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We are proud to announce our Key Note Speakers for the CASFER Annual Symposium.

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Dr. Gerardo Ruiz-Mercado
Senior Research Manager
Environmental Protection Agency


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Dr. Gloria Thomas
President
Higher Education Resource Services


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For more information about the CASFER ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, click here

Welcome to CASFER

Our vision is to enable resilient and sustainable food production by developing next-generation, modular, distributed, and efficient technologies for capturing, recycling, and producing decarbonized nitrogen-based fertilizers, or NBFs. 

Partners

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CASFER is developing a transformative, engineered system that takes the US from nitrogen cycle pollution to a Nitrogen Circular Economy, allowing food production while mitigating environmental and socioeconomic problems.

More than 50% of the world population is supported by synthetic nitrogen-based fertilizers (NBFs), produced via the carbon-intensive Haber-Bosch process. However, the high volatility of prices remains a challenge in the US and developing countries.

 

Furthermore, only 20% of NBFs produced translate into food, with 80% lost to the environment. This creates significant environmental, health, and socioeconomic impacts.

 

CASFER’s engineered system takes activated nitrogen from waste streams such as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), and agricultural runoff, capture, and convert them into precise NBF, passing them directly to the end users/farmers.

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CASFER Impacts

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Increased food security for the nation.

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Reduced environmental impact from agricultural emissions.

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Decreased U.S. dependence on foreign sources of nitrogen-based fertilizers.

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Affordable, sustainable sources of nitrogen-based fertilizers for U.S. farms.

  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Gerri Botte, Ph.D., (TTU)
    Apr 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    CASFER's Strategic Plan
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  • SLC Monthly Meet-Up
    Thu, Apr 13
    Zoom Webinar
    Apr 13, 3:00 PM – 3:49 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    With a special guest appearance from Cele Stone
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  • AWC Celebrity Luncheon
    Tue, Apr 11
    Lubbock
    Apr 11, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Lubbock, 2322 Mac Davis Ln, Lubbock, TX 79401, USA
    Because we're basically celebrities now
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  • FUP Project Presentations
    Apr 06, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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    A chance for those invited to share their potential projects with other CASFER members and boards
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  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Roger H. French, Ph.D., (CWRU)
    Mar 03, 11:00 AM – Mar 04, 12:00 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    FAIRification And Materials Domain Ontologies: Enabling Open Data & Models for Improved Knowledge Management and Learning
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  • Welcome - Juan Mitchell
    Tue, Feb 28
    Texas Tech University
    Feb 28, 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM
    Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    We want to welcome our new Program Director - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Integrator!
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  • EWD - Project Lead the Way
    Thu, Feb 23
    Texas Tech University
    Feb 23, 9:00 AM
    Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Students from Slaton Middle School learned about chemical engineering with CASFER scholars.
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  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Paul A. Kohl, Ph.D., (GT)
    Feb 17, 11:00 AM – Feb 18, 12:00 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    Stable, High Conductivity Anion Conductive and Bipolar Membranes for Salt Separation
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  • Welcome - Zaida Gracia
    Mon, Feb 06
    Texas Tech Universtiy
    Feb 06, 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM
    Texas Tech Universtiy, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    We want to welcome our new Senior Director for Inclusive Workforce Development and Education!
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  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Kayleigh Millerick, Ph.D., (TTU)
    Feb 03, 11:00 AM
    Zoom Webinar
    Current Challenges in Wastewater Treatment: Opportunities for CASFER?
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  • Industry Practitioners Advisory Board Meeting
    Jan 30, 12:00 PM – Jan 31, 1:00 PM
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    A meeting of the fantastic leaders of our IPAB
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  • Scientific Advisory Board Introductory Meeting
    Jan 20, 12:00 PM – Jan 21, 1:00 PM
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    A meeting of the great minds on our SAB!
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  • Convergence Research Workshop
    Fri, Jan 06
    Zoom Conference
    Jan 06, 8:00 AM – Jan 07, 12:00 PM
    Zoom Conference
    Great minds sharing great ideas!
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  • Podcast - NSF's The Discovery Files
    Jan 02, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Podcast
    Feeding a Growing Population
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  • Dec 16, 2022, 6:40 AM – 11:35 AM
    Zoom Webinar
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  • Welcome New Member! - Back to Nature
    Dec 14, 2022, 9:30 AM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
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  • CASFER Holiday Party
    Thu, Dec 08
    Lubbock
    Dec 08, 2022, 7:00 PM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    Happy Holidays to Everyone!
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  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Odemari Mbuya, Ph.D., (FAMU)
    Dec 02, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    Use of Soil Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella minutissima and Scenedesmus acutus) to Improve Fertilizer N and P Use Efficiency in Florida Soils
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