Committees & Speakers
Committees
Honorary Chairs
Dr. Howard Alper
O.C., F.RSC
Companion, Order of Canada
Fellow and former President, Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
University of Ottawa, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Gordon Huang
F.CAE, F.EIC, F.CSCE
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
President, International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS)
Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier I)
Executive Director, Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability Communities
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Regina, Canada
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Conference Chair
Dr. Bing Chen
F.CAE, F.EIC, F.CSCE
Director, PEOPLE Network
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Professor and UArctic Research Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Memorial University, Canada
President, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering
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Conference Co-Chair
Dr. Baiyu (Helen) Zhang
F.EIC, F.CSCE
Professor & Canada Research Chair
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Memorial University, Canada
Member, Royal Society of Canada (College)
President, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ)
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Organizing Committee
* Alphabetical order by last name below
Dr. Carlos Bazan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Pierre Bérubé, Professor and Associate Head, Faculty Affairs and Development, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dale Booth, Innovation Seven, Canada
Dr. Pascale Champagne, Director General, Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Canada
Dr. Bing Chen, Professor & UArctic Chair, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Faisal Khan, Professor & Department Head, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Pu Li, Associate Professor, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Dr. Manuel Rodriguez, Professor & NSERC Industrial Research Chair, Faculty of Planning, Architecture, Art and Design, Université Laval, Canada
Dr. Peter Ross, Senior Scientist and Director of the New Raincoast Healthy Waters program, Canada
Dr. Atanu Sarkar, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Paul Snelgrove, Professor, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Feiyue Wang, Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Department of Environment and Geography and Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Viviane Yargeau, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Xudong Ye, Associate Professor, College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropic Ocean University, China
Dr. Baiyu (Helen) Zhang, Professor & Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University, Canada
To be updated…
Scientific Committee
* Alphabetical order by last name below
Dr. Chunjiang An, Associate Professor & Concordia Research Chair, Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Ibrahim M. Banat, Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster, UK
Dr. Xiujuan Chen, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Dr. Zhen (Jason) He, Professor, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Dr. Wendy Huang, Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Roland Kallenborn, Professor and UArctic Chair, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Dr. Kenneth Lee, Scientist Emeritus and Former Senior Science Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Dr. Bo Liu, Research Scientist, Center for Freshwater Research and Education, Lake Superior State University, USA
Dr. Yong Liu, Professor & Dean, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, China
Dr. Catherine Mulligan, Professor & Concordia Research Chair (Tier I), Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen, Professor & Endowed Brace Professor Chair, Director of Brace Centre for Water Resources Management, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Banu Örmeci, Professor and Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Health, Director of Carleton Global Water Institute, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University
Dr. Olívia Maria Cordeiro de Oliveira, Professor, Pro Rectory of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Department of Geophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Dr. Vijaya Raghavan, James McGill Professor, Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Rehan Sadiq, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering; Provost and Vice-President Academic, University of British Columbia (Okanagan), Canada
Dr. Rune Storesund, Executive Director, Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, University of Califronia, Berkeley, USA
Dr. Stanislav Stoyanov, Research Scientist, CanmetENERGY-Devon, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Dr. Shuguang Wang, Professor, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China
Dr. Qin Xin, Research Scientist, CanmetENERGY Devon, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Dr. Xiaying Xin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Smith Engineering, Queen’s University, Canada
To be updated…
Speakers
Opening Speakers
To be updated...
Plenary Keynote Speakers
Dr. Jesse Zhu
FCAE, FRSC, FEIC, FCIC
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
University of Western Ontario, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Edward A. McBean
F.CAE, D.WRE., F.CSCE, F.EC, F.IAH, F.AGGS, F.EURASC
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Fellow, European Academy of Sciences (EURASC)
Professor-Emeritus and University of Guelph Leadership Chair Professor
Former Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Water Security
University of Guelph, Canada
[Read More]Speech Title: Disruption of the Sustainability of Water Resources in the Climate Changing World.
Special Penal Session Opening Speaker
Special Penal: Emerging environmental challenges and global collaborations under climate change
Dr. Gordon McBean
C.M, O.Ont, F.RSC, F.AGU, F.AMS, F.IAFoST, F.AAAS
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography & Environment
Research Chair, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Western University, Canada
Former President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Board Chair, Canadian Association of Professionals in Climate Change (CAPCC)
Board Chair, Future Earth, Montreal Hub
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Editor’s Talk - Special Invited Speaker
Dr. Zhen (Jason) He
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hazardous Materials
Laura & William Jens Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Director, Center for Water Innovation
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
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Technical Keynote Speakers
Dr. James (Jim) Brydie
Director, Upstream & Environment, CanmetENERG
Natural Resources Canada, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Jinkai Xue
Associate Professor
Engineering and Applied Science
University of Regina, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Arja Rautio
Professor and UArctic Emerita Chair
Thule Institute; Faculty of Medicine
University of Oulu, Finland
[Read More]Dr. Jiaping Wu
Professor and Director
Ocean College
Zhejiang University
[Read More]Dr. Xiangliang Pan
Professor and Dean
College of Environment
Zhejiang University of Technology, China
[Read More]Dr. Yong Liu
Professor and Dean
College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Peking University, China
[Read More]Dr. Feiyue Wang
Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)
Department of Environment and Geography and Centre for Earth Observation Science
Associate Dean (Research), Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources
University of Manitoba, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Caterina Valeo
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Victoria, Canada
Adjunct Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Manuel Rodriguez
Professor & NSERC Industrial Research Chair
Faculty of Planning, Architecture, Art and Design
Laval University, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Dongxiao Wang
Professor & Dean
School of Marine Sciences
Sun Yat-Sen University, China
[Read More]Dr. Uta Passow
Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Biological Oceanographic Processes
Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
Memorial University, Canada
[Read More]Dr. Feng Zhou
Professor and Dean
Faculty of Geography and Remote Sensing
Hohai University, China
[Read More]Dr. Katrin Vorkamp
Professor in Environmental Chemistry
Professor, Department of Environmental Science - Environmental chemistry & toxicology
Professor, Arctic Research Centre - Arctic Research Centre, Roskilde
Aarhus University, Denmark
[Read More]Andrew Niblock
Director
Environmental Services
City of St. John's, NL, Canada
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Conference Secretariats
Dr. Guihua Dong, Program Manager, PEOPLE Network, Canada
Ms. Yuanmei Zhang, NRPOP Lab, Memorial University, Canada
Email: peoplenetwork@mun.ca
Conference website: http://www.people-network.ca/
