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Item It's Happening at State: April 04, 2001(North Dakota State University, 2001-04-04)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU.Item It's Happening at State: September 08, 2004(North Dakota State University, 2004-09-08)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU.Item Petroleum Exploration History in North Dakota to 1951(North Dakota State University, 2013) Herz, Clarence AnthonyThe delayed discovery of oil in North Dakota resulted from remoteness, environment, and economic disadvantage, three of the six themes of Elwyn B. Robinson. Initially, lacking outside capital, the local explorers turned to their communities from 1917 to 1935 to raise the capital necessary to search for oil. As a result a complex group united to raise the capital necessary, but did not discover oil. The Great Depression ushered in the era of outside capital from 1937 to the successful discovery of oil on April 4, 1951. During this entire exploration period the state legislature, restricted by a lack of tax revenue, was unable to properly fund the North Dakota Geologic Survey. The survey achieved only marginal success throughout this exploration period. This history of early petroleum exploration not only enhances public knowledge but also lays the groundwork for further research toward a complete history of the industry.Item Research Report Series(1989)Item Exploitation of Biomass for Applications in Sustainable Materials Science(North Dakota State University, 2019) Serum, Eric MichaelBiorefinery may be defined as the process of accessing chemical commodities from living systems; consequently, biomass becomes the antecedent for renewable resources through biorefinery. Advantages to this process over petroleum refinery include: (1) increased potential for sustainable products, (2) increased diversity in chemical structure including heterocycles, and (3) potential for regional resource independence. Despite these clear advantages, adoption of biorefined commodities can be limited by the risk associated with small initial application portfolios and concomitant uncertainties. The strategies adopted by our dynamic and collaborative research team entail continuous engagement of those issues by: (1) preparing renewable polymers, (2) chemical diversification of biomass-derived platform chemicals, (3) direct modification of biopolymers, and (4) development of petroleum replacements. Battling the inveterate proclivity towards portents of gloom need not solely justify investigations into biorenewable feedstock chemicals; the ramifications of bioinspired molecular inquiry create opportunities to go beyond mere sustainability through innovation. This dissertation includes specific examples which illustrate utilization of three types of biomass: (1) oil seeds, (2) lignin, and (3) carbohydrates. Each class of biomass-derived materials offered unique advantages as well as challenges associated with their varied structures. The presentation has been divided into five sections: (1) biomass, sustainable chemistry and design thinking; (2) styrene replacements and their application in renewable vinyl ester thermosets; (3) catalyst-free lignin valorization by acetoacetylation; (4) chemical diversification of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural; (5) valorization of cellulose-derivable platform chemicals by cycloaddition with a potentially bioderivable reactive intermediate: benzyne.Item Blackleg and soft rot of potatoes(North Dakota State University, 1990) Gudmestad, Neil C.; Secor, Gary A.; Lamey, H. ArthurItem It's Happening at State: July 18, 2001(North Dakota State University, 2001-07-18)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU.Item Border Disputes in North American Barley Trade: Impacts of Major Agricultural Policies(North Dakota State University, 1994) Wilson, William W.; Johnson, Demcey D.Item It's Happening at State: January 07, 2004(North Dakota State University, 2004-01-07)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU.Item It's Happening at State: January 31, 2007(North Dakota State University, 2007-01-31)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU.