June 1	June 2	June 3	June 4	June 5
8:00 -9:40		9:00 -10:30 Biorefinery opportunities – Fuels and Paper Rm 306, PPESKL	Cellulose / Nanocellulose products   Rm 304, PPESKL	Paper Wet-end Operation    Rm 310202	Paper forming & drying     Rm 310307
10:00-11:40	Pulp and Paper History & Market Overview   Rm 310612	10:30-11:30 Discussion   Rm 304, PPESKL	Discussion     Rm 304, PPESKL	Wood chemistry     Rm 310405	Paper Recycling     Rm 310307
14:30-16:10	General Biofuels   Rm 304, PPESKL	Wood Anatomy   Rm 310405	Wood Chemical Products   Rm 304, PPESKL	Discussion   Rm 304, PPESKL	Discussion   Rm 304, PPESKL

 

 

Brief introduction of the Speaker：

Troy Runge is an assistant professor in the Biological Systems Engineering Department in CALS where he performs research and teaches in the bioenergy field.  His research emphasis is on the biomass composition impact on thermochemical bioprocessing systems, including combustion, pyrolysis, and catalytic reforming.  He is a lignocellulose chemist by training and has pulp and paper science degrees including a bachelor of science from UW-Stevens Point and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Troy started his career at the University of Wisconsin as the director of the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative, a public-private partnership in bioenergy research, outreach, training and economic development based in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Prior to that role, Troy spent 14 years working at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in a variety of research and engineering roles for pulp, tissue, nonwoven, and hygiene product production. He left the company as a research director and has been involved in commercialization of new products, product improvements, and commercial expansions around the world.