The European Linneborn Prize for Outstanding Merits in biomass is being awarded on the occasion of the EUBCE Conference.
This prize was established by the European Commission in 1994 to honor scientific, technical or managerial merit in the development of energy from biomass.
For more information please visit www.linneborn-prize.org
Congratulations to the Linneborn Prize 2024 Winner:
Professor Solange I. Mussatto
The Prize was delivered on Monday 24th June during the Opening Session
Solange I. Mussatto
Professor in Biobased Technologies and Sustainability
Group Leader, Biomass Conversion and Bioprocess Technology
Solange has over 25 years of research and project management experience in the area of biomass conversion. Her work consists in using chemical engineering and biotechnology tools to create innovative solutions that can accelerate the development of a bio‐economy with potential environmental, economic, and social benefits. She has been the coordinator of several research consortia and bilateral projects with industries and has shown excellence in the implementation of new technologies for efficient conversion of biomass to different products including biofuels, chemicals and food ingredients.
The importance of her research is highlighted in more than 150 full papers published in high quality peer‐reviewed journals, patents, several books and chapters, and many international awards. She has also been involved in many international research advisory panels and has given more than 50 plenary, keynote, and invited lectures at international conferences and universities around the world. Since 2017, she is involved in the IEA Bioenergy Task 42 on Biorefineries as country representative in Denmark. She shows dedication to promoting international cooperation in advancing biorefinery technologies.
The Awarded International Personalities
1994 – 2024
2024 | Solange I. Mussatto
32nd European Biomass Conference - Marseille
2023 | Suani T. Coelho
31st European Biomass Conference - Bologna
2022 | Ingwald Obernberger
30th European Biomass Conference - online
2021 | Juan Carrasco
29th European Biomass Conference - online
2019 | David Baxter
27th European Biomass Conference – Lisbon
2018 | Douglas C. Elliott
26th European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen
2017 | David Chiaramonti
25th European Biomass Conference – Stockholm
2016 | John (Jack) Saddler
24th European Biomass Conference – Amsterdam
2015 | Andrè Faaij
23rd European Biomass Conference – Vienna
2014 | Yuan Zhenhong
22nd European Biomass Conference – Hamburg
2013 | Wim Van Swaaij
Special Award – 21st European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen
2013 | Liisa Viikari
21st European Biomass Conference – Copenhagen
2012 | Hermann Hofbauer
20th European Biomass Conference – Milano
2011 | Kai Sipilä
19th European Biomass Conference – Berlin
2010 | Kyriakos Maniatis
18th European Biomass Conference – Lyon
2009 | Bryan M. Jenkins
17th European Biomass Conference – Hamburg
2008 | José Roberto Moreira
16th European Biomass Conference – Valencia
2007 | Tony Bridgwater
15th European Biomass Conference – Berlin
2005 | Wolfgang Palz
14th European Biomass Conference – Paris
2004 | Spyros Kyritsis
13th European Biomass Conference – Rome
2002 | Philippe Chartier
12th European Biomass Conference – Amsterdam
2000 | Ton Beenackers
11th European Biomass Conference – Seville
1998 | David Hall
10th European Biomass Conference – Wurzburg
1996 | Ralph Overend
9th European Bionergy Conference – Copenhagen
1994 | Giuliano Grassi
8th European Bioenergy Conference – Vienna