USU goes to NBB Conference in Las Vegas

From Monday through Thursday of last week USU was well represented by three of its students and one faculty member.  Graduate students Robert Willis and Alex McCurdy and undergraduate Mike Morgan from the Biochemistry department each received scholarships from the NBB to attend the conference and present posters on their research. (Shown below, Robert Willis, Mike Morgan, and Alex McCurdy)

 We will upload their posters in the future so you can check out what's going on at USU!

The team was extremely well received in their presentations and the three posters together allowed for people to understand the research at USU and where we are headed.  The conference was a great networking opportunity with collaborators in research and industry interest.  Quite a bit to follow up on! The conference was extremely well attended and included sessions in which the US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and former North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan spoke to the group about where biodiesel has been and where it is headed.

USU was also represented by Dr. Dallas Hanks from the USU Extension Center for Agronomic and Woody Biofuels.  He is an Ambassador to the NBB and spent time with the Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel which gave the scholarships to the 3 students.

The conference was an awesome opportunity and Alex and Mike look forward to possibly attending next year in San Diego.