AppendixI Human Resources - BIOCLUS · transformación termoquímica aplicadas al suministro de biomasa en co-combustión” Execution period: May´06- April´07 Investigador responsable:

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT – D2.1 Appendix I – Human Resources in R&D in Navarra

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BIOCLUS – Developing Research and Innovation Environment in five European

Regions in the field of Sustainable Use of Biomass Sources

[Navarra]

Project 245438

Operational Environment – D2.1

Appendix I – Human Resources in Research and Development in

Navarra


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Annex I - Human resources in the region

Name Organization

Ines Echeverria Goñi CENER Javier Gil Barnó CENER David Sanchez Gonzalez CENER Irantzu Alegría Dallo CENER Francisco Javier Iruretagoyena Aldaz CENER Julio Muro Erreguerena UPNA Ignacio Irigoyen Iriarte UPNA

Berta Lasa Larrea UPNA Pedro M. Aparicio Tejo UPNA Dr. Juan José Irigoyen Iparrea UN Gerardo Pisabarro UPNA Lucía Ramirez UPNA María del Mar Rebolé Beaumont Navarra Government Dr. Juan A. Blanco UPNA


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Name of person Ines Echeverria Goñi

Present function/Title Director of the Biomass Dpt. - CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre – Spain)

Education B.S. DEGREE IN BIOLOGY (UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA,

1988)

Agrofood Industries Engineer (ENSAIA – Ecole Nationa le Superieure d’agronomie et des Industries Alimentaries –Nancy – Fra nce)

Address: Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables C/ Ciudad de la Innovación 7, C.P.: 31621 - Sarriguren - España

Tel: Tel. (+34) 948 25 28 00

Email: [email protected]

Homepage: www.cener.com

Description of the expertise � Oct’03 – Nov’04 – Biofuels and Ressources Evaluation Service Mgr. of the Biomass Dpt. (CENER): Development and Coordination of Technical Services and R&D Projects related to: R esources’ evaluation and liquid Biofuels: Biodiesel, Bioethanol and Lignocellulosic Bioethanol)

� Jun’00 – Sept’03 - UNITED BISCUITS IBERIA (Viana Navarra): Biscuits technical Mgr.: Responsible of the product & packaging technical area as well as Quality Management policies implementation in the Spanish Biscuits factories, in close collaboration with the European technical team. . Participation in transnational development projects in collaboration with the United Biscuit technical Centre and other Biscuits Plants in Europe..

� Nov’91 – May’00 - NABISCO IBERIA ( Grupo ROYAL BRANDS) Viana (Navarra): Biscuits R&D Mgr: Responsible for new products development as well for Technical assistance to the Spanish Biscuits factories, integrated in the Nabisco International Division. Between 1998 and 2000, the technical assistance responsibility also included the Biscuits factories in Middle East and Africa.

� Nov’90 – Nov’91 - Galletas MARBÚ, S.A. Viana (Navarra) Quality Control Mgr. Including responsibility on Quality Control Laboratory and Line product inspection in the Marbú factory (Royal Brands Food Group)

Language capabilities � Spanish � French

� English


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Selected projects Nationa l projects � MCeINN – Ayudas del subprograma de diseño, viabilidad, acceso y mejora de los

ICTS” Exp. ICTS-2008-21 “Diseño ICTS Biocombustibles” (Periodo de ejecución: 2008 –

2009) � EUROINNOVA – Resolución 6779/2008 (EP-8) “Estudio de Cultivos leñosos en corta

rotación para el aprovechamiento energético de la biomasa” (Periodo de ejecución: Sept’07 – Dic’10)

� EUROINNOVA – Resolución 6779/2008 (EP-6) (IIM10807.RI1) “Biodeslignifación de residuos de tala de madera para la producción de bioetanol” (Periodo de ejecución: Sept’07 – Dic’10)

� MMA - Nº EXP: 512/2006/2-13.3: ACV de sistemas de producción de electricidad a partir de Biomasa, Gas natural y mixtos. Proyecto en coordinación: Investigador principal Profit2004–Exp.

� PROFIT MMA – 2004 –Exp. 046/2004/3 “ Uso de la herramienta de ACV para la optimización de la gestión de RU” Cener – participante

� FIT-120000-2004-112 “INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO DE TECNOLOGÍA DE APROVECHAMIENTO DE RESIDUOS PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN DE BIOETANOL”

International projects � 7

th FP-EU. Nb. 219040 - ”HIGH EFFIENCY BIODIESEL PLANT WITH MINIMUM GHG

EMISSIONS FOR IMPROVED FAME PRODUCTION FROM VARIOUS RAW MATERIALS” - “ECODIESEL” – (2008 – 2011)

� EIE/06/178/SI2.444403 -. “Quality Wood “Fuel Quality Management in Modern Log Wood Supply Chains” (2006 – 2009)MMA - Nº EXP: 297/2006/2-13.1: Análisis de viabilidad de tecnologías de pretratamiento de biomasa para Co-combustión

� EIE /05/201/SI2.420210 BEST RESULT “Building and Energy System and Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources Update and Linked Training” Cener Participante

� Interreg IIIa / Convenio Navarra-Aquitania 2005 “Hacia una doble valorización de los residuos agroalimentarios” Cener participante

� EIE/04/225/S07.38609 “TECHNO-ECONOMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF BIOFUELS FOR HEATING AND COOLING APPLICATIONS IN SOUTH EUROPE Coordinator of the project –ALTENER Programme, main researcher

Professional affiliations Member of the Coordination Group of BIPPLAT (Spanish Technological Biomass Platfom)

Member of the CTN (National Technical Committee 303 “Criterios para la producción sostenible de biomasa”

Member of the Scientific-Technical Committee of the 16th ; 1t7th and 18th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition respectively en Valencia 2008 y Hamburg 2009, Lyon 2010.

JRC-EEA-CENER-CIEMAT Expert Consultation “Sustainable Bioenergy cropping systems for the Mediterran ean Madrid, 10th-11th February 2006 JRC-CENER: "Cereal straw resources for bioenergy in the European Union" 18th-19th Octobre 2006

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Name of person: Selected publica tions in English � June 2009 Talk . “Workshop sobre Biorefinerías” Organised by: MITYC, IDAE, Fundación Genoma, CIEMAT, ABNT, Madrid, 22th

June 2009 � June 2009 I. Funcia, F.J. Iruretagoyena, M. Macaya, I . Echeverria, “Influence of transesterification procedure on Esteryl

glycoside content and FPT in Biodiesel” Proceeding in the 17th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Hamburg June 2009

� June 2008: Talk “Biocarburantes de 2ª generación: Ruta termoquímica” Technical Workshop IDAE, in the frame of the16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition . Valencia – 2-6 June 2008

� February 2008 . ” I. del Campo,I. Echeverría; I. Barado Pardo, C. Berlanga Labari, J. Fernandez Carrasquilla ”Estudio de compatibilidad de materiales plásticos con mezclas de bioetanol con gasolina.XVII Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería de Materiales. Gijón

� May 2007 M.Zazpe, I. Alegría, I. del Campo, B. Zarranz, A. Molinero, E. Carrillo, P. Navarro, A. Romo, I . Echeverria. “On the Way to Biorefinery Concept: Double Revaluation of Agrifood Wastes for High Added Value compounds Extraction and Bioethanol Production”. 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition Berlin, May07

� 2007 I. del Campo, I. Alegría, M. Zazpe, M. Echeverría and I. Echeverría. “Diluted acid hydrolysis pretreatment of agri-food wastes for bioethanol production”. Industrial Crops and Products Vol 26 (2006), 214-221

� April 2006 - I. del Campo, I. Alegría, M. Zazpe, M. Echeverría and I. Echeverría “Diluted acid hydrolysis pretreatment of agri-food wastes for bioethanol production Industrial Crops and Products” : Proceeding in the 28th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Atlanta April2006. (November 2006.. Vol 24, Issue 3, pp. 214-221).

