Gaffney AM, Thompson VS, Lacey JA, Aston JA, Hartley DS, Searcy EM, Thompson DN “Idaho National Laboratory’s New Biomass Pretreatment Process using Low Waste Woody Materials to Produce Biofuels” American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August, 2016.
Thompson DN, Li C, Aston JE, Lacey JA, Thompson VS, Williams LC, Emerson RM, Hoover AN, Gresham GL “Feedstock quality: A poorly understood but critical aspect for the development of a biorefining industry” 38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2016.
Thompson VS, Lacey JA, Hartley D, Searcy E, Thompson DN “Application of air classification, acid leaching and formulation to manage feedstock cost, quality and quantity for bioenergy” 38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2016.
Thompson DN, Thompson VS, Lacey JA, Hartley DS, Jindra MA and Aston JE “Strategies for post-harvest reduction of ash content in biomass feedstocks” Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, February 2016.
Aston JA, Tumuluru JS, Lacey JA, Thompson DN, Thompson VS, Fox SL “Alkaline Deacetylation of Corn Stover: Effects on Feedstock Quality” AIChE General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2015.
Lacey JA, Aston JE, Westover TL, Cherry RS, Thompson DN “Biomass Fractionation Methods for Ash Removal: Sieving, Anatomical, and Air Classification” 37th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, San Diego, California, April 2015.
Aston JA “Using Metabolic Flux Models to Optimize the Biological Production of Value-Added Chemicals from CO2.” Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Washington D.C., August, 2012.
Aston JA “Microbial Consortia from Geochemical Gradients: Applications to a Coupled Biological and Physical Treatment for Produced Waters.” Water Use and Treatment: Improving Efficiency through Technology, British Petroleum, Houston, Texas, May 2012.
Lee BD, Apel WA, Aston JA, Walton S, and Carlson R “Potential for production of metabolites by Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius” Society for Industrial Microbiology Annual Meeting and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 2011.
Aston JE “Effects of organic acids and metals on the biomining bacterium: Acidithiobacillus caldus.” Research Seminar, Biological Systems Department, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, March 2010.
Aston JE “Effects of organic acids and metals on the biomining bacterium: Acidithiobacillus caldus.” Research Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, February 2010.
Aston JE “Metal Interactions with Acidithiobacillus caldus: toxicity and sorption.” Sixth International Biometals Symposium, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, July 2008.
Aston JE “Halomonas campisalis and the importance of Soap Lake halophiles.” Soap Lake Science Conservatory, Soap Lake, Washington, August 2005.
Aston JE "Importance and application of native Soap Lake microbial consortia." Native American Advisory Board to the President, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, April 2005.
