Researcher Links Workshop Application Form
“Biorefinery research - promoting international collaboration for
innovative and sustainable solutions”
Mentor: Dr Elias Martinez-Hernandez, University of Oxford, UK
UK coordinator: Dr Jhuma Sadhukhan, University of Surrey, UK
Mexico coordinator: Dr Jorge Arturo Aburto-Anell, Mexican Institute of Petroleum, Mexico
Dates: 18-22 May, 2015
Venue: Mexican Institute of Petroleum, Mexico City, Mexico
Application
The application form below must be completed and submitted together with a 1-page abstract which
will be reviewed and selected either for poster or oral presentation. Application form and abstract
must be submitted to the workshop coordinators:
Dr Jhuma Sadhukhan, j.sadhukhan@surrey.ac.uk
and Dr Jorge Arturo Aburto Anell, jaburto@imp.mx
Application deadline: 23 January, 2015
Selected papers presented in the workshop will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of
the Chemical Engineering Research and Design journal of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
devoted to biorefinery value chain creation.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Applications must be submitted using the Researcher Links application form
Application must be submitted by the above deadline
Participants must be early career researchers: Early Career Researchers are defined as holding a
PhD (or having equivalent research experience) and having up to 10 years post-PhD research
experience. They are equivalent to the ‘Recognised Researcher’ and sometimes ‘Experienced
Researcher’
categories
in
the
EU
framework
for
researchers’
careers:
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/pdf/research_policies/Towards_a_European_Framework_for_Resea
rch_Careers_final.pdf. Leading Researchers as defined by the EU Framework for researchers
careers are research group leaders who are internationally recognised in their field.
Participants must have a research or academic position (a permanent post, research contract, or
fellowship etc) at a recognised research institution either in the UK or in Mexico and can be of any
nationality.
Quality Assessment
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Experience and relevance of the applicant’s research area to the workshop
Motivation and contribution to the aims of the workshop
Description of the long term impact expected through the participation in the workshop
Ability to disseminate workshop’s outcomes
Selection Procedure
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Eligibility check
Quality assessment
Notification of results
After submissions, successful applicants will be notified by email four weeks after submission
deadline.
Equal Opportunities
The British Council is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in all its activities and this
includes the avoidance of any bias in the assessment of applications due to gender, disability, racial
or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or religious belief. Participants’ selection undertaken by workshop
organisers must not contravene this policy. Extra support to enable participation of early career
researchers with special needs will be given.
Application Form
1. Applicant details
Title and name
Position and institution
Postal address
Email
Phone number
Primary Area of Research/Interest (please select up to 2 options) *
Biorefinery feedstocks: production and supply of wastes, residues and non-food crops
Feedstock characterisation and pre-treatment
Platform chemicals and products from biochemical processing
Platform chemicals and products from thermochemical processing
Process development and integration
Economics, sustainability analysis and policy
Other (please specify):
Background *
Academic
Industrial
Other (e.g. Charity,Government):
2. Brief CV (only relevant to the topic of the workshop and no more than 2000 characters including
spaces)
3. Abstract - Please give a summary of the research you plan to present during the workshop. This
will be reviewed and selected either for a poster or oral presentation. Please give a paper title, author
names and affiliations. (No more than 1 A4 page long)
4. Please describe your motivation to attend the workshop and how the workshop matches
your professional development needs (1,000 characters including spaces)
5. In your view, why are biorefineries important? (1,000 characters including spaces)
6. What relevant expertise do you think you can bring to this event? (1,000 characters
including spaces)
7. Please describe the expected impact of your participation to the workshop on your
personal and professional development, including your ability to work on an international
level (1,000 characters including spaces)
8. Please indicate how you will disseminate the outcomes of the workshops and the new
knowledge/skills you have acquired
9. Workshops will take place in English as standard. Please indicate your ability to work and
communicate in English (Note, translators may be provided if necessary)
Native speaker
Good
Excellent
Need support
10. Please use this space to give any additional information that you feel is relevant for the
application (1,000 characters including spaces).
11. Diversity Data (to monitor statistic participation – this will not be considered during assessment)
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Gender: *
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Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Age Range: *
35 and under
35-45
46-55
56-65
over 66
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