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Faculty Lecture Series Talk: Good, Bad of Biofuels, March 13
Should America’s gas come from corn, sugarcane, and vegetable oil? The next Faculty Lecture Series talk will explore the pros and cons of using crops to produce biofuels.
“Biofuels: The Benefits and Disadvantages as an Energy Source”
Faculty Lecture Series | Reza Razeghifard, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of physical science
Thursday, Mar. 13
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Alvin Sherman Library | Second Floor Gallery
Reza Razeghifard, Ph.D.
About the Talk
This lecture will present the good and evil of biofuels as energy sources. Ethanol and biodiesel production levels in the United States are expected to meet 17% of demand for transport fuel by 2021. Currently, the major source for the mass production of biofuels is crops. Can we afford using farm land and converting food crops to energy crops? Are there any other viable resources that can be used to produce liquid biofuels?
About the Series
The Faculty Lecture Series draws from the knowledge and expertise of more than 140 full-time faculty members within the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. The series explores the faculty’s diverse areas of interest in the arts, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and biological sciences. These talks are free, and all are welcome to attend. For more information, contact James Doan, Ph.D., professor at the college, at (954) 262-8207.