Mairi J Black

Dr. Black has combined academic and industrial experience of applications of agricultural and forestry materials for non-food uses, which over time has incorporated LCA and Sustainability of supply chains for biofuels, bioenergy and biorefineries to comply with developing UK and EU policy requirements, and cement, leather and textiles industries in developing countries. She has worked on the issues associated with these developing industries i.e. land use/land use change, food vs. fuel and...See more

Dr. Black has combined academic and industrial experience of applications of agricultural and forestry materials for non-food uses, which over time has incorporated LCA and Sustainability of supply chains for biofuels, bioenergy and biorefineries to comply with developing UK and EU policy requirements, and cement, leather and textiles industries in developing countries. She has worked on the issues associated with these developing industries i.e. land use/land use change, food vs. fuel and carbon accounting in forestry and agro-forestry, and has put LCA and sustainability assessment of biomass supply chains into practice in Europe, North and South America and Africa. She has previously worked for Du Pont (UK) Ltd, AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds (HGCA), USBiodiesel Group, and Drax Power Ltd and as a Research Associate at Imperial College London, Centre for Environmental Policy and Research Fellow at University of Surrey, Centre for Environmental Strategy. See less