Sonoma Biochar Initiative hosted the 2012 US Biochar Conference
For more on their work visit the SonomaBiocharInitiative.org website.
Sonoma Biochar Initiative hosted the 2012 US Biochar Conference
For more on their work visit the SonomaBiocharInitiative.org website.
The 2012 US Biochar Conference was attendance was 370; including 104 presenters from no less than 14 countries.
The names listed below are a sample of our attendees. We do not release contact information for these individuals.
Aguirre, Ricardo | Coe & Van Loo Consultants, Inc. | Director, GIS Coordinator |
Albarran-Jack, Mirna | Chatham University | Student Researcher |
Allen, Trip | Energy Anew | President |
Anderson, Paul | Chip Energy | VP - Product Development |
Anderson, Renel | Biochar Northwest | President |
Angst, Teri | UK Biochar Research Centre, University of Edinburgh | PhD Candidate |
Anyia, Anthony | Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures | Manager - Bioresource Technologies |
Aramburu, Jason | re:char | CEO |
Arbizzani, Brian | Lite Solar Corporation | R&D Manager |
Asquith, Adam | University of Hawaii/CCRT | Associate Specialist |
Atnafu, Joseph | Climate Foundation / Saner.gy | |
Bakx, Will | Sonoma Compost Co. | Soil Scientist |
Baltar, Raymond | Sonoma Biochar Initiative | Executive Director |
Barrick, Marcel | ||
Beck, Justin | Independent/ Martin Luther University | |
Beierwaltes, Bill | Biochar Now | CEO |
Benson, Lance | Lundberg Family Farms | Agriculture Division |
Berkstresser, Charles | TragaLuz LLC | Chief Visionary Officer |
Blehm, Jake | Ecology Action | Assistant Executive Director |
Blommel, Paul | ||
Blunt, Patrick | Cool Planet Energy Systems | Operations Manager |
Bock, Bert | BR Bock Consulting, Inc | President |
Bonitz, John | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) | Farm Outreach and Policy Advocate |
Brendel, Alex | ||
Britton, Russ N | Eco Express | Owner |
Brunjes, Lopa | The Biochar Company | Co-founder & Managing Partner |
Burt, Patrick | City of Palo Alto | Council Member |
Busch, Daniela | Martin Luther University Halle | MSc. |
Byous, Eric | ||
Castillo, Sunny | University of Alaska Fairbanks | |
Cheiky, Charity | Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. | General Manager |
Churchill, Chris | NaturaTech, Inc | CEO |
Ciarrocca, AnnaLisa | Southeastern Biochar | CEO |
Ciarrocca, Brian | Southeastern Biochar | Production Manager |
Cirino, Robert | University of Delaware | Research Assistant |
Colby, Benjamin N. | Swallow Valley Farm | Owner |
Coleman, Mark | University of Idaho | Assoc Professor |
Conz, Rafaela | University of California | Student |
Cook, David | Cook Vineyard Management | Owner |
Cook, Robin | Sunmark Environmental Services LLC | Business Development |
Crane-Droesch, Andrew | UC Berkeley | Doctoral Candidate |
Creque, Jeff | Marin Carbon Project | Agroecologist |
Crummett, Robert | Greenleaf-Power | Director |
Crutchfield, Elizabeth | UC Riverside | Graduate Student Researcher |
Cummins, Ronnie | Organic Consumers Association | National Director |
Dale, Richard | Sonoma Ecology Center | Executive Director |
Dalton, Shane | Fitness by Design | |
Davidson, Peter | ||
Del Monte, Thomas | Interra Energy, Inc. | President, Gen. Counsel |
Delaney, Ryan | Carbon Roots International | Co-Director |
Deyton, Samuel | Soilscape Solutions, LLC | President |
Discoe, Ben | Ahualoa Tea Farm | |
Discoe, Paul | Joinery Structures | Principal |
Dodla, Syam | Louisiana State University | Post Doctoral Researcher |
Dolginow, Alex | Climate Protection Campaign | Implementation manager for agriculture, forestry, open space, and adaptation |
Doose, Larry | Sylva Corporation, Inc. | President |
Draper, Kathleen | Finger Lakes Biochar | Owner |
Driver, Keith | The Biochar Company | |
Dustin, Lucinda | ||
Eaton, Scott | SeaChar | |
Edenborn, Sherie | Chatham University | Assistant Professor of Microbiology |
Ellis, Naoko | University of British Columbia | Associate Professor |
epifanio, charlette | USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service | District Conservationist |
Erickson, Hannah | Carbon Roots International | Co-Founder |
Ericsson, Jerry | Diacarbon Energy | President |
Farris, Katrina | Valley Permaculture Alliance | Volunteer Coordinator |
Fidel, Rivka | Iowa State University | Research Assistant |
Fite, Kelby | Bartlett Tree Experts | Researcher |
Flora, Gloria | U.S. Biochar Initiative | Director |
Flynn, Mike | BioSpecific LLC | President |
Ford, David | L&C Carbon LLC | Founder & CEO |
Fork, David | Renewable Energy Technologist | |
Forsythe, Scott | University of Kiel | Researcher |
Frankel, Richard J. | Mae Fah Luang University | Adjunct Professor, NREM |
Frogner, Karl | UB International | President |
Frye, Josh | Frye Poultry/Frye Energy LLC. | Owner |
Fühner, Christoph | Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig (Germany) | |
Fulton, William | Oregon State University | student |
Gallian, Raymund | Sonoma Biochar Initiative | Founder- Director |
Galvin, Jack | Kenactiv Innovations | Executive VP of Sales |
Gibson, Richard | Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures | Business Advisor - Strategic Initiatives |
Gill, Jock | Whitfield Biochar LLC | Marketing & Communicatons |
Gillett, Robert | Johns Hopkins University | Student |
Gomez Diaz, Jesus David | Universidad Autonoma Chapingo | Dr |
Hago, Wilson | CoolPlanet Energy Systems | Senior Scientist |
Hancock, Ann | Climate Protection Campaign | |
Hanmer, Debby | Univ of NC at Pembroke | Assistant Professor |
harrison, jeremi | Venearth Group | partner |
Harte, Michael | Biochar Marketing Solutions | President |
Harwood, Judith | Mendocino County Woody Biomass Working Group | Project Coordinator |
Hatakka, Kristi | Florida A &M University | Graduate Student |
Haydon, Susan | Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District | Conservation & Education Program Director |
Heckman, Trathen | Daily Acts | Executive Director |
Hegberg, Charles | Cardno ENTRIX | Senior Consultant |
Heilmann, Tedd | Carbon DrawDown | Managing Director |
Hirst, Peter | New England Biochr LLC | Principal |
Hottle, Ryan | The Ohio State University | |
Hunt, Josiah | Hawaii Biochar Products LLC | Manager |
Jaster, Christopher | Humboldt County, CA | Student Entrepreneur |
Jeong, Changyoon | Louisiana State University | Research Scientist |
jirka, stefan | blue moon fund | Program Officer |
Kelly, Charley | USGS Denver | Research Scientist |
Kelly, Greg | Carbonomix LLC | President |
Kelly, John | Westwood Winery | Winemaker |
Kiesow, Sandra | Kiel University | Researcher |
Kim, Han Suk | Cool Planet Biofuels, Inc | Biologist |
Klasson, K.Thomas | USDA-ARS-SRRC | Research Leader |
Kloss, Stefanie | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology | |
Knight, Erich J. | Shenandoah Gardens | owner |
Koch, Heinz-Josef | Institute of Sugar Beet Research | Dr. |
Koch, Johanna | ||
Laird, David | Iowa State University | Professor |
Larson, Ronal | Larson Consulting | Principal |
Laughlin, Janet | ||
Lehmann, Johannes | Cornell University | Dr. |
Lerner, Robert | Agromin | Biochar Business Development Manager |
levine, jonah | Biochar Solutions Inc | |
Licht, Jeff | University of Massachusetts at Boston | Adjunct Professor |
Little, Carl | NCAT | Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Communities Manager |
liu, zuolin | Rice University | Student |
Long, Jim | Umpqua Bio-Alternatives Cooperative | Education chair |
MACKENZIE, JAKE | City of Rohnert Park | Mayor |
maiero, dave | InGear Corporation | Strategist |
Maki, Michael | Agroforestry Associates | |
Mandler, Mark | Biochar Marketing Solutions | Director of Operations |
Manley, Simon | Carbon Gold | CEO |
Masiello, Caroline | Rice University department of Earth Science | Associate Professor |
Mason, Jim | ALL Power Labs | Director |
McCarthy, William | blue moon fund | Program Associate |
McGiffen, Milt | University of California Riverside | |
McGrath, Tom | LABS Renewable Energy | Founder |
McKenzie, Dan | ||
Miedema, John | Thompson Timber Company | Director of Biomass Energy |
Miles, Tom | T R Miles Technical Consultants | Bioenergylists.org |
Miller, Louis | Conichar | owner |
Moller, Dusty | University of Nevada Reno | Wood Utilization Manager |
Morell, David | Sonoma Biochar Initiative | Co-Founder |
Mulcahy, Nathaniel | WorldStove | Foundere/Director |
Normally, Brian | ALL Power Labs | Technical Sales |
Nutt, Megan | Control Laboratories, Inc. | BioChar Analyst |
Oh, Seok-Young | University of Ulsan | Associate Professor |
Olazar, Martin | University of the Basque Country | Professor |
Peck, Christopher | Natural Investments LLC | Managing Partner |
Pereira, Engil | University of California Davis | Ph.D. Student |
Perret, Johan | EARTH University | Professor |
phillips, mark | ||
Rao, Meghana | Jesuit High School | |
Rasmussen, Erin | T R Miles Technical Consultants | |
Rhodes, Stephen | HWAM North America | |
Ribeiro, Karen | Pioneer Valley Biochar Initiative | Consultant |
Rocke, Mike | CoolPlanet Energy Systems | Vice President |
Rogovska, Natalia | Iowa State University | |
Rostad, Colleen | US Geological Survey | Research Chemist |
Roth, Rhys | Climate Solutions | Director of Strategic Innovation |
Samati, Ravahn | Regional Climate Protection Authority | Climate Corps Associate |
Sams, Craig | Carbon Gold Ltd | |
Schahczenski, Jeff | NCAT | Agricultural Economist |
Schneeberger, Johannes | LAURINengine | Inventor, Developer |
Scholz, Hanz | cympl design | Owner |
Schreiber, Kevin | Eco-Fuel Africa Ltd. | Chief Sustainability Officer |
Schroeder, John | Self | |
Scolari, Nancy | Marin RCD | Executive Director |
Seger, Adam | Carbon Cycle Technologies | VP of Marketing |
Sesko, Michael | Encendia Biochar | CEO |
Shields, Ashley | ||
Shields, Frank | Control Laboratories, Inc. | Organics Department |
Shimabuku, Kyle | University of Colorado at Boulder | Graduate Research Assistant |
Simmons, Mark | Simmons Investment Holdings | General Partner |
Simonson, Rebecca | Sonoma County Water Agency | Engineer |
Sjoding, David | WSU Energy Program | Energy Program Coordinator |
Small, Philip | Land Profile, Inc. | Soil Scentist |
Smiley, Taylor | Vineyard Concepts | Vineyard Research Technican |
Smith, Dan | University of Idaho | M.S. Graduate Student |
Smith, Sue | Circle Bar Ranch | |
Sorensen, Eric | Carbon Roots International | Co-Founder |
Soria, Juan | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Associate Professor of Wood Chemistry & Applied Env. Sci. Tech. |
SPANGLE, BRYAN | ORGANIC SOLUTIONS, LLC | PARTNER |
Spokas, Kurt | USDA-ARS | RESEARCH SOILS SCIENTIST |
Sprouse, Howard | Peak BioProducts LLC | Development and Sales |
Sveinson, Kelly | Langara College | Instructor |
Swuttanakoon, Suda | Government | Land Development Department |
Taylor, Paul | BIochar-Books.com | |
Teel, Wayne | James Madison University | Professor |
Thiele, Greg | Micromeritics Analytical Services | General Manager |
Tortorici, Francesco | ||
uchimiya, sophie | USDA-ARS-SRRC | Research Chemist |
urban, michael | Biochar Merchants | Owner |
Von Herzen, Brian | The Climate Foundation | Executive Director |
Wallin, Jeffrey | The Biochar Company | Co-Founder |
Wandsnider, William | Wandsnider Landscape Architects | Owner |
Wang, Daoyuan | University of California, Davis | Mr |
Wang, Jim | Louisiana State University | Professor |
Ward, Tish | Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District | Director/Atwood Ranch Vineyard Manager |
Weinert, Chip | Three Dimensional Timberlands, LLC | Partner |
Weisberg, Peter | The Climate Trust | Senior Project Analyst |
wells, geoff | ||
Whitfield, Jerry | Whitfield Biochar LLC | CEO/President |
Williams, Morgan | Biochar Solutions | Co-Founder |
Wilmoth, Gabriel | Wilson Perumal & Co. | strategy and operations consultant |
wilson, david | VenEarth Group LLC | Partner |
Wirth, Benjamin | Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim | |
Wise, Jatara | Texas A&M University | Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences |
Wittman, Michael | the BLUE SKY enterprise, Inc. | CEO |
Wool, Oren | 108 Technologies | Dirt Dork |
Yar, Eren | Interra Energy | VP of Technology Development |
Zimmerman, James | Coolplanetbiofuels | Recruiting Maqnager |
Zwart, Drew | Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories |