Prof. Guangming Li

Tongji University, China

Biography:

Prof. Guangming Li, professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University. Engaged in water pollution control and recycling, wastes management and recovery technologies such as urban solid waste, electronic waste, kitchen and organic waste, waste tires and plastics, and hazardous wastes, as well as urban ecological environment and low-carbon sustainable development technology and innovation planning research.He presided over and participated in more than ten major science and technology research projects under the National "Tenth Five Year Plan" 863, the Ministry of Science and Technology Support Plan, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and local governments. Since 2004, I have been involved in the formulation of medium and long-term scientific and technological development plans in Shanghai, serving as the leader of the Ecological Shanghai Special Group, participating in the formulation of Shanghai's "11th Five Year Plan", "12th Five Year Plan", "13th Five Year Plan", and "14th Five Year Plan" scientific and technological development plans, and serving as the leader of the Ecological Shanghai or People's Livelihood Special Group; Participate in the special planning, implementation management, promotion, and application of the World Expo Science and Technology Action Plan. We have conducted exchanges and cooperation with the German University of Technology Berlin, the University of East Anglia in the UK, Japan Construction Engineering Corporation, the Italian Federation for Waste Plastic Recycling, and Thailand Green Rubber.Served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Chemistry (1996-1999), Executive Deputy Director of the Training Center of Higher Technical College (2000-2001), and Deputy Dean of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering (2003-2010), responsible for teaching, research, training, and graduate management work. Currently serving as the Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of Tongji University (2010 present), responsible for industry university research cooperation and the service and management of scientific and technological achievements. Published over 200 research papers in mainstream academic journals both domestically and internationally in this field of expertise; Editor in chief/co editor of 10 academic monographs and textbooks; Apply for more than 10 authorized patents.

Prof. Baoyou Liu

Hebei University of Science and Technology, China

Biography:

Baoyou Liu, male, born in February 1973, doctoral degree. He has presided over and completed 1 project of Provincial Natural Fund, 1 project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 7 projects of Hebei Science and Technology Tackling Program, and 1 research result of Hebei Mountain Entrepreneurship Award. He has applied for 11 invention patents, 8 of which have been authorized, and published more than 30 academic papers, more than 20 of which have been indexed by SCI or EI. At present, he is responsible for 3 vertical and horizontal projects, with more than 200,000 yuan of disposable scientific research funds. The main research direction is green chemistry and application technology, including the preparation and application of ionic liquids and photoelectric material intermediates.

Assoc. Prof. Zafar Said

University of Sharjah, UAE

Biography:

Zafar Said is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sustainable Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of Sharjah. He also works as Adjunct Faculty at the U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. He works in the field of Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Heat Transfer, AI, optimization, Nanofluids, BTMS, NePCM, and nanolubricants. He has published over 230+ papers as per Web of Science, including one in Progress in Energy and Combustion (IF: 35.339), One in Physics Reports (IF: 30.105), One in Advanced Energy Materials (IF: 29.698), One in Nano Energy (IF: 19.069), 6 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF: 16.799), 2 books, 20 book chapters, 26 conference papers), with about 11490+ citations and an H-index of 63. As per Web of Science, he has 18 Hot Papers, 41 Highly cited Papers, and 42 Top Papers in the cycle 2018-2022. He is also ranked in World's Top 2% Scientists 2019, 2020, and 2021 by Elsevier BV and Stanford University) in the field of Energy. He is also ranked in the top 100 scientists in the United Arab Emirates, as per adscientificindex. He was honored with several prestigious awards, including the 2022 Rising Star Science Star award by Research.com, Sharjah Islamic Bank Award for Distinguished Researchers (2017-2018), Faculty Annual Incentive Research Award for 2018-2019, and Faculty Annual Incentive Research Award for University and Community Service 2020-2021.

Assoc. Prof. Muhyiddine Jradi

University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Biography:

Muhyiddine Jradi, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Energy Engineering and the leader of the Smart Building Energy Applications Group at the Center of Energy Informatics at the University of Southern Denmark. He has a mechanical engineering background and received his PhD degree in Sustainable Building and Energy Technologies from the University of Nottingham, in 2014. Dr Jradi’s main research interests include energy efficient systems, building energy services and technologies, digital twins, energy renovation, multi-generation systems, renewable energy and energy storage. Dr Jradi is currently leading and taking part in multiple international research projects in collaboration with industrial partners and public parities with funding exceeding 8 million USD. In addition, he is serving as a member of multiple journal editorial boards and international conferences’ scientific committees. He has received multiple awards including the Dean of Engineering Research Scholarship for International Excellence from the University of Nottingham and the Sakkal Renewable Energy Award from the American University of Beirut. Dr Jradi research work has led to more than 180 academic publications in leading journals and international conferences.

Assoc. Prof. Rongkui Su

Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China

Biography:

Associate Professor Rongkui Su has been extensively involved in research in the fields of wastewater treatment and resource utilization, environmental management, and ecological restoration. Over the past three years, he has led or participated in more than 10 national and provincial research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Top Project, and Hunan Provincial "Unveiling the List of Commanders" Project. He has published over 70 papers in prestigious academic journals/conferences both domestically and internationally. As a first or corresponding author, he has contributed to 16 SCI papers, 2 Nature Index papers, 5 ESI highly cited papers, 1 hot paper, 7 papers within Zone I of CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences), as well as a monograph. Additionally, he holds 8 patents and has written 12 soft writings. His research findings have been featured in Chemical Reviews (the top journal in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering with an impact factor of 72.087 for the year 2022) and he was honored with recognition as "the most outstanding scientist in the field of chemical engineering" by Academician Beletskaya I.P.

Assoc. Prof. Xiaomin Kang

University of South China, China

Biography:

Prof. Kang received his bachelor and Ph.D degree in Material Sciecne and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University in 2011 and 2017, respectively. After graduation, he further served as a postdoc and research fellow in Prof. Luo Jinglli’s group (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering) to fulfil his job in the research of next generation energy conversion and storage devices, with an emphasis on exploring the oxygen evolution/reduction reaction and electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion at room temperatures. In 2022, he worked as an associated professor in School of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China; Besides, he also served as the PI of the New Energy Power and Storage Group. Till now, he has hosted a National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shenzhen Postdoctal innovative research program, respectively. As a core-participant, he is a member in Shenzhen Innovative Research Team Program: Hydrogen energy and fuel cell electrocatalytic materials and Innovative project of Shenzhen graphene manufacturing innovation centre: Development of graphene-based materials for anti-corrosion and antifouling of marine equipment and facilities, respectively. Besides, he once hosted a China Postdoctal Science Foundation in 2019. Till now, he has published over 30 papers and 5 patents in Nature Communications, Journal of Energy Chemistry, Chemical Communication, Polymer Chemistry, Journal of Material Chemistry A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds and etc.