� 8 Nov 2006:Talk: “La biomasa y los biocarburantes como fuente energética” : Jornadas sobre Biomasa – Fundación Gas Natural. Toledo

� 18-21 Octubre 2005: Talk:”BioSouth: Techno-economical assessment of the production and use of Biofuels for Heating & Cooling applications in Southern Europe” 14th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Paris

� 12 – 15 Sept 2005 Poster “Bio-South: Results of 1st wp” Bioenergy 2005 on Wood Industry- Finlandia � 1-4 Mayo 2005: Irantzu Alegría*, Inés del Campo, Maite Zazpe, Mikel Echeverría, and Inés Echeverría “Diluted Acid Hydrolysis

Pretreatment of Agro-food Wastes for Bioethanol Production” Proceeding 27th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Denver (USA) Poster

� Sept 2004: “Hidrólisis Ácida Diluida de Residuos Agroalimentarios para la Obtención de Bioetanol” Proceeding CESIA 2004 Pamplona (España)


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Name of person Javier Gil Barnó

Present function/Title Head of the Thermochemical Applications. Biomass Dpt. of CENER

Education Degree in Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry branch), University of Saragossa 1994

PhD in Science (Chemical Engineering Program), University of Saragossa 1999

Address: Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables C/ Ciudad de la Innovación 7, C.P.: 31621 -

Sarriguren - España Tel: Tel. (+34) 948 25 28 00



Description of the expertise � Advanced Thermo-chemical pre-treatments (Torrefaction) for solid biofuels optimisation.

� Biomass Gasification � Tar Cleaning in Biomass Gasification Gases � Catalytic reforming of Synthesis gas from Biomass gasification � Use of Co-Shift with Synthesis gas from Biomass gasification � June ’02 – June’07 – Senior Research in the CENER Biomass Dpto. (Pamplona - Spain)

- Biomass Gasification and 2nd generation biofuels Project leader � 2000 - 2002: KALFRISA, S.A. (Zaragoza - Spain) Projkect Leader (Environment Dpt.). -

Gases Purification Elimination of VOCs, Thermal oxidation of explosive gases and NOx, reduction: SCR and SNCR)

� 1999 –2000: Fraunhofer UMSICHT (Oberhausen, Alemania). R esearch Scientist in the Energy Technology Dpt. (post-doctoral fellow ) - Biomass Gasification and Tar Cleaning.

� 1994 –1999: University of Zaragoza (Spain). PhD Student in the Chemical Engineering Dpt.) Biomass Gasificat5ion and Tar Cleaning.- PhD Thesis: "Biomass Gasification in Bubbling Fluidized Beds: Study at Pilot Scale of some Parameters which Improve the Gasification Quality"

Language capabilities � Spanish � English � German


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Selected projects Nationa l projects � CENIT BIOSOS “Biorefinería Sostenible” Contracting Company : Guascor. (2009 –

2010) � MICINN – “Ayudas del subprograma de diseño, viabilidad, acceso y mejora de los

ICTS” Exp. ICTS-2008-21 “Diseño ICTS Biocombustibles” (execution period: 2008 – 2009)

� CENIT SPHERA “Soluciones a la producción de hidrógeno energético y reconversión asociada.” Contracting Company: Guascor (2007-2009) Investigador responsable: Javier Gil Barnó

� Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Nº Expediente A386/2007/1-13.4 “ANALISIS DEL POTENCIAL DE LOS BIOCARBURANTES DE SEGUNDA GENERACIÓN EN ESPAÑA”. Execution period:; April´07- Decembre´07 Investigador responsable: Javier Gil

� Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Nº EXP: 297/2006/2-13.1 “Nuevas tecnologías de transformación termoquímica aplicadas al suministro de biomasa en co-combustión” .: Execution period: May´06- April´07 Investigador responsable: Javier Gil

� Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Nº EXP: 512/2006/2-13.3 “ACV de sistemas de producción de energía eléctrica a partir de Biomasa, gas natural y sistema mixto”.: Collaborative Project:: SENER, CIEMAT, C ENER Execution period: Jan´06: Jan´08 Investigador responsable: Javier Gil

� DGCYT PB96-0743,”Gasificación Catalítica de Residuos Agroforestales en lecho fluidizado a escala de planta piloto, con mezclas de vapor de agua y oxígeno. Para la obtención de un gas limpio y útil para diversos usos (electricidad)”, 1997- 1999 (University of Saragossa)

International projects � EIE/06/178/SI2.444403 -. “QUALITYWOOD -Fuel Quality Management in Modern Log

Wood Supply Chains” (2006 – 2009): � Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Nº EXP. 046/2004/3 “ Uso de la herramienta de ACV

para la optimización de la gestión de RU” � EIE/04/225/S07.38609 “BIOSOUTH - TECHNO-ECONOMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE

PRODUCTION AND USE OF BIOFUELS FOR HEATING AND COOLING APPLICATIONS IN SOUTH EUROPE”

� EIE /05/201/SI2.420210 BEST RESULT “Building and Energy System and Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources Update and Linked Training”

� FNR-Projekt98 NR 075. ”Wirbelschichtvergasung von Holz und Biomasse für Holzheizkraftwerkanwendungen” 1999-2000 (Fraunhofer UMSICHT).

� JOR3980306 (EU). “Process simulation of circulating fluidized beds with combustion/gasification of biomass”, 1998- 1999. (University of Saragossa)

� JOR 3 CT-950053 (EU),”Catalytic upgrading of gas from biofuels and implementation of electricity production”, 1996 - 1999. (University of Saragossa)

� JOU2 - CT93 –0399 (EU),”Advanced and Integrated Biomass Gasification with Catalytic and Hot Flue Gas Cleaning for Electricity Production and Other End Products”, 1994 - 1997. (University of Saragossa)

� AIR2-CT93-1436 (EU) "Thermo-chemical Biomass Gasification: Upgrading of the crude gasification product gas”, , 1994 - 1996. (University of Saragossa)

Professional affiliations � Member of the CEN / BT / TF 143 (“Normalisation of the method of determination of particle matters & tar in biomass gasification gas”)

� Expert for Evaluation of Proposals and Project monitoring in RTD Projects of the 6th and 7th Frame Program of the EU.

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Name of person: Selected publica tions in English � J Celaya, J Gil “Evaluation of torrefaction and pelletization process to transform biomass in a biofuel suitable for co-

combustion”. Proceedings at the 16th European biomass Conference & Exhibition Valencia, June 2008. � D. Sánchez, I. Goñi and J. Gil “New pilot plant for biomass treatment”. Proceedings at the 16th European biomass Conference

& Exhibition Valencia, June 2008. � I. Funcia and J. Gil “Tar quantification method and its influence on the dew point calculation””. Proceedings at the 16th

European biomass Conference & Exhibition Valencia, June 2008. � I Elcano, J. Gil, D. Sánchez, I Echeverría, “BEST RESULT “Building and Energy System and Technologies in Renewable Energy

Sources Update and Linked Training”. Proceedings at the 15th European biomass Conference & Exhibition Berlin , May 2007 � D. Sánchez, J. Gil. I Echeverría, “BIO-SOUTH: Techno-Economical Assessment of the Production and Use of Biofuels for Heating

and Cooling Applications in South Europe” Proceedings at the 14th European biomass Conference & Exhibition Paris, Oct 2005 � M. Ising, J.Gil, C.Unger, U. Balke "Gasification of biomass in a circulating fluidized for the generation of power and heat". En

“First World Conference and Exhibition on Biomass for Energy and Industry”, 5-9 de junio 2000, Sevilla Ref. V8.80 � M. Ising, C.Unger, J.Gil, "Gasification of biomass in a circulating fluidized bed with special respect to tar reduction". En “First

World <<conference and Exhibition on Biomass for Energy and Industry”, 5-9 de junio 2000, Sevilla Ref. V8.73 � M.A.Caballero, J .Corella, M.P.Aznar, J.Gil "Biomass Gasification with Air in Fluidized bed. Hot Gas Cleanup with Selected

Commercial and Full-Size Nickel-Based Catalyst". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2000, 39, 1143-1154. � J.Gil, J.Corella, M.P.Aznar, M.A.Caballero. ”Biomass Gasification in Atmospheric and Bubbling Fluidized Bed: Effect of the Type

of Gasifying Agent on the Product Distribution.” Biomass and Bioenergy, 17 (1999), 389-403. � J.Corella, M.P.Aznar, J.Gil, M.A.Caballero. ”Biomass Gasification in Fluidized Bed: Where to Locate the Dolomite To Improve

Gasification?” Energy and Fuels, 1999, 13 (6), 1122-1127. � J.Gil, M.A.Caballero, J.A. Martín, M.P.Aznar, J.Corella. ”Biomass Gasification with Air in a Fluidized Bed: Effect of the In-Bed Use

of Dolomite under Different Operation Conditions.” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 1999, 38 (11), 4226-4235. � M.P.Aznar, M.A.Caballero, J .Gil, J.A.Mart ín, J.Corella ”Commercial steam reforming catalysts to improve biomass gasifcaition

with steam-oxygen mixtures. Part I I. Catalytic tar removal”. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 1998, 37 (7), 2668 – 2680.

