Postal Address
School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science The Mill Sackville Street The University of Manchester Manchester, M13 9PL UK |
Heinz studied for B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at the FH Niederrhein and Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Duisburg. He joined the University of Manchester in 2006 as a Senior Research Fellow and is Project Coordinator for the CCaLC project. Since October 2009 Heinz has been working at the vTI-Institute of Agricultural Technology and Biosystems Engineering in Braunschweig, Germany.
Heinz's main research interest is in sustainability assessment of bio-based systems. This includes life cycle-based assessment of conventional and biotechnological conversion technologies, corporate and product carbon footprinting as well as all aspects related to the transition into a knowledge based bio-economy.