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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.

Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production Implications for Catalysis: A Workshop

March 7–8, 2016
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20418

March 7, 2016 (Lecture Room)

Open Session

8:45 amDoors open
9:00 amWelcome and Introduction
Alexis T. Bell (Chair), University of California, Berkeley
9:15 amOverview of Shale Gas Boom and Its Impact on the Chemical Industry
Mark Jones, The Dow Chemical Company
10:00 amImplications for Catalysis
Johannes Lercher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:45 amBreak
11:15 amHydrocarbons to Chemicals and Fuels via Engineered Microbes
Greg Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:00 pmLunch on your own
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.

Session 1: Methane Catalysis
Chair: Johannes Lercher

1:00 pmIs oxidative coupling the royal road for the valorization of methane to olefins?
Reinhard Schomäcker, Technische Universität Berlin
1:45 pmInstructions for Breakout Groups
Johannes Lercher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Group A - Methane to Syngas – Board Room
Speaker: Jan Lerou, Jan Lerou Consulting, LLC
Discussion Leader: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Tufts University
Group B - Methane to Ethylene – Room 125
Speaker: Bob Maughon, The Dow Chemical Company
Discussion Leader: Anne Gaffney, Idaho National Laboratory
Group C - Methane to Aromatics – Room 118
Speaker: Israel Wachs, Lehigh University
Discussion Leader: Monty Alger, Pennsylvania State University
Group D - Methane to Methanol – Lecture Room
Speaker: Tobin Marks, Northwestern University
Discussion Leader: Karen Goldberg, University of Washington
3:45 pmBreak
4:15 pmReport back and discussion
5:30 pmOpen session adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.

March 8, 2016 (Lecture Room)

Open Session

Session 2: Ethane/Propane Catalysis
Chair: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulo
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8:15 amDoors open
8:30 amHistory and State of the Art of Ethane and Propane Catalysis
Jeffery Bricker, Honeywell UOP
9:15 amConversion of Methane and Light Alkanes to Chemicals Over Heterogeneous Catalysts: Lessons Learned from Experiment and Theory
Alexis T. Bell (Chair), University of California, Berkeley
9:45 amHomogeneous Catalysts for C-H Activation and Other Approaches to Shale Gas Utilization
Shannon Stahl, University of Wisconsin–Madison
10:15 amBreak
10:30 amInstructions for Breakout Groups
T. Brent Gunnoe, University of Virginia
Group A - Light Alkanes to Alkenes and Dienes – Board Room
Speaker: Angeliki Lemonidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Discussion Leader: Angela Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Group B - Light Alkanes to Aromatics – Room 125
Speaker: Bruce Gates, University of California, Davis
Discussion Leader: Johannes Lercher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Group C - Emerging Opportunities for Novel Approaches to Natural Gas Conversion – Room 118
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.
Speakers:
Biocatalysis: Mattheos A. G. Koffas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Electrocatalysis: Guido Pez, consultant
Discussion Leader: Monty Alger, Pennsylvania State University
Group D - Activation of Natural Gas Using Nontraditional Oxidants – Lecture Room
Speaker: Eric McFarland, University of California, Santa Barbara
Discussion Leader: Jim Stevens, The Dow Chemical Company (retired)
12:30 pmLunch on your own
1:30 pmReport back and discussion
2:30 pmBreak

Session 3: Environmental Impacts
Chair: Monty Alger

2:45 pmPanel Discussions
David Allen, The University of Texas at Austin
Richard Helling, The Dow Chemical Company
Bala Subramaniam, University of Kansas
Carl Mesters, Shell
Klaus Harth, Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (BASF)

Session 4: Opportunities
Chair: Jim Stevens

4:30 pmWorkshop summary
Alexis T. Bell (Chair), University of California, Berkeley
5:00 pmOpen discussion
5:30 pmOpen session adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. The Changing Landscape of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks for Chemical Production: Implications for Catalysis: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23555.
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