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Helpful Information
Important Information
Course Dates: July 21-23
Late Registration: After June 12
Hotel Block Expires: June 14, 2026
Course Fee: $2,500
*Register by June 12 to avoid a $500 late fee
Agenda
Day 1
- Registration & Breakfast
- Welcome & Introductions – Vijay Singh, IBRL
- New Fermentation Markets & How They Scale – Brian Jacobson, IBRL
- General Concepts in Industrial Fermentation – Ismael Nieves, iPROOF
- Fermentation Design Lecture – Johannes Kung, Boston Bioprocess
- Organisms and Controls in Fermentation Sterility – Alex Polidore, IBRL
- Fermentation Controls – Marissa Nyland, IBRL
- Fermentation Demonstrations, IBRL Pilot Plant
- Brewery Reception – Triptych Brewing
Day 2
- DSP Intro – Tom McKenna, IBRL
- Thermal Separations & Spray Drying – Daniel Reyna, Andritz/Dedert & Joe Melnyk, FSHN-PPP
- Filtration Overview – Bobby Crowley, IBRL
- Centrifugation – Ken Ludwig, Alfa Laval
- Ceramic Membrane Filtration – Antoine Charbonneau, Applexion
- Filtration Elements – Bobby Crowley, IBRL
- Pilot Scale Centrifugation – Nathan Schumer, IBRL
- Chromatography – Antoine Charbonneu, Applexion
- Technical Q&A – Technical Team, IBRL
- Reception – ACES Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Day 3
- Breakfast with presentation on iFAB – Beth Conerty, IBRL, iFAB
- Facility Design – Jeremy Owen, Black & Veatch
- Process Modeling & Economic Analysis – Matt Menegay, ADM
- Machine Learning Applications in Bioprocessing– Anupam Chowdhury, Boston Bioprocess
- FOAK Playbook – John Ellersick, Next Rung Technology
- Certificates & group photos, boxed lunches to go/stay
- IBRL Tour (Optional) – Marissa Nyland, IBRL
Hotel Information
IBRL has reserved a block of hotel rooms at the Holiday Inn Champaign. You can make a reservation either by calling (217) 398-3400 or by following this booking link. Rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. The block expires June 14.
Transportation & Parking
IBRL will provide shuttle transportation to and from the Holiday Inn and the various course events.
If you are not staying at the Holiday Inn, you may park in the Holiday Inn’ss lot and use the shuttle.
If you will drive yourself independently to campus, the ACES Library is at 1101 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801. There is limited metered parking in the circle drive parking lot in front of the ACES Library, as well as more metered options along Pennsylvania Avenue outside of IBRL (1300 W. Pennsylvania, Urbana, IL 61801). The ACES Library is just a short walk from IBRL. The campus parking meters are monitored by Mobile Meter. Please note that unmetered parking spots are likely reserved faculty/staff spots.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations will be accepted with a full refund until August 14, 2026
Sponsorship Opportunities
IBRL gives companies the opportunity to be part of shaping and developing new and emerging talent in the field of fermentation through sponsoring the Fermentation Short Course.