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Chair: Bryan Yeh, PE

Chair: Robert O. Dunn, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – USDA

Presenting Author: Brajendra K. Sharma (he/him/his) – USDA ARS ERRC

Co-Author: Derek R. Vardon – Alder Fuels

Co-Author: Kenneth M. Doll, PhD – USDA-Agricultural Research Service

Presenting Author: Robert O. Dunn, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – USDA

Presenting Author: Scott Kohl – Visionary Fiber Technologies

Co-Author: Rana Mohamed – Visionary Fiber Technologies

Presenting Author: Jocelyn M. Goodwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Applied Research Associates

Co-Author: Chuck Red (he/him/his) – Applied Research Associates - Better Fuels Group

Presenting Author: Bruno Angelo Vanelli (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Co-Author: Rogerio Prata (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Co-Author: Louis Lessard (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Co-Author: Christopher Baron (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Co-Author: Jill Kocsis (she/her/hers) – Novozymes

Chair: Rotimi E. Aluko, PhD (he/him/his) – RCFTR University of Manitoba

Chair: Chibuike Udenigwe, PhD – University of Ottawa

Presenting Author: Christina Lengyel (she/her/hers) – University of Manitoba

Co-Author: James D. House, PhD – University of Manitoba

Presenting Author: Matt McSweeney, PhD (he/him/his) – Acadia University

Co-Author: Taylor M. McDowell – Acadia University

Co-Author: Rachael Moss – Acadia University

Co-Author: Judith Lowe – Acadia University

Presenting Author: Ifeanyi D. Nwachukwu (he/him/his) – Loma Linda University, California, USA

Co-Author: Alberta N.A. Aryee (she/her/hers) – Delaware State University

Co-Author: Christabel Tachie (she/her/hers) – Delaware State University

Presenting Author: Jianping Wu – University of Alberta

Presenting Author: Rotimi E. Aluko, PhD (he/him/his) – RCFTR University of Manitoba

Chair: Lingyun Chen, PhD – University of Alberta

Chair: Keshun Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agric. Research Service

Presenting Author: Mark Matlock, MS (he/him/his) – ADM Co. (retired)

Presenting Author: Jennifer Kimmel, PhD – Roquette America, Inc

Presenting Author: Changqi Liu (he/him/his) – San Diego State University

Co-Author: Jing Zhao (she/her/hers) – San Diego State University

Presenting Author: Frederic Baudouin, PhD – Rothamsted Research, UK

Presenting Author: Anusha Samaranayaka, PhD – National Research Council of Canada

Co-Author: Hamid Khazaei – Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke); and Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki

Chair: Mahesh B. Khot, PhD – University of Concepcion, Chile

Chair: Debashish Ghosh

Presenting Author: Kristin Boardman (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: Xiao Sun (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: Bo Hu (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: David Marks – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: James Anderson – University of Minnesota

Presenting Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University

Co-Author: Reagan Schaeffer – South Dakota State University

Presenting Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University

Co-Author: ahmad Alhomodi – South Dakota State University

Co-Author: Tom Kasiga – South Dakota State University

Co-Author: Mark berhow – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: Michael brown – South Dakota State University

Co-Author: William Gibbons – South Dakota State University

Presenting Author: Michael B. Johnson, MS (he/him/his) – DSM

Chair: Kaustuv Bhattacharya

Chair: Filip Van Bockstaele (he/him/his) – Ghent university

Presenting Author: Lei Ji, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Andrew J. Gravelle – University of California, Davis

Presenting Author: George John, PhD – City College of New York

Co-Author: Sateesh Sai Sagiri – The City College of New York

Co-Author: Malick Samateh – The City College of New York

Co-Author: Shihao Pan – The City College of New York

Co-Author: Charles Maldarelli – The City College of New York

Presenting Author: Filip Van Bockstaele (he/him/his) – Ghent university

Co-Author: Zijian Zhi (he/him/his) – Gent University

Co-Author: Paul Van der Meeren (he/him/his) – Ghent university

Co-Author: Koen Dewettinck (he/him/his) – Ghent university

Presenting Author: Supratim Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: Fatemeh Keivaninahr, PhD – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: Oluwafemi Jeremiah Coker, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Saskatchewan

