Prof.Dezhao Liu
Dept. of Biosystems Engineering College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University,China

Dr. Dezhao Liu is employed as a ZJU 100 Young Professor at College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University. Dr. Liu received his Ph.D. degree in Biosystems Engineering from Aarhus University (Denmark) in 2013 and worked as a Post doc at Aarhus University since. Dr. Liu joined the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science at Zhejiang University in 2016 through ‘100 Talents Program’ from Zhejiang University. Dr. Liu’s major research activities include but not limited by ‘Environment Optimal Control and Resource Recovery for Intensive Livestock and Aquaculture Systems, Wastewater/ waste air optimal treatment and resource recovery and Odor Assessment and Control Technologies’. In recent years, Dr. Liu has published more than 60 journal articles including more than 30 first authored or corresponded authored papers. Right now Dr. Liu is in charge of two projects which were founded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and National Key R&D Program of China, respectively. Dr. Liu has also participated a few large research projects as main participator. In 2012, Dr. Liu received national ‘Outstanding Scholarship for self-financed PhD students abroad’ from China. Dr. Dezhao Liu is currently served as the leader of the IWA specialist group on Odours and Volatile Emissions (2017-2019) and the Chairman for the 8th IWA Odours & VOC/Air Emissions Conference which will be held in Hangzhou, China (14-17 October, 2019). Dr.Liu also serves as the Co-chair of the Livestock Branch of Agricultural Engineering Society of China and a board member of 'Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation of Odor Pollution Control' . Dr. Liu serves as an Editor for 'Water Science & Technology' and 'Water Supply' while also serving as a reviewer for a number of top-ranked international journals, including Environmental Science & Technology, Chemosphere, Chemical Engineering Journal, Atomospheric Environment, etc. Dr. Liu also have collaborations worldwide with researchers and professors from e.g., Aarhus University, Aalborg University, Duke University, USDA, The University of New South Wales, Ghent University, Universidade da Coruña, etc.

Talk title: TBN

Prof.Cristina Calheiros
. CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, Portugal
. Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph, SAR Macao, China

Cristina Calheiros is Environmental Engineer with a PhD in Biotechnology. Currently is Researcher at CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, Portugal and Coordinator of the Centre for Monitoring and Environmental Interpretation (CMIA), Vila do Conde, Portugal. She is Adjunct Professor at Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, SAR Macao, China and Invited Professor at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal. She is Vice-president of The Portuguese National Association of Green Roofs (ANCV) and board member of The Portuguese Water Resources Association (APRH) (north region). Integrates the international network of COST Action CA17133 Implementing nature-based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city and CA20133 - Cross-border transfer and development of sustainable resource recovery strategies towards zero waste (FULLRECO4US)
Her work focuses on the development of nature-based solutions (e.g., green roofs and walls, constructed and floating wetlands) towards sustainability of territories and as tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation, water management and treatment solutions, phytoremediation and environmental education.

Talk title: Integrated Approaches at Local Scale for Enhancing Water Reuse Efficiency

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Hinkelmann
Chair of Water Resources Management and Modeling of Hydrosystems,
Institute of Civil Engineering, Faculty VI - Planning Building Environment,
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Prof. Hinkelmann obtained a Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1991 and doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) in shallow water flow modeling and high performance computing in 1997, both from University of Hanover, Germany. After that he became Senior Enigineer at the Institute of Computer Applications in Civil Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany from 1997 until 2000 and at the Department of Hydromechanics and Modeling of Hydrosystems, University of Stuttgart, Germany from 2000 until 2004. At the latter institution he obtained a Habilitation with a Venia Legendi in Hydromechanics and Hydroinformatics in 2003. Since 2004 he is heading the Chair Water Resources Management and Modeling of Hydrosystems, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. The number of doctoral students and postdocs at the chair (funded by the university, external funds and scholarships) has been around 10 in the last years, the number of total staff including research students, secretary and system administrator varies between 15 and 20. In education lectures are given in fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, engineering hydrology, water resources management and modeling of hydro- and environmental systems. The courses are offered in the bachelor and master programmes in Civil Engineering, Civil Systems Engineering and Environmental Technologies and as well as in the doctoral programme of the Research Training Group “Urban Water Interfaces“ (RTG UWI) funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Research foci of the chair are (i) modelling of flow and transport processes in surface waters, (ii) modelling of flow and transport processes in subsurface systems and (iii) model development and hydroinformatics. Prof. Hinkelmann is currently Speaker of the Research Training Group “Urban Water Interfaces“ (13 doctoral students, 12 applicants; 2015 - 2024) located at TU Berlin and the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in Berlin. In recent years, the chair had emphasis on flash floods, shallow water flows, robust numerical methods, artificial neural networks, high-resolution two- and three-dimensional hydraulic and environmental flows applied to urban waters, sewer systems, hyporheic zone, water quality and river restoration. Further information is found at: https://www.tu.berlin/wahyd

