DrFranciscoRosillo Calle

Summary

Born:

• 1945. Malaga, Spain

Qualifications

• PhD. (Biological Sciences and Policy), University of Aston , 1985
• MSc., Science and Technology Policy, University of Aston , 1981
• BA (Hons.) University of Portsmouth , 1979

Key Experience

• 30+ years research experience in biomass energy and related areas (biomass research assessment, biofuels, technical, socio-economic, and environmental implications of biomass energy, agriculture, bioenergy and food security .
• Working on EU funded Projects on Biomass Energy since early 1990s
• Consultant to the Rockefeller Foundation''s Global Environmental Leadership Programme, 1991-1992
• Consultant in biomass energy for over 30 years (e.g. BUN, FAO, The Beijer Institute/SEI, UNDPCSD, Shell International, WEC, OTA of the US Congress, DTI, SOPAC-South Pacific Applied Geo-science Commission, etc)

Key areas of interest

• Biomass resource assessment, biomass energy (production, conversion and use, biofuels), agriculture, biofuels and food security implications

Appointments

• January 2010- till date: Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Policy (CEP) 
• May 2003- 2009: Research Fellow, CEP, Imperial College London
• 2002 – April 2003 : Visiting Academic, ICEPT, ImperialCollegeLondon
• 1986 - Sept 2002: Division of Life Sciences, KingsCollegeLondon (KCL)
• 1993-2002: Research Fellow, KingsCollegeLondon
• 1986-1993: Research Associate, KingsCollegeLondon
• 1986- date: Coordinator and Secretary of the BUN (Biomass Users Network)
• 1985- date: Consultant in biomass energy

Journals

• Member of the Editorial Board of the “Revista Brasileira de Bioenergia”
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal "Biomassa e Energia" (Red Nacional de Biomassa para Energia (RENABIO), University of Visca, MG, Brazil Sao Paulo , Brazil
• Editorial advisor of the Journal of Technology Management  for Growing Economies, http://journal.chitkara.edu.in, India

Others

• UK Representative of the IEA Bioenergy Task 40 (see www.bioenergytrade.org)
• Coordinator of a British Council/CESPES project in Brazil- Kings College London (KCL)/BUN, 1996-1999
• Coordinator of British Council, KCL- Jos University , Nigeria , Higher Education Exchange, 1999-2002

International taught courses

• Taught biomass energy-related subjects to PhD and MSc level at various universities (Universities of Campinas and Manaus, Brazil; King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonbury, Bangkok, Thailand; and Basque Country (Bilbao), Oviedo and Vigo, Spain)
• Supervisor of MSc and PhD students

Publications

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