CPAC Fall 2008 Sponsor Meeting

7:00 a.m.

Meeting Registration Desk Opens - Hotel Deca lobby by Grand Ballroom (Hotel guests - Continental Breakfast is in The District Restaurant)

8:15 AM

Meeting Kickoff and Overview of CPAC

CPAC Technical Workshops - Topics will be defined in early 2009

Noon-1:30

Lunch On Your Own

Overview of University of Washington (UW) Technology

Selected University of Washington (UW) Technical Talks

Historical CPAC Highlights (Students and Projects)

CPAC Focus Group Introduction

4:00-5:30

CPAC Poster Session - Introduction to CPAC Research

Reception

5:30-9:00

Reception - Vendor Display and CPAC 25th Anniversary Recognition― Hotel Deca, Grand Ballroom

7:15

Registration Desk and Ballroom Open (Hotel guests - Continental Breakfast is in The District Restaurant)

8:00-8:15

Welcome, Rob Synovec, CPAC Faculty Director, and Carl Rechsteiner, Chevron, IAB Chair

CPAC Morning Session - Chromatography, NeSSI™ (New Sampling/Sensor Initiative), and Spectroscopy - Chair: Michael McCarthy, UC Davis

8:15- 8:35

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Signal Enhancement: Sandra Garcia, Michael McCarthy, and J.H.Walton, University of California, Davis, and Professor Songi Han, University of California, Santa Barbara

8:35-8:55

Magnetic Resonance-Based Sensor System for In-Line Analysis - Applications in Fruit Quality Assurance: Rebecca Milczarek and Michael McCarthy, University of California, Davis

8:55-9:15

Evaluating Raman Spectroscopy to Improve Process Monitoring and Materials Characterization - Alignment of Raman Spectral Features Shifted by Environmental Conditions: Brian J. Marquardt, Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), with Renata Bura and Rick Gustafson, Forest Resources, and Ray Chrisman, Atodyne, Forest Resources, UW - Wes Thompson, APL, UW

9:15-9:30

An Automated Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)-Based Biosensor System for Near Real-Time Process Analysis: Protein Production in an E. coli  Bioreactor System: Clement Furlong, Medical Genetics, UW - Rick Stevens, Medical Genetics, UW

9:30-9:50

Process Liquid Chromatography: Adaptation of an Integrated Microfluidic Chromatography and Sample Pretreatment Sensor to NeSSI™-type Sampling Systems: Rob Synovec, CPAC Faculty Director, with Lloyd Burgess, CPAC, and Scott Gilbert, Chemical Engineering, UW

9:50-10:20

Break

10:20-10:40

Improvements in Bio-Processing Initiative (FermI): Mel Koch, CPAC Executive Director, and Ray Chrisman, Atodyne, UW

10:40-11:00

Analytical Applications on NeSSI™  and the Use of NeSSI™ with Microreactors: Brian Marquardt, Applied Physics Lab (APL), Daniel Schwartz, Chemical Engineering, and Rick Gustafson, Forest Resources, UW

11:00-11:20

Optimization of Food Processing:  Brian Marquardt, Applied Physics Lab (APL), and Michael McCarthy, UC Davis

11:20-11:40

Discussion of Optimization and Control: John Steichen, E.I. duPont deNemours, Mel Koch, CPAC Executive Director, and Brian Marquardt, Applied Physics Lab (APL)

11:40-1:00

Lunch On Your Own

CPAC Afternoon Session - Chemometrics, Chromatography, and Sensors - Chair:  Lloyd Burgess, CPAC, UW

1:00-1:20

Adaptive Optics to Visualize and Quantitate Dynamic Processes: Lloyd Burgess, CPAC, with Rob Synovec, Chemistry, UW

1:20-1:40

Dielectric Scanners for Depth Profile Measurements:  Alexander Mamishev, Electrical Engineering, UW

1:40-2:00

Improving Robustness of Calibration Models by Signal Processing and Stacking Methods:  Steven Brown, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, U of Delaware - Wangdong Ni, Graduate Student, U of Delaware

2:00-2:30

Break

2:30-2:50

Modular Sensing Architectures for Low-Cost Wireless Monitoring of Chemical (and Biological) Processes: Brian Otis and Babak Parviz, Electrical Engineering, UW

2:50-3:15

Process Gas Chromatography and Chemometrics:  Rob Synovec, CPAC Faculty Director, with Brian Rohrback, InfoMetrix, Inc. - Jamin Hoggard and Elizabeth Humston, Graduate Students, UW

