Follow NARA Co-PD’s, Michael Wolcott, Tweets @mpwolcott
charles.dillon2NARA’s Co-PDs, Drs. Ralph Cavalieri and Michael Wolcott, are attending Paris Air Show. Follow Michael’s tweets to read about what they have been doing and learning @mpwolcott.
McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) Blog
charles.dillon2A blog is available for those who want to follow the activities at MOSS. This summer they offer bioenergy literacy workshops for K-12 teachers.
NARA Featured at the Paris Air Show
charles.dillon2NARA directors Ralph Cavalieri and Michael Wolcott are in route to the Paris Air Show, June 17-23 2013 to represent WSU contributions to aviation biofuels research. NARA will be prominently featured. Here is a recently developed video to be played at the event and a WSU news release.
The McCall Outdoor Science School’s Efforts Place The University of Idaho as a Finalist for the 2013 C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award
charles.dillon2The McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) is a program of the University of Idaho, who is a NARA affiliate. MOSS plays a significant role in NARA’s bioenergy literacy objectives. They provide bioenergy literacy to K-12 students and educators and train graduate students to deliver bioenergy literacy training.
The University of Idaho won the West region award and is now one of four finalists for the $20,000 Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award. For more information, read the linked …more
Imagine Tomorrow: Raising Bioenergy Literacy for High School Students and Teachers
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Residual wood to jet fuel and value co-products alliance to hold first open house for interested stakeholders in western Washington and Oregon
charles.dillon213 May 2013
VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will hold its first open house meeting for interested stakeholders in western Oregon and Washington. The purpose is to introduce the NARA project and leadership to stakeholders and establish a supply chain coalition in western Oregon and Washington.
The meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21, in the multimedia classroom building VMMC, room 6, on the Washington State University Vancouver campus.
The meeting will be conducted in two …more
Students from throughout the Northwest bring new energy ideas to competition – NARA Press Release
charles.dillon2PULLMAN, Wash. – More than 450 middle and high school students from throughout the Northwest, including first time participants from Oregon, Montana and Idaho, will present their creative solutions to society¹s energy challenges at Washington State University¹s Imagine Tomorrow competition.
This year the competition also will add a challenge category specifically focused on biofuels. The other categories are behavior, design and technology.
Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, 119 student teams will compete for more than $100,000 in cash awards …more
World industry leaders focus on biofuels, composites – NARA Press Release
charles.dillon2SEATTLE – World industry leaders in wood materials will gather in Seattle this week to discuss the role of woody biomass for production of biofuels in addition to composites. Emphasis will also be placed on the use of woody biomass for eventual production of jet biofuels.
Washington State University’s International Wood Composites Symposium is collaborating for the first time with the Northwest Advanced Renewable Alliance (NARA) to present “Managing the Woody Biomass Supply Chain – Impact on Your Business” on …more
$40M USDA Grant – NARA Press Release
charles.dillon2PULLMAN, Wash. – Overcoming key obstacles that prevent wood-based jet fuel and petrochemical substitutes from being economically viable is the focus of a new $40 million project of the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance.
NARA includes a broad consortium of scientists from universities, government laboratories and private industry.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this morning announced that WSU and University of Washington each will receive a five-year, $40 million grant to help develop alternatives to petroleum-based …more