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Dr. sc. agr. Britt Schumacher got a diploma for Environmental Engineering at the University of Rostock and a master degree for waste management at the university of applied sciences of North East Lower Saxony in Suderburg. She participated in the lecture „Design for environment“. She graduated with a doctorate at the University of Hohenheim / State Institute for Farm Machinery and Construction and investigated pre-treatment and conversion of energy crops into methane and ethanol including life cycle assessment and energy balances.

Since 2007, Dr. Schumacher is research associate at the department biogas technology at the Institute for Energy and Environment respectively since 2008 at the department “biochemical conversion” at its legal successor the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ) in Leipzig.

She does research in the frame of inter-/national projects in the field of energetic use (anaerobic digestion) and integrated material use of of fibrous material. Her key interests are the development and implementation of bio-refineries as well as of biological and circular concepts to foster the bio-economic transition. She published peer reviewed articles, book chapters and gives lectures at international conferences as well as at universities and summer schools.