Plenary Lectures
Meet our Honorable plenary lecturers!
Professor Buxing Han
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Session | Green Chemistry
Short Bio
Buxing Han, Professor at Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries; Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry. Director of Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, CAS; Director of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes. His research interests include physicochemical properties of green solvent systems(e.g. supercritical fluids, ionic liquids) and application of green solvents in green chemistry, especially on transformation of CO2, biomass, and organic wastes into valuable chemicals and fuels. He has published more than 1000 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as Science, Nat. Chem. Nat Catal., Nat. Commun., Sci. Adv., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Chem. Rev., Acc. Chem. Res. He has also published 80 patents, and has presented more than 300 plenary or invited lectures at different conferences. He received a number of awards, such as 2nd-Class Award of Chinese Government for Development of Natural Science, Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the Chairman of Interdivisional Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Chief Scientist of China Innovation Think Tank; Chairman of Green Chemistry Division, Chinese Chemical Society; President of Beijing Energy and Environment Society; He is an Editor-in-Chief of The Innovation, Associate Editors of Chinese Sci. Bulletin, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, and is serving more than 10 other peer-reviewed scientific journals as Editorial Board Member or Advisory Board Member.
Professor Brian A. Korgel
The University of Texas at Austin, the United States of America
Session | Solvothermal synthesis of nanoparticles
Short Bio
Brian A. Korgel is the Rashid Engineering Regents Chair Professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He directs the UT Energy Institute, the Center for a Solar Powered Future (SPF2050)—an Industry/University Research Center (IUCRC) funded by the National Science Foundation—and the Nanotechnologies area of the UT|Portugal program. He is the Workforce Development Lead in the HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub and a member of the Texas Hydrogen Production Council (TxHPC) formed to advise the Railroad Commission of Texas. He works at the intersection of nano & mesoscopic materials chemistry and complex fluids, tackling problems in energy storage, chemical transformations, energy harvesting and conversion, and medicine. He is also an artist with a courtesy appointment as Professor in the Department of Art & Art History at UT Austin, exploring collaboration, language and human-artificial intelligence/robot cohabitation. He has published more than 300 papers and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Alicante in Spain, the Université Josef Fourier in France and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. He has co-founded two companies, Innovalight and Piñon Technologies, and received various honors including the Professional Progress Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and election into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Dr. Ming-Tsai Liang
Jope Technology, Taiwan
Session | Separation Processes
Short Bio
Education: 1991, PhD in Chem. Eng. Dept., Clarkson Univ. New York, USA 1988, MS in Chem. Eng. Dept., Clarkson Univ. New York, USA 1982, BS in Chem. Eng. Dept., Chung-Yuan University, Taiwan Experience: 1991-2021, Associate Professor, Chem. Eng. Dept., I-Shou University, Taiwan 2019-2023, Managing Director, Dynes Biotech. Co., www.dynes-fishoil.com 2023-Present, Chairman of Taiwan Supercritical Fluid Association, www.tscfa.org.tw 2023-Present, President of JOPE Technology Co. Expertise: Supercritical CO2 Extraction, Supercritical CO2 fractionation, Supercritical CO2 foaming, Supercritical Water Oxidation, Hydrothermal Synthesis, High Pressure Technologies, Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Chromatographic processing, Simulated Moving Bed Technology Tangible Achievements: 1. Process development and industrialization for the separation of Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester (EPA-EE) by using Supercritical Fluid Simulated Moving Bed (SF-SMB) in Taiwan 2. Process development and scale up for the extraction by Supercritical carbon dioxide and the purification of CBD by supercritical fluid simulated moving bed from Hemp in California 3. Process development and scale up for the separation of anthocyanin by simulated moving bed chromatography in China
Professor Edward Lester
Nottingham University, United Kingdom
Session | Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis of nanoparticles
Short Bio
Edward Lester is Lady Trent Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Nottingham. Since the late 90's he has been busy working at the interface between materials chemistry and engineering, particularly around the design of high pressure reactors. He successfully used novel image analysis techniques to solve mixing issues that had hampered continuous supercritical water reactor design for the synthesis of nanomaterials. Ed has used nanomaterials (produced from solvothermal or hydrothermal synthesis) in many different applications including 3D printing, enhanced fabrics, water remediation, gas capture and storage, artificial bone and biomedical implants, metal organic frameworks, printed electronics and surface coatings that resist microbial/viral contamination. Ed has more than 240 publications and in 2016, with partners across Europe, built a 1000 ton/year facility for the production of nanomaterials in the UK. The plant is now operated by Promethean Particles, which he founded in 2008.
Professor Cyril Aymonier
Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, France
Session | To be Announced
Short Bio
Cyril Aymonier is CNRS senior researcher and director of the Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry of Bordeaux (about 270 people). His current research interests are i) the study of the chemistry and nucleation & growth in sub- and supercritical solvo-/hydrothermal conditions applied to the design of advanced nanostructured materials, ii) the investigation of material recycling using sub- and supercritical solvo-/hydrothermal conditions and iii) the development of the associated technologies at larger scale. Cyril Aymonier has, in particular, received the Roy Somiya award, the CNRS bronze Medal and the CNRS Innovation Medal for his achievements.