CPAC Laboratory Tours

3:15-5:30

CPAC Laboratory Tours on UW Campus

5:30-6:30

CPAC Poster Session and Networking Social Hour - University of Washington Club

6:30-9:00

Networking Dinner - University of Washington Club

7:15

Registration Open. (Hotel guests - Continental Breakfast)

8:00-8:15

Announcements - Mel Koch, CPAC Executive Director

CPAC  Morning Session - Bio-Energy -  Chair: Ray Chrisman, Atodyne, and Rick Gustafson, Forest Resources, UW

8:15-8:35

Evaluation of Prospective Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol Production: Renata Bura and Rick Gustafson, Forest Resources, and Brian Marquardt, Applied Physics Lab (APL), UW

8:35-8:50

Super Critical Water Gasification of Biomass: Joyce Cooper, Mechanical Engineering, UW - Kenneth Faires, Graduate Student, UW

8:50-9:10

Application of Novel Membranes for Separation and Concentration in Lignocellulosic Biorefineries: Rick Gustafson and Renata Bura, Forest Resources, and Brian Marquardt, Applied Physics Lab (APL), UW, and Ray Chrisman, Atodyne

9:10-9:25

Instrument and Method to Characterize Steam Explosion Pre-Treated Biomass:  Rick Gustafson and Renata Bura, Forest Resources, UW

9:25-9:45

Discussion of Bio-Energy Presentations: Ray Chrisman, Atodyne, and Rick Gustafson, Forest Resources, UW

9:45-10:10

Break

CPAC  Mid-Morning Session - Bio-Analytical and Spectroscopy -  Chair: Rob Synovec, CPAC Faculty Director, UW

10:10-10:30

A New Method for High-Throughput Sample Discreetization: Daniel Chiu, Chemistry, UW

10:30-10:50

Development of a High-Throughput Protein Analysis System: Norman Dovichi, Chemistry, UW - Michael Vannatta, Graduate Student, UW

10:50-11:10

Understanding Stability and Reproducibility of Vapochromic Sensors:  Kent Mann, Department of Chemistry, U. of Minnesota, Brian J. Marquardt, APL, with Bart Kahr, Chemistry, UW - Charles Branham, Graduate Student, UW

11:10-11:30

Determining Omega-6 (Ώ6) and Omega-3 (Ώ3) Fatty Acids in Pork Fat by Raman Spectroscopy: Tomas Isaksson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway (on sabbatical in CPAC through June 2009)

11:30-11:50

Discussion of Presentations and Preparation for Industrial Focus Groups: Mel Koch, CPAC Executive Director, UW

Noon - 1:30

Lunch On Your Own

Industry Focus Groups (Meetings run concurrently)

1:30- 2:10

Materials & Chemical Processes and Oil & Petrochemical:   Paul Vahey, Boeing, and Carl Rechsteiner, Chevron

Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals and Food & Consumer Products: Steve Doherty, Eli Lilly Co., Maureen Lanan, Biogen IDEC, and Carol Zrybko, Kraft

2:10-2:30

Industry Focus Groups meet together for Final Discussion

2:30-3:00

Break and Conclusion of General Meeting

3:00-4:30

Industrial Advisory Board Meeting (IAB) Meeting - Grand Ballroom: Carl Rechsteiner, IAB Chair, Chevron

7:15

Registration Desk and Ballroom Open

Update on NeSSI™ Platform Generation I and Status of NeSSI™ Generation II  (Communications)

8:30-9:00

History and Overview of NeSSI™

9:00-9:30

NeSSI™ Gen 2 Status of the Sensor Actuator Manager (SAM): Overcoming Perception of Complexity: Patrick Lowery, CIRCOR

9:30-10:00

Progress Update:  New Intrinsically Safe (IS) Digital Bus Based Controller Area Network (CAN) and Applicability to Integrated Process Gas Chromatography Sample Handling Systems: Tracy Dye, ABB Analytics

10:00-10:30

Application of Communications with microAnalytics: A Parker Approach to GenIII Architecture: Mike Cost, Parker Hannifin

10:30-11:00

Smart NeSSI™ Components - Key to Complete Sample Conditioning: Bob Farmer, Siemens

11:00-11:30

Recent and Future Events Featuring NeSSI™ :  Mel Koch, CPAC Executive Director, UW

11:30 - 1:00

Lunch

Generation III

1:00-1:30

Brian Marquardt, Applied Physics Lab (APL)

1:30-2:00

Carl Rechsteiner, Chevron

2:00-2:30

Scott Gilbert, UW

2:30-3:00

To be announced

3:00-4:00

Roundtable Discussion: Carl Rechsteiner, Chevron

4:00-6:00

Reception in The District, Hotel Deca