Young Researchers' 2015

Kaiser Ahmed

    • Researcher, Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
    • PhD Candidate in Nearly Zero Energy Building, Aalto University, Finland
    • MSc in Construction & Real Estate Management, HTW Berlin, Germany, BSc in Civil Engineering, CUET, Bangladesh

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    Julia Behling

      • Scientific Assistant in the working group "Biomass and Residue Utilisation" at the Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany
      • PhD student in cooperation with the department of Energy Plant Technology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum with focus on experimental and theoretical investigation of the combustion process of solid biomass.
      • Engineering degree in Environmental Technology and Resource Management, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

      <link>Speaker at the Young Reseachers' Biomass Session

      Pascal Brinks

        • Building Physics Expert at Lindab, Luxembourg; PhD student at TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, Master Student in Economics at TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
        • Work experience as Construction Manager and Project Manager at Köster AG and Immobilienmanagement Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Germany
        • Graduate degree in Civil Engineering; MSc in Building Physics

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        Chiara Cervigni

          • European Project Coordinator at Northamptonshire County Council, Energy and Carbon Management Team, UK
            Work experience in environmental impact assessment
          • MSc in Sustainability (Climate Change), University of Leeds, UK
          • MSc in Environmental Sciences, University of Parma, Italy

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          Stefan Conrad

            • PhD student and Research Associate in the department of Biorefinery and Biofuels at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT, Germany
            • MSc in Environmental Energy Technology and BSc in Industrial Engineering/Environmental Planning, Trier University of Applied Science, Germany

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            Waltraud Emhofer

              • Researcher at Bioenergy 2020+ and PhD student on the topic "Off-gassing from wood pellets during storage" at Vienna University of Technology, Austria
              • Experience in research on biomass combustion and energetic use of biomass for small-scale combustion units.
              • Engineering degree in Technical Chemistry from Vienna University of Technology, Austria

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              Oleksii Epik

                • Senior Consultant on climate change and ecosystems at the Scientific Engineering Centre "Biomass", Ukraine
                • Senior Engineer on biomass technologies investigation at the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of the Ukraine
                • MSc of Energy in Applied Thermophysics

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                Javier F. Escobar

                  • PhD student in Energy, Institute of Energy and Environment at University of São Paulo, Brazil
                  • Researcher in wood energy at Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass.
                  • MSc in Wood Technology at São Paulo State University and Forestry Engineer, Brazil

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                  Josef Farták

                    • PhD student at the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (UTC Prague), Czech Republic
                    • Experience as Junior Researcher at UCT, Prague, Czech Republic
                    • Master Degree in Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Environment

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                    Andrew Feierman

                      • Program Associate, Institute for Market Transformation, USA
                      • Previously, analyst at the Cadmus Group, working on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program; Laser & Fiber Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
                      • BA in International Environmental Policy, The American University, USA

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                      Akila Fernando

                        • Electrical Engineer at Brandix Lanka
                        • MSc in Electrical Installations from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

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                        Nathaniel Horner

                          • PhD Student in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, USA
                          • Experience as Project Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and as Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering
                          • MEng, Systems Engineering, University of Virginia, USA; MSc, Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, USA

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                          Martina Krizmanic

                            • Project Leader (trainee) at North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency
                            • Works on implementation of the development and international projects related to renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
                            • Master degree in Economics, University of Rijeka, Croatia

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                            Rodrigo Labbé

                              • Forestry advisor at Experimental Forest Center, Austral University of Chile (CEFOR - UACh), Chile
                              • Previously, Research Assistant, Faculty of Forest Sciences (UACh), Chile
                              • Degrees in Forest Resources, Applied Statistics and Forest Engineer

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                              Francesco Mariottini

                                • Research Assistant at the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), Belgium
                                • Experience as Energy Assessor and Research Assistant at the Sofia Energy Agency (SOFENA), Bulgaria
                                • MSc and BSc in Environmental Engineering/Sustainable Energy Engineering

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                                Erica Marshall

                                  • PhD researcher, Doctoral Training Centre in Low Carbon Technologies, University of Leeds, UK
                                  • Previously, secondment to UK Government Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Smart Meters Group
                                  • MEng in Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK

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                                  Annelies de Meyer

                                    • PhD researcher, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at KU Leuven, Belgium
                                    • Work experience as project engineer for soil remediation at Witteveen+Bos, The Netherlands
                                    • Master degree in Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium

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                                    Ayman Mohamed

                                      • PhD student, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Department, School of Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
                                      • Experience as Lecturer Assistant, Mechanical Power Department, Helwan University, Egypt
                                      • MSc and BSc in Mechanical Power Engineering, Helwan University, Egypt

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                                      Mady Olonscheck

                                        • PhD student at the University of Potsdam and Guest Scientist at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
                                        • Held numerous presentations about climate change to school children and the interested public
                                        • Graduate degree in Geography

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                                        Gabriel Reichert

                                          • Junior Researcher at Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
                                          • Previously, Research Associate at University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg, Germany
                                          • Graduate degrees in Applied Forest Sciences, University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg, Germany, and in Renewable Energy Systems & Technical Energy Management, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria

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                                          Maria Jose Rivas Duarte

                                            • Post-Doctoral Researcher in Sustainable Manufacturing, TEMPO Project, ACORN Research Centre, Ireland
                                            • Research experience on the viability of photovoltaic systems in existing commercial buildings in Ireland, Dublin Energy Lab, Ireland
                                            • MSc in Energy Management; BSc in Manufacturing Engineering

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                                            Joanne Robinson

                                              • PhD Research Student
                                              • MSc in Low Carbon Technologies; MEng in Structural Engineering with Architectural Studies

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                                              Nadia Rosero

                                                • PhD student, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France
                                                • Associate professor Faculty of Engineering, Mariana University, Colombia; Assistant professor Electronic Department, University of Nariño, Colombia
                                                • Master degree in Engineering with major in Automatic, University of Valle, Colombia; degree in Electronic Engineer, University of Nariño, Colombia

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                                                Tobias Schilly

                                                  • PhD Student at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
                                                  • Graduate degree in Civil Engineering

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                                                  Fabian Schipfer

                                                    • Research Assistant and PhD student on bio-based energy economics, Energy Economics Groups, Vienna University of Technology Austria
                                                    • Graduate degree in Physics from the University of Vienna, Austria, and the University of Seville, Spain

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                                                    Gohar Shahinyan

                                                      • Research and Project Coordination at Researchers for Bio Heating Solutions, Armenia
                                                      • BA in Environmental Studies: Global Environment and Social Change

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                                                      Martin Thalfeldt

                                                        • PhD student and Early Stage Researcher at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
                                                        • Experience as engineer on HVAC and energy efficiency
                                                        • MSc in Environmental Engineering from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

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                                                        Agorasti-Eri Toka

                                                          • Post-Doctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Quantitative Analysis and Advanced Supply Chain Management (LASCM), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece
                                                          • Previously, General Director of the Greek Association of Supply Chain Management (GASCM) and Adjunct Lecturer at Thessaloniki & Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Greece
                                                          • Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, PhD in Biomass Supply Chain Management (AUTH)

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                                                          Rebecca Trojanowski

                                                            • Associate Staff Engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Sustainable Energy Technology Department
                                                            • Graduate Student at Columbia University
                                                            • BSc in Chemical Engineering and MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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                                                            Marius Wöhler

                                                              • PhD student, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg and Research Associate, University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg, Germany
                                                              • Previous experience as Junior Researcher at Bioenery 2020+
                                                              • MSc in Sustainable Energy Competence, BSc in Forest Sciences

                                                              <link>Speaker at the Young Reseachers' Biomass Session