This event has free activities and is open to public--no advance registration required

We are pleased to invite you to the 17th World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion to be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA on June 17-22, 2022. This international conference supported by the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Specialist Group is an event to bring together experts in biotech, engineering and ecology to discuss recent advances in anaerobic digestion and related processes. The theme of the 17th World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion is “Biogas and Beyond: Expanding Applications of Anaerobic Biotechnologies in a Circular Economy.” The event is co-chaired by Lutgarde Raskin (University of Michigan) and Adam L. Smith (University of Southern California).

Featuring keynote lectures:

- Michigan Theater · 8:30-9:30 am · Monday, June 20: "Advancing the Sustainable Bioeconomy with Anaerobic Biotechnologies" by Jeremy Guest, Associate Professor, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Acting Associate Director for Research, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

- Michigan Theater · 9:00-9:30 am · Tuesday, June 21: "Inspiring Anaerobic Biotechnologies through Microbiology Research" by Madalena Alves, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

- Michigan Theater · 8:30-9:30 am · Wednesday, June 22: "Role of Methane Emissions in Global Warming and Contributions of Environmental Biotechnology to Decarbonization" by Anna Michalak, Director, Dept of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science

The following events are free and open to the public:
-Sunday June 19, 4 - 6 pm; Monday June 20, 8:30 - 10:00 am; Tuesday June 21, 8:30 - 10:00 am; Wednesday June 22, 8:30 - 10:00 am, all of which are hosted at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.