2025 EASTERN WASHINGTON
SUSTAINABLE FUELS TOUR

Agenda

August 26-28, 2025  |  Pullman & Tri-Cities

Please see below for our agenda of the trip.

To view the full list of attendees on the tour, click here.

We look forward to seeing you next week! For information on action items, dress code, and transportation, check out our Know Before You Go page.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

11:00AMOPTIONAL TOUR: SEA Airfield Sustainability Tour
SeaTac Airport
A pre-flight, behind the scenes sustainability tour with the Port of Seattle
3:26PMRecommended flights arrive in PSC
3:45PMCharter bus will take guests to hotels
NOTE: Dana will be on the recommended flight, and will guide you to were the bus will be waiting in the pick up area. If you run into issues please call her at (314) 308-8797
6:00PMDinner hosted by Tri-Cities Energy Forward Alliance
Budd's Broiler, 450 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

7:30AMBus picks up attendees at Courtyard Richland Columbia Point
480 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352
NOTE: Shuttle available to transport from TownPlace Suites to bus pick up location. Call / text Cat at 509-392-9900 to arrange details.
8:00AMArrive at WSU Tri-Cities
2770 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354
8:10AMBreakfast
Sponsored by WSU Tri-Cities and TRIDEC
8:20AMWelcome and Introduction to the Region
WSU Tri-Cities, Consolidated Information Center (CIC), Room 120

PRESENTERS:
SANDRA HAYNES, Chancellor, WSU Tri-Cities
KARL DYE, President & CEO, TRIDEC
8:45AMPanel Discussion: Innovation in Sustainable Fuels & Energy
WSU Tri-Cities, Consolidated Information Center (CIC), Room 120

MODERATED BY:
KARL DYE, TRIDEC

PRESENTERS:
DEREK PHELPS, Head of Policy & Governmental Affairs, Twelve E-Jet
TODD BRIX, President & CEO, OCOchem
STEPHEN MAZURKIEWICZ, Senior Advisor, Richland Site Operations and Advanced Reactors, Framatome
JOHN PLAZA, President & CEO, SkyNRG
9:45AMBREAK – walk over to Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab (BSEL)
10:00AMBSEL and WSU-PNNL Bioproducts Institute (Bio-In) Overview
PRESENTERS:
Dr. JOSH HEYNE, Director of the Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab (BSEL) and Co-director of the WSU-PNNL Bioproducts Institute (BIO-IN), WSU Tri-Cities
CORINNE FULLER, Market Sector Lead for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Technologies, WSU-PNNL Bio-In Co-Director

DEMONSTRATION: SAF Safety & Performance
PRESENTERS:
Dr. HARRISON (ZHIBIN) YANG, Manager SAF Repository

TOUR 1: SOAR Lab (SAF Testing Lab)
PRESENTERS:
Dr. HARRISON (ZHIBIN) YANG, Manager SAF Repository
Dr. SUH-JANE LEE, Manager SOAR Lab Service Center
CONOR FAULHABER, Distinguished Graduate Research Program PhD Student

TOUR 2: Medium-Chain Arboxylic Acids to Sustainable Aviation Fuels
PRESENTERS:
Dr. BIRGITTE AHRING, Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
Professor, Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
11:00AMPANEL DISCUSSION: Ag Symbiosis & Innovation
WSU Tri-Cities, Consolidated Information Center (CIC), Room 120

MODERATED BY:
CHAD KRUGER, Washington State University

PANEL SPEAKERS:
ADAM LINCOLN, Port of Pasco
TRUDY SLAGLE, Lamb Weston
DAN HOLMES, Atlas Agro
11:45AMBus to PNNL
650 Horn Rapids Road, Richland, WA 99354
12:00PMArrive at PNNL and Security Badging
Discovery Hall Lobby
NOTE: Pick up boxed lunch and proceed to Horizon C
12:20PMWelcome and Laboratory Overview
STEVE ASHBY, Laboratory Director
12:40PMPANEL DISCUSSION: Feedstocks and SAF Infrastructure
MODERATED BY:
DAN GASPAR, Pacific Northwest National Lab
JOSH HEYNE, Washington State University