Talk title: Urban flash-flood modelling on different scales

Prof. Dr. Wardah Tahir
Water Resources and Environmental Systems
School of Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Universiti Teknologi MARA, MALAYSIA

Prof. Dr. Wardah Tahir is a professor of water resources and environmental systems at the School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She holds a BSc in Agricultural Engineering from Cornell University (USA), an MSc in Water Resources Technology & Management from the University of Birmingham (UK), and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi MARA. She has extensive management experience through various roles, including Deputy Dean, Deputy Director, and Director. She has authored over 100 publications and led numerous research projects focusing on environmental studies, flood disaster management, design flood estimation, satellite/radar meteorology, hydrodynamic flood modeling, simulation, and forecasting, supported by national and institutional research grants. Additionally, she provides consultancy services to external stakeholders, collaborating with various industries and organizations in water management, water quality, and sustainable environmental practices, including in the development of the National Flood Forecasting and Warning System for Malaysia. Prof. Wardah has received more than 15 national and international awards for innovation and invention, among which are the INPEX Excellent Award (USA), the Excellent Scientist Award (Ministry of Higher Education), and the Gold with Special Award (Geneva).

Talk title: Multi-Sensor Data Input for Flood Forecasting and Warning System

 

 

 

Prof. Kegen Yu
China Universty of Mining and Technology, China

Prof. Kegen Yu is currently Distinguished Professor in the School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics at China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Xuzhou, China. He received his bachelor's degree from Changchun Geological College (now Jilin University), Changchun, China, in 1983; master’s degree from Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, in 1999; and Ph.D. degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, in 2003. He then participated in a number of research and development projects, as Task Leader or Principal Investigator in various institutions in Finland, Australia, and China, including Pervasive Ultra-wideband Low Spectral Energy Radio Systems (PULSERS), SAR Formation Flying (Garada), GNSS-R-based Ground Snow Water Equivalent Measurement, GNSS-R based Sea Rainfall Intensity Retrieval, etc. Prof. Yu's research focuses on the fields of positioning, navigation, and remote sensing.
Prof. Yu was awarded Hubei Provincial “One Hundred Talents Program” and received the honor of Distinguished Expert of Hubei Province in 2015. He has co-authored or edited 7 books and coauthored more than 130 SCI journal papers. He is also Senior Member of IEEE and Member of Navigation Systems Panel of IEEE AESS. He was ranked in the world's top 2% scientists list in 2022 by Stanford University and Elsevier.

Talk title: Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry

Prof. Foo Keng Yuen
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Foo Keng Yuen is the UNESCO Co-Chair on Ecohydraulics for Sustainable Water Infrastructures for SDG 6 in the Asia and the Pacific Region. His research interests are environmental engineering, waste utilization, water treatment technology, catalysis, food security and toxicology, and environmental health. He has involved in different kinds of university, national and international research grants, amounting to approximately RM 10 million. His aptitude for high quality research of international standing has been supported by the consultancy projects of exceeding RM 3 million, more than 100 international publications, with a total citation of exceeding 17,000, and an author h-index of 50. In term of Intellectual Properties, he holds 3 patents, 1 trade-secret and 1 trademark. Foo’s scholastic achievements and thought leadership are recognised locally and internationally. He is honoured to be the Top 2% Scientists in their Respective Fields and Top 2% Highly Cited Scientists in the world by the Stanford University, California consequentially for 5 years. Foo has been nominated to be the honoree of the Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians (ToYM) 2022, Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) 2019, National Young Scientist Award 2017, International Young Inventor Award, Marquis Who's Who in the World, Top 100 Engineers, and Honorary Doctorate of Letters by International Biographical Centre Cambridge, England, and special award or medal winners in International Inventions, Competitions and Exhibitions. He serves as the Editor, Editorial Board Members, Scientific Adviser, Technical Committee, Review Committee, Keynote and Invited Speakers in international scientific journals, conferences, and research seminars. Foo has been nominated as the Chief Consultant for several UNESCO’s international workshops, connecting with more than 30 industrial partners, currently has been appointed as the technical consultant for TG Ocean Health Food Industries Limited Company and research and development (R&D) consultant for Gold Choice Food Industries Limited Company.

