Title:  
（1） Potential biomass energy crops for the Northwest China
（2） Ecological sustainability and Bioenergy
（3） Sustainable bioeconomy development for the Northwest China
（4） Collaboration opportunities on sustainable biomass energy between UIUC and NWAFU 
Speaker::Steve Long, a Fellow of the Royal Society (London)
Time: 2:00-6:30 pm, Oct. 7, 2015.
Venue: E420, Building of Life Sciences.

Introduction of speaker::
 Steve Long, a Fellow of the Royal Society (London); Gutgesell Endowed University of Illinois Professor of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois; Founding Associate Director of the Illinois part of the Energy Biosciences Institute; Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project on Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE); Academic advisor, the Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, NWAFU. Over 400 publications in peer reviewed journals, including Science and Nature, and an H-Index of 78; listed by Thomson Reuters ISI as one of the Most Highly Cited Authors in Plant and Animal Biology; listed as one of "The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds of 2014”. Identified the most productive plants so far known from the wild and the attributes that set these plants apart. The first to show the potential of Miscanthus as a high productivity crop for sustainable bioenergy on both sides of the Atlantic.
 Evan DeLucia, G. William Arends Professor, Integrative Biology, University of Illinois; Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois; Vice-President, Ecological Society of America (elected); Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (elected); Founding Director, Global Change Solutions, LLC; Director, School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois. Academic advisor, the Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, NWAFU.
 Madhu Khanna, Professor, Institute of Genomic Biology/Energy Biosciences Institute; Associate Director, Institute of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Chair (Member), Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, Chartered Science Advisory Board, US Environmental Protection Agency; Member, Chartered Science Advisory Board, US Environmental Protection Agency; Chair (Member), Board of Directors, Management and Advisory Committee, South Asian Network of Environmental and Development Economics; Academic advisor, the Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, NWAFU.

Agenda：
2:00-2:30, Prof. Steve Long, UIUC. "Biomass Energy Feedstock”.  
2:30-3:00, Prof. Evan DeLucia, UIUC. "Ecological Impacts of Developing Biomass Energy Feedstock”.
3:00-3:30, Prof. Madhu Khanna, UIUC. "Profitability Analysis of Biomass Energy Crops: a Case Study”. 
3:30-3:50, Prof. Shaolin Chen, College of Life Sciences. "The Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-arid Lands: Current Status and Future Direction”.
3:50-4:10, Prof. Chaoyang Chang, College of Life Sciences. "Plant Biomass Resources in the Northwest China”.
4:10-4:20, Tea Break.
4:20-4:40. Prof. Qunming Chen, College of Life Sciences. "Potential Biomass Energy Crops for Arid and Semi-arid Lands of the Northwest China”.
4:40-5:00. Prof. Jisheng Li, College of Life Sciences. "Challenges of Applying Energy Crops for Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil in China”.
5:00-5:20. Prof. Rui Jiang, College of Natural Resources and Environment. "Producing Switchgrass in the Loess Plateau: a Modeling Study”.
5:20-5-40. Prof. Junhua Zhang, College of Forestry. "Bioenergy Research in the College of Forestry and Opportunities for International Cooperation”.
5:40-6:00, Prof. Lin Qiu, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. "Bioenergy research in the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Opportunities for International Cooperation”.
6:00-610, Dr. Jilu Zheng, College of Forestry. "Current Status of the Research on Biomass Conversion at NWAFU”.
6:10-6:30, closing remarks by Prof. Long, Prof. DeLucia and Prof. Madhu.
7:00-8:00, dinner.
Contact：Prof. Jisheng Li; Phone: 18792426463; E-mail: lijsh2011@163.com