� M.P.Aznar, I.Borisov, G.Geletuha, J.Gil, M.A.C aballero, A.Khalatov, J.Corel la ”The producer gas cleaning from tars in the vortex bubbling apparatus.” [En ruso]. Industrial Heat Engineering, 1998, 20 (3), 50-55.

� M.A.Caballero, M.P.Aznar, J.Gil, J.A.Martín, J.Corella ”CO-Shift Catalytic beds after a biomass gasifier and a steam-reforming catalytic reactor to get new and interesting exit gas compositions”. En ”Biomas for Energy and industry. 10th European conference and Technology Exhibition”, Würzburg, Alemania, junio 1998 editado por Kopetz H., Weber T., Palz W., Chartier P., Ferrero G.L Copyright 1998, C.A.R.M.E.N., Rimpar, Alemania, pp. 1789-1793.

� M.A.Caballero, M.P.Aznar, J .Gil, J.A.Mart ín, E.Francés. J.Corella "Commercial steam reforming catalysts to improve biomass gasification with steam-oxygen mixtures. Part I. Hot gas upgrading by the catalytic reactor". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 1997, 36, 5227-5239.

� P.Pérez, M.P.Aznar, M.A. Caballero, J.Gil , J.A.Martín, J.Corel la "Hot gas cleaning and upgrading with a calcined dolomite located downstream a biomass fluidized bed gasifier operating with steam-oxygen mixtures”. En ergy and Fuels, 1997, 11 (6), 1194-1203.

� A.Olivares, M.P.Aznar, M.A.Caballero, J.Gil, E.Francés, J.Corel la "Biomass Gasification: Produced Gas Upgrading by In-Bed Use of Dolomite". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 1997, 36, 5220-5226.

� J.Gil, M.P.Aznar, M.A.Caballero, E.Francés, J.Corella "Biomass Gasification in fluidized bed at Pilot Scale with steam-oxygen mixtures. Product distribution for very different operating conditions". Energy and Fuels. 1997, 11 (6), 1109-1118.


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Name of person David Sanchez Gonzalez

Present function/Title Technician of the Biomass Depa rtment of CENER

Education � Agronomy Engineering (Universidad Pública de Navarra - UPNA)

� Specialist degree in environmental audits. 1999. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

� Diploma of Advanced Studies. 2001. Rural Engineering Department and Projects. (UPNA), Pamplona.

Address: Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables C/ Ciudad de la Innovación 7, C.P.: 31621 -

Sarriguren - España Tel: Tel. (+34) 948 25 28 00



Description of the expertise � November 2000 - Present. Na tional Renewa ble Energy Centre (Pamplona) –

Technician of Biomass Department - CENER. Area of work: biomass assessment, biomass and biofuels sustainability, supply logistics, energy crops and solid biofuels.

� September 1999 - November 2000. RETENA. Telecommunications Networks Navarra.

� Technician of information networks. Infrastructures Coordinator. � March 1999 - September 1999. INPEL TELECOM.

Language capabilities � Spanish

� English Selected projects Nationa l projects

� PROFIT MMA – 2004 –Exp. 046/2004/3 “ Uso de la herramienta de ACV para la optimización de la gestión de RU” Cener - pa rticipante

� Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Nº EXP: 297/2006/2-13.1 “Nuevas tecnologías de transformación termoquímica aplicadas al suminis tro de biomasa en co-combustión” .Entidad financiadora: Duración del proyecto

(en meses): 12; Mayo´06- Abril´07 Investigador responsable: Javier Gil � EuroInnova – 2007-2010. Expt: IIM10820.RI1- Estudio de cultivos leñosos en

corta rota ción para el aprovechamiento energético de biomasa. Cener Participante

International projects

� EIE/04/225/S07.38609 “Techno-Economical Assessment of the Production and use Of Biofuels for Heating and Cooling Applications in South Europe Coordinator del project – Program ALTENER I

� EIE /05/201/SI2.420210 BEST RESULT “Building and Energy System and Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources Update and Linked T raining”

Program ALTENER. Cener participates. � EIE/06/178/SI2.444403 - QUALITY WOOD. Program ALTENER. Cener

Participates.

Professional affiliations Member of the CT N (National Technical Committee 164 AENO R) regarding solid biofuels.

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Name of person: Selected publica tions in English

� June, 2002. “Development of an Energy Biomass Resource Map for de Region of Navarra (SPAIN)”. 12th European Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection. Amsterdam. Poster

� May, 2004. “Biomass evaluation and evolution methodology based on vegetation index calculated by satellite images”. 2nd World Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate

Protection. Roma. Poster � September, 2005 “Bio-South: Results of 1st wp” Bioenergy 2005 on Wood Industry”- Finland. � October 2005.” Bio-south. Techno-economical Assessment of the production and use biofuels for heating and

cooling applications in South Europe”. 14th European Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry an Climate Protection. Paris. Ponecia.

� May, 2006. “La utilización de la biomasa en el medio rural en España. Contribución de la agricultura a la producción y uso sostenible de la energía”. Pamplona. Ponencia

� February 2007. “Current pellet and chip market in Navarre a nd future potentia l estimation” European pe llet centre. Wels. Austria.

� June 2008. “New pilot plant for biomass treatment”. D. Sánchez, I. Goñi. 16 th European Biomass Conference &

Exhibition From Research to Industry and Markets. Valencia - España. Poster � G. Barberena, E. Otazu, D. Sánchez, B. Alonso and I. Echeverría GHG emissions assessment OF biofuels cultivation

stage In EU-27. 18 th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition From Research to Industry and Markets. Lyon -France.

� G. Barberena, E. Otazu, D. Sánchez. CURRENT SITUATION OF SPANISH FIREWOOD MARKET. 16 th European

Biomass Conference & Exhibition From Research to Industry and Markets. Valencia - España. Poster


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Name of person Irantzu Alegría Dallo


Education B.S. DEGREE IN BIOLOGY (UNIVERSIDAD DE

NAVARRA)

Address: Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables

C/ Ciudad de la Innovación 7, C.P.: 31621 - Sarriguren - España

Tel: Tel. (+34) 948 25 28 00



Description of the expertise � October 2002 - present: Technician Biomass Depa rtment CENER: - Development of R&D projects of bioethanol production from alternative raw materials - Conducting laboratory tests (characterization, hydrolysis, pretreatment, fermentation, analysis)

- Planning and development of R&D projects - Advice to clients - Studies of technical and economic feasibility

� September 1999 - December 2001: Department of Virology and Immunology of the German Primate Institute (DPZ) in Göttingen.

”Transduction of targeted lymphocytes CD4+ with Vp1-virus like particles from human polyomavirus (JC) virus for the intracellular expresion of inhibitors for the HIV-1 protease”

Language capabilities � Spanish � English

Selected projects Nationa l projects � Project on the “Study of the behaviour of the various mixtures of biofuels

with fossil fuels and their effect on the environment”. � Profit 2004–Exp. FIT-120000-2004-112 “Research a nd development of

waste exploitation technology for the production of bioethanol”

� Interreg IIIa / 2005-08 Navarre-Aquitaine Agreement “T owards a double assessment of agrofood waste”

� IIM010490.0RI1 2006-08 “Ethanol production from plants with a high starch content”.

� IIM10807.RI1 2007-10 ”Obtaining bioethanol from forestry waste”- ongoing project

� Interreg IIIa / 2007-09 Navarre-Aquitaine Agreement “T owards a double assessment of fruit waste from the agrofood industry”

� A368/2007/3-13-04 2007 “Assessment of waste from the fruit processing

industry for obtaining bioethanol” � OF 106/2010 “Influence of Fractionation processes over Biomass for Biogas

production” – ongoing project � July 2010-12 “Production valuation and Biobutanol use in vehicle engines” –

ongoing project

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� M. Zazpe,, C. González, B. Zarranz, A. Yetano, A. Romo, M. Macaya , M. Balda, and I. Alegría, “Multiple Valuation of Residues generated by the Juice Processing Industry” Proceeding in the 16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition. Valencia, June 2008

� M. Zazpe, I. Alegría, I. del Campo, B. Zarranz, A. Molinero, E. Carrillo, P. Navarro, A. Romo,I. Echeverría.“On the way to biorefinery concept: double revaluation of agrifood wastes for high added value compounds extra ction and

bioethanol production”. 29th Symphosium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Denver (EE.UU.) Mayo 2007 � I. del Campo, I. Alegría, M. Zazpe, M. Echeverría and I. Echeverría. “Diluted acid hydrolysis pretreatment of agri-

food wastes for bioethanol production”. Industrial Crops and Products Vol 26 (2006), 214-221 � International Conference on Industrial Crops and Rural development (Murcia, 2005). Presentación oral: Diluted

Acid Hydrolysis Pretreatment of Agro-Food Wastes For Bioethanol Production

� 27th Symposium of Fuels and Chemicals (Denver, EEUU, 2005) Póster: Diluted Acid Hydrolysis Pretreatment of Agro-Food Wastes for Bioethanol Production

� III Congreso Español de Ingeniería de Alimentos (Pamplona, 2004) Póster: Hidrólisis Ácida Diluida de Residuos Agroalimentarios pa ra la Obtención de etanol

� Jahrestagung 2000 Gesellschaft für Virologie, Wien, 26-29 abril 2000. Póster: Gezielte Verpackung von Intracellula r

Exprimierten nicht-viralen Prote inen in HIV-1 � Fifth European Conference on Experimental AIDS Research (ECEAR 2000) Madrid, Spain, 16-19 junio 2000.

