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StrathKirn publishes review papers and makes numerous presentations on technical, marketing, management consulting, and business processes on a regular basis.

Articles and Commentaries

Water "use" in biofuels production

Corn prices may in fact be too low

Is ethanol value being degraded?

Selected Public Domain Presentations:

Opportunities and Challenges for Algae as a Biofuel Feedstock

presented at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, 2009

Biofuels or Bust: Opportunities and Challenges In Renewable Energy

presented at St. Louis Academy of Science, OASIS meeting, 2007

The Promises and Challenges of Biofuels.

presented at American Chemical Society, St. Louis 100th Anniversary Symposium, 2007

Abstract

Biofuels: A Regional Contribution to the Global Need.

presented at Missouri BIO Summit on Life Sciences, 2006

Residues and Dedicated Energy Crops: Is there real commercial potential or just more research?

presented at the Iowa State University Biobased Industry Outlook Conference, 2005

Sustainable Renewable Resources.

presented at the South Central Region Sun Grant Initiative Workshop, 2004

Crop Biotechnology and Future Potential.

presented at the British Crop Protection conference, 2003

Recent selected publications in recognized journals include:

McLAREN, J.S. (2008). Review “D” in Summary of Review Reports: Supplemental Material to Pimentel et al. Biofuel Impacts on World Food Supply: Use of Fossil Fuel, Land and Water Resources. Energies, 1, 41-78.

McLAREN, J.S. (2008). The economic realities, sustainable opportunities, and technical promises of biofuels. AgBioForum, 11, 1-13.

WANG, D., BEAN, S.R., McLAREN, J.S., SEIB, P.A., MADL, R.L., TUINSTRA, M., SHI, Y., LENZ, M.C., WU, X., and ZHAO, R. (2008). Grain sorghum is a viable feedstock for ethanol production. Journal Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 35, 313-320.

WANG, D., BEAN, S.R., McLAREN, J.S., SEIB, P.A., MADL, R.L., TUINSTRA, M., SHI, Y., LENZ, M.C., WU, X., and ZHAO, R. (2008). Effects of Growing Location and Irrigation on Attributes and Ethanol Yields of Selected Grain Sorghums. Cereal Chemistry, 85, 405-501.

McLAREN, J.S. (2007). Biofuels: Fact or Fantasy? Asia/Pacific Biotech News, 11, 548-554.

WU, X., ZHAO, R., BEAN, S.R., SEIB, P.A., McLAREN, J.S., MADL, R.L., TUINSTRA, M., LENZ, M.C., and WANG, D. (2006). Factors impacting ethanol production from grain sorghum in the dry-grind process. Cereal Chemistry, 84, 130-136

McLAREN, J.S. (2005). Crop biotechnology provides an opportunity to develop a sustainable future.
Trends in Biotechnology, 23, 339 -342

McLAREN, J.S. (2005). Biotechnology as a key driver for sustainable bioenergy production.
Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, November 2005.

McLAREN, J.S. (2003). Soybean Biotechnology: Where Are We and Where Will It Take Us?
Proceedings of the 32nd Soybean Seed Research Conference.

McLAREN, J.S., LAKEY, N, and OSBOURNE, J. (2003). Sorghum as A BioResource Platform for Future Renewable Resources. Proceedings of the 57^th Corn & Sorghum Research Conference, Dec 2002, Chicago.

McLAREN, J.S. (2001). Butterflies and Biotech: A Cautionary Principle.
Pesticide Outlook, Aug 2001, 136-140.

McLAREN, J.S. (2001). The Vision for Renewable Resources. In “Chemicals and Materials from Renewable Resources”, Editor: Bozell, J.J. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 784. pp24-36

McLAREN, J.S. (2000). Agricultural Biotechnology: Myth and Measurement.
Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 5, 257-265.

McLAREN, J.S. (2000). Future Renewable Resource Needs: Will Genomics Help?
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 75, 927-932

McLAREN, J.S. (2000). The Current Status of Agronomic Traits.
In BCPC Symposium Proceedings No 74. (Ed L. Copping) pp 145-154.

McLAREN, J.S. (2000). The Importance of Genomics to the Future of Crop Production.
Pest Management Science, 56, 573-579.

FAULKNER, D.L., McLAREN, J.S., and MUSTELL, R. (1999). Renewable Resources 2020.
Resource, March 1999, 11-12.

McLAREN, J.S. (1998). The Success of Transgenic Crops in the USA.
Pesticide Outlook, December 1998, 36-41.

McLAREN, J.S. (1997). The Past and The Future Have Already Been Written -- In the Genetic Code.
Focus on Biopesticides, 7/97 Issue, Royal Society of Chemistry.

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