Free Educational Event
This event is a half day seminar focused on hemp production, some of the many different applications of the plant, and research on health and environmental contamination of hemp. Speakers will present on current research and the opportunities that exist in the hemp industry.
February 19th, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Pfendler Hall, Dean's Auditorium
715 W State St
West Lafayette, IN 47907
TOPICS COVERED
PRODUCTION
FOOD & FIBER
FUTURE USES
SCHEDULE
9:00 - 9:15
ARRIVAL
Refreshments & Product Displays
9:15 - 9:20
Marguerite Bolt
Introduction, Overview of Schedule
9:20 - 9:50
Senay Simsek
Hemp in the Food Sciences
9:50 - 10:10
Marguerite Bolt
Grain & Fiber Production
10:10-10:30
Ariana Lazo &
Emily Whittington
Hemp & PFAS
10:30 - 10:40
BREAK
Snacks & Coffee
10:40 - 11:00
Jamie Campbell Petty
Hemp Supply Chains
11:00 - 11:20
Sara Cloft
Hemp & Poultry
11:20 - 11:40
Weicang Wang
Hemp & Gut Health
11:40 - 11:50
BREAK
Snacks, Fruit, Muffins
11:50 - 12:10
Michael Sotzing
Polycannabinoids Update
12:10 - 12:30
Magdalena Rajczakowska
Hempcrete
12:45 - 1:15
FEMI-Allie
Optional Tour (Limited to first 25 attendees)
Hemp Food Product Entrepreneurial Opportunities