Bioenergy holds great promise for reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and creating jobs and economic opportunities for rural communities.
The Bioenergy Center at N.C. A&T State University is a national resource for improving the efficiency and economics of biomass conversion technology. The Bioenergy Center’s research is focused in three areas: 1) Production of high-quality synthesis gas by biomass gasification, 2) Conversion of synthesis gas to liquid fuels and hydrogen, and 3) Reforming and processing of biofuels for fuel cells.
Visit the Catawba County EcoComplex to expand your knowledge of this rapidly-growing alternative energy resource. You will shadow faculty and receive hands-on experience and mentoring on how interdisciplinary projects involving chemistry, math, engineering, and economics contribute to our understanding of bioenergy. You will participate in experiments with cutting-edge bioenergy experimental setups, attend bioenergy seminars, and help deliver high school teacher and student summer camps.
By project’s end, you will be inspired to develop innovative lesson plans that fuel student interest in bioenergy research.
Dr. Keith Schimmel, and Dr. Ghasem Shahbazi, Directors of NSF CREST Bioenergy Center at NC A&T
Greensboro, NC
NSF Crest Bioenergy Center