Biorenewable Systems

A couple of politicians in the news lately about something related to biorenewables.

What's this podcast all about?  Connection to the Iowa State course?

What do biorenewables have to do with an east Africa country like Uganda?  Here's my take...

This podcast is a supplement to TSM 325 - Biorenewable Systems, taught at Iowa State University. You can find the lectures for this class at iTunes University.

An introduction to the course TSM 325 - Biorenewable Systems, taught Fall 2010 at Iowa State University.  The course is cross listed with AE, Agron, AnS, BSE, BusAd, and Econ.

Pheasants, corn and the future...

At the U.S. Capitol!

Water!  The bane of biorenewable systems?

Negative net energy value of ethanol from corn?

Camping and a "starch-ready" economy...

A "renewable" trip down the interstate...

Depressed about climate change...

Biodiesel from fish oil.  Really?

These are some random musings while I was bicycling home after the first day of classes at Iowa State University.BTW, here's who I am:  http://www.abe.iastate.edu/who-we-are/directory/thomas-brumm.html

Back after an extended absence!

Biogas from biomass!

Pyrolysis and ConocoPhillips.  Big oil and biomass.

Algae - a good source of biodiesel???

My credit card expired - arggh.  Also, guess who I'm talking about?

Our task as scientists and engineers; where we've been and where we're going.