Name
Lightning Round and Q&A: What specifically are federal agencies doing to support bioplastics, and what more needs to be done?
Date & Time
Friday, September 27, 2024, 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM
Speakers
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, USDA Rural Business and Cooperative Services
Dr. Bill Orts, USDA/Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Western Research Center, Albany, CA
Dr. Taofeng Lu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NFEL)
Gyami Shrestha, USDA NIFA
John Hebert, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service
John Beeler, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service
Andrew Stephens, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan Dr. Bill Orts Dr. Taofeng Lu Gyami Shrestha John Hebert John Beeler Andrew Stephens
Description

Moderator:  Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Administrator, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service

Representatives from: 

  • USDA/ARS National Labs: Dr. Bill Orts, Acting Director and Bioproducts Research Leader, USDA/Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Western Research Center, Albay, CA
  • USDA/NIFA Grant Programs: Dr. Gyami Shrestha, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
  • DOE/NREL R&D: Dr. Taofeng Lu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Energy/National REnewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • USDA/BioPreferred:  John Hebert, Special Policy Advisor, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service, USDA BioPreferred Program
  • USDA/RD Loan Programs:  John Beeler, Northeast Regional Coordinator, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service
  • USDA Foreign Agricultural Service:  Andrew Stephens, Senior Advisor, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)