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Professor Anthony Bridgwater

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