Novel Feedstocks & Conditioning Technologies for AD,
6 Apr 17, Riseholme Campus, University of Lincoln
This FREE event, which will be based at Riseholme Campus, University of Lincoln, plans to explore the use of novel feedstocks in anaerobic digestion, with invited experts from Europe and the UK. If you are working with novel AD feedstocks and would like to speak or to learn more, contact us for more details. You can register by filling out our registration form and emailing it to us or by registering online.
AD Network ECR Event - Call for Papers
Deadline 31 Mar 17
Our popular Early Career Researcher event returns for its third year in lovely relaxed surroundings at the University of Birmingham on 3-4 Jul 17. Come and do a presentation or poster in a friendly atmosphere and meet other researchers in this wide field of AD, which includes everything from microbiology to agriculture. Researchers who are just starting are also welcome to come along and do a poster presentation. More information and registration can be found on our website.
More Events
The Anaerobic Digestion Network is pleased to announce that we will again be supporting the ADBA R&I Forum on 28-29 Mar 17 to be held at the Building Centre in London. As ever, there is an excellent speaker line-up and discount for academics - see the website for details.
Other events can be found on our website, but here are a few:
ECR Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy Careers Fair -University of Sheffield, 12 Apr 17. This is a high profile careers fair targeting ECRs interested in working in the IBBE sector. Spaces are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment.
3rd International Conference on Biogas Microbiology - 1-3 May 17, Wageningen. Rare dedicated conference on this theme. See their webpage for more.
BrisSynBio Synthetic Biology More Business Acumen course & Connect event in Bristol on 24-27 Apr 17 focuses on the main aspects of establishing, building and managing a biotech company. See website for more details.
International Bioenergy Conference 2017, Manchester – 22/23 Mar 17, hosted by the SUPERGEN Bioenergy HUB. More here.
Biovale: Optimising your AD Plant event, Stockbridge Technology Centre, Yorkshire, 14 Mar. Free meeting and tour of Amur's AD plant. More information here.
Funding
Still time to apply ffor our next BIV round which closes on 31 Mar 17. See our Funding Page for more information.
ECR Travel Vouchers: The AD Network has sponsored several Early Career Researchers to attend AD events. Previous awardees are shown here. If you are an ECR, visit our website to apply - future relevant events would be the 15th IWA World Congress on AD in Beijing.
ERA CoBioTech co-funded call for transnational research projects: “Biotechnology for a sustainable bioeconomy”ERA CoBioTech pre-announces the upcoming co-funded call for transnational research projects in the field of biotechnologies. The co-funded call with an indicative budget of approximately €36.3M brings together 21 funding organisations from 18 countries. The call has a closing date for pre-proposals on March 2nd 2017. See the BBSRC website for details.
2nd Global Food Security Policy Lab - Call for ECR applicants to scope a policy-relevant issue, with teams forming at a workshop and competing to write a report for the GFS programme. Deadline 10 Feb 17. More here.
Innovation in Health & Life Sciences Competition Briefing Round 2 - Various dates and locations from 9-17 Feb and a webcast on 9 Feb. Agriculture & food projects included. More here.
BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2017 - £10K award in each category, plus £10K for overall winner. Deadline: 15 Feb 17. More here.
PhDs & Jobs..
Here are a selection of PhD opportunities:
University of East Anglia - Design and prototyping of interface technologies for integrated renewable energy systems. Supervisor: Dr Melendi-Espina. Deadline: 3rd February 2017
Heriot-Watt University -Modelling and optimization of biogas generation from sewage sludge using recent Artificial Intelligence techniques- Supervised and unsupervised fuzzy logic and artificial neural network.Supervisor: Dr Rustum. Deadline 10th February, 2017
University of Sheffield - Sustainable rural electrification in the developing world using microgrid integration of biogas and other renewable energy sources: A study of the engineering and behavioural challenges, and human/technology interaction. Supervisers: Multiple. Deadline 23rd February 2017
University of Sheffield - Controlling Attachment of Methanogens for Improved Anaerobic Digestion. Supervisor:Dr Jensen. Deadline 24th February 2017
University of Bath - No WASTER: Novel integrated WASTE Refining technologies for a circular economy.Supervisor: Dr Martinez HernandezDeadline: 15th March 2017
Don't forget to check out the BBSRC-funded project, on how complext microbial communities affect and are affected by operational AD conditions. Sixteen full-scale UK reactors are taking part in the project, where both genetic and meta-data are collected weekly. The large amounts of genetic data will allow us to characterise which species of microbes inhabit the digesters, what their functions are and, importantly, how they change over time. The datasets will be available through the project website and will provide an unbiased and transparent souce of information on industrial AD reactors in real time. The project is led by Prof. Orkun Soyer at the University of Warwick.
Look out for a new book by AD Network member Dr Davide Dionisi: Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes: Mass and Heat Balances. Available through Amazon from 22 Feb 17.