{"id":434,"date":"2013-05-20T09:47:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/?p=434"},"modified":"2013-05-20T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:47:07","slug":"course-biomass-to-biofuels-at-uvm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/2013\/05\/20\/course-biomass-to-biofuels-at-uvm\/","title":{"rendered":"COURSE: Biomass to Biofuels at UVM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Biomass to Biofuels course<\/strong><br \/>\n2013 Fall Semester, University of Vermont- Bio Renewable Energy Program Registration now open 4 Credits, August 26, 2013 to December 4, 2013 (Wednesdays &amp; Fridays 12:00pm to 3:00pm; (No classes during the regular breaks plus days to work with the community partner for the course project);<br \/>\nLocation: UVM campus &amp; throughout Vermont for field trips\/hands on experience<\/p>\n<p>Full Details at the course WEBSITE: <a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/7y1rr\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/7y1rr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CONTACTS: For syllabus related questions contact the Lead Instructor Anju Dahiya at <a>adahiya@uvm.edu<\/a> (For registering email (<a href=\"http:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/contact\/<\/a> ) or call 800-639-3210 or 802-656-2085 to make a phone or in-person appointment with a Continuing Education Adviser to discuss your options)<\/p>\n<p>INSTRUCTORS: UVM FACULTY MEMBERS and EXPERTS from VT-based Biomass\/biofuels businesses (see the list at course website)<\/p>\n<p>DETAILS: Experts in following areas will provide hands-on instruction in various biofuels including: LIQUID BIOFUELS (transportation fuels; biodiesel from oil seeds and waste vegetable oil; bio-ethanol; algae-biofuel); SOLID BIOFUELS (woody biomass; grass energy); BIOGAS &amp; BIO-ELECTRICITY(the farm-based energy); BIO-HEAT (heat capture from compost); BIOFUELS RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL ISSUES; OTHER wide-range of Biofuels related science &amp; technology topics, background &amp; literature. (see the course website <a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/7y1rr\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/7y1rr<\/a> for details).<\/p>\n<p>PARTICIPANTS\/STUDENTS<br \/>\nAll welcome: Degree and non-degree seeking students from any department, farmers, budding entrepreneurs, teachers (interested in developing curriculum, or projects at school or college levels) and others.<\/p>\n<p>MEANS OF INSTRUCTION<br \/>\nA. ON CAMPUS CLASSES: BY UVM FACULTY MEMBERS and EXPERTS from VT-based biofuels businesses;<br \/>\nB. HANDS ON FIELD WORK &amp; SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS involving tours to Farms\/Biofuel facilities &amp; related projects;<br \/>\nC. TALKS by guest-speakers\/experts from businesses;<br \/>\nD. BIOFUELS EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATIONS by professionals;<br \/>\nE. ONLINE BLACKBOARD: supplementary classes\/information including video clips and discussions.<br \/>\nF. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT WITH BIOFUELS COMMUNITY PARTNER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biomass to Biofuels course 2013 Fall Semester, University of Vermont- Bio Renewable Energy Program Registration now open 4 Credits, August 26, 2013 to December 4, 2013 (Wednesdays &amp; Fridays 12:00pm to 3:00pm; (No classes during the regular breaks plus days &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/2013\/05\/20\/course-biomass-to-biofuels-at-uvm\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1252,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46476,46475],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-courses-and-programs","category-vermontnew-england"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":436,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/envs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}