Holmes Hall 244
Thursday, October 22, 2009
4:30 – 5:30 pm

We are faced with concerns of climate change, increased global demand
on fossil fuels, national energy insecurity, and continuous
exploitation of limited natural resources. Sustainability requires
research efforts that will address growing energy insecurity, global
environmental issues, and depleted natural resources. This
presentation is about a new paradigm: examining an integrated approach
in converting biomass into biofuel and biobased products. The speaker
will share some of his on-going research works on biofuel and biobased
product in College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
(CTAHR).

About the speaker:  Dr. Samir Kumar Khanal is an Assistant Professor
of Bioengineering in Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Department at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and Collaborating
Assistant Professor at Iowa State University. Dr. Khanal obtained
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with focus in Environmental Biotechnology
from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong in
2002. Dr. Khanal’s research focuses on application of physical,
chemical and biological principles for the production of
biofuel/bioenergy and bio-based products from biomass. Dr. Khanal has
over 30 refereed journal publications since 2003. He is a co-recipient
of R&D 100 Award in 2008. Dr. Khanal also recently published a book
"Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and
Application" (Wiley-Blackwell) and is a lead editor of another book
entitled "Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Biomass" (American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Dr. Khanal is a registered
professional engineer in the state of Iowa.