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Yonghua Li-Beisson

Yonghua Li-Beisson is a Senior Scientist at CEA (the French Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission) and also at Aix-Marseille University. Currently she is the head of the team “microalgae and bioenergy” and also leading the European platform “HelioBiotec” at CEA Cadarache. She received a BSc in Lipid Chemistry from Henan University of Technology, China, a PhD in Biological Sciences from University of Hull, England. Dr. Li-Beisson was a Postdoctoral fellow at University of Oxford and at Michigan State University, where she made several discoveries in the biosynthesis of...Read more

Lucy Alexander

Lucy Alexander is Engineering Specialist of International Programs for the AIChE Technical Entities, where she develops conferences, workshops, and webinars and supports communities in specialized topics of chemical and biological engineering. She also supports the AIChE Institute for Sustainability (IfS), focusing on various sustainability initiatives, including the AIChE Credential for Sustainability Professionals (ACSP). Prior to joining AIChE, Lucy has worked as a process engineer at Spanish engineering contractor Tecnicas Reunidas. Lucy holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical...Read more

PJ Singh

PJ  earned his degree in Chemical Engineering from City College of NY with thesis in antifoam effects of oils. PJ first job was with Unilever, where he spent 10 years with increasing responsibilities within R&D. His work in foam properties provided insights in surfactant-polymer and fragrance interactions at molecular level. After exciting 10 years of R&D work , PJ decided to switch his focus to business development and sales. PJ joined Clariant as a Technical leader for the NA business where he was responsible for the NPD and technical sales activities. In this dual role, he...Read more

Andre Nel

Dr. Nel's chief research interests are: (i) Nanomedicine and Nanobiology, including nanomaterial therapeutic devices and the study of nanomaterial properties that lead to biocompatible and biohazardous interactions in humans and the environment; (ii) The role of air pollutants in asthma, with particular emphasis on the role of ultrafine particle-induced oxidative stress in the generation of airway inflammation and asthma. The research is funded by personal RO1 grants from the NIH, the NIAID-funded Asthma and Immunology Disease Clinical Research Center, an EPA STAR award, a $24 million NSF...Read more

Gerard Wong

Gerard C. L. Wong is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry, and the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. Wong received his BS and PhD at Caltech physics and Berkeley physics respectively. He joined the Materials Science & Engineering Dept and Physics Dept at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000 and moved to UCLA in 2009.

His research recognition includes: the Beckman Young Investigator Award, Alfred P Sloan Fellowship, and Sackler Distinguished Speaker. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2011), a Fellow of...Read more

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