Paul Baker

Paul Baker is a Research Officer at BioComposites, focusing on bio-based materials and biorefinery technologies. His research spans fungal degradation processes, agri-food waste valorization, and lignocellulosic biomass utilization. Key areas include optimizing solid-state fermentation for enzyme production and enhancing thermal stability of biocontrol agents. He has contributed to studies on willow biomass as a biorefinery feedstock and olive pomace valorization. Collaborations emphasize environmental sustainability and industrial applications.

Education and past roles include a researcher position at University College Cork (2007–2009). His work integrates microbiology, biochemistry, and engineering to address resource efficiency challenges in agriculture and food systems.

Research highlights include development of encapsulation techniques for spore preservation and pilot-scale protein extraction from rapeseed cake. His experimental approaches often involve pilot-scale processing and advanced analytical methods like HPLC-MS profiling.