Synergy of Research

C2B2 Seed Grants

C2B2 solicits research proposals from the partner institutions in search of highly innovative research projects covering all aspects of renewable resource conversion. Each year, a portion of these Seed Grant Proposals are selected for funding using C2B2 Center Sponsorship dollars.

Seed Grant Proposals for the 2008 Seed Grants are below. To review information on the 2007 Seed Grants click on the "Seed Grant Archive" link at the bottom of the page. A list of the Seed Grants selected for 2009 fiscal year funding and their placement within the C2B2 six research thrusts follows.

2008 Seed Grants

Feedstock Engineering, Plant Biotechnology & Crop Science

Seed Grant: High throughput measurements of algal photosynthetic efficiency, growth, and triacylglycerol content with a lab-on-a-chip cytometer
Principal Investigator: Ralph Jimenez
C2B2 Institution: University of Colorado

Seed Grant: Elucidation of Algal Lipid Biosynthesis Pathways Using Proteomics and Lipidomics
Principal Investigator: Kenneth Reardon
C2B2 Institution: Colorado State University

 

Biochemical Engineering

Seed Grant: Bioinformatic tools for the parallel assessment of genomic and meta-genomic data
Principal Investigator: Rob Knight
C2B2 Institution: University of Colorado

Seed Grant: Bioconversion of Extracted Algal Biomass into Ethanol
Principal Investigator: Kenneth Reardon
C2B2 Institution: Colorado State University

 

Thermochemical Engineering

Seed Grant: Gasification of Lignin from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Principal Investigator: Robert Baldwin
C2B2 Institution: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Seed Grant: Preparation and testing of a hybrid catalyst for LPG production from syngas
Principal Investigator: John Falconer
C2B2 Institution: University of Colorado

Seed Grant: A Novel Moving-Bed Reactor Configuration for Steam Reforming Pyrolysis Oil
Principal Investigator: Thomas McKinnon
C2B2 Institution: Colorado School of Mines

Seed Grant: Catalyst Engineering for Thermochemical Biomass Conversions to Fuels
Principal Investigator: Ryan Richards
C2B2 Institution: Colorado School of Mines

 

Process Engineering

Seed Grant: Pyrolysis of Fractionated Lignocellulosic Biomass
Principal Investigator: Robert Baldwin
C2B2 Institution: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Seed Grant: Study of New Polymer Membranes with Uniform, Sub-1-nanometer Pores for Molecular-Size-Selective Removal of Water from Bioprocess Product Mixtures
Principal Investigator: Douglas Gin
C2B2 Institution: University of Colorado

 

Product Engineering

Seed Grant: Biorefinery Integration through Coproduction of Bioplastics (Renewal)
Principal Investigator: John Dorgan
C2B2 Institution: Colorado School of Mines

 

System Assessment and Analysis

Seed Grant: A Test of the Viability of Anabaenopsis elenkenii for Production of Biofuel Feedstocks
Principal Investigator: William Lewis
C2B2 Institution: University of Colorado

 

Seed Grant Archive