17^th International Expo on Recycling and Waste Management November 17-18, 2022 Toronto, Canada

Dr. Omid Akbarzadeh Pivehzhani is working with Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre since 2016. His main research area is heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. He has spent 10 years in academic-industrial projects as a research officer and post-doctoral. Dr. Omid has worked for 5 years in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer. He developed advanced smart catalysts, especially for the oil and gas industries. Dr. Omid has contributed to two PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd industrial catalyst projects and worked on an international Airbus R&D project in NANOCAT. Currently, he is the PI of the graphene catalyst project at Hokkaido University in Japan, a project member of the FRGS grant in UTP, and assigned to the NANOCAT center project. Dr. Omid was the Chairman, keynote speaker, and organizing committee of many international conferences. He is currently the supervisor of three Ph.D. students from different countries. He has published many ISI papers; book chapters and has two approved and granted patents. Also, he has hands-on experience and passed several pieces of training on handling different types of equipment that are being widely used for material synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation. He is in close collaboration with other departments, government agencies, and universities around the world. He is visiting researcher at Jiangsu University China and Hokkaido University Japan. He is a member of the society of petroleum engineers (SPE) and a Senior Member of the Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society. Omid awarded a full fellowship from UTP during his Ph.D. and was involved in lab demonstrator and teaching in the different courses of chemical engineering. He awarded Silver Medal in 27th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX 2016), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia, and Silver Medal of Post Graduate Research Project in the 35th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX 35).

Heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering.

Faculty of Geoengineering Institute of Engineering and Environment Protection Department of Environmental Biotechnology in University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. She is an author of over a hundred articles published in reputable peer-review journals and national and international conferences, a reviewer of numerous papers in scientific journals, and a member of the scientific and technical committees of many international conferences.

Wastewater and landfill leachate treatment, Sewage sludge and waste management, soil remediation.

Professor Ram Ramanathan is the Director of Business and Management Research Institute, in the Business School of the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK. In the past, he has worked and taught in a number of countries, including the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Oman and India. He has taught basic and advanced courses on Operations Management, Production Systems Management, Supply Chain Management, Optimization Theory, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Management Science, Business Statistics, Simulation, Energy and Environment, Energy and Environmental Economics, Energy and Transport Economics, and others. His research interests include operations management, supply chains, the use of Big Data, Internet of Things and Blockchain technologies for productivity improvement in enterprises and also for social causes, economic and policy analysis of issues in the energy, environment, transport and other infrastructure sectors. He works extensively on modelling using techniques such as optimisation, decision analysis, data envelopment analysis and the analytic hierarchy process.

Operations management, supply chains, the use of Big Data, Internet of Things and Blockchain technologies for productivity improvement in enterprises and also for social causes, economic and policy analysis of issues in the energy, environment, transport and other infrastructure sectors.

Prof. of Polymer Chemistry & Material Science. Awarded State Encouragement Prize for Women in Science in the field of water, energy and environmental sciences, 2020 sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). Prof. Visiting at Lehigh Uni. Pennsylvania, USA. Reviewer in (Science and Technology Development Fund) STDF. Member of National Committee of Women in Science (NCWS) in (ASRT), Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), IUPAC, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), a member in many Organization (FAO, UN, CCN, E-agriculture, RWSN). Board Member in Tanks Services Center (TSC), Participation in the establishment of the laboratory in (TSC), Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI). Editorial Board & Reviewer in International Journals & Organizing Committee in International Conferences, Judge & Volunteer in Intel-ISEF, First Lego Competitions. Principal Investigator (PI & Co-PI) of Projects, Patent, Awarded Certificate as Reviewer, Awarded Certificate for Online Courses. Training students from different universities and Research Institutes.

Superabsorbent hydrogel, Ionic liquids, Recycling Plastic Waste, Nanocomposite, Metal-Organic Framework MOF, Corrosion Inhibitors, Coating, Self-Healing, Water Shutoff, Bioplastic, Water Treatment.

Prof Babatunde Bakare is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Mangosuthu University of Technology Umlazi, Durban, South Africa. His research focus is within the broad area of, Faecal sludge management from onsite sanitation systems, water, and wastewater treatment processes, municipal and industrial solid waste management, and renewable energy (waste to energy). He is a rated National Research Foundation (NRF) researcher and has demonstrated excellence. He has published extensively in high-impact accredited journals and conference proceedings. Prof Bakare is currently the Group leader of the Environmental Pollution and Remediation Research Group at Mangosuthu University of Technology Durban South Africa. He has served as a panel member and reviewer for various projects and grant applications. Prof Bakare is currently an associate editor for the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology and an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Engineering, Design, and Technology.

