The NCERC hosts Bipartisan Policy Center Visitors for American Congressional Exchange
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The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) hosted two prominent visitors this week in an effort known as the American Congressional Exchange Program (ACE).
United States Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) made their final stop at the NCERC to conclude their joint trip.
Congressman Davis, a member of the Republican Party, has served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 13th congressional district since 2013. Congresswoman Rochester, a member of the Democratic Party, has served as the U.S. Representative for Delaware’s at-large congressional district since 2017.
The ACE Project is a systematic approach to building better relationships and bipartisanship in Congress, apart from the typical Washington D.C. locale. Participating Members of Congress of the opposite political party agree to visit the major attractions, and the economic, social and cultural attributes of each other’s district. Meetings with civic, business, religious, education and other key leaders are also encourage under the ACE Project.
The Congressional Visitors and their staff met with NCERC Executive Director John Caupert, who provided an overview of the NCERC’s purpose and mission, and then proceeded with a tour of the facility.
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From left to right: Jacqueline Sanchez, Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Rochester
, NCERC Executive Director John Caupert, U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL), U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook.
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"We are honored to have hosted U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis and U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, as part of the American Congressional Exchange program. If there are two sectors of the economy, that epitomize bi-partisanship, it’s agriculture and biofuels. We are grateful to the Bipartisan Policy Center, for including NCERC in the effort to promote bi-partisanship in Congress.
"NCERC is not only the trusted source for research in Generation 1 biofuels, we’re also paving the way for broad adoption of Generation 1.5 and Generation 2 biofuels. NCERC’s efforts expand far beyond biofuels, as our portfolio of work includes contractual research and production of bioproducts, biomaterials and biochemicals. None of these efforts would be possible without people, and NCERC’s education and workforce training initiatives are known across many sectors of the bioeconomy. We are forever humbled for having had the opportunity to share our portfolio of work, capabilities and our people, with Congressman Davis and Congresswoman Rochester,” said Caupert.
The tour included a look at the NCERC’s analytical and fermentation labs, fermentation suite and pilot plant, led by the NCERC Staff.
ACE is a project of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). BPC is a non-profit organization that combines the best ideas from the Republican and Democratic parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans.
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Press meets outside of the NCERC for press briefing with U.S. Congressman Davis and U.S. Congresswoman Rochester.
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NCERC Attends Distillers Grains Symposium
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The Distillers Grains Technology Council (DGTC) hosted its 23rd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium on May 15 & 16 at the DoubleTree By Hilton in Bloomington, Minn.
Attending the Symposium was representation from the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, including Director of Research Dr. Yan Zhang, Grants & Contracts Associate Ida Hand, and Specialist of Commercialization Claire Weinzierl. The NCERC hosted an information booth at the Symposium.
Distillers Grains Technology Council is a non-profit organization serving the fuel ethanol industry, the beverage alcohol industry, the livestock industry, and other affiliated organizations and individuals. DGTC focuses on improving the quality, value, and utilization of distillers grains for use in animal feeds. It serves as the principle voice on nutrition, safety, and regulatory issues affecting the production and use of distillers grains, and provides educational and technical services on distillers grains for the industries it serves.
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35th Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
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Join us at the 2019 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo from June 10-12 in Indianapolis!
NCERC Executive Director John Caupert and Director of Research Dr. Yan Zhang have been selected to present at the workshop. Caupert will be discussing the corn to ethanol process at Ethanol 101 and Zhang will be participating in the Track 1 forum: Distilling Available Laboratory Data to Improve Production Decision Making Processes.
Be sure to stop by and see us at Booth #409 at the Expo. We hope to see you there!
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Distillers Grains Symposium
Bloomington, MN
May 15-16
Novozymes North America, Inc
Durham, NC
May 22
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Fuel Ethanol Workshop
Indianapolis, IN
June 10-12
BioWorld Congress
Des Moines, IA
July 8-10
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National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC)
400 University Park Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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