Co-Author: Kaiyang Tu – Canadian Light Source

Co-Author: Phyllis J. Shand (she/her/hers) – University of Saskatchewan

Presenting Author: Henry Koekuyt, BSc Chemistry (he/him/his) – University of Guelph

Co-Author: Stacie Dobson, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Guelph

Co-Author: Alejandro G. Marangoni, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Guelph

Chair: Giorgia Purcaro, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Liege

Chair: Rinat Rivka Ran-Ressler, PhD – Nestle Health Science

Chair: Ignacio Vieitez Osorio, pHD – PEDECIBA Quimica-UdelaR

Presenting Author: Marie-Caroline Michalski, PhD, Eng. (she/her/hers) – INRAE, Carmen Laboratory, UMR1397

Presenting Author: Roberta C. da Silva (she/her/hers) – North Carolina A&T State University

Chair: Sean Jameson – VUV Analytics, Inc.

Presenting Author: Joanna Wawrzynczyk, PhD (she/her/hers) – Novozymes A/S

Co-Author: Margherita Tonolini (she/her/hers) – University of Copenhagen

Co-Author: Søren B. Balling Engelsen – University of Copenhagen

Co-Author: Per M. Munk Nielsen, MSci Chem Eng (he/him/his) – Novozymes A/S

Presenting Author: Karen Esmonde-White (she/her/hers) – Endress+Hauser

Co-Author: Tory Woolf – Endress+Hauser

Co-Author: Mary Lewis – Endress+Hauser

Co-Author: Ian Lewis – Endress+Hauser

Presenting Author: Laura Buccoli, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Birmingham

Chair: Jennifer Foreman, PhD DABT – ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company

Chair: Darius A Stanton (he/him/his) – American Cleaning Institute

Presenting Author: Jennifer Foreman, PhD DABT – ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company

Presenting Author: Douglas G. Hayes, PhD – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: Michael Williams – Evonik, Inc

Co-Author: Nathan Pechacek – Ecolab

Co-Author: Britney Hebert – Indorama Ventures Integrated Oxides and Derivatives

Co-Author: Kathleen Stanton – American Cleaning Institute

Presenting Author: Darius A Stanton (he/him/his) – American Cleaning Institute

Chair: Daniel S. Miller (he/him/his) – The Dow Chemical Company

Presenting Author: Edgar J. Acosta, PhD – University of Toronto

Co-Author: Rafael Perez Franco – University of Toronto

Presenting Author: Zhenyu Jason Zhang – University of Birmingham

Co-Author: David Burgess – University of Birmingham

Co-Author: Peter Fryer – University of Birmingham

Presenting Author: Ramesh Varadaraj, PhD – SASOL CHEMICALS

Co-Author: Cornell Stanciu – SASOL CHEMICALS

Co-Author: Kristina Fontenot – SASOL CHEMICALS

Co-Author: Carla Morgan – SASOL CHEMICALS

Presenting Author: Maria Isabel Sandoval Martinez (she/her/hers) – Universidad Industrial De Santander

Co-Author: Samuel Muñoz Navarro (he/him/his) – Universidad Industrial de Santander

Co-Author: Luis Miguel Salas Chia (he/him/his) – Universidad Industrial de Santander

Presenting Author: Durgesh Prasad Kavishvar – University of Toronto

Co-Author: Arun Ramachandran – 416-978-4162

Chair: Jennifer Young – Kalsec

Chair: Min Hu

Chair: Xiaolan Luo, PhD – Cargill

Presenting Author: Jamie Halgerson – Cargill

Co-Author: David Fredrickson – Cargill

Co-Author: Annika Walls (she/her/hers) – Cargill

Presenting Author: Ashley Apil – Kalsec

Co-Author: Jennifer Young – Kalsec

Co-Author: Raffaella Inchingolo – Kalsec

Presenting Author: Leqi Cui – Florida State University

Presenting Author: Annelie K. Damerau, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Turku