Talk title: A vision on the Water Pollutant Treatment and Environmental Control Strategies in Malaysia under the UNESCO Chair Program

 

 

 

 

Dr. Yabing Meng
Associate Professor, Carbon Neutrality Innovation Research Center, Xiamen University, China

Dr. Yabing Meng holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University, China. Her research focuses on environmental engineering, marine carbon sequestration, and ecological environmental protection, with a particular emphasis on wastewater treatment and its potential to enhance marine carbon sinks. Dr. Meng leads several key research projects, including two funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and two provincial and ministerial-level projects. She has also contributed to several National Key R&D Projects, international collaborations, and industry-sponsored research initiatives. Dr. Meng has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in leading international journals in the fields of environmental engineering, water treatment, and marine carbon sequestration. She has authored and contributed to several monographs and textbooks, and holds multiple patents. Her work is advancing the integration of wastewater management with marine carbon sequestration technologies. Dr. Meng is currently leading the "Wastewater Alkalization for Carbon Sequestration" project within the Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions (ONCE) initiative. This project investigates how wastewater treatment systems can enhance marine carbon sink capacity by examining the environmental behavior of recalcitrant dissolved organic carbon in wastewater effluents and receiving waters. Her research also explores the role of wastewater alkalization in mitigating coastal acidification, offering novel solutions for climate change mitigation and environmental sustainability.

Talk title: Gray Carbon in Effluent: Implications for Marine Carbon Sequestration

 

 

 

Dr. Weiwei Cai
Assistant Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

The research area of Asst Prof. Cai mainly focuses on membrane-based water treatment technologies, membrane fouling control approaches, and the development of functional membrane materials. In recent years, she leads many national projects as principle investigator such as National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Foreign Experts Program, Sub-project of National Key Research & Development Program etc. As first/corresponding author, she published over 30 SCI papers in the top journals including Chemical Engineering Journal, Water Research, Journal of Membrane Science, Journal of Hazardous Materials etc. Besides, she served as the guest editor for 4 SCI journals. She received honors such as the "First Prize of Science and Technology from China Chemical Industry Society (Fundamental Research Achievements Award)", "Second Prize of Outstanding Achievements in Petroleum and Chemical Education and Teaching of China", "National Outstanding Teaching Team in Petroleum and Chemical Education of China", etc.

Talk title: Study on the Efficient Membrane Reactor Development and Membrane Fouling Characteristics for Treating High-Saline Organic Wastewaters

Prof.Wang Wan Zhan
Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, China

Prof. Wang Wan Zhan works for Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research. His research interest is focused on integrated management of rivers and deltas and neighboring seas. His proposal for integrated management strategy for the Yellow River Delta and its ambient sea area is included in the research achievements for the national strategy for the technology in the seas in China. He was awarded the first-ranked Scientific and Technological Progress Prize by Ministry of Water Resources of China.

Talk title:Integrated management strategy for the Yellow River delta and its ambient sea

 

 

 

Associate researcher Xueming Zhu
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), China

Xueming Zhu Xueming Zhu, Associate researcher, doctoral supervisor, Principal Investigator (PI) of Model Development Group in SML, mainly engaged in the development of ocean numerical models, regional marine environmental forecasting, and artificial intelligence oceanography. Serving as a routine committee member of the Artificial Intelligence Oceanography Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for Oceanography and a member of the first council of the Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education Research Branch of the Guangdong Association of Higher Education. He had led multiple projects, such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project, Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction, and SML's independent research projects, and published more than 40 papers, including more than 20 SCI papers, applied for 4 patents, 6 software copyrights, and the translation " Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century

Talk title:The current progress and prospects for the application of artificial intelligence in marine environmental forecasting

 

 

 

Prof. Weichun Pan
Zhejiang Gongshang University, China

Dr Weichun Pan, a professor in Zhejiang Gongshang University, obtained PhD from the Department of chemical Engineering in the University of Houston with Dr Peter Vekilov. His research focuses on physical chemistry in bio-macromolecular systems. He revealed the mechanism of salting-in effect in muscle protein solutions, and discovered nano-protein particles in food solution. His research elucidated that viscoelasticity can occur in solutions of small molecules as solute.

Talk title:The application of nano-protein particles (NPPs) in food quality assessments

 

 

 

Invited Speaker

Prof . Achal Varenyam
Professor & Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies,
Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology, China

Prof. Achal Varenyam is a distinguished figure in environmental science and engineering, serving as a Tenured Professor and Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou. Graduating with a PhD in environmental engineering in 2010, he has dedicated his career to pioneering research in environmental remediation and bio-based building materials, driving sustainability initiatives. Leading numerous projects, including those funded by NSFC, Prof. Achal has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with over 100 journal articles, two books, and two patents to his name, with h index 50 and citations >9400. He is serving as associate editor for journal Frontiers in Marine Sciences and is in editorial board of journals International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation and Environmental Technology. His global recognition is highlighted by his listing among the top 2% of most-cited scientists by Stanford University.

Talk title: Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation: A Versatile Approach for Heavy Metal Immobilization in Diverse Environments

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