Ahmad Sh. H. Abdelrahman

• Undergraduate Senior Student, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi
• Undergraduate Research
• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering

Shady Attia

• Architect and accredited professional in environmental design
• PhD candidate at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium
• Master in Science

Kjell Bettgenhäuser

• Consultant at Ecofys, Germany
• Diploma thesis at Solar World, Bonn
• PhD student (Darmstadt University of Technology)

Nelson Brancalhão Neto

• Logistics manager at Brancalhão, a family-run business in the timber branch, Brasil
• Special focus on research and development of wood biomass in Brasil
• Degree in Wood Industry Engineering

Peteris Cabulis

• Project manager, Ritols, Latvia
• Undergraduate civil engineering student (Technical University of Riga)

Elisa Dunkelberg

• Researcher at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), Germany
• Research trips to Malawi, Brasil
• Degree in Environmental Engineering, Graduate student (Technical University Berlin)

Marina Economidou

• Post-doctoral research at Imperial College London
• Fields: EU policies on building energy efficiency
• MEng in Civil Engineering, PhD in Building Physics

Anda Fridrihsone

• Engineer, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (IWC) at the Polymer laboratory
• Before, project manager assistant, quality controller at АО Dzintars, Latvia
• Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering

Gary Gillespie

• PhD candidate, topic: “Important quality parameters of biomass pellets with the use of non-destructive sensing technologies” (University College Dublin)
• Bachelor in Agricultural Science

Babette Hebenstreit

• Researcher at Bioenergy2020+ in Wieselburg, Austria
  Main activities: Simulation of biomass based heating systems
• Bachelor of Science in Physics (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow), Master of Science in Technical Physics (Graz University of Technology, Austria), PhD studies in Energy Engineering (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
  
  

Maria Hingsamer

• Junior scientist at Joanneum Research at the Institute Resources - Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainability
• Technical, economic and ecological assessment of alternative fuels with a focus on biofuels and energy from algae
• Master in Environmental System Sciences (Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Austria)

Ernst Höftberger

• Head of Unit Technical Energy Systems / Senior Researcher
• Before, R&D at Eternit Werke Ludwig Hatschek GmbH – Roofings and Claddings
• DI (Master) and PhD in Technical Chemistry (Vienna University of Technology)

Jihyun Kim

• Principal researcher, Daewoo E&C CO.
• Before, assistant researcher, Daewoo E&C CO.
• PhD in Architectural Engineering (Seoul National University, South Korea)

Mikelis Kirpluks

• Scientific assistant, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (IWC) at the Polymer laboratory
• Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

Michaela Kloiber

• Research associate at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• MSc. in Business & Economics and in Environmental Management (Johannes Kepler University, Linz)

Juha Laitila

• Research scientist of forest technology, Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA)
• Focus on cost and productivity factors and availability of forest fuels

Jiuxu Liu

• Student, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
• Research focus on biofuel synthesis
• Master degree

Basel HH Madi

• Student, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi
• Undergraduate Research
• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering

Orosz Máté

• PhD student, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE), Department of Architectural Engineering, Hungary
• Before, assistant research fellow
• MSc. in Civil Engineering

Patrick Miller

• Master student in Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Alberta, Canada
• BSc. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Alberta, Canada)

Sunghye Min

• Researcher, Daewoo E&C CO.
• Before, researcher, Korea Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Architecture
• Master in Engineering and Architectural Engineering (Inha University, South Korea)

Kosuke Ohno

• Coordinator, Japan Wood Energy Co., Ltd.
• Research experience in the area of forest biomass procurement
• Master in Science (University of Joensuu), Master in Literature (Civilization Comparing) University of Rikkyo
  
  

Aiga Pabērza

• Laboratory assistant, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (IWC) at the Polymer laboratory
• Before, scientific assistant at the Environmental pollution research laboratory
• Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

Karlo Rajic

• Project manager, North West Croatia Regional Energy Agency
• Implementation of projects on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, energy audits, education programmes, workshops and the implementation of the project “Systematic Energy Management (SEM) in public buildings”
• BSc. in Mechanical Engineering

Natalia Romanova

• Chair "Organization of Production and Industry economics", North Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (State Technological University)
• Fields: audits, regional development
• Degree in Economics and Management (North Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, State Technological University)

Jan Rosenow

• Doctoral researcher at the Oxford University, Environmental Change Institute
• Master in Environmental Policy and Regulation (London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE), Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Energy Policy

Rosemarie Schnetzinger

• Junior researcher at Bioenergy2020+, Research Centre in Wieselburg, Austria
• Master studies in Eco- Energy Engineering (University of Applied Sciences, Wels, Austria)
• Bachelor of Science in Eco- Energy Engineering (University of Applied Sciences, Wels, Austria)

Khaled Ahmed Hamed Shaker Saleh

• Student, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi
• Research assistance, Teacher assistance
• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering

Lei Shang

• PhD student in Risø DTU (National laboratory for sustainable energy, Technical university of Denmark)
• Focus on upgrading fuel properties of biomass fuel by torrefaction
• MSc. in Chemical Engineering (Technical University of Denmark)

Kartikeya Singh

• Junior Research Fellow, Center for International Environment & Resource Policy, (Fletcher School, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA)
• Before, Research Assistant, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
• Bachelor of Science, Master of Environmental Science, PhD candidate (Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA)

Lars Stougaard Bach

• Research assistant, Risø Technical University of Denmark
• Before, Biosystems Division, Risø Technical University of Denmark
• Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Louise Sunderland

• Researcher in the Policy Research team at The Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE), London
• Research interests in behaviour change and the non-economic drivers for the retrofit of homes
• Master in Environmental Technology (Imperial College London)

Jeffrey Swofford

• Research Analyst at Ecova (former ECOS), USA
• Research fields: identifying new markets, technical and policy opportunities in a variety of energy efficiency issues
• Bachelor in Environmental Studies (Texas A&M University, USA), Master in Environmental Science (Texas Christian University, USA)

Marta R. Trninić

• Research assistant, developing a CHP demonstration plant, faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Lecturer in processes in industry
• Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering

Kari Väätäinen

• Research scientist of forest technology, Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA)
• Research focus: modelling and simulation of mechanised wood harvesting and logistics of forest biomass transportation
• Master in Agriculture and Forestry (University of Joensuu, Finland)

Mahdi Vaezi

• PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering (Bio-Energy) and Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada
• BSc. in Mechanical Engineering (Azad University, Mashhad, Iran), MSc. in Mechanical Engineering (Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran)

Fahimeh Yazdanpanah

• Research assistant, University of British Columbia, Canada
• PhD student in Chemical Engineering

Pilar Zapata Aranda

• Project Manager at Bioazul, Spain
• General coordinator of BIO-HEAT (project for promoting short rotation coppice for district heating systems in Eastern Europe)
• Master in Biology

Lin Zhang

• Research assistant, Center for Economic Research, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Master in Science degree

Yunfei Zhao

• Master student at Tsinghua University, China
• Fields: fermentation of municipal solid waste, such as food waste and sludge
• Bachelor in Environment Engineering (Jiangnan University)