Faecal sludge management from onsite sanitation systems, water, and wastewater treatment processes, municipal and industrial solid waste management, and renewable energy (waste to energy).

Marina Vukoje graduated in 2011 from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, course study of Environmental Engineering. For a short period of time, she has been employed as a Senior environmental expert at the Department of Construction, Physical Planning and Environmental Protection of the City of Slavonski Brod, Croatia. Since October 2012 she has been employed as a Research and teaching assistant at the Department of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Graphic Arts, University of Zagreb. In the same year, she enrolled in the postgraduate study of Graphic engineering and graphic design. She finished her Ph.D. on 4th July 2018, with the title “The influence of adhesion parameters on material and organic recycling of thermochromic prints” under the supervision of prof. Mirela Rožić, PhD. Her Ph.D. thesis was honored with summa cum laude from the Ph.D. evaluation committee, as it was a summary of 8 scientific papers (5 of them were published in WoS Journals). As she received a Ph.D., she has been appointed to a postdoctoral researcher in September 2018 at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Graphic Arts and Research associate in December 2018. In January 2021 she has been appointed to Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia. She participates in teaching courses, in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate studies, as well as in different research activities. During her Ph.D. study and work, she distinguished herself with a large and ongoing scientific training and participation in projects. She has participated as a researcher on the scientific project "New Materials Formulation, Characteristics of Prints and Environmental Factors". She has actively participated in the work of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, COST Action FP 1003 "Impact of Renewable Materials in Packaging for Sustainability - Development of Renewable Fiber and Bio-Based Materials for New Packaging Applications and COST Action FP 1405 project "Active and intelligent fiber-based packaging - innovation and market introduction" as an MC Substitute Member. So far, she has published 18 scientific papers in scientific journals while 28 scientific papers were published in internationally–reviewed conference proceedings. She also published 9 professional papers. The greatest focus of her research is on the field of paper and paper-based packaging recycling. In addition, one of the main problems related to understanding the impact of the thermochromic printing inks – printing substrates interactions on their functionality and environmental sustainability in terms of recycling and biodegradation has been the focus of her research recently. Additionally, her studies are related to the development of protective coatings for paper and paper-based packaging and stability studies of different printing substrates. Given that this area is still unexplored so far, the research she has conducted provides a great scientific contribution.

Development of protective coatings for paper and paper-based packaging, and stability studies of different printing substrates.

Denis Rodrigue obtained a B.Sc. (1991) and a Ph.D. (1996) in chemical engineering from Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Canada) with a specialization in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics. In 1996 he moved to (Quebec City, Canada) where he is now a full professor. Since then, he has been an invited professor at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico), the Technical Institute of Karlsruhe (Germany), the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), the University of Arts and Sciences of Hunan (China), the Technical University of Lodz (Poland) and Polytech Tours (France). He is the co-editor of one international journal: Current Applied Polymer Science And a member of the editorial board of two others: • Cellular Polymers • Elastomer

His main research areas are in the characterization and the modeling of the morphological/mechanical/thermal/rheological properties of polymer foams and composites based on thermoplastics and elastomers. His main focus is related to polymer recycling and rheology.

Prof. Al-Khatib has experience in a wide range of areas including water recourses management and quality, environmental assessment, wastewater management, advocacy, coordination, and networking. Al-Khatib has an extended experience in the development and carrying research and evaluation projects, professional work experience in water resources management, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring, training, and evaluation of medical waste, solid waste, climate change, water, and sanitation, and urban environment projects. He is an expert in social and environmental health, promoting environmental public awareness through training, organizing, and conducting awareness campaigns and workshops in environmental education and health.

Hazardous waste management, Water and sanitationClimate change; Gender and climate change; Water and wastewater infrastructure planning and design.

Dr. Chongchong Qi received his Ph.D. degree from The University of Western Australia. After two months of visiting in Vietnam and South Korea, he joined Central South University as a professor. Up to now, he has been awarded 6 grants from a government or university and has published over 40 papers in prestigious SCI journals. These papers have been cited by well-reputed scholars, including the member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 2100 times. He has been invited to attend the third World Laureates Form, been invited to give presentations at national or international conferences 6 times, and been invited to work as the chair or technical committee member for international conferences over 10 times. Prof. Qi is now editing an Elsevier book about solid waste management together with Prof. Craig, a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is now an editorial and board member of three reputed SCI journals and a committee member of three reputed international societies. He has been awarded as the Hundred-Talent Program of Hunan Province and has been granted 5 awards, including the first prize from the China Gold Association.

Solid waste recycling, Green mining, Sustainable cementitious materials, Artificial intelligence