Exposición oral: Packaging of intracellular non-viral prote ins into HIV-1


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Name of person Francisco Javier Iruretagoyena Aldaz


Education B.S. DEGREE IN BIOLOGY (UNIVERSIDAD DE

NAVARRA)

Address: Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables C/ Ciudad de la Innovación 7, C.P.: 31621 - Sarriguren - España

Tel: Tel. (+34) 948 25 28 00



Description of the expertise � 2006 Special Technician of Biomass Department CENER. Biodiesel Projects leader: - Participation in R&D projects related to biofuels (biodiesel) production: alternative raw materials, production technologies assessment ...

- Conducting “Due Diligence” of biofuel plants - Technica l assistance on site during biodiesel plants s tart-up - Microalgae. R&D projects in the fie ld of production, collection, characterization and use of microalgae for biofuels production.

� 2002-2006 Collaborating Professor in the Fat Institute in Seville. Master of

oils and fats. � 1998 Sergasca Manager. Auditor of ISO-9000 quality systems, APPCC

systems consultant, IFS Standards, BRC Standards.


Selected projects Nationa l projects � CENIT PIIBE: “Proyecto de investigación para el Impulso del Biodiesel en

España” : Mercado de Grasas, Producción de Etil-ésteres, Extracción caracterización de aceites de microalgas

� CENIT SOSTCO2 “Nuevas utilizaciones industriales sostenibles del CO2” Cultivo, recolección y tra tamiento de Microalgas para la producción de biocombustibles.

International projects

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� I. Funcia*, I. Alegria*, F.J. Iruretagoyena*, M. Munarriz*, M.PieraΨ, F.M. Reyes-SosaΨ and I. Echeverria*, “VALIDATION OF A HIGH THROUGH PUT ANALYSIS OF MICROALGAE CARBOHYDRATES FOR BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION”. Proceeding in the 18th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Lyon May 2010

� I. Funcia, F.J. Iruretagoyena, M. Macaya, I. Echeverria, “Influence of transesterification procedure on Esteryl glycoside content and FPT in Biodiese l” Proceeding in the 17th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition,

Hamburg June 2009 � Ponencia “Aspectos técnicos a considerar en la fabricación del biodiesel”. Jaén a bril 2007 BIOPTIMA � Ponencias en Cursos de Calidad en el sector alimentario (APPCC) Club de Marketing de Navarra. Junio 04 � Ponencia: “Grasas y aceites en la alimentación actual”. Gaiker. Pa rque tecnológico Zamudio Oct 93 � Ponencia: “Criterios de calidad en los aceites de olivas Curso de olivicultura”. EVENA. Abril 2000 Olite Navarra

� Ponencia: “Criterios de calidad en los aceites de oliva. Curso de formación de ayudantes de almazaras”. Abril 2000 Tudela AN S.Coop.

� Ponencias: “Experiencias prácticas en la impla ntación de las normas ISO-9000” Dic99-Junio00 .Club Marketing Navarra.

� Implantación ISO-9000. MINER-ATYCA Logroño Jun-99, Pamplona Jul-99

� Dirección de 4 trabajos de f in de carrera a alumnos del Instituto de Tecnología y Biología aplicada de la Universidad de Burdeos (Francia).


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Name of person Julio Muro Erreguerena

Present function/Title Titular professor of the Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)

Education PhD Agronomy Engineering Agronomy Engineering

Address: Agrarian Production Depa rtment (UPNA)

Campus de A rrosadia 31006 Pamplona

Tel: 00 34 948169110


Homepage: www.unavarra.es

Description of the expertise � Valorisation of Organic Wastes � Crop Production � Nutrient management in agrosystemns

Language capabilities � English (Basic) � French (Basic)

� Spanish Selected projects Nationa l projects

� Estudio de cultivos leñosos en corta rotación para e l aprovechamiento energético de biomasa. Euroinnova 2007-2011

� Evaluación productiva, energética y económica de cultivos de biomasa en regadíos. Gobierno de Navarra. (1998-2000) Main Research.

Professional affiliations - Spanish Society of Horticultural Science - Efficient use of N in agriculture network (RUENA)

- Spanish Composting Network

Other information

Name of person:

Selected publica tions in English � Jáuregui, I , Lasa B , Lecumberri J, Irigoyen I, Muro J, Moran JF , Aparicio-Tejo P Tolerance of populus sp. To

herbicides. A physiological and agronomical view of the chemical weed control management. 2010. Federación de Sociedades Europeas de Biología Vegetal (FESPB) Valencia

� Lasa B, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Lamsfus C, Irigoyen I. Interaction Between Agriculture and Environment. Current Topics in Agriculture. (ISBN 84-9769-165-2) p. 717 - 723 Studium Press LLC Houston. Houston, USA

� Domeño I, Irigoyen I, Muro J. New wood fibre substra tes characterization and evaluation in hydroponic tomato culture. European Journal of Horticultural Science. 2010.

� Domeño I, Irigoyen I, Muro J. Evolution of organic matter and drainages in wood fibre and coconut fibre

substrates. Scientia Horticulturae (Elsevier). 122. Pag. 269. 2009


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Name of person Ignacio Irigoyen Iriarte

Present function/Title Contracted Research Doctor of Univers idad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)

Education PhD Agronomy Engineering Agronomy Engineering

Technical Agronomy Engineering

Address: Agrarian Production Depa rtment (UPNA)


Tel: 00 34 948168902



Description of the expertise � Valorisation of Organic Wastes � Crop Production � Nutrient management in agrosystemns

Language capabilities � English � Basque

� Spanish Selected projects Nationa l projects

� Estudio de cultivos leñosos en corta rotación para e l aprovechamiento

energético de biomasa. Euroinnova 2007-2011 � Evaluación productiva, energética y económica de cultivos de biomasa en

regadíos. Gobierno de Navarra. (1998-2000)

Professional affiliations - European Society for Agronomy

- Spanish Society of Horticultural Science - Efficient use of N in agriculture network (RUENA) - Spanish Composting Network

Other information

Name of person: Selected publica tions in English � Jáuregui, I , Lasa B , Lecumberri J, Irigoyen I, Muro J, Moran JF , Aparicio-Tejo P Tolerance of populus sp. To

herbicides. A physiological and agronomical view of the chemical weed control management. 2010. Federación de

Sociedades Europeas de Biología Vegetal (FESPB) Valencia � Lasa B, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Lamsfus C, Irigoyen I. Interaction Between Agriculture and Environment. Current Topics

in Agriculture. (ISBN 84-9769-165-2) p. 717 - 723 Studium Press LLC Houston. Houston, USA � Domeño I, Irigoyen I, Muro J. New wood fibre substra tes characterization and evaluation in hydroponic tomato

culture. European Journal of Horticultural Science. 2010.

� Domeño I, Irigoyen I, Muro J. Evolution of organic matter and drainages in wood fibre and coconut fibre substrates. Scientia Horticulturae (Elsevier). 122. Pag. 269. 2009

� Pagola M, Ortiz R, Irigoyen I, Bustince H, Barrenechea E, Aparicio P, Lamsfus C, New method to assess barley nitrogen nutrition status based on image colour analysis: Comparison with SPAD-502. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (Elsevier) 65. p 213-218. 2009


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Name of person Berta Lasa Larrea

Present function/Title Contracted Research Doctor

Education PhD Biological Sciences Licensed in Biological Sciences

Address: Earth Sciences Department (UPNA)


Tel: 00 34 948169150



Description of the expertise � Nitrogen metabolism in plants � Crop Production � Nutrient management in agrosystemns

Language capabilities � English

� French � Spanish

Selected projects Nationa l projects

� Estudio de cultivos leñosos en corta rotación para e l aprovechamiento energético de biomasa. Euroinnova 2007-2011

� Red interregional de investigación aplicada en grandes cultivos: cereales, proteaginosas y oleaginosas. INTERREG III A France/Espagne 200-2006.

