DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING & BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
EBS 290 
WINTER QUARTER 2017 SEMINAR 
TUESDAYS 2:10-3:00 PM/2045 BAINER HALL 
ALL ARE WELCOME 


28 February 
Creating Commercial Markets for Bioproducts and the Role of Agriculture 
Bill Orts, Research Leader, USDA Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA 

6 March (Monday) 
Special Seminar: Assessment of Indonesian Microbial Biodiversity in Peat Soil and Herbivore Manures to Find Novel Enzymes and Microbes that can Improve the Bioconversion Process 
Amadeus Pribowo, Faculty and Director of Collaborations, Biotechnology Department, Indonesian International Institute for Life Sciences, Jakarta 

7 March, 10:00am-10:50am
Special Seminar: Study and Modeling of a Novel Tomato Dry-peeling Process using Infrared Heating 
Sriram Vidyarthi, PhD Candidate, Biological Systems Engineering, UC Davis 

7 March 
High Density Urban Agriculture -- Opportunities and Challenges 
Nadia Sabeh, President and Founder, Dr. Greenhouse 

14 March 
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Engineering Education 
Claude Lague, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa 

For further information, contact the seminar chairs: Bryan Jenkins (bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu) and Gary Powell (GaryPowell@banksintegration.com).