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September 2020

Andrew Woodend

Andrew has worked for the UK government throughout his career, as an analyst, mainly around developing agricultural and, in recent years, environmental policy, particularly waste and resource.

In his spare time he loves the outdoor life, particularly exploring the countryside and enjoying the odd countryside pub! He also enjoys (trying to!) play the piano and, with his wife, renovating the older properties they have lived in....Read more

Shuaifei Zhao

Dr. Shuaifei Zhao has more than 11-year R & D experience in developing new membrane processes and materials for environmental and energy applications. He received academic training in China, Australia and Singapore. He has been an excellent team player in diverse research groups across Australia, Singapore, China and Japan. His main research interest includes: desalination, water treatment, resource recovery, waste utilization and management, and gas separation through various membrane technologies (e.g. forward osmosis, reverse osmosis and membrane distillation). 

Dr. Zhao...Read more

Guanyi Chen

Guanyi Chen, received his PhD degree in Zhejiang Univeristy in 1998, and then moved to the University of Hong Kong and Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) for taking the research position there for 5 years. Now he is Chair Professor of Bioenergy and Environment and Distinguished Professor of Tianjin University, Vice-president of Tianjin University of Commerce. He is the former Dean, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University.

His research has been actively focusing on wastes to energy by thermo-chemical conversion, and recently is devoting to...Read more

Xiangzhou Yuan

Dr. Xiangzhou Yuan is a research professor of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. His academic background covers clean energy technology, sustainable waste management, and valorization of solid waste into value-added products (i.e., biochar, porous carbon). Dr. Yuan also has an area of expertise in climate change mitigation and wastewater purification. He has registered 4 Korea domestic patents and published about 30 research papers in reputed SCI journals, such Green Chem, Chem Eng J, J Hazard. Mater, Appl Energ. He is also active in servicing as the Outside Director of Sun Brand...Read more

Ming Xie

Dr. Xie is a trained Environmental Engineer specialising in membrane-based processes for desalination and wastewater treatment. As a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath, Dr. Xie is interested in using membrane-based processes to address the water-energy-resource nexus in an interdisciplinary field that bridges chemical and environmental engineering. Dr. Xie is also a receipt of Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Award in 2018. His research outputs highlight the fundamental aspects of membrane science, with tangible and long-lasting translational...Read more

Technical Program

All times in Eastern Time Zone 12:00 PM 12:10 PM DAY 1 12:10 PM 1:40 PM The Impact of COVID-19 on the Water Sector 1:40 PM 2:00 PM Break 2:00 PM 3:20 PM De-centralized Water Treatment: Challenges & Opportunities 2:00 PM 2:20 PM Opportunities in Distributed Water Infrastructure Lynn Broaddus 2:...

Technical Program

** Program is subject to change - Last Update 11/11/2020 All Times are in Eastern Time. 12:00 PM 12:10 PM Day 1: Manufacturing and Protection in Space 12:10 PM 1:10 PM Radiation Protection and Mitigation 12:10 PM 12:30 PM Identifying Cost Effective Radiation Shielding Using Super Computers Tim Nisi...

Technical Program

All Times In Eastern Time Zone 13-Oct-20 Start Time End Time Title Speaker 10:00 AM 10:10 AM Day 1: Establishing Sustainable Feedstocks and Supply Chains 10:10 AM 10:40 AM Keynote Presentation Alicia Lindauer 10:40 AM 10:50 AM Question and Answer Session with the Keynote Speaker Moderator 10:50 AM...

Technical Program

All Times in Eastern Time Zone Wednesday, October 07, 2020 Start Time End Time Title Speaker/Moderator 11:00 AM 11:10 AM Reality Check for Polymer and Textiles Introduction from the Conference Chairs (COVID and Polymer and Textiles) Conference Chairs 11:10 AM 11:25 AM Meet and Greet - breakout...

Preliminary Technical Program

** Program is subject to change - Last Update 9/14/2020 All Times are in the Eastern Time Zone. September 30th, 2020 Start Time End Time Title Speaker 11:00 AM 11:10 AM Introduction to Day 1 Selen Cremanchi 11:10 AM 12:30 PM Defining, Quantifying, and Engineering Resilience 11:10 AM 11:30 AM...

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