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Professor Andrew Ross

Professor Andrew Ross

  • Position: Professor in Energy and Resource Recovery
  • Areas of expertise: Bioenergy; algal biotechnology; waste management; waste to energy; nutrient recovery; characterisation and analytical sciences; thermochemical and biological processing of biomass.
  • Email: A.B.Ross@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 1017
  • Location: 235 SCAPE Building
  • Website: | Googlescholar

Profile

Andrew Ross is a Professor in Energy and Resource recovery within the School of Chemical and Process Engineering (SCAPE). He is the School Director of International and Theme Lead in Energy Transition and Net Zero. He is currently leading the research sub-theme in Resource Recovery and Zero Waste.

Areas of expertise include valorisation of biomass and waste, bioenergy, biorefining and bio-products, integration of thermochemical and biological conversion approaches, algal biotechnology and applied and analytical chemistry. He has co-authored over 140 research papers in areas including Sustainable Energy, Fuel Technology and Environmental Engineering (h-index 59) and several book chapters.

Recent research projects include:

  • SusCan- Sustainable disposal of Controlled wastes, Police Star fund
  • FermoChar: Fermentation residue into engineered char-based materials for sustainable industrial applications; A pathway to Net Zero, Innovate UK
  • Development of International network on Utilisation of Aquatic plants, ISF
  • Tailored Production and Utilisation of Sustainable Low Cost Lignocellulosic Advanced Biofuel Blends as Diesel and Petrol Substitutes: SusLABB, EPSRC
  • Conversion of Wet Waste to Fuel and Value-Added Products using Hydrothermal Carbonization, DST-UKIERI
  • BEFWAM: Bioenergy, Fertiliser and Clean Water from Invasive Aquatic Macrophytes. BBSRC
  • UK/BBSRC Newton Bhabha project “Bio-integrated Valorisation of India's Municipal Solid Waste to Renewable Feedstocks” BBSRC

Responsibilities

  • School Director of International
  • Theme Lead in Energy Transition and Net Zero
  • Resource Recovery and Zero Waste sub-theme lead

Research interests

  • Conversion of biomass and wet wastes into bioenergy and bioproducts

  • Integration of thermochemical and Biological conversion of waste
  • Algal Biotechnology (macroalgae and microalgae)
  • Hydrothermal conversion of biomass and wastes
  • Invasive Aquatic macrophytes
  • Energy and Nutrient cycling
  • Anaerobic digestion
  • Analytical Sciences
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>
Co-investigator (Co-I)

Qualifications

  • PhD Staffordshire University
  • BSc (hons) Staffordshire University
  • Post graduate certificate in learning and teaching in higher education

Student education

Contribute to teaching on Chemical Engineering undergraduate programs and MSC programs in SCAPE. Topics specialism include areas of sustainable energy, fuel technology, process engineering, analytical sciences, and pollution control. Additional responsibilities include supervision of MEng Design projects, and final year research projects in MEng Chemical and Energy program, and MSc Energy and Environment. I am also currently acting study abroad coordinator and International lead for SCAPE.

Research groups and institutes

  • Centre for Integrated Energy Research
  • Clean Combustion
  • Energy Leeds
  • Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-waste
  • Sustainable Low Carbon Futures
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>

Research outputs

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