Leader of the Bioenergy Research Group
Phone
number
0121 2043381
Email
A.V.Bridgwater@aston.ac.uk
Profile
Tony Bridgwater
is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Aston University in Birmingham,
specialising in thermal conversion of biomass for production of fuels and
chemicals. He obtained his first degree in Chemical Engineering from UMIST
followed by several years working for BP in Sunbury. After returning to Aston,
he gained his PhD and DSc. Most of his professional career has been spent at
Aston University where he leads the Bioenergy Research Group.
His current interests are
focused on the development of fast pyrolysis of biomass and the fuel and
chemical products that can be derived from the liquids. While much support comes
from the European Commission, he currently leads the SUPERGEN Bioenergy
Consortium supported by EPSRC. He plays a key role in several major EC funded
projects bioenergy, biofuels and biorefineries. He has been actively involved
in bio-energy for over 20 years and has published extensively.
Qualifications & Education
BSc(Hons), PhD, DSc, CEng, MIChemE
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