Professor Amar Mohanty gave a plenary lecture at the 21st Bio-Environmental Polymer Society Annual Meeting (BEPS), Working to create a sustainable future, which was held September 18-20 at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. This BEPS conference brought together government, academic and industry to highlight the latest research in "synthetic, renewable and natural degradable polymers, nano-, micro- and macro-composites."

Professor Mohanty's lecture focused on the recent developments in sustainable manufacturing of perennial grass (i.e. switchgrass and miscanthus)-based biocomposites.