Co-Author: Sari A. Mustonen (she/her/hers) – University of Turku

Co-Author: Dorota Ogrodowska (she/her/hers) – University of Warmia and Mazury

Co-Author: Waldemar Brandt (he/him/his) – University of Warmia and Mazury

Co-Author: Oskar Laaksonen (he/him/his) – University of Turku

Co-Author: Małgorzata Tańska (she/her/hers) – University of Warmia and Mazury

Co-Author: Kaisa M. Linderborg, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Turku

Chair: Bryan Yeh, PE

Chair: Robert O. Dunn, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – USDA

Presenting Author: Steven M. Rowland (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Co-Author: Jacob Kruger – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Co-Author: Tao Dong (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Co-Author: Stefanie Van Wychen – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Co-Author: Lieve M. L. Laurens – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Presenting Author: Scott Kohl – Visionary Fiber Technologies

Co-Author: Leslie Wood – Visionary Fiber Technologies

Presenting Author: Richard W. Heiden, PhD – R W Heiden Associates LLC

Co-Author: Sigurd Schober – Karl-Franzen-University Graz

Co-Author: Martin Mittelbach, PhD, Univ.-Prof. – Karl-Franzens-University-Graz

Presenting Author: Hakjoo Kim (he/him/his) – Korea Institute of Energy Research

Co-Author: Sung Eun Kim (she/her/hers) – Korea Institute of Energy Research

Co-Author: Deog Keun Kim (he/him/his) – Korea Institute of Energy Research

Presenting Author: Rasmus B. Hansen, MSc (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Chair: Lisa Clement, MA (she/her/hers) – Cargill Inc.

Chair: Pierluigi Delmonte (.) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Presenting Author: Carlos Martin Alberca, PhD (he/him/his) – Cargill

Co-Author: Raquel de Llanos (she/her/hers) – Cargill B.V.

Co-Author: Benjamin Horemans (he/him/his) – Cargill

Co-Author: Inna Stambula (she/her/hers) – Cargill B.V.

Co-Author: Marian Steverink (she/her/hers) – Cargill B.V.

Presenting Author: Hefei Zhao, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Archie B. Mangubat (he/him/his) – University of Californi, Davis

Co-Author: Selina C. C. Wang, University of California, Davis, USA (she/her/hers) – University of Californi, Davis

Presenting Author: Hilke Schacht, MA (she/her/hers) – Fraunhofer Institute For Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV)

Co-Author: Lena Trapp (she/her/hers) – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Co-Author: Gisela Guthausen (she/her/hers) – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Co-Author: Christoph Verheyen (he/him/his) – Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV)

Presenting Author: Luke I. MacPherson (he/him/his) – Mara Renewables Corp.

Co-Author: Wei Xia – Mara Renewables Corp.

Co-Author: Mahdieh Samavi – Mara Renewables Corp.

Co-Author: Tanya MacGillvray – Mara Renewables Corp.

Co-Author: Roberto Armenta – Mara Renewables Corp.

Chair: Kaustuv Bhattacharya

Chair: Filip Van Bockstaele (he/him/his) – Ghent university

Presenting Author: Mark Matlock, MS (he/him/his) – ADM Co. (retired)

Presenting Author: Sabine Danthine, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Liège Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Belgium)

Co-Author: Sébastien Closset (he/him/his) – University of Liège Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Belgium)

Co-Author: Jeroen Maes (he/him/his) – Desmet (Zaventem) Belgium

Co-Author: Steven Mascrez (he/him/his) – University of Liege

Co-Author: Christophe Blecker (he/him/his) – University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Belgium)

Co-Author: Giorgia Purcaro, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Liege

Co-Author: Veronique J. Gibon, PhD in Chemistry (she/her/hers) – Desmet (Zaventem) Belgium

Presenting Author: Musfirah Zulkurnain (she/her/hers) – Universiti Sains Malaysia

Co-Author: Noor Hidayu Othman (she/her/hers) – Sime Darby Plantation Research Sdn Bhd

