Speakers WSED next 2014
Aleksandra Arcipowska
- Project manager at the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), Brussels and PhD student at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
- Previous work experience: Policy officer for climate and energy at the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD); Researcher at the Institute for Renewable Energies (IEO); Visiting researcher at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environment (WI), Germany
- MSc in Environmental Engineering
Dennis Bakir
- PhD Student at Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany
- Previous work experience: Key-Account Assistant at Trianel, Germany
- Master in Sales Engineering and Product Management, Master in Industrial Engineering, Bachelor in Chemistry and Biotechnology
Elisa Carlon
- PhD student at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
- Junior Researcher at Bioenergy2020+, Austria
- Master Degree in Environmental and Land Engineering, University of Trento, Italy
Sean Carlson
- Engineer in Training (E.I.T.) at McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. in Prince Rupert, Canada
- Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Environmental Engineering
Sriraam R. Chandrasekaran
- Visiting Research and Development Engineer at Illinois Sustainable Technology Centre, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA
- Previous work experience: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Illinois Sustainable Technology Centre, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering and MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, USA; B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Anna University, India
Mateo de Guadalfajara
- Researcher at I3A (Institute of Research in Engineering in Aragon), Spain
- Previous work experience: Researcher in high efficiency buildings, advanced ventilation systems and thermal simulation of buildings
- MSc in Mechanical Systems and MSc in Energy Systems
Nicolas Doassans-Carrère
- R&D/Project Engineer at REVTECH, France
- PhD in Thermochemical conversions of biomass, Aix-Marseille University, France; Chemical Engineer, ENSIC, France
Rana El-Guindy
- Research Assistant and Energy Economist at the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Egypt
- Previous work experience: Environmental Economist intern at INERIS (Institut National de l’Environnement industriel et des risques), France
- Master degree in Environmental and Natural Resources Economics from Toulouse School of Economics, France
Miha Grilc
- PhD student and young researcher in the Laboratory of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Vladimir Jovanovic
- PhD student at the Institute for Architecture and Design, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- Scholar of Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.; Research associate at University of Nis, Serbia
- BSc and MSc in Architecture
Bernd Hafner
- Master student in Building Technologies & Management at the FH Pinkafeld, Austria; Research assistant in the working group "React - Renewable Energy & Efficiency Action", Austria
- Previous work experience: Energy consultant for the province of Styria, Austria; Electrical Engineer; Junior researcher
- BSc in Energy and Environmental management
Hannes Hebenstreit
- Master student in Building Technologies & Management at the FH Pinkafeld, Austria; Research assistant in the working group "React - Renewable Energy & Efficiency Action", Austria
- Previous work experience: Technical Planer for an operative installer; Junior researcher
- BSc in Energy and Environmental management
Sara Kunkel
- Project Manager at the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), Brussels
- Previous work experience: Project Manager at the Federal Institute for Research on Buildings, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, Germany
- Degree in Architectural Engineering
Satu Lantiainen
- Research Specialist at the University of Missouri, USA
- Previous work experience: Forest Coordinator at Bureau of Nordic Family Forestry / Confederation of European Forest Owners, Brussels
- MSc and BSc in Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Johannes Lindorfer
- Researcher & Project Manager, Department of Energy Technology, Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
- Previous work experience: Part-time lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Wels, Austria; Project engineer at "SCS-TECHNOLOGY Verfahrenstechnik", Austria; Research intern at Waste Solutions Ltd, Consulting Research Scientists, Biotechnologists & Engineers, New Zealand
- Dipl.Ing.(FH) in Bio and Environmental Technology, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
Kassa Wudineh Liyew
- Director, Energy Research Institute and Lecturer, School of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
- Previous work experience: Head and Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assosa University, Ethiopia
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Engineering); Degree in Chemical Engineering
Buddhike Neminda Madanayake
- PhD student at The University of Nottingham, UK
- Previous work experience: Research Assistant at The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
- BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Nottingham
Francesca Micheli
- PhD Student in the Industrial Department of University of L’Aquila, Italy
- Previous work experience: UNIfHy European Project at ICPEES, Strasbourg University, France
- MSc in Process Chemical Engineering at University of L’Aquila, Italy
Rex T.L. Ng
- Research assistant & PhD candidate at The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
- Previous work experience: Project researcher for a palm-based biomass trading company; Process engineer in the field of oleochemicals and in the biodiesel industry
- BEng in Chemical Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Viktória Papp
- PhD student at the University of West-Hungary, Hungary
- Previous work experience: Cooperation Research Center Nonprofit Ltd., Pellet Product Ltd.
- Master degree in environmental research, University of West-Hungary, Faculty of Forestry, Hungary
Ksenia Petrichenko
- Building Policy Analyst, Global Building Performance Network and PhD Candidate in Environmental Sciences at Central European University, Hungary
- Previous work experience: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Expert, Eco Ltd, UK; Researcher, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy, Hungary
- MSc in Environmental Sciences, MA in Economics (Energy Sector), BA in Sociology
Milan Rashevski
- PhD student at RWTH Aachen, Germany
- Previous work experience: Research student at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo; Research student at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain; Energy consultant for Intelec Ingeneria, Spain
- Engineering degree in Architecture; MSc in Architecture and Construction Technologies
Matteo Rimoldi
- Previous work experience: Internship at Bioenergy2020+, Austria
- MSc in Energy Engineering and BSc in Energy Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Doris Rixrath
- Scientific employee
- Previous work experience: Researcher at "Forschung Burgenland", Austria
- Engineering degree in Sustainable Energy Systems
Fabian Schipfer
- Research Assistant & PhD Student at Vienna University of Technology; EEG; Biobased Energy Economics, Austria
- Mag. in Physics
Sophie Shnapp
- Policy Analyst at Global Buildings Network Performance (GBPN)
- Masters Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde Glasgow
Sergio J. Sosa
- Assistant Superintendent at American Golf Corporation 2013, USA
- Previous work experience: Research Assistant at Rutgers Plant Science Research and Extension Farm, USA; Research Assistant at Ione E. Burden Center’s Ornamental and Turfgrass Research Program, USA.
- BSc in Plant and Soil Systems and MSc in Horticulture from Louisiana State University; MSc in Plant Biology from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Speaker at the WSEDnext Biomass Session
Speaker at the WSEDnext Energy Efficiency Session
Mahdi Vaezi
- PhD Candidate at University of Alberta, Canada
- Previous work experience: Engineer for residential HVAC systems
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering at Ferdowsi University, Iran
Marko Vlainic
- Project leader at North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency, Croatia
- PhD Student at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia
- Master degree in Civil Engineering
Theresa Wohlmuth
- MSc Student in Eco-Energy Engineering, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Austria
- Previous work experience: Junior Researcher in renewables and energy efficiency, Alpine-Energie Österreich, Austria
- BSc in Eco-Energy Engineering, University of Applied Science Upper Austria
Zhe Zhu
- PhD guest at Aalborg University, Denmark, & PhD student at Tianjin University, China
- Master degree in Environment Engineering and Bachelor degree in Environment Engineering, Hebei United University, China
