Ian Mason
| Research Fellow Natural Resources Engineering |
Position: Research Fellow in Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
Recent funding:
Milne, M.J., Ball, A. and Mason, I.G., 2008. Carbon neutrality – fact or fiction? Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund project. Accepted, 23 September, 2008; $840K.
Ball, A., Mason, I.G., Grubnic, S. and Hughes, P., forthcoming. The carbon neutral public sector: an agenda for research. Public Management Review.
Mason, I.G., in press. Predicting biodegradable volatile solids degradation profiles in the composting process. Waste Management. (Published on-line 24 June, 2008).
Mason, I.G. and Ball, A., forthcoming. An analysis of the role of the carbon neutral public sector in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. Paper presented to the NZ Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science Conference “Blueprints for a Sustainable Future”, 9-12 December, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand.
Teaching: ENNR423 Energy Engineering 2 – Sustainable Energy Systems
Current research interests: Carbon neutrality; Carbon capture and storage; Renewable energy systems on a national scale; Physical and mathematical modeling of environmental engineering systems; Composting technology; Anaerobic digestion technology.
Recent funding:
Milne, M.J., Ball, A. and Mason, I.G., 2008. Carbon neutrality – fact or fiction? Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund project. Accepted, 23 September, 2008; $840K.
Selected recent publications:
Ball, A., Mason, I.G., Grubnic, S. and Hughes, P., forthcoming. The carbon neutral public sector: an agenda for research. Public Management Review.
Mason, I.G., in press. Predicting biodegradable volatile solids degradation profiles in the composting process. Waste Management. (Published on-line 24 June, 2008).
Mason, I.G. and Ball, A., forthcoming. An analysis of the role of the carbon neutral public sector in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. Paper presented to the NZ Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science Conference “Blueprints for a Sustainable Future”, 9-12 December, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand.
Page, S.C, Mason, I.G. and Williamson, A.G., forthcoming. Carbon Capture and Storage: An applicable technology for New Zealand? Paper presented to the NZ Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science Conference “Blueprints for a Sustainable Future”, 9-12 December, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand.
Page, S.C, Williamson, A.G. and Mason, I.G., in press. Carbon Capture and Storage: Fundamental Thermodynamics and Current Technology. Energy Policy.