BERG founder wins prestigious award
21/09/2009Presented to Professor Bridgwater on September 16th, 2009 at the international tcbiomass 2009 conference in Chicago, USA, this prestigious award recognises his extensive contributions to the field of bioenergy, as well as his past efforts as organiser of World Biomass Conferences.
Globally recognised as a leading bioenergy researcher, Tony has worked at Aston University for most of his professional career and currently leads the internationally renowned research group, the Aston University Bioenergy Research Group (BERG).
Tony and his team of over 20 researchers are developing innovative processes and products whereby fast growing wood, energy crops, agricultural wastes and other biogenic materials can be thermally converted into liquids, gases and solids for production of electricity, heat, transport fuels and a wide variety of chemicals.
His major research interests over the last 20 years have been in thermochemical processing of biomass and other solid fuels including waste and refuse to produce valuable fuels and chemicals. These products include conventional and unconventional gaseous and liquid fuels; oxygenates as fuel additives and chemical intermediates; and commodity chemicals such as methanol, and ammonia for fertilizer production.
Key achievements include:
• 45 years research experience in chemical engineering
• Founder of Bioenergy Research Group (BERG), one of the world’s biggest research groups in this field
• Founder of PyNe (Pyrolysis Network), a global forum for researchers in fast pyrolysis of biomass to exchange information on new scientific and technological developments on biomass and related technologies
• Technical Director of the UK SUPERGEN Bioenergy Consortium – the UK centre of excellence for biomass, bioenergy and biofuels
• Member of over 34 European Commission sponsored research projects, including:
- Core member of the EC sponsored Dibanet project
- Core member of the EC Bioenergy Network of Excellence
- Core member of the EC sponsored Integrated Project on biorefineries – Biosynergy
- Co-ordinator of the EC sponsored ThermalNet Network
- Task leader for the IEA Bioenergy Task on Pyrolysis
• Johannes Linneborn Prize winner – in 2007 at the 15th European Bioenergy Conference for “Outstanding contributions to bioenergy”
• Edwin Walker Prize winner – awarded by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for “Best conference transaction publication” in 2002
• Chairman and organiser of 9 international bioenergy conferences in Europe and North America
• Publication of 30 books and over 400 papers on biomass and bioenergy
The Don Klass Award is a tribute to the late Dr Donald Klass, who was President of the Bioenergy Research Association (BERA), and organised many well known and respected conferences around the world, including “Bioenergy from Biomass”, which ran for 20 years from 1976 onwards.
Bioten - the
leading UK bioenergy conference: September 21-23, 2010
This national three day conference will bring together national and international experts on biomass, bioenergy, biofuels and biorefineries to engage the UK's bioenergy focused research community with stakeholders, policy makers and decision makers as well as promoting interaction between researchers.
The programme for Bioten includes:
• 34 presentations from experts within the bioenergy community
• Over 90 poster presentations covering a broad range of relevant
and current topics
• An exclusive conference dinner for delegates
• A workshop on bioenergy policy (with presentations from DECC, The
Environment Agency and UCL Energy Institute)
Date: 21 - 23 September 2010
Location: Holiday Inn, Birmingham, UK
For further details visit www.bioten.co.uk
Alternatively please contact Catherine Manhood or Rob Fenton, Bioenergy Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET.
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