Co-Author: Razam Abdul Latip (he/him/his) – Sime Darby Plantation Research Sdn Bhd

Presenting Author: Ann-Dorie Webley – University of California Davis

Co-Author: Stephanie Dungan – University of California Davis

Co-Author: Susan Ebeler – University of California Davis

Presenting Author: Randy Adjonu – Charles Sturt University

Co-Author: Paul Prenzler – Charles Sturt University

Co-Author: Jamie Ayton – NSW Department of Primary Industries

Chair: Sugasini Dhavamani (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois, Chicago

Chair: Prasanth Kumar Punathil Kannan – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenting Author: Chibuike Udenigwe, PhD – University of Ottawa

Co-Author: Raliat O. Abioye, BSc (Hons) – University of Ottawa

Co-Author: Ogadimma D. Okagu, PhD candidate – University of Ottawa

Co-Author: O. Charles Nwamba – University of Idaho

Presenting Author: Jianan Yan – Dalian Polytechnic University

Co-Author: Yuqiao Wang – Dalian Polytechnic University

Co-Author: Lin LI – Dalian Polytechnic University

Co-Author: Yinan Du – Dalian Polytechnic University

Co-Author: Haitao Wu – Dalian Polytechnic University

Presenting Author: Juan Aristizabal-Henao, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – BPGbio Inc.

Co-Author: Ken D. Stark, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Waterloo

Presenting Author: Ali Ubeyitogullari, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas

Co-Author: Safoura Ahmadzadeh (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas

Presenting Author: Yinan Du – Dalian Polytechnic University

Co-Author: Jianan Yan – Dalian Polytechnic University

Co-Author: Haitao Wu – Dalian Polytechnic University

Presenting Author: Sugasini Dhavamani (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois, Chicago

Co-Author: Prasanth Kumar Punathil Kannan – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Jagadeesh Ramasamy (he/him/his) – University of Illinois at Chicago

Chair: Ruchira Nandasiri, PhD, PAg (he/him/his) – St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre

Chair: Han Peng – Memorial Univerisity of Newfoundland

Chair: Leqi Cui – Florida State University

Presenting Author: Nur Azwani Ab Karim (she/her/hers) – Sime Darby Plantation Research Sdn Bhd

Co-Author: Ahmadilfitri Mohd Noor (he/him/his) – Sime Darby Plantation Research Sdn Bhd

Presenting Author: Karen M. Schaich, ScD – Rutgers University

Co-Author: Carey Zeng – Rutgers University

Presenting Author: Fernanda Dias, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

Co-Author: Bianca Ferraz Teixeira – UC Davis

Co-Author: Ameer Y. Taha (he/him/his) – UC Davis

Co-Author: Juliana M. Leite Nobrega de Moura Bell (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

Presenting Author: Purlen Sezer Okur, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Co-Author: Ozan Nazim Ciftci (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Presenting Author: ZIXUAN GU, PhD (he/him/his) – NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Co-Author: BINGCAN CHEN (he/him/his) – NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Chair: Scott Korte – Process Plus

Chair: Darren J. Litle, MBA – Arisdyne Systems Inc

Presenting Author: Xuebing Xu, PhD (he/him/his) – Wilmar China/Yihai Kerry

Co-Author: Sumin Ma (she/her/hers) – Henan University of Technology

Co-Author: Chuan Zhou – Yihai Kerry R&D Center

Co-Author: Haiming Shi (he/him/his) – Yihai Kerry R&D Center

Presenting Author: Looh Tchuin (Simon) Choong (he/him/his) – Seppure

Co-Author: Scott Greer – Seppure

Co-Author: Keng Siang Goh – Seppure

Presenting Author: Yee Hon Seng (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Co-Author: Rasmus B. Hansen, MSc (he/him/his) – Novozymes

Co-Author: Shalin Phoon (she/her/hers) – Novozymes

Presenting Author: Greg Muench (he/him/his) – Graham Corporation

Co-Author: Jim Lines (he/him/his) – Graham Corporation

Presenting Author: Michael Federenko (he/him/his) – Artisan Industries Inc

Co-Author: Rob Reintjes (he/him/his) – Artisan Industries Inc

Chair: Saeed M. Mirzaee Ghazani, PhD – University Of Guelph

Chair: Serpil Metin – Cargill

Presenting Author: Alexandre Chapeaux, PhD (he/him/his) – C16 Biosciences

Co-Author: Wenqin Tang (she/her/hers) – C16 Biosciences

Co-Author: Steve Picataggio – C16 Biosciences

Co-Author: Shara Ticku – C16 Biosciences

Presenting Author: Nandita Kohli, PhD – Cargill, Inc.

Co-Author: Aristos A. Aristidou (he/him/his) – Cargill Inc.

Co-Author: Cathy Poor – Cargill, Inc.

Presenting Author: Ross Zirkle, PhD – DSM

Presenting Author: Munish Puri (he/him/his) – Flinders University

Co-Author: Adarsha Gupta – Flinders University, Australia

Co-Author: Max Worthington – The University of Sydney, Australia

Co-Author: Justin Chalker – Flinders University, Australia

Presenting Author: Natalia Castejon, PhD – University of Vienna

Co-Author: Marlene Pühringer – University of Vienna

Co-Author: Evelyn Rampler – University of Vienna

Co-Author: Doris Marko – University of Vienna

Presenting Author: Imogen Foubert – KU Leuven

Co-Author: Esther Mienis – KU Leuven

Co-Author: Dries Vandamme – Hasselt University

Chair: Scott A. Backer, Dow Chemical Co., USA – Dow Chemical Co

Chair: Butch Dery

Presenting Author: Enda Carey, PhD (he/him/his) – IFF Health & Biosciences

Co-Author: Grace Lau – IFF Health & Biosciences

Presenting Author: Eric R. Theiner, MS (he/him/his) – Evonik Corporation

Co-Author: Christine Dunstan (she/her/hers) – Evonik Corporation

Co-Author: Rachel Barbieri – Evonik Corporation

Presenting Author: Paulo Cesar Barjona – Novozymes North America Inc

Co-Author: Tom Gibbons – Novozymes

Presenting Author: Andy Sun, PhD (he/him/his) – Colonial Chemical, Inc

Chair: Nandika Bandara, PhD, CFS (he/him/his) – University of Manitoba

Chair: Yixiang Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – McGill University

Presenting Author: Xiaonan Sui (he/him/his) – Northeast Agricultural University

Presenting Author: Xiaohong Sun (she/her/hers) – Dalhousie University

Co-Author: Anushi Wijethunga (she/her/hers) – Dalhousie University

Co-Author: Hao Wang (she/her/hers) – Qiqihar University

Presenting Author: Anujit Ghosal (he/him/his) – University of Manitoba

Co-Author: Nandika Bandara, PhD, CFS (he/him/his) – University of Manitoba

Presenting Author: Chris Hunt (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Service

Co-Author: Joseph Jakes (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Products Lab

Co-Author: Linda Lorenz (she/her/hers) – USDA Forest Products Lab

Co-Author: Charles R. Frihart, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Products Laboratory

Presenting Author: Jane Whittinghill – Ingredion

Co-Author: Marjorie Welchoff – Ingredion

Presenting Author: Tukayi Kudanga (he/him/his) – Durban University of Technology

Co-Author: Faith Matiza Ruzengwe (she/her/hers) – Durban University of Technology

Co-Author: Eric Amonsou (he/him/his) – Durban University of Technology

Chair: Julian R. Barnes, PhD (he/him/his) – Shell Global Solutions International B.V.

Chair: Nathan E. Sell

Presenting Author: Jennifer Port, BS – ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering

Co-Author: Luis Sotomayor (he/him/his) – ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering

Presenting Author: Roy Gerritsen – Kraton Chemical

Co-Author: Gerry Heebner – Kraton Chemical

Presenting Author: Xin Chen, PhD (he/him/his) – Croda Inc