Articles for Summer 2009 Workshop
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| Notes for the week |
| Attire - Casual/Business casual. The scheduled tours for Tuesday afternoon require pants and closed-toe shoes be worn. |
| Tuesday, July 21 - Bioenergy |
| 7:00 am - 7:45 am |
- Registration/Photos
3140 Agronomy Hall (Full breakfast provided) |
| 7:45 am - 8:30 am |
- Welcome, Week's Agenda, Expectations
and Creative Component Discussion |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am |
- Introduction to APSIM
Dr. Ken Moore in 1022 Agronomy Hall |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
- Lunch with Dr. Steve Fales, Associate Director of
Office of Biorenewables Program
3140 Agronomy Hall (lunch provided) |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
- Travel to Nevada, IA |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
- Tour of Nevada Ethanol Plant |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
- Tour of Beacon Bio Conversion Facility |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
- Return to Campus |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
- Time to visit with Major Professor or other faculty
committee members |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
- Dinner with M.S. Agronomy Faculty at Old Main (tour of brewery)
Ames, IA |
| Wednesday, July 22 - Alternative Crops |
| 7:00 am - 7:45 am |
- Breakfast provided in 3140 Agronomy Hall |
| 7:30 am - 9:00 am |
- Time to visit with Major Professor or other faculty
committee members |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
- Travel to ARS Plant Introduction Station |
| 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
- Tour of Plant Introduction Station, Dr. Gardner, PI station. |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
- Return to Campus |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
- Lunch with Dr. Mary Wiedenhoeft
1022 Agronomy Hall (lunch provided) |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
- Agro-ecosystem Project Presentation with Dr. Mary Wiedenhoeft
1022 Agronomy Hall |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
- Travel time |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
- Agro-ecosystem project with Dr. Wiedenhoeft |
| 5:00 pm - 6:10 pm |
- Dinner
Corn Crib |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
- Attend I-Cubs game
Des Moines, IA |
| 10:00 pm - 10:30 pm |
- Travel back to Ames, IA |
| Thursday, July 23 - Environmental Science |
| 7:00 am - 7:30 am |
- Full breakfast provided in 3140 Agronomy Hall |
| 7:30 am - 9:00 am |
- Time to visit with Major Professor or other faculty
committee members |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
- Travel to Field Extension Education Laboratory (FEEL) |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am |
- Soil Science Activity with Dr. Rick Cruse at FEEL |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
- Tour of biomass research projects
Sorenson Farm (Drs. Heaton and Moore) |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
- Lunch with Dr. Gene Takle at FEEL (lunch provided) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
- Return to Campus |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
- Focus Group, Dr. Ann Thompson in 1022 Agronomy Hall |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
- Student Experiences (orientation students & program graduates)
in 3140 Agronomy Hall |
| 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
- Travel to Social Gathering/Dinner |
| 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
- Social Gathering/Dinner at Emma McCarthy Lee Park |
| Friday, July 24 - Creative Component |
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
- Breakfast provided in 3140 Agronomy Hall |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am |
- Statistics Session with Dr. William Beavis in 1022 Agronomy Hall |
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am |
- Learning Module Development & e-Library Session
in 3140 Agronomy Hall |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am |
- Workshop Activities Assessment,
Drs. Fales and Moore in 2104A Agronomy Hall |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm |
- Adjourn |
| Airport transportation can be provided from Ames to the Des Moines Airport. Please contact us if interested in possible airport transportation. |