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Dr.
Birgitte
Ahring
Director and
Battelle
Distinguished
Professor, Centre
for Bioproducts and
Bioenergy
Richland
,
WA, USA
Eco-Industrial Clusters
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Biography
PROFESSIONAL
PREPARATION
1977 B.S. in
Biology, University
of Copenhagen
Denmark
1982 M.Sc. in
Biology, University
of Copenhagen,
Denmark
1986 Ph.D. in
Microbiology (Minor
Chemical
Engineering),
University of
Copenhagen, Denmark
APPOINTMENTS
2008- Director of
the Center for
Bioproducts and
Bioenergy & Battelle
Distinguished
Professor,
Washington State
University, Pullman
2006-2008 Head of
the Maxifuel Pilot
Plant for Cellulosic
Ethanol
2006-2009 CEO
BioGasol Aps,
Copenhagen, Denmark
2002-2008 Head of
BST (BioScience and
Technology) with 65
scientists working
within “Biofuels and
Biochemicals” or
“Biomedical
Research”
2005-2008 Head of
Danish Center for
Biofuels with
researchers from 4
universities and 5
industries.
1999-2008 Professor,
Department of
Biotechnology,
Technical University
of Denmark, making
up BioCentrum and
later Biosys
1997-2001 Professor,
Department of Civil
& Environmental
Engineering,
University of
California, Los
Angeles, USA
1995-2007 Head of
the DTU Center for
Microbial Physiology
and Ecology
1993-1998 Associate
Professor,
Department of
Environmental
Science and
Engineering,
Technical University
of Denmark
1991-1994 Head of
Nordic Ministerial
Council's Center for
Bioenergy and
Environment,
Department of
Biotechnology,
Technical University
of Denmark
1992-1995 Specialist
for UNDP, UNIDO and
the World Bank
within bioenergy
with work periods in
Tanzania, Marocco,
Tunesia, Uganda,
India, China,
Malaysia and
Indonesia
1990-1997 Consultant
and Research
Director, Danish
Technological
Institute of Denmark
1987-1988 Visiting
Research Professor,
Division of
Environmental Health
Science, School of
Public Health,
University of
California, Los
Angeles, U.S.A
1986-1990 Research
Leader and
Coordinator for
Nordic Ministerial
Council's Program in
Bioenergy (Anaerobic
Digestion), Dept. of
Biotechnology,
Technical University
of Denmark
