National Council for Science and the Environment
Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future
January 26-27, 2006 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC

Poster Session    

Participants in the 6th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future  shared their  research, programs and initiatives related to major themes of the conference, including:  

  • Opportunities for Decisionmaking         
  • Opportunities from Science & Technology         
  • Building Collaborations for Progress         
  • Integrating Climate Change into Energy Planning  
  • Energy and Security

Poster Presentations
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  1. Alavalapati, Janaki1; Smith, W.H.1; Amacher, G. 2  and S. Mehmood.3  1University of Florida;  2Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; 3 University of Arkansas.  A Framework to Determine Optimum Mix of Policies to Promote Bioenergy and Sustainability of Forests .
     
  2. Robb Bajema.  Aquinas College.  The Ecological Value of Reclaimed Coal Mine Grasslands .
     
  3. Burkart, Michael1; James, D.1;  Lievman, M.2 and C. Herndl. 1USDA-ARS, National Soil Tilth Laboratory; 2 Iowa State University.  Nitrogen Dynamics and Soil Erosion in Crop and Livestock Systems with Potential Bioenergy Stocks in Western Iowa Watersheds .
     
  4. Cummings, Chris and Thomas P. Seager.  Purdue University.  Development of a Renewability Indicator for a Mixed Source Fuel .
     
  5. Duke, Charlotte1 and Lata Gangadharan.2  1University College London; 2 University of Melbourne.  Salinity in Water Markets: An experimental investigation of the Sunraysia Salinity Levy, Victoria, Australia .
     
  6. Goss-Robertson, Sarah and Jason T. Eberl.  Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis.  Elementary Ecological Education: Assessing Environmental Attitudes and Experiences across the Educational Experience .
     
  7. Greenblatt, Jeffery1; Succar, Samir2; Denkenberger, David C.3 and Robert H. Williams.2  1Environmental Defense;  2Princeton University; 3 University of Colorado, BoulderBaseload Wind Power: Partnering with Energy Storage to Compete Against Decarbonized Coal Electricity in a Greenhouse-constrained World .
     
  8. Howari, Fares; Sadooni, F. and E. Abd El-Gawad.  United Arab Emirates University. Review of the Unique Economic Opportunities of the Coastal Sabkhas Environment, with Special Focus on Energy .
     
  9. Kelley, Stephen; Robinson, Daniel Goldfarb, Barry and J.B. Jett.  North Carolina State University.  The Forest Biorefinery -- Fueling Optimization for the Forest Products Industry.
     
  10. Loxsom, Fred and Norma Vivar-Orum.   Eastern Connecticut State University.  The Role of Residential Windows in New England Climates .
     
  11. Ross McCalib, Laureen and Susan Stafford.  University of Minnesota.  University of Minnesota President's Initiative on the Environment and Renewable Energy .
     
  12. Marc Melaina.  Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis.  Initiating Hydrogen Infrastructures .
     
  13. Mubenga, Kamonayi; Jordan, Nikisa; Engel-Cox, Jill;  Hoff, Raymond; McCann, Kevin; Rogers, Ray and  Amy Erwin. Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County. The Smog Blog: Monitoring the Air Quality in the U.S.
     
  14. Patton-Mallory, Marcia; Gee, Ed and Bryce Stokes.  USDA Forest Service.  Woody Biomass – A Renewable Energy Source from our Nation’s Forests.
  15. Schimmel, Keith; Luster-Teasley, Stephanie; Shahbazi, Abolghasem; Singh, Harmohindar; Uzochukwu, Godfrey; and Kenneth Murray.  North Carolina A&T State University.  Interdisciplinary Energy and Environmental Studies Doctoral Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
     
  16. Clifford Singer.  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Energy and Security: The Roles of Fossil, Nuclear, and Renewable Energy .
     
  17. Staudhammer, Christina1; Monroe, Martha1; McDonell, Lauren1; Carter, Doug1; Macie, Edward2; and Annie Hermansen-Baez.2  1University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation; 2USDA Forest Service, Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface Research and Information.  Wood to Energy: Utilizing Interface Fuels for Bioenergy .
     
  18. Unger, Geri1; Samid, Gideon2 and Gary Wnek.1  1Case Western Reserve University; 2 D&G Sciences, McLean, VA.  Peak-Oil When: Achieving a Global Consensus on Peak Oil .
     
  19. Unger, Geri1; Gresser, Julian2 and Gary Wnek.1  1Case Western Reserve University; 2 Alliances for Discovery, Santa Barbara, CA.  The Ten Cube Project: An International Initiative in Macro-Innovation to Accelerate Breakthroughs in the New Energy Economy .
     
  20. Visser, Rien1 and Rafaelle  Spinelli.2   1Virginia Tech; 2 Harvesting Research Group CNR, Italy.  Harvesting Woody Biomass and Transportation Logistics for BioEnergy.
     
  21. D. Rick Van Schoik.  Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy.  Bi-national Cooperation for Trans-boundary Energy Security .
     
  22. Venkataraman, Bhawani; Chamany, K.; McGowan, A.; Morgan, D.; Venkataraman, B. and J. Wilson.  Eugene Lang College, New School for Liberal Arts.  Energy and Sustainability: Development of a Team-taught Non-Science Major Course .
     
  23. Warren, Karin and Richard D. Barnes.  Randolph-Macon Woman's College.  Promoting Sustainable Planning at a Liberal Arts College .
     
  24. Wilhelm, Wallace; Erbach, D. C.; Wright, R. J. and R. L. Fireovid.  USDA-ARS.  Impact of Residue Removal for Biofuel Production on Soil and Crop Productivity - Renewable Energy Assessment Project (REAP).
     

 

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