2010 International Conference of the IBI Scientific and Organizing Committees

The organizers of the 2010 Conference are pleased to announce the 2010 Science Committee Members--some of the top scientists and researchers in the biochar field.

Scientific Committee Members

Winfried Blum (Chairman), Professor
University of Vienna, Austria

Jim Amonette, Senior Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA

Eduardo Azevêdo, Professor
USP, São Carlos, Brazil

Tito Bonagamba, Professor
USP, São Carlos, Brazil

Antony Bridgwater, Professor
Aston University, UK

Annette Cowie, Scientist
National Centre for Rural Greenhouse Gas Research, Australia

Raimundo Damasceno, Professor
UFF, Niterói, Brazil

Evan Diamadopoulos, Professor
Technical University of Crete, Crete

Newton Falcão, Scientist
INPA, Manaus, Brazil

Bruno Glaser, Research Scientist
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Michael Hayes, Professor
University of Limerick, Ireland

Stephen Joseph, Adjunct Professor
New South Wales University, Australia

Dirse Kern, Scientist
Museu Goeldi, Belem, Brazil

Heike Knicker, Professor
IRNAS-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain

Johannes Lehmann, Associate Professor
Cornell University, USA

Beáta Madari, Scientist
Embrapa Rice and Beans, Goiânia, Brazil

Claudia Maia, Scientist
Embrapa Forest, Curitiba, Brazil

Julie Major, Extension Director
International Biochar Initiative, USA

Antonio Mangrich, Professor
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

Fan Mingsheng, Professor
China Agricultural University, China

Etelvino Novotny, Scientist
Embrapa Soils, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Attilio Pigneri, Senior Lecturer
Massey University, New Zealand

Simon Shackley, Lecturer
University of Edinburgh, UK

Saran Sohi, Lecturer
University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Christoph Steiner, Research Scientist
University of Georgia, USA

Antoinette WinklerPrins, Associate Professor
Michigan State University, USA

William Woods, Professor
University of Kansas, USA

Edward Yeboah, Scientist
Soil Research Institute, Ghana