Research interests
My interest is in using seaweeds as a resource to produce bioethanol. We are developing bioprocesses using marine derived microorganisms to convert biomass into biofuels. Our research will help to develop new sustainable energy processes and make a contribution in our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I am also doing my PhD thesis while working on this project. This will be on finding ways to use the alginate content of brown seaweeds for bioethanol production.
I work full time on the BioMara project.
I am a member of the
Career / education
- 1999-2009 Fermentation Development Scientist at Pfizer Ltd: Development, optimisation and technology transfer of industrial microbial and mammalian cell culture technologies
- 1997-1999 Bioprocess project manager at BioKinetics Ltd.: Establishment of industrial waste disposal solutions using anaerobic bioreactors
- 1991-1996 BSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering. Applied University of Mannheim, Germany
Publications
Schiener, P., Nachaiyasit, S., Stuckey, D.C. (1998) Production of soluble microbial products (SMP) in an anaerobic baffled reactor: Composition, biodegradability, and the effect of process parameters. Environmental Technology 19 (4): 391 - 399
