{"id":19,"date":"2025-06-20T13:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:58:21","slug":"masbio-2025-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/","title":{"rendered":"MASBio 2025 Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Bioproducts &amp; Bioenergy Consortium (MASBio) Annual Meeting<br><em>Biomass for Value-Added Products: Legacy and Future Pathways<\/em><br>Biomass Regional Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the 2025 MASBio Annual Meeting at NC&#160;State University. Join us in Raleigh, North Carolina, from October 7\u20139 for the Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Bioproducts &amp; Bioenergy Consortium (MASBio) Annual Meeting\u2014an interdisciplinary conference exploring the past, present, and future of biomass innovation. This year\u2019s theme, <em><strong>Biomass for Value-Added Products: Legacy and Future Pathways<\/strong><\/em>, celebrates five years of MASBio\u2019s groundbreaking work in feedstock optimization, sustainability, workforce education, and rural economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event brings together researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and educators to exchange insights, foster new collaborations, and explore opportunities for advancing the bioeconomy across the Mid-Atlantic region. Don\u2019t miss keynote sessions, interactive panels, poster presentations, a bioenergy field tour, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizing Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jingxin Wang<\/strong>, Project Director, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ashlea Stover<\/strong>, Project Manager, West Virginia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Karen Lopez Olmedo<\/strong>, Communications Manager, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Janice Sitzes<\/strong>, Conference Coordinator, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sam Cook<\/strong>, Partner Engagement Coordinator, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>John King<\/strong>, Content Advisor, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chad Bolding<\/strong>, Content Advisor, University of Georgia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chris Tindal<\/strong>, Content Advisor, SAF Ambassador<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dan Ciolkosz<\/strong>, Content Advisor and Poster Session Coordinator, Penn State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nate Anderson<\/strong>, Content Advisor, USDA-FS Research &amp; Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tim Rials<\/strong>, Content Advisor, University of Tennessee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>John Hu<\/strong>, Content Advisor, West Virginia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shawn Grushecky<\/strong>, Content Advisor, West Virginia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Nichols<\/strong>, Content Advisor, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mica Keck<\/strong>, Logistics Support, NC&#160;State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Gold-090525-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Gold-090525-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Gold-090525-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Gold-090525-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Gold-090525.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Silver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Silver-090225-cropped-1024x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Silver-090225-cropped-1024x126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Silver-090225-cropped-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Silver-090225-cropped-768x94.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-Silver-090225-cropped.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Kind<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-In-Kind2-092225-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-In-Kind2-092225-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-In-Kind2-092225-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-In-Kind2-092225-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/09\/MASBio-sponsors-In-Kind2-092225.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=74&amp;action=edit\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=74&amp;action=edit\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"422\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-115\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/masbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/06\/Checkmark_Reynolds-Red.png\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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