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Research Programs
Explore a collection of global programs and research institutions that focus on biochar.
Institutes of higher education as well as research institutions are continuing to develop programs and teaching positions focused on biochar. New research and studies are constantly being published, and the industry of biochar is better for it.
If your program is not listed here, or if you have a correction or an update, submit your information to info@biochar-international.org.
Profiles on Research Institutions
Biochar at Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering (ATB) in Potsdam, Germany
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering (ATB) have one explanation for the rapid growth of their biochar research program: biochar is viral.
CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Australia
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia’s national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.
New Zealand Biochar Research Center
The New Zealand Biochar Research Center (NZBRC) was founded by the NZ Biochar Initiative.
UK Biochar Research Centre
The UK Biochar Research Centre seeks to provide an evidence base to support the rational deployment of biochar for the primary purpose of climate change mitigation (particularly carbon abatement), while being driven by an understanding of how the most value can be added to it in terms of soil function.
Developing a Research Center in Ghana
When Ghanaian researcher Edward Yeboah was introduced to biochar, his first reaction was that it might go a long way to address the poor soil health situation in Ghana.
North Carolina Farm Center for Innovation and Sustainability
The North Carolina Farm Center for Innovation and Sustainability (NCFCIS), a nonprofit sustainable farming organization, has developed and employed one of the larger scale farming models in the US focusing on the effects of biochar use on the sandy soils found throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Universidad de La Frontera in Temuco, Chile
Using biochar as a basis, this project aimed to determine the best operational conditions for the development of controlled-release nitrogen fertilizers.
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Biochar Programs in Higher Education
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Chile
China
Columbia
Germany
India
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
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New Zealand Center for Biochar Research, Massey University
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
United Kingdom
United States
- University of Colorado, Boulder, Center for Energy and Environmental Security
- Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Program on Soil Fertility Management and Soil Biogeochemistry with projects in Terra Preta de Indio and Biochar Soil Management
- Delaware State University, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- University of Florida, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences
- University of Georgia, Biorefining and Carbon Cycling Program
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- Iowa State, Bioeconomy Institute
- Ohio State University, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
- Oregon State University (OSU)
- Rice University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Earth Science
- South Dakota State University
- Virginia Tech University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Washington State University, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
Research Institutes with Biochar Programs
International
Australia
China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Energy Power Research Center, Jiangsu
- China: China National Bamboo Research Center (CBRC)
- Environment Research Center of Black Carbon
- Global Environmental Institute
- Institute of Soil Science Nanjing, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Colombia
Estonia
Netherlands
Philippines
United Kingdom
United States
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
- Flux Farm Foundation
- National Center for Appropriate Technology
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Rodale Institute
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Tilth Laboratory
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)