Keynote Speakers
| Prof. Hongyu Ren, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Areas of Expertise: Algae biofuels and high-value products, anaerobic fermentation/digestion, energy and resource recovery, biological treatment processes, sludge treatment and advanced oxidation process Brief Introduction: Hong-Yu Ren is the associate professor and doctoral supervisor in School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology. He received his BS, MD and PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. After his PhD, he performed postdoctoral studies at the Harbin Institute of Technology, and visiting scholar studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests mainly include algae biofuels and high-value products, anaerobic fermentation/digestion, energy and resource recovery, biological treatment processes, sludge treatment and advanced oxidation process. He has published more than 80 research papers in international referred journals. He served as an editorial board member for Water, and was the Guest Editor for Water and Energies. He was awarded the Most Valued Reviewers in Bioresource Technology and Outstanding Reviewer in China Environmental Science, Energy Conversion and Management, Bioresource Technology, Renewable Energy. |
| Prof. Javad A. Esfahani, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Simulation of Industrial Process ; Heat and Mass Transfer ; Combustion, air pollution, and safety ; Energy. Researchgate:http://abolfazl.profcms.um.ac.ir/ |
| Dr, Monika Sharma, Lanzhou University, China Areas of Expertise: Microbial fuel cells, Bioelectrochemical systems, Microalgae, Seaweeds, Bioenergy, Wastewater treatment, Bio-waste to biofuel conversion, Microbiology, Next generation sequencing, Kinetics, Bioinformatics, Microscopy, Chromatography, Biodegradation, and Biocatalyst. Brief Introduction: Monika Sharma obtained her BSc and MSc degree at the Faculty of Life Science, Shoolini University (India) (from 2014-2019). She is PhD in the area of “Environmental Microbiology”, from School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, China “under Chinese Government Council” scholarship programme (2019-2023). Since July 2024, she is working as postdoctoral research fellow under Cuiying Scholar Program (high talented researcher), Lanzhou University, China. Her research topic is “Utilization of various substrates in bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable energy production and wastewater treatment”. She have contributed to the scientific society through 19-SCI papers (including Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Energy chemistry, and Journal of Water Process Engineering). |
| Dr, Nandini Thakur, Lanzhou University, China Brief Introduction: Nandini Thakur her B.Sc. degree at the Faculty of Life Science, Shoolini University (from 2014-2017) and M.Sc. degree at the Faculty of Life Science, Lovely Professional University (India) (from 2017-2019). She followed a Ph.D. under “The Chinese Government Council” scholarship program (2019-2023). She pursued a PhD in “Environmental Microbiology” at, the School of Life Science, LZU, China. Since July 2024, she has been a postdoctoral research fellow under the Cuiying Scholar Program (a highly talented researcher), at Lanzhou University, China. Her research topic is “Enhancement of the digestibility and microbiome of lipidic-waste in anaerobic digestion through different approaches”. She has contributed to the scientific society through 21 SCI papers. Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nandini-Thakur |