PANEL SPEAKERS:
CHRIS GREEN, President, PNW Hydrogen Association
ZHUORAN DUAN, Earth Scientist, PNNL
CHRIS CASSIDY, USDA
JOHN HOLLADAY, Biofuels/SAF Consultant
1:20PMBreak / Board Bus for Facility Tours
1:30PMEnergy Sciences Center and BSEL Facility Tours
Group will split into two tracks, and rotate to tour both facilities
3:00PMBus to Pasco Wastewater Treatment Facility
Pasco Resource Recovery Center, 981 E. Foster Wells Rd, Pasco, WA 99301
3:30PMOUTDOOR WALKING TOUR: Pasco Wastewater Treatment Facility
SPEAKERS:
CHRIS TYNAN, Founder & CEO
MIKE CARTER, VP Engineering & Operations
JASON MELOY, General Manager
ALICIA KRUEGER, Senior Director Corporate Development
MICHAEL HENAO, Environmental Compliance Manager, City of Pasco
5:00PMReturn to Courtyard Richland Columbia Point
480 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352
NOTE: Shuttle available. Call Cat 509-392-9900
6:00PMBus to J. Bookwalter Winery & Richland Tasting Room
894 Tulip Ln, Richland, WA 99352
6:15PMDinner at Bookwalter Winery
Sponsored by the Port of Seattle
8:30PMReturn to Courtyard Richland Columbia Point
480 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352
NOTE: Shuttle available. Call Cat 509-392-9900

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

7:00AMCheck out of hotel and breakfast on your own
7:20AMBus departs Courtyard Richland Columbia Point
480 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352
NOTE: Shuttle available for attendees staying at other hotels.
GUESTS DRIVING SEPERATELY: Parking passes are required on the Pullman campus. Attendees who have let us know they are driving themselves should have received a link to retrieve their parking pass. Please text Cat at 509-392-9900 if you have any issues. A map of recomended parking locations can be found here.
8:30AMWSU Lind Dryland Research Station
781 E Experiment Station Rd Lind WA
Presentation on biofuel / biomass crops and biofuel cropping systems. Refreshments will be provided.

PRESENTERS:
Dr. SURENDRA SINGH, Director and Assistant Professor
CHAD KRUGER, Director at WSU Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources, Assistant Director at WSU Institute for Northwest Energy Futures
9:30AMDepart Lind Dryland Research Station for Pullman
11:15AMArrive in Pullman, WA
NOTE: We recommend folks driving separate to park near PACCAR on East Grimes Way
11:30AMPullman Welcome
Lighty 401

PRESENTERS:
CHRIS RILEY-TILLMAN, Provost, Washington State University
KIM CHRISTEN, Vice President for Research, Washington State University
11:45AMLunch in PACCAR
Lighty 401
Sponsored by: Snohomish County
12:00PMSustainable Aviation Fuels: Supply Chains and Policy
Lighty 401
PRESENTERS:
Ms. KRISTIN BRANDT, Staff Engineer and Adjoint Faculty
12:35PMTour Composite Materials and Engineering Center (CMEC) & Virtual Tour Pilot BioMaterials and Manufacturing Lab
Composite Materials and Engineering Center (CMEC)

PRESENTERS:
Dr. VIKRAM YADAMA, Director, CMEC and Louisiana Pacific Distinguished Professor in Wood Materials and Engineering
Dr. KARL ENGLUND, Research Professor and WSU Co-Site Director, Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
1:15PMWalk to LJ Smith Hall
1:20PMDISCUSSION: Feedstock supply analysis and pyrolysis, biochar
LJ Smith Hall

PRESENTERS:
Dr. MANUEL GARCIA-PEREZ, Department Chair & Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
1:50PMWalk to Wegner Hall
2:00PMHydrogen production, fuel cells, CO2 utilization, catalysis
Wegner Hall

PRESENTERS:
Dr. SU HA, George Austin Endowed Director, Director, O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for Oil and Gas Research, Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
2:30PMBus picks up at Wegner Hall
2:40PMTour WSU HYPER Lab Cryogenic Hydrogen Research
230 Dairy Rd, Pullman, WA 99163

PRESENTERS:
Dr. JAKE LEACHMAN, Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Founder, Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research (HYPER) laboratory
3:50PMBus takes attendees to Nuclear Reactor
4:00PMTour Nuclear Science Center
2480 NE Roundtop Dr Pullman WA

PRESENTERS:
COREY HINES, Director, Nuclear Science Center and NUCS Core Facility
4:45PMBus takes people who drove back to parked cars at PACCAR
5:00PMBus departs from PACCAR to Brelsford WSU Visitor Center
150 E. Spring Street, Pullman, WA, 99164-1912
5:15PMPre-flight snacks and drinks at The Brelsford WSU Visitor Center
Sponsored by: Snohomish County
6:15PMDepart for Pullman-Moscow Airport
3625 NE Airport Dr Building 230, Box 1, Pullman, WA 99163
6:25PMArrive at Pullman-Moscow Airport
7:37PMFlight departs to Seattle

 

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A special thank you to our sponsors: