Technical contacts
To aid communication between people working on similar subjects and bring research results forward into practical and commercial application, a directory of experts is being compiled detailing the individual or organisational activities and key publications. In this context we are applying the term expert to researchers and practitioners alike. If you would like to be included in this list, please complete this form and return to Technical Secretariat.
| Name | Dr Reinhart Ceulemans | |
| Affiliation | Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology | |
| Address | University of Antwerpen - Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium | |
| Reinhart.Ceulemans@ua.ac.be | ||
| Areas of interest | Heavy metal take up by poplar | |
| Name | Dr Ioannis Dimitriou | |
| Affiliation | Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
| Address | Ullsväg 16, 75007 Box 70 16, Uppsala, Sweden | |
| Ioannis.dimitriou@vpe.slu.se | ||
| Areas of interest | Soil and water quality issues resulting from application of organic wastes and wastewater. | |
| Name | John Doornbos | |
| Affiliation | Canadian Forest Service | |
| Address | 8815 188 Street NW, Edmonton, Canada | |
| doornboss@nrcan.go.ca | ||
| Areas of interest | Use of wastewater and sewage biosolids on poplar and willow | |
| Name | Dr Sharon Doty | |
| Affiliation | University of Washington | |
| Address | Box 352100 Seattle, Washington 98195-2100, USA | |
| sldoty@u.washington.edu | ||
| Areas of interest | Phytoremediation of organic pollutants. Biological nitrogen fixation. Bioenergy | |
| Name | Dr Katrin Heinsoo | |
| Affiliation | Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Estonian University of Life Sciences | |
| Address | Riia 181, 51014, Tartu, Estonia | |
| katrin@zbi.es | ||
| Areas of interest | Wastewater and organic waste management in willow SRC. | |
| Name | Bent Holm | |
| Affiliation | Estonian University of Life Sciences | |
| Address | Riia 181, Tartu, 51014, Estonia | |
| Bent.holm@emu.es | ||
| Areas of interest | Wastewater and organic waste management/use on willow SRC. | |
| Name | Tony Hutchings | |
| Affiliation | Forest Research | |
| Address | Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LH, United Kingdom | |
| tony.hutchings@forestry.gsi.gov.uk | ||
| Areas of interest | Willow and poplar use in land stabilisation, restoration and urban greening. | |
| Name | Mr Jagdish Kishwan | |
| Affiliation | Indian Council of Forest Research and Education | |
| Address | PO Box New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| jkishwan@icfrc.org | ||
| Areas of interest | Incentives of carbon sequestration services. Forest management education & extension. | |
| Name | Dr Alistair McCracken | |
| Affiliation | Dept. Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland | |
| Address | NIHPBS, Loughgall. Co Armagh. BT 61 8JB, Northern Ireland | |
| Alistair.McCracken@dardni.gov.uk | ||
| Areas of interest | The use of SRC willow for bioremediation system of sewage sludge, municipal wastewater and landfill leachate. | |
| Name | Ian McIvor | |
| Affiliation | Hortresearch | |
| Address | Tennant Drive, Private Bag 11030, Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| imcivor@hortresearch.co.nz | ||
| Areas of interest | Slope stabilisation using poplar and willow. Poplar and willow breeding. | |
| Name | Mr Andrea Pilipović | |
| Affiliation | Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment | |
| Address | Antona Čehova 13, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| andreajpilipovic@yahoo.com | ||
| Areas of interest | Phytoremediation of nitrates, heavy metals and hydrocarbons using willow and poplar. | |
| Name | Dr Saschidananda (Sas) Biswas | |
| Affiliation | Indian Council of Forest Research and Education | |
| Address | PO Box New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| biswassas@gmail.com | ||
| Areas of interest | Poplar and willow selection for environmentally stressed sites. | |
| Name | Arno Thomas | |
| Affiliation | INBO | |
| Address | Gaverstraat 4, B-9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium | |
| Arno.thomas@inbo.be | ||
| Areas of interest | Use of poplar for ecological restoration of agricultural land to forestry | |
| Name | Dr Lu-Min Vaario | |
| Affiliation | Finnish Research Institute | |
| Address | Po Box 18, EI-01301 Vantaa, Finland | |
| Lu-min.vaario@metla.fi | ||
| Areas of interest | Mycorrhizal associations in phytoremediation | |
| Name | Dr Bart Vandecasteele | |
| Affiliation | Institute for Forestry and Game Management, Ministry of the Flemish Community | |
| Address | Gaverstraat 4, B-9500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium | |
| Bart.vandecasteele@lin.vlaanderen.be | ||
| Areas of interest | Phytostabilisation and restoration of contaminated land | |
| Name | Dr Jin-Kie Yeo | |
| Affiliation | Korea Forest Research Institute | |
| Address | 44-3 Omokcheon- Dong, Sunwon, Kyeonggi-Do, 441-350, Korea | |
| jkyeo@forest.go.ky | ||
| Areas of interest | Wastewater management using poplar. Selection of poplar tolerant to soil stress | |
| Name | Dr Jill A. Zalesny | |
| Affiliation | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | |
| Address | Bureau of Remediation and Redevelopment, 107 Sutliff Avenue, Rhinelander, WI 54501, USA | |
| Jill.Zalesny@Wisconsin.gov | ||
| Areas of interest | Physiology of poplars used for phyto-technologies. Contaminant take up and fate. | |
| Name | Dr Ronald S. Zalesny Jr | |
| Affiliation | U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station | |
| Address | Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, 5985 Highway K, Rhinelander, WI 54501, USA | |
| rzalesny@fs.fed.us | ||
| Areas of interest | Breeding, selecting, and testing the ability of Poplar and Salix for uptake and/or remediation of inorganic and organic contaminants in ground water and soils. Utilizing waste waters to irrigate and fertilize energy crops | |