CALL FOR ABSTRACTS, PAPERS 46th Symposium on Biomaterials, Fuels and Chemicals --- April 28-May 1, 2024 --- Alexandria, VA DEADLINE February 7, 2024

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Focused on the latest in microbiology and biotechnology for fuels, chemicals, and biomaterials

The first Symposium on Biomaterials for Fuels and Chemicals was held in 1978 and hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN). It was the first technical meeting focusing exclusively on the biotechnologically-‐mediated conversion of renewable feedstocks, especially lignocellulosic plant biomass, to fuels and chemicals. This annual meeting soon became large enough to be co-‐hosted by the predecessor of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) and the Symposium’s location alternated yearly between Tennessee and Colorado. In 2008, SIMB began handling the logistics of the meeting and locations were expanded to include other states, with the Symposium being held in alternate years in the eastern or western United States. While many aspects of this meeting have changed since its inception, several features remain the same.

The meeting remains focused on the latest technology in biotechnology for fuels and chemicals.
The feedstock coverage has expanded beyond dedicated energy crops and agricultural and
forestry residues to include non-‐lignocellulosics, e.g., algae and carbon oxides.
The broad topic areas remain largely the same, i.e., feedstocks, pretreatment/fractionation, biological conversion, bioprocessing integration, process techno-‐economics/commercialization/ sustainability, while varying special topics sessions cover new and cutting edge directions.
There is a healthy split between oral (~100/year) and poster presentations (~350/year)
The meeting is now Sunday through Wednesday, with daytime oral sessions and evening poster (Sunday and Monday) and special topics (Tuesday) sessions.
A banquet is held on Wednesday evening where awards are presented to the best student posters as well as leading individual and organizational contributors who have advanced the field. READ MORE

Call for Abstracts

46th annual Symposium on Biomaterials, Fuels, and Chemicals

Abstracts for invited talks, posters, contributed oral presentations and student oral session presentations are now being accepted.

INVITED TALKS. Submit to this area if you have been specifically invited to present in one of the oral sessions.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS Poster spaces are limited. Please do not submit an abstract unless you are committed to attending the meeting and presenting. To be assured of a poster space after receiving an acceptance, each poster must have the presenting author registered and paid by the advanced registration deadline date which will be posted on the conference website. Substitutions for the presenting author must be identified by contacting SIMB directly. In the case of a substitution, the new presenter must also be registered and paid by required date.

All posters accepted and displayed must have at least one author available to discuss the poster. This author may present only two posters within a single poster session, and present no more than a total of three posters in both poster sessions, i.e., a single author may present a maximum of two (2) posters in one poster session and one (1) poster in the other poster session.

IMPORTANT: You will be notified by email of acceptance of your poster abstract. All accepted poster presenters must be registered and paid in full before abstracts will be published. If you have not registered and paid by the date specified, your poster will be withdrawn from the program/website and space will not be reserved for you in the poster hall.

Please do not bring a poster to the meeting if you have not been accepted or if you have not registered and paid by the required registration date.

CONTRIBUTED TALKS. Submit to this area if you would like to speak in one of the oral presentation sessions but have not been specifically invited. Your abstract will be reviewed, and you will be notified of the outcome in time to preregister.

IMPORTANT: You will be notified by email of acceptance of your poster abstract. All accepted poster presenters MUST be registered and paid in full before abstracts will be published. If you have not registered and paid by April 10^th, your poster will be withdrawn from the program/website and space will not be reserved for you in the poster hall. READ MORE