Staff and Project Leaders

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Prof. Michael H. B. Hayes Expertise in soil and carbohydrate chemistry. Has lectured extensively on biorefining and biochar.

 

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Prof. Julian Ross A leading figure in the field of catalysis. Is looking at the production of hydrogen from biomass and mechanisms for the downstream-conversion of the products of biorefining.

 

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Prof. Theodore (Toshko) Zhelev A chemical engineer and member of the Charles Parsons Initiative. Designs and operates efficient systems.

 

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Dr. JJ Leahy An expert in analytical chemistry, biodiesel, and biomass combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification. Member of the Charles Parsons Initiative.

 

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Prof. Austin Darragh A pioneer in the establishment of the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. Is now involved in biorefining.

 

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Dr. Dmitri Bulushev A catalysis expert and member of the Charles Parsons Initiative. Is examining producing hydrogen and bio-oil from biomass and the catalytic conversion of biorefining products.

 

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Dr. Witold Kwapinski A chemical engineer and member of the Charles Parsons Initiative. Is working in the field of gasification/pyrolysis.

 

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Dr. Bhari Mallanna Nagaraja Bhari's main research is hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reaction using copper based catalyst.

 

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Dr. Etelvino Novotny Internationally recognised for his applications of NMR to studies of the compositions of soil humic substances, and of the biologically oxidized chars isolated from the Terra Preta de indio soils of the Amazon region..

 

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Dr. Donncha Haverty Is involved in the design of a hydrolysis reactor for the DIBANET project.

 

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Dr. Marzena Kwapinska Marzena is currently working in on the gasification of biomass feedstocks in the pilot scale fluidised bed gasifier

Students

 

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Daniel Hayes PhD student. Has been working in field of biorefining and second generation biofuels for several years and has been consulted in this area in several countries.

 

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Corinna Byrne PhD Student. Corinna is investigating the nature and the associations of the organic matter in selected representative Irish grassland soil types.

 

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Fergus Melligan PhD student. Fergus is studying pyrolysis, gasification and biorefining processes.

 

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Katerina Kryachho PhD student. She is studying the properties and utility of biochars produced from pyrolysis processes.

 

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Raymond McInerney PhD Student. Has considerable experience in the fields of macroalgae, plant growth promotion and clays. Is currently involved in the analysis of Irish wastes.

 

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Renata Wnetrzak Erasmus exchange student working on the pyrolysis of biomass and the characterisation of the products formed.

 

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Keith Armitage PhD Student that is looking at the effects that long term cultivation of the energy crop Miscanthus can have on the accumulation of soil organic matter.

 

Others

 

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Martin Aguirrebengoa Barrena Is responsible for the preparation and analysis of biomass samples in the Carbolea laboratories.

 

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David Rubio Del Rio Is responsible for the preparation and analysis of biomass samples in the Carbolea laboratories.

 

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Shamek Is responsible for the pyrolyis of biomass, characterisation of the products formed, and plant growth trials involving biochar as a soil amendment.