Introduction of affiliation/ Relation to the Marine Global Project

Dr. Ondřej Mašek, is a Reader in Engineering Systems at the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh and Lead of Biochar Production and Developent at UK Biochar Research Center (UKBRC). For the past eighteen years, his research has been dedicated to various aspects of thermo-chemical conversion of biomass resources to added-value products, e.g, materials, electricity, heat, chemicals or fuels, and associated issues related to efficiency, sustainability and GHG emissions. In 2009 he joined the University of Edinburgh as a co-founder of the UK Biochar Research Center. His current research is focused on conversion of biomass to biochar and added-value co-products for the purpose of atmospheric carbon sequestration, environmental management, and adaptation to climate change.