Food, Energy, and Water Symposium 2021
Opening Plenary
Dr. Capucine Dupont
Senior Lecturer-Researcher in Bioresource Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Title: “From waste to biochar added-value materials in the Food-Energy-Water nexus context”
Food Keynote
Prof. Akinbode Adedeji, PhD. CQE-ASQ
Carnegie Fellow & Associate Professor of Food Process Engineering, University of Kentucky Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Title: “The Age of ‘ALT’ Proteins: Impact on Water and Energy Conservation”
Energy Keynote
Samuel Kelty
Chemical Research Engineer, LG&E and KU
Title: “Kentucky’s Clean Energy Successes, Opportunities, and Challenges”
Water Keynote
Prof. Lindell Ormsbee, PhD. P.E., P.H., D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.EWRI
Director, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, Professor, University of Kentucky Department of Civil Engineering
Title: “The Importance of a Systems Approach for Addressing Water Challenges”
After-Lunch Penary
Jonathan Webb
Founder & CEO, AppHarvest
Title: “Leveraging Kentucky’s Renewable Resources for the Betterment of People and Planet”