Iowa State University is hosting the Midwest Biopolymers and Biocomposites Workshop on May 11.

The workshop begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union on the Iowa State campus. The workshop brings together researchers and technicians, engineers and designers working for companies developing products from plant components. The products, such as biopolymers, biocomposites or bioadhesives, have the potential to turn a wide range of feedstocks, from corn to coconut fibers, into products that could reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. However, the variety of feedstocks increases the challenge of converting them into products.

More information is available at: www.biocom.iastate.edu/workshop

The workshop is sponsored by Iowa State’s Center for Crops Utilization Research, Biopolymers and Biocomposites Research Team, Bioeconomy Initiative, Institute for Physical Research and Technology, Center for Industrial Research and Service, and the Iowa Department for Economic Development.