Birgitte Kiær Ahring (born July 22, 1953) is a Danish biologist and researcher in biofuel.
[1] Since 2008, she has been employed as a professor at the Department of Chemistry and Bioscience at Aalborg University Copenhagen.
[3] In 1986, Ahring became head-scientist at ‘The Nordic Council of Ministers’ biofuel research program.
Ahring started working as an environmental consultant at the United Nations (UN) focusing on Africa and Asia in 1992.
Simultaneously, she started leading the Maxifuel project at the Technical University of Denmark.