Symposia
Symposia are being planned to bring together industry experts and provide participants with a forum for the technical exchange of their research and vision of the future as well as an opportunity to network and renew acquaintances with colleagues and peers from around the world. Conferences in development are :
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Title |
Keynote |
Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Coal Technology |
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Prof. R. Gupta (Canada) Prof. Miura (Japan) Dr. J. van Dyk (South Africa) |
| Energy Saving Distillation Technologies For Prevention Against Global Warming |
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Dr. K. Kataoka (Japan) Prof. Z. Olujic (Netherlands) |
| BioEnergy |
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Dr. A. Bassi (Canada) Prof. A. Dalai (Canada) Prof. G. D. Yadav (India) |
| Upgrading of Heavy Oil by New Technologies |
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Dr. Kazuhiro Inamura (Japan) Dr. Yoshikazu Sugimoto (Japan) Dr. Ryuzo Tanaka (Japan) Ron Pugmire (USA) Craig Fairbridge (Canada) Murray Gray (Canada) |
| Gasification, Syngas and CO2 Sequestration |
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Dr. K. Liu (USA) Prof. Dr. G. Xu (China) Dr. A. Avagliano (USA) |
| Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production | Prof. Zhongwei Chen (Canada) Prof. O. Savadogo (Canada) |
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| Topics not covered in above symposia | Prof. M. Gray (Canada) Prof. J. Chaouki (Canada) Prof. P. Tanguy (Canada) |
Green Processing & Process Intensification
{Prof. E. Chornet, Prof. D. Agar}
Title |
Keynote |
Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Life Cycle Management of Products and Services |
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Prof. R. Samson (Canada) |
| Sustainability in Chemical Engineering |
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Prof. H. DeLasa (Canada) |
| Water Production and Wastewater Treatment – Technologies, Advances, and Issues |
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Prof. R. Sheikholeslami (United Kingdom) Prof. C. Fall (Mexico) Dr. Mark Wilf (USA) Dr. Blanca Antizar-Ladislao (UK) |
| Air Pollution | E. Lord (Canada) D. Slubik (Canada) |
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| Biorefinery/Biomass Transformation | Dr. T. Browne (Canada) Dr. F. Berruti (Canada) Prof. C. Briens (Canada) |
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| Micro Process Technology | Dr. C. deBellefon (France) Dr. V. Hessel (Germany) Dr. J. Lerou (USