular structure compared to\u00a0conventional hydrocarbon fuels,\u00a0are expected to become increasingly integrated into mainstream fuel supplies. While conventional, petroleum-derived liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel\u00a0are to\u00a0remain dominant for the coming decades, there is a recognized need mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act<\/a>\u00a0to develop advanced biofuels that are of comparatively lower carbon intensity and that can be produced using renewable resources in order to arrive at a long-term scenario of sustainable transportation energy.<\/p>\nAn important key to advanced biofuels claiming a major role in issues related to sustainability and the environment is production from renewable, low-value, non-consumable feedstock such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are the primary components of plant cell walls, i.e. second- and third-generation biofuel. Such biofuels play an instrumental role in a practical\u00a0sustainable energy future because of the ability to be produced from waste materials or dedicated energy crops that are grown on land deemed infertile for agricultural production.<\/p>\n
Reliance\u00a0on Liquid Fuels<\/h2>\n
Fundamental Science for Transportation Energy<\/h3>\n
Uncovering complex reaction mechanisms<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in combustion enables\u00a0an understanding of the chemistry\u00a0controlling autoignition<\/strong><\/em> and an understanding\u00a0of the pathways involved in the formation of partially oxidized intermediates, including\u00a0pollutants <\/strong><\/em>such as volatile organic compounds (VOC) – aldehydes, acids, etc. – emitted into the atmosphere. Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/em>, the interaction of electromagnetic radiation,\u00a0i.e. light, with\u00a0atoms and molecules\u00a0is an experimental tool that aids in discovery of species involved in such reaction mechanisms.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#fcfcfc”][vc_column] Transportation is an essential component of both modern and developing societies, and at current consumption levels worldwide accounts for the majority of petroleum (> 70%), which is a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource. Because the production technologies of sustainable transportation fuels are advancing, automotive and aviation\u00a0biofuels of the future, which in the majority of cases\u00a0differ in molecular structure compared to\u00a0conventional hydrocarbon fuels,\u00a0are expected to become increasingly integrated into mainstream fuel supplies. While conventional, petroleum-derived liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel\u00a0are to\u00a0remain dominant for the coming decades, there is a recognized need mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act<\/a>\u00a0to develop advanced biofuels that are of comparatively lower carbon intensity and that can be produced using renewable resources in order to arrive at a long-term scenario of sustainable transportation energy.<\/p>\n An important key to advanced biofuels claiming a major role in issues related to sustainability and the environment is production from renewable, low-value, non-consumable feedstock such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which are the primary components of plant cell walls, i.e. second- and third-generation biofuel. Such biofuels play an instrumental role in a practical\u00a0sustainable energy future because of the ability to be produced from waste materials or dedicated energy crops that are grown on land deemed infertile for agricultural production.<\/p>\nSponsors<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1695″ img_size=”130 x 130″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”125X125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1692″ img_size=”2287 \u00d7 797″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1689″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2403″ img_size=”125 \u00d7 125″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Sustainable Transportation Energy<\/h2>\n
Reliance\u00a0on Liquid Fuels<\/h2>\n