2nd Engineering Sustainable Development Conference | AIChE

Engineers, scientists and policy makers will gather to discuss technical and engineering challenges of addressing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Important Dates

Special Issue on Sustainable Development in Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Select abstract submissions to the 2nd Engineering Sustainable Development will be invited to submit a manuscript for consideration to the peer-reviewed Special Issue on Sustainable Development in the Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, to be published in Summer 2021.

Process: Submissions are being solicited for conference (250 words); interested authors are also encouraged to submit a longer (1000 words) extended abstract at the same time, and through the same process, to be considered for the journal. After the deadline (September 20), Conference and Journal committees will review submissions and announce selection by October 16. Note: only those selected for speaking slots at the conference will be eligible for journal submission. Submissions selected for the journal will be invited to submit a full manuscript (8000 words) by January 31 to be peer-reviewed for final inclusion in the Special Issue, to be published in Summer 2021.

Check out our Feature in Nature!

The conference along with the chairs, Dr. Yong Sik Ok and Dr. William Mitch, were recently mentioned in an article in the Nature journal. Check it out!

Featured Speakers

Abstract Submissions Due by Sunday, September 6

Choose the topic in which you would like to present your paper/abstract. View our submission guidelines for all requirements.

Conference Chairs

Steering Committee

APRU Core Group

  • Yong Sik Ok
    Korea University, Korea
  • William Mitch
    Stanford University, USA
  • Chi-Hwa Wang
    National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Longbin Huang
    University of Queensland, Australia
  • Sutha Khaodhir
    Chulalongkom University, Thailand
  • Xiaonan Wang
    National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Christina Schönleber
    APRU Secretariat
  • David Wardle
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • Shicheng Zhang
    Fudan University, China
  • Ong Hwai Chyuan
    University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Cheng Gu
    Nanjing University, China

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