2:00-8:30 p.m.            Teaching Renewable Energy Awareness in Schools

                                       Moderator:

Jim Bosch (Confirmed)     Education Outreach Coordinator     National Renewable Energy Laboratory     Biography

                                                            Assisted by:

                                                            Richard Shin (Confirmed)
                                                            NREL Educational Outreach
                                                           Biography

Jim and Rick will introduce to teachers many renewable energy forms—but emphasize bioenergy as a future energy source (as it relates to Georgia, the nation and world). Renewable energy from the teacher’s perspective will be their focus. Most of these would be hands-on lessons that the teachers could implement in the classroom. They will discuss the NREL Education programs for Interns, Pre-service Teachers and the Laboratory Science Teacher Development (LSTPD) Program.

Teacher scholarships are available for those educators who would like to attend the entire Georgia Bioenergy Conference 2006. For more information, contact Evelyn Folds at (229) 386-7274 or email efolds@uga.edu

                                   

2:00-2:15 p.m.                          Welcome and Introductions
                                                      Susan Reinhardt
                                                      Education Outreach Coordinator
                                                      University of Georgia
                                                      Tifton Campus

2:15-3:00 p.m.                         National Renewable Energy Laboratory Overview:
                                                    Introduction to Biomass
                                                      Jim Bosch
                                                      Rick Shin
                                                      NREL Education Outreach

3:00-4:30 p.m.                         Biomass Demonstrations
                                                      Landon Alberson - Ethanol
                                                      Berrien County High School
                                                      Erid Gawron - Biodiesel
                                                      Heritage High School, Rockdale County

4:30-4:45 p.m.                         BREAK

4:45-5:45 p.m.                         Hydrogen Power
                                                      Jim Bosch
                                                      Rick Shin

6:00-6:30 p.m.                         DINNER / UGA & Ga, Tech Research Initiatives

                                                      Tom Adams
                                                      Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept.
                                                      College of Agriculture
                                                      University of Georgia

                                                      Bill Bulpitt
                                                      Strategic Energy Initiative
                                                      Georgia Tech

6:30-8:00                                   Wind and Solar Power

                                                      Jim Bosch
                                                      Rick Shin