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July 5-10, 2015
ISMOM 15 - Soil Interfaces for Sustainable Development (Montreal, Canada)
Biochar: Overcoming Historical Hurdles [File]

October 21-24, 2012
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Conference (Cincinnati, OH)
Visions for a Sustainable Planet
Evaluation of Sorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Biochar [File]

October 1, 2012
Stearn's County Master Gardner's Presentation 
Biochar: What Is It and What Can It Do for Soil? [File]

July 29-August 1, 2012
US Biochar Conference (Sonoma, CA)
Impact of Biochar on Specialty Crops [File]
Biochar: Reactions with Dissolved Nitrate and Ammonia [File]
Evaluation of Sorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Biochar [File]

July 21, 2012
2012 Upper Midwest Regional Master Gardener Conference
Biochar: The Truth Behind the Research [File]

June 14, 2012
Illinois Biochar Group Meeting (Champaign, IL)
Update on Biochar Characterization/Field Studies [File]

June 4, 2012
2012 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference (Indianapolis, IN)
Adding Value to Ethanol Production Byproducts through Production of Biochar and Bio-oil [File]

January 26, 2012
Washington County Master Gardeners Presentation (Bayport, MN)
Biochar: What Is It and What Can It Do? [File]

October 16-19, 2011
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX)
Impact of Biochar Field Exposure on Greenhouse Gas Production Potentials [File]

September, 2011
Lecture: Biochar and Soil Microbial Impacts (FCAV/UNESP - Jaboticabal, Brazil)
Biochar: Impacts on Soil Microbes and the Nitrogen Cycle [File]

March 9-11, 2011
Humic Science & Technology XIV Conference (Boston, MA)
Impacts of Biochar Additions on Soil Microbial Processes and Nitrogen Cycling [File]

October 31-November 4, 2010
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting (Long Beach, CA)
Evaluation of Sorbed Organics on Biochars and Potential Impacts 

September 1, 2010
Biochar Symposium: Production, Properties, & Agricultural Use Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (Champaign, IL)
Biochar: Impacts on Soil Microbes and the Nitrogen Cycle [File]

August 22-26, 2010
American Chemical Society 240th National Meeting (Boston, MA)
Biochar: Impacts on Soil Microbes and the Nitrogen Cycle [File]

June 27-30, 2010
2010 U.S. Biochar Conference (Ames, IA)
Observed Ethylene Production from Biochar Additions [File]

May 12-13, 2010
NCASI - Northern Regional Meeting (Portland, ME)
Could Wood Fired Boiler Ash Be Considered a Biochar? [File]

May 18, 2010
Improved Greenhouse Gases Inventory Methods for California Landfills Meeting (Sacramento, CA)
Model Description: California Landfill Methane Inventory Model (CALMIM) [File]

February 7-9, 2010
ACEE Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture (Madison, WI)
Biochar: Impacts on Soil Microbes and the Nitrogen Cycle [File]

January 21, 2010
Upper Midwest Regional Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference & Trade Show (St. Cloud, MN)
Impacts of Strobilurin Fungicides on Yield and Soil Microbial Processes in Minnesota Strawberry Production [File] [Paper]

November, 2009
ASA/SSSA/CSSA Annual Meeting (Pittsburgh, PA)
Influence of Biochar Additions on Net Greenhouse Gas Production [File]

October 5-9, 2009
Twelfth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium (Sardinia, Italy)
Developing a New Field-Validated Methodology for Landfill Methane Emissions in California [Paper]

September, 2009
Sixth Annual California Climate Change Symposium (Sacramento, CA)
A New IPCC Tier 4 Site-Speciic Model for Landfill Methane Emissions Inclusive of Seasonal Methane Oxidation [File]
Landfill CH4 Emissions in California: Developing an Improved Field-Validated Methodology for a Regional GHG Inventory [File]

August 9-12, 2009
North American Biochar Meeting (Boulder, CO)
Influence of Biochar Additions on Net Greenhouse Gas Production [File]