Professional affiliations - Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology - Spanish Society of Vegetal Physiology - Efficient use of N in agriculture network (RUENA)

Other information

Name of person: Berta Lasa Selected publica tions in English � Jáuregui, I , Lasa B , Lecumberri J, Irigoyen I, Muro J, Moran JF , Aparicio-Tejo P Tolerance of populus sp. To

herbicides. A physiological and agronomical view of the chemical weed control management. 2010. Federación de Sociedades Europeas de Biología Vegetal (FESPB) Valencia

� Lasa B, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Lamsfus C, Irigoyen I. Interaction Between Agriculture and Environment. Current Topics in Agriculture. (ISBN 84-9769-165-2) p. 717 - 723 Studium Press LLC Houston. Houston, USA


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Name of person Pedro M. Aparicio Tejo

Present function/Title Full Professor of Plant Physiology

Education B. Sc. 1975. Biological Sciences. University of the Basque Country. Bilbao. Spain.

Ph. D. 1978. With the ma ximum qualif ication (Apto cum

laude). Honours Deg ree. University of Navarra. Spain.

Address: Agrobiotechnology Institute (IdAB)

Public University of Navarra E-31006 Pamplona. Spain

Tel: PHONE: +34 948 169122; FAX: +34 948 168930



Description of the expertise � Plant physiology � Plant biochemistry

Language capabilities � English � Spanish

Selected projects Nationa l projects � La tolerancia al amonio como clave para e l manejo de los cultivos ante el efecto

invernadero. DGI. MICINN. AGL2009-13339-C02-02. ( 2010-2012) Investigador

Principal: Dr. D. Pedro M. Aparicio Tejo � Estudio de cultivos leñosos en corta rota ción para el aprovechamiento energético

de biomasa (CULTIVOS LEÑOSOS).Gobierno de Navarra IIM10819.RI1 – 02189 (2007-10).Investigador Principal: Dr D. Pedro M. Aparicio Tejo

� Bases fisiológicas para una eficiente asimilación de nitrógeno en plantas de interés agrícola. DGI.MICINN. AGL2006-12792-CO2-01.( 2007-2009) Investigador Principal: Dr. D. Pedro M. Aparicio Tejo

International projects � New strategies to improve grain legumes for food and feed (gra in legumes).

European Comis ión FOOD-CT-2004-506223. (2004-08) Investigador Principal: Dr. Noel Ellis (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK)

Professional affiliations � Spanish Society of Plant Physiology (SEFV):1976- (executive Committee 1985-89

and President 1989-93). � Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology (FESPB). 1976- � Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecula r Biology. (SEBBM). 2006- � Spanish Society of Nitrogen Fixation 1980-90.

� American Society of Plant Physiologis t (ASPP) (1978-1993) � Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBIOT): 2009-


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Other information Evaluation activities

Member of the Editorial Board: Physiologia Plantarum (1992-95).

Member of the Editorial Board: Plant Phys iology and Biochemistry (1988-1993). Reviewer of internationa ls journals: Physiologia Plantarum, Annals of Botany, Plant

Physiology and Biochemistry, Crop Science, Plant and Soil, Journal of Plant Physiology,

Plant Physiology (among others).

Member of Evaluating Committee for Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva. From

1988 Member of Evaluating Committee for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council .UK. 1995 Member of Evaluating Committee nº 3 (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). Comisión Nacional para la Evaluación de la Actividad Investigadora. 1995 and 1996.

Member of Evaluating Committee “Biología de Organismos y Sistemas” (ANEP) for the Nationa l Program Juan de la Cierva and Ramón y Cajal. 2004 y 2005. Member of the Panel of Experts (ANECA). Acreditación de Institutos de Investigación. (2004)


� Lasa B, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Lamsfus C, Irigoyen I. Interaction Between Agriculture and Environment. Current Topics in Agriculture. (ISBN 84-9769-165-2).pp. 717-723. Studium Press LLC Houston. USA.(2010)

� Cruz C., Bio AMF., Dominguez-Valdivia MD., Aparicio-Tejo PM., Lamsfus C. and Martins-Louçao MA. Is glutamine

synthetase activity important in determining plant tolerance to ammonium?. Planta: 223(5): 1068-1080. (2006)

� Irigoyen I., Lamsfus C., Aparicio-Tejo PM. and Muro J The influence of 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate a nd

dicyandiamide on reducing nitrate accumulation in spinach under Mediterranean conditions. Journal of Agricultural Science 144:1-8 (2006)

� Del Amor F., Navarro J. and Aparicio-Tejo PM. Isotopic discrimination as a tool for organic fa rming certification in

sweet pepper. Journal Environmental Quality. 37: 182-185. (2008)

� Urarte E., Auzmendi I., Rol S., Ariz I., Aparicio-Tejo P. M., Arredondo-Peter, R. and Moran JF.. A self-induction method to produce high quantities of recombinant functional flavo-leghemoglobin reductase. In “Globins and other nitric oxide-reactive prote ins, part A”. Methods in Enzymology. 437: 411-423 (2008)

� Dominguez-Valdivia MD., Aparicio-Tejo PM., Lamsfus C., Cruz C., Martins-Louçao MA. and Moran JF. Nitrogen

nutrition and antioxida nt metabolism in ammonium-tolerant and -sensitive plants. Physiologia Plantarum 132: 359-369 (2008)

� Pagola M., Ortiz R., Irigoyen I., Bustince H., Barrenechea E., Aparicio-Tejo P., Lamsfus C. and Lasa B. New method to assess barley nitrogen nutrition sta tus based on image colour analysis. Comparison with SPAD-502. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. . 65:213-218 (2009)

� Manuel A. Matamoros, Jorge Loscos, Karl- Josef Dietz, Pedro M. Aparicio-Tejo, and Manuel Becana. Function of

antioxidant enzymes and metabolites during maturation of pea fruits. Journal of Experimental Botany: 61: 87-97 (2010).

� Idoia Ariz, Raquel Esteban, Jose Ignacio Ga rcía-Plazaola, José María Becerril, Pedro M Aparicio-Tejo, Jose Fernando

Moran. High irradia nce induces photoprotective mechanisms and a positive effect on NH4+ stress in Pisum sativum L. Journa l of Plant Physiology (2010) (in press)

� Saioa Cruchaga; Ekhiñe Artola; Berta Lasa; Idoia Ariz; Ignacio Irigoyen; Jose F Moran; Pedro M Apa ricio-Tejo. Short

term NBPT physiological implications on nitrogen metabolism of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea. Journal of Plant Physiology (2010) ( in press)


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Name of person Dr. Juan José Irigoyen Iparrea

Present function/Title Professor of Plant Physiology.

Schools of Science and Pharmacy University of Navarra

Education Biology Licence, 1985. University of Navarra,

Pamplona (Science School) Ph D, 1991. “Carbon metabolism in nodules and senescence in Medicago sativa under water s tress”. University of Navarra, Pamplona (Science School)

Address: Universidad de Navarra Calle Irunlarrea, 1 Pamplona (Spain) 31008

Tel: +34 948 42 56 00 Ext.: 6421 or 6227

Email: e-mail: [email protected]

Homepage: www.unav.es

Description of the expertise � Effects of climate change on plants � Plants responses to abiotic and biotic s tress factors

� Physiological traits as indicators of injury in a beech forests


Selected projects � Efecto de la interacción entre aumento de CO2 atmosférico, temperatura elevada y sequía en la f isiología de plantas noduladas de alfalfa. MEC y T. Ref. BFI2000-0154. 2000-2003.

� Regulación del flujo hídrico en pla ntas de interés agrícola sometidas a frío.

MEC y T. Acciones Concertadas Italia-España, Ref. HI2000-124. 2001-2003. � Estudio de la interacción entre aumento de CO2, temperatura y sequía en la

fisiología del rebrote de plantas de alfalfa noduladas. MEC y T. Referencia BFU2004-05096. 2004-2007.

� Estudio de la interacción entre aumento de CO2, temperatura y sequía en la

fisiología del rebrote de plantas de alfalfa noduladas. Fundación Universita ria de Navarra, 2004-2007.

� Cambio Climático. Estudio del efecto del aumento de CO2 en determinadas plantas. Fundación Caja Navarra. 2007.

� VI Red Temática sobre Biotecnología de las Interacciones Beneficiosas entre

Plantas y Microorganismos. MEC Ref. BIO2006-28481-E. 2007-2009. � Efecto del cambio climático en las plantas. Fundación Caja Navarra. 2008. � Efecto del cambio climático en alfalfa y vid : Interacción entre CO2,

temperatura y disponibilidad hídrica. MICINN 2008-2011, Ref. BFU2008-

01405. � Efecto del cambio climático en alfalfa y vid : Interacción entre CO2,

temperatura y disponibilidad hídrica. Fundación Universidad de Navarra. 2008-2011.

� Mejora de la precisión de los modelos de asimilación de carbono a escala

foliar: limitaciones hidráulicas, anatómicas y metabólicas a la fotos íntesis neta. MICINN-INIA SUM2008-00004-C03-03, 2008. 2008-2011.

Professional affiliations � 1991-2010 Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology.

� 1994-1997 Coordinator of Biology Students in Enterprise Practices. � 1990-2010 Coordinator of several Biology and Biochemistry courses. � 2001-2010 Director of Biology and Environment PhD prog ram.

Other information � Member of the Spanish Plant Physiology Society (SEFV) � Member of the Spanish Nitrogen Fixation Society (SEFIN)

� Member of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB)


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Name of person: Dr. Juan José Irigoyen Selected publica tions in English

� AROCA, R., TOGNONI, F., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M., PARDOSSI, A. Chilling effects on root hydraulic properties of two maize varieties dif fering in chilling sensitivity. In: Crop development for the Cool and Wet Regions of Europe.pp 91-95. 2000. Bruselas. ISBN 92-894-0227-X

� RIBAS-CARBO, M., AROCA, R., GONZALEZ-MELER, M.A., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. The Electron Pa rtitioning between the Cytochrome and Alternative Respira tory Pathways during chilling Recovery in Two Cultivars of Maize

Differing in Chilling Sensitivity. Plant Physiology 122: 199-204 (2000). � ARANJUELO, I., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Effect of increased temperature and drought associated to

climate change on productivity of nodulated alfalfa. In Quality in lucerne and medics for animal production. Option Méditerranéennes. pp 153-156. Zaragoza 2001. ISBN 2-85352-228-8

� AROCA, R., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Photosynthetic cha racteristics and protective mechanisms against

oxidative stress during chilling and subsequent recovery in two maize varieties differing in chilling sensitivity. Plant. Science161:719-726 (2001).

� AROCA, R., TOGNONI, F., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M., PARDOSSI, A. Different root low tempera ture response of two maize genotypes differing in chilling sensitivity. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 39: 1067-1073 (2001).

� BERMEJO, V., GIMENO, B.S., GRANADOS, I., SANTAMARÍA, J., IRIGOYEN J.J., BERMEJO, R., PORCUNA, J.L., MILLS, G.

Investigating indices to explain the impacts of ozone on the biomass of white clover (Trifolium repens L. cv. Regal) at inland and coastal sites in Spain. New Phytologist 156: 43-55 (2002).

� DE LUIS, I., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Low vapour pressure deficit reduces the beneficial effect of elevated CO2 on growth of N2-fixing alfalfa plants. Physiologia Plantarum 116: 497-502 (2002).

� AROCA, R., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Drought enhances maize chilling tolerance. II. Photosynthetic traits

and protective mechanisms against oxidative stress. Physiologia Planta rum 117: 540-549 (2003). � AROCA, R., VERNIERI, P., IRIGOYEN J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M., TOGNONI, F., PARDOSSI, A. Involvement of abscisic

acid in leaf and root of maize (Zea mays L.) in avoiding chilling-induced water stress. Plant Science 165: 671-679 (2003).

� ARANJUELO, I., IRIGOYEN , J.J., PÉREZ, P., MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, R., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. The use of temperature gradiente tunnels for studying the combined effect of CO2, temperature and water availability in N2 fixing alfalfa plants. Annals of Applied Biology 146: 51-60 (2005).

� ARANJUELO, I., PÉREZ, P., HERNÁNDEZ, L., IRIGOYEN , J.J., ZITA, G., MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, R., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. The response of nodulated alfalfa to water supply, temperature and elevated CO2: photosynthesic

downregulation. Physiologia Planta rum 123: 348-358 (2005). � ARANJUELO, I., IRIGOYEN , J.J., PÉREZ, P., MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, R., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Response of nodulated

alfalfa to wa ter supply, temperature and e levated CO2: productivity and water re lations. Environmental and Experimental Botany 55: 130-141 (2006).

� ERICE, G., IRIGOYEN , J.J., PÉREZ, P., MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, R., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Effect of elevated CO2 ,

temperature and drought on photosynthesis of nodulated alfalfa during a cutting regrowth cycle. Physiologia Plantarum 126: 458-468 (2006).

� ERICE, G., IRIGOYEN , J.J., PÉREZ, P., MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, R., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Effect of elevated CO2, temperature and drought on dry matter partitioning and photosynthesis before and after cutting of nodulated alfalfa of nodulated alfalfa. Plant Science 170: 1059-1067 (2006).

� BERMEJO, R., IRIGOYEN , J.J., SANTAMARÍA, J.M. Short-term drought response of two white clover clones, sensitive and tolerant to O3. Physiologia Pla ntarum127: 658-669 (2006).

� ARANJUELO, I., IRIGOYEN , J.J., PÉREZ, P., MARTÍNEZ-CARRASCO, R., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Response of nodulated alfalfa to wa ter supply, temperature and e levated CO2: productivity and water re lations. Environmental and Experimental Botany 55: 130-141 (2006).

� ERICE, G., IRIGOYEN, J.J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M., AVICE, J.CH., OURRY, A. Effect of drought, elevated CO2 and temperature on accumulation of N and vegetative storage proteins (VSP) in taproot of nodulated alfalfa before and after cutting. Plant Science 172: 903-912 (2007).

� ERICE, G., ARANJUELO, I., IRIGOYEN, J. J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. Effect of elevated CO2, temperature and drought on antioxidant s tatus during regrowth of nodulated alfa lfa. Physiologia Plantarum 130: 33-45(2007).

� ARANJUELO, I., ERICE, NOGUÉS, S., MORALES, F., IRIGOYEN, J. J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M. The mechanism(s) involved in the photoprotection of PSII at elevated CO2 in nodulated alfalfa plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany 64: 295-306 (2008).

� ARANJUELO, I., IRIGOYEN, J. J, SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M., NOGUÉS, S. Carbon partitioning in N2 fixing Medicago sativa

plants exposed to different CO2 and temperature conditions. Functional Plant Biology 35: 306-317 (2008). � ERICE, G., IRIGOYEN, J. J., SÁNCHEZ-DÍAZ, M., AVICE, J. C., OURRY, A. Effect of the interaction between elevated

CO2, temperature and drought during regrowth of nodulated alfalfa. Options Méditerranéennes 79: 279-282 (2008).


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Name of person Dr. Antonio G. Pisabarro

Present function/Title Full Professor of Microbiology.

Universidad de Navarra Education Master in Biological Sciences by the Universidad

Complutense. Madrid, Spain. 1981.

PhD in Sciences by the Univers idad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain. 1985

Address: Public University of Navarre (UPNA)

Department of Agrarian Production

31006 Pamplona

Tel: +34 948 169107



Description of the expertise � Biological processes for the production of bioethanol from forest and agricultural wastes.

� Genome and Transcriptome sequencing and analysis. � Lignin degrading enzymes.

Language capabilities � English � German

� Spanish Selected projects � Micelio: Red Española de Investigadores en Hongos Filamentosos. CICYT.

Ref. BFU2009-06707-E/ BMC. 2010-2011.

� Mejora de Pleurotus para e l procesado de residuos lignocelulósicos. Estudio genómico, transcriptómico y comparado. CICYT-MICINN. 2009-2011.

� Obtención de Bioetanol a partir de res iduos de tala forestal. Proyecto EUROINNOVA, Gobierno de Navarra. 2007-2010.

� Preparación y coordinación de la acción internacional destina da a la

secuenciación del genoma de Pleutrotus ostreatus. CICYT GEN2006-27843-E. 2007-2008.

� Genome sequence of the white-rot basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Department of Energy, USA. Joint Genome Institute. 2006-2008.

Professional affiliations � 1985-1987. Post-doc position. Centro de Biología Molecular-CSIC. Madrid. � 1987. Post-doc stage Max-Planck Institut fuer Virusforschung. Germany.

