Alabama A&M University Alternative Energy Dr. Teresa Merriweather-Orok Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Sponsored Programs.

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Alabama A&M University Alternative Energy Dr. Teresa Merriweather-Orok Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Sponsored Programs

Alternative Energy R&D at AAMU Feedstock Biomass Thermoelectric Generation Budak, ILA & Zheng Solar Energy Conversion Zimmerman & Muntele Batteries & Fuel Cell Hassan & Lal

School of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences The Department of Plant and Soil Science offers the BS, MS and PhD degrees. It currently operates through six Centers focusing on: Forestry and Ecology Forest Ecosystem Assessment Environmental Science Molecular Biology Plant Science and Hydrology, Soil Climatology and Remote Sensing. Canola research plots at the Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station, Hazelgreen. (Feb 2006)

AAMU has been a participant in the National Winter Canola Variety Trial Since New cultivars and breeding lines from across the country are evaluated every year. Those that performed well in our region are selected for further testing. Participants in the National Canola Variety Trials. Coordinator - Kansas State University

AAMU has been: Screening, selecting, testing, and breeding new canola lines and cultivars in collaboration with other universities.

Selection of early maturity and high yielding types to facilitate double cropping with soybean, cotton and sweet sorghum. Our work with winter canola:

Improvement of canola resistance to insect pests, shattering and premature germination. Our work with winter canola:

Weed control, planting dates, fertilization and rotation studies Production using poultry litter Crop establishment with polymer seed coating Our work with winter canola:

Molecular approach to improve resistance to blackleg disease Our work with winter canola: (a) OPI01 10,000 bp 2,500 bp 250 bp 1,000 bp (b) OPE03 10,000 bp 2,500 bp 1,000 bp 250 bp (c) OPE16 1,100 1, bp 1,000 bp 2,500 bp 10,000 bp

Work with Woody Biomass Collaborative effort between AAMU Center for Forestry and TVA Investigation of short rotation woody biomass for bio-energy

EPA Grant : Biomass Production by Fast-growing Tree Species Objective : Alternatives for production of cellulosic biomass PI: Dr. Tom Green Currently the project is being led by Dr. Luben Dimov with funding from USDA-CSREES Work with Woody Biomass

Grants for Canola Support at AAMU USDA-CSREES: Integrated Canola Development Program Objectives: Production improvement Breeding for early maturity Management of insects and disease PI & Co-PI: Drs. Udai Bishnoi, Ernst Cebert and Rufina Ward Support and Collaboration

Grants for Canola Support at AAMU US-Canola: Bionomics of Major Insect Pests including Clover Stem Borer on Canola in North Alabama Objectives: To study the impact of insect pests associated with canola PI & Co-PI: Drs. Rufina Ward, Ernst Cebert and Ken Ward Support and Collaboration

Grants for canola Support at AAMU US-Canola: Evaluation of Seed Coating Polymers to Enhance Field Stand Establishment of Canola Objectives: To improve establishment of canola in varying soils in the southeast region with the use polymer coatings. Project PI & Co-PI: Drs. Udai Bishnoi and Ernst Cebert Support and Collaboration

We are members of the: (SERA-IEG 11). Southern Extension/Research Activity – Information Exchange Group 11 (SERA-IEG 11). The group is made up of scientists in the southeastern states who are working to establish canola as an alternative crop in the south. Support and Collaboration

We are collaborating with several institutions: Auburn University, University of Arkansas University of Georgia, Griffin Kansas State University Virginia State Virginia Polytechnic Institute North Dakota State University Support and Collaboration

We are establishing collaboration with private industries and governmental agency: Alabama Biodiesel Corporation W&B Trading Co. LLC Alabama Correctional Industries Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program (a division of the Alabama Department of Economics & Community Affairs, ADECA) Support and Collaboration

The Energy Crisis of 1973 Source: wikipedia.com October 1973

Fossil Fuels Dependence on Foreign Fossil Fuels