� 1987-1992. Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Universidad Autónoma. Madrid, Spain.

� 1988. Post-doc stage. Univers ity of Victoria. British Columbia, Canada � 1989-1991. Post-doc position. Max Planck Institut für Züchtungsforschung.

Cologne, Germany.

� 1992. Head of Service of Protein Chemistry, Centro de Biología Molecular-CSIC. Madrid, Spain.

� 1992-2001. Tenured Associate Professor of Microbiology. UPNA, Navarre � Since 2001, Full Professor of Microbiology. UPNA, Navarre.

Other information Member of: Sociedad Española de Genética (Spanish Society for Genetics)

Sociedad Española de Microbiología. (Spanish Society for Microbiology) American Society for Microbiology. Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. (Spanish society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Genetics Society of America


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Name of person: Dr. Antonio G. Pisabarro Selected publica tions in English � José L. Lavín, Lucía Ramírez, David W. Ussery, Antonio G. Pisaba rro, José A. Oguiza. 2010. Genomic Analysis of

Two-Component Signal Transduction Proteins in Basidiomycetes. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 18:63–73. � Davinia Arjona, Carlos Aragón, José Antonio Aguilera, Lucía Ramírez, Antonio G. Pisabarro. 2009. Reproducible

and controllable light induction of in vitro fruiting of the white-rot bas idiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Mycological Research 113: 552 – 558.

� Gúmer Pérez, Jasmyn Pangilinan, Antonio G. Pisabarro, and Lucía Ramírez. 2009. Telomere organization in the

ligninolytic bas idiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 (5): 1427-1436. � Diego Martinez, Jean Challacombe, Ingo Morgenstern, David Hibbett, Monika Schmoll, Christian P. Kubicek,

Patricia Ferre ira, Francisco J. Ruiz-Duenas, Angel T. Martinez, Phil Kersten, Kenneth E. Hammel, Amber Vanden Wymelenberg, Jill Gaskell, Erika Lindquist, Grzegorz Sabat, Sandra Splinter BonDurant, Luis F. Larrondo, Paulo Canessa, Rafael Vicuna, Jagjit Yadav, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Venkataramanan Subramanian, Antonio G.

Pisabarro, José L. Lavín, José A. Oguiza, Emma Master, Bernard Henrissat, Pedro M. Coutinho, Paul Harris, Jon Karl Magnuson, Scott Baker, Kenneth Bruno, William Kenealy, Patrik J. Hoegger, Ursula Kuües, Preethi Ramaiya, Susan Lucas, Asaf Salamov, Harris Shapiro, Hank Tu, Chris tine L. Chee, Monica Misra, Gary Xie, Sarah Teter, Debbie Yaver, Tim James, Martin Mokrejs, Martin Pospisekt, Igor Grigoriev, Thomas Brettin, Dan Rokhsar, Randy Berka

and Dan Cullen. 2009. Genome, transcriptome, and secretome analysis of wood decay fungus Postia placenta

supports unique mechanisms of lig nocellulose conversion. Proceedings of the Nationa l Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS) 106 (6): 1954-1959

� José L. Lavín, José A. Oguiza, Lucía Ramírez, Antonio G Pisabarro. 2008. Comparative genomics of the oxidative

phosphorylation system in fung i. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 45: 1248-1256.

� Antonio G. Pisaba rro, Gumer Pérez, José Luis Lavín y Lucía Ramírez. 2008. Genetic networks for the functional

study of genomes. Briefings in Functiona l Genomics and Proteomics. 7 (4): 249-263 � Francisco Santoyo, Aldo E. González, María C. Terrón, Lucía Ramírez y Antonio G. Pisabarro.2008. Quantitative

linkage mapping of lignin-degrading enzymatic activities in Pleurotus ostreatus. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 43: 137-143.

� Sang-Kyu Park, María M. Peñas, Lucía Ramírez, Antonio G. Pisabarro. 2006. Genetic Linkage Map and Expression

Analysis of Genes Expressed in the Lamellae of the Edible Basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Fungal Genetics and Biology 43: 376-387.

� Antonio G. Pisabarro, María M. Peñas, Gúmer Pérez, Sang-Kyu Park, Arantza Eizmendi, Julián Andrés Parada, Leopoldo Palma, Eneko Idareta, Javier Jurado, Jordi Caste llón, Luis M. Larraya and Lucía Ramírez. 2006. Genetic

Breeding of Edible M ushrooms: from the Genome to the Production of New Varieties of Pleurotus ostreatus. Genetics and Cellular Biology of Basidiomycetes-VI. A.G. Pisabarro and L. Ramírez (ed.). 2006 Universidad Pública de Navarra.


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Name of person Dr. Lucía Ramírez

Present function/Title Full Professor of Crop Production

Education Master in Biological Sciences by the Universidad

Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina) and B. Sc. by

Universidad Complutense. Madrid (Spain).

PhD in Sciences by the Universidad Complutense de

Madrid, Spain, 1982.

Address: Public University of Navarre

Department of Agrarian Production

31006 Pamplona

Tel: + 34 948 169130



Description of the expertise � Genetic and molecular breeding of plants and mushrooms. � Genome and Transcriptome sequencing and analysis

� Lignin degrading enzymes � Breeding for biomass production


Selected projects � Micelio: Red Española de Investigadores en Hongos Filamentosos. CICYT. Ref. BFU2009-06707-E/ BMC. 2010-2011.

� Mejora de Pleurotus para el procesado de residuos lignocelulós icos. Estudio genómico, transcriptómico y comparado. CICYT. 2009-2011.

� Obtención de Bioetanol a partir de residuos de tala forestal. Proyecto

EUROINNOVA, Gobierno de Navarra. 2007-2010. � Preparación y coordinación de la acción internacional destinada a la

secuenciación del genoma de Pleutrotus ostreatus. CICYT. Ref. GEN2006-27843-E. 2007-2008.

� Genome sequence of the white-rot basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Department of Energy, USA. Joint Genome Institute. 2006-2008.

Professional affiliations 1986 Associate Professor of Genetics. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (AR) 1992-2002 Tenured Associate Professor of Crop Production. UPNA. Navarre. Since 2002, Full Professor of Crop Production (Genetics and Plant Breeding) a t the Public University of Navarre.

Other information Member of: Sociedad Española de Genética (Spanish Society for Genetics)

American Society for Microbiology. Genetics Society of America


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Name of person: Dra. Lucía Ramírez Selected publica tions in English � José L. Lavín, Lucía Ramírez, David W. Ussery, Antonio G. Pisaba rro, José A. Oguiza. 2010. Genomic Analysis of

Two-Component Signal Transduction Proteins in Basidiomycetes. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 18:63–73. � Davinia Arjona, Carlos Aragón, José Antonio Aguilera, Lucía Ramírez, Antonio G. Pisabarro. 2009. Reproducible

and controllable light induction of in vitro fruiting of the white-rot bas idiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Mycological Research 113: 552 – 558.

� Gúmer Pérez, Jasmyn Pangilinan, Antonio G. Pisabarro, and Lucía Ramírez. 2009. Telomere organization in the

ligninolytic bas idiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 (5): 1427-1436. � José L. Lavín, José A. Oguiza, Lucía Ramírez, Antonio G Pisabarro. 2008. Comparative genomics of the oxidative

phosphorylation system in fung i. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 45: 1248-1256. � Antonio G. Pisaba rro, Gumer Pérez, José Luis Lavín y Lucía Ramírez. 2008. Genetic networks for the functional

study of genomes. Briefings in Functiona l Genomics and Proteomics. 7 (4): 249-263

� Francisco Santoyo, Aldo E. González, María C. Terrón, Lucía Ramírez y Antonio G. Pisabarro.2008. Quantitative

linkage mapping of lignin-degrading enzymatic activities in Pleurotus ostreatus. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 43: 137-143.

� Gorka Landeras, Mikel Alfonso, Nicholas M. Pasiecznik, Philip J.C. Harris, Lucía Ramírez. 2006. Identification of

Prosopis juliflora and Prosopis pallida access ions using molecular markers. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 1829-1844

� Sang-Kyu Park, María M. Peñas, Lucía Ramírez, Antonio G. Pisabarro. 2006. Genetic Linkage Map and Expression

Analysis of Genes Expressed in the Lamellae of the Edible Basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus. Fungal Genetics and Biology 43: 376-387.

� Antonio G. Pisabarro, María M. Peñas, Gúmer Pérez, Sang-Kyu Park, Arantza Eizmendi, Julián Andrés Parada, Leopoldo Palma, Eneko Idareta, Javier Jurado, Jordi Caste llón, Luis M. Larraya and Lucía Ramírez. 2006. Genetic

Breeding of Edible Mushrooms: from the Genome to the Production of New Varieties of Pleurotus ostreatus. Genetics and Cellular Biology of Basidiomycetes-VI. A.G. Pisabarro and L. Ramírez (eds.). 2006 Universidad Pública de Navarra.


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Name of person María del Mar Rebolé Beaumont

Present function/Title Technician of Vegetal Biology in the Government of Navarra

Education Agriculture Technica l Engineering

Address: Serapio Huici, s/n. 31160 Villava. Navarra

Tel: + 34 848-424955


Homepage: http://www.navarra.es/home_es/Gobierno+de+Navarra/Organigrama/Los+departamentos/Desarrollo+Rural+y+Medio+Ambiente/

Description of the expertise � Extracción y reconocimiento de nemátodos en madera de coníferas para Bursaphelenchus xilóphilus (Steiner et Buhrer).

� Extracción, reconocimiento y PCR para Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg y O´Donnell)

� Language capabilities � English (Intermediate level)

� French ( reading)

� Spanish


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Name of person Dr. JUAN A. BLANCO

Present function/Title Senior Researcher Dep. Ciencias del Medio Natural, Universidad Pública de Navarra

Education 2004. Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Ecology. Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Pamplona, Spain. 1998. Agricultural Eng ineer. School of Agricultural Engineering. Public University of Navarre. AWARDS: Special mention in the call of Spanish

Nationa l Awards for degrees completed in 1997-98. Extraordinary award, to the best academic record in Agricultural Engineering at UPNA in 1998.

Address: Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Tel: Tel: +34 948 169 859 Fax: +34 948 169 930


Homepage: www.unavarra.es www.researcherid.com/rid/A-4554-2009

Description of the expertise • Fourteen years of experience on scientif ic research on forest ecology, both in empirical (fie ld work) and theoretical (modelling).

• Expert knowledge on developing, testing and applying ecological models to estimate clima te, natural disturbances, forest management and biomass

production effects on forest growth and forest carbon pools. • Proficiency in scientific writing, with 31 peer-reviewed papers, 5 books, 15

book chapters, and 7 technical reports, as well as experience writing project proposals, and other documents for academia, government and genera l public.

• Demonstra ted capacity to crea te international collabora tive networks with

research teams in Canada, China, Spain, Cuba, USA and Taiwan, and extensive network of additional professional contacts in Mexico, Germany and Finland.


Selected projects National projects

� 2012 – 14. Long-term interactions between climate, species competition and

forest management in Scots pine / European beech mixed forests. Ministry

of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain. � 2012. Integrating ecological process in forest models to estimate long-term

effects of forest management and climate change in the Pyrenees of

Navarre. Funded by The Government of Navarre. � 2006. Improvement of use and deve lopment of compute r models for

sustainable forest management. Dep. Education, Government of Navarre. International projects.

� 2011-12. Community fire interface biomass utilization for heating fuel. Pacific Institute For Climate Solutions (Victoria, BC, Canada).

� 2009-2011. Application of FORECAST software to assess sustainable

productivity and carbon sequestration in major Chinese forests. BC Innovation Council - Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (PI: Dr. Adam Wei, University of British Columbia, Canada).

� 2010. Application of habitat suitability models in boreal forest reclamation. MITACS - Accelerate BC (Vancouver, BC, Canada).

� 2008. Development and evaluation of an integrated modelling approach for

a risk analysis of alternative oil sands reclamation strategies. Funded by MITACS - Accelerate BC (Vancouver, BC, Canada).


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Professional affiliations � Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) � International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)

� Green College (UBC, Canada)

Other information � Member of the Editorial Board of Environmental Modelling and ISRN Ecology

� Reviewer of 23 scientif ic journals and the International Panel for Clima te Change

� Adjunct Professor, International Research Center of Spatial-Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology, Zhejiang Forestry University, Lin-An, Zhejiang, China

Name of person: Juan A. Blanco

Selected publica tions in English Blanco J.A. 2012. Evaluating long-term consequences of intensive management for biomass and pulp in Douglas-fir

plantations with an ecosystem-level model. Environmental Modelling & Software, in review. Blanco J.A. 2012. Switching From Timber To Biomass Production: Long-Term Ecological Consequences. Invited talk,

2nd World Congress of Bioenergy, Xi’an, P.R. China. April 25-29th. Blanco J.A., Wei X., Jiang H. J ie C.Y., Xin Z.H. 2012. Enhanced nitrogen deposition in south-east China could partially

offset negative effects of soil acidif ication on biomass production of Chinese fir plantations. Canadian Journal of

Forest Research, 42, 437-450. Blanco J.A., Lo Y.-H. (Eds.) 2012. Forest Ecosystems: more than just trees. InTech, Rijeka, Croatia. 464 pp.

Welham C., Seely B., Blanco J.A. 2012. Projected patterns of C storage in upland forests reclaimed after oil sands mining. In: Vitt. D.H. (Ed.) Reclamation and Restoration of Boreal Ecosystems: attaining sustainable development.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. In press. Blanco J.A., Kheradmand H. (Eds.) 2011. Climate Change – Research and Technology for adaptation and mitigation.

InTech, Rijeka, Croatia.

Blanco J.A. 2011. Using red alder as an adaptation strategy in CWH forests. Report for the University of A lberta as part of the FFESC Project B6 “Using red alder as an adaptation strategy to reduce environmental, social and economic

risks of climate change in coastal British Columbia”. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 65p. Wei, X., Blanco J.A., Jiang H., Kimmins J.P. 2012. Effects of nitrogen deposition on carbon sequestration in Chinese f ir

forests. Science of Total Environment, 416, 351-361.

Schwab O., Maness T., Bull G.Q., Welham C., Seely B., Blanco J.A. 2011. Modelling the timber supply impact of introducing weevil-resistant spruce in British Columbia. Forest Policy and Economics, 13, 61-68.

Blanco J.A., González E. 2010. The legacy of forest management in tropical forests: analysis of its long-term influence with ecosystem-level model. Forest Systems 19(2), 249-262.

Kimmins J.P., Blanco J.A., Seely B., Welham C., Scoullar K. 2010. Forecasting Forest Futures: A Hybrid Modelling Approach to the Assessment of Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems and their Values. Earthscan Ltd. London, UK. 320 pp. ISBN: 978-1-84407-922-3.

Welham C., Blanco J.A., Kimmins J.P., Seely B. 2010. The utility and application of ecological models in agroforestry: the FORECAST family of models. In: Kellimore L.R. (Ed.) Agroforestry: Management, Practices and Environmental

Impact. Nova Science Publishers, NY. Pp 347-365. ISBN: 978-1608763597. Blanco J.A., Imbert J.B., Castillo F.J. 2009. Nutrient retranslocation in two Pinus sylvestris forests in the western

Pyrenees under different thinning intensities. Ecological Applications 19(3), 682-698. Blanco J.A., Imbert J.B., Castillo F.J. 2008. Nutrient return via litterfall in two contrasting Pinus sylvestris forests in the

Pyrenees under different thinning intensities. Forest Ecology and Management 256(11), 1840-1852.

Blanco J.A., Kimmins J.P., Zhong A., Seely B., Welham C. 2008. Managing forests for biofuels: assessing the tradeoffs. The scientific foundation for sustainable forest biomass ha rvesting guidelines a nd policy. SFM Network Workshop. Toronto, Canada. 18th – 21st February.

Blanco J.A., Seely B., Welham C., Kimmins J.P., Seebacher T.M. 2007. Testing the performance of FORECAST, a forest ecosystem model, against 29 years of f ield data in a Pseudotsuga menziesii planta tion. Canadian Journal of Forest

Research 37, 1808-1820. Blanco J.A., Imbert J.B., Castillo F.J. 2006. Effects of thinning on nutrient pools in two contrasting Pinus sylvestris L.

forests in the western Pyrenees. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 21(2), 143-150. Kimmins J.P., Blanco J.A., Zhong A., Seely B., Welham C. 2006. Biofuels as an ecosystem management non-timber

forest product: Assessing the tradeoffs. IEA Bioenergy workshop. Biofuels and Bioenergy: Challenges and

opportunities. Vancouver, Canada, August 28th – September 1st. Blanco J.A., Zavala M.A., Imbert J.B., Castillo F.J. 2005. Sustainability of forest management practices: Evaluation through a simulation model of nutrient cycling. Forest Ecology and Management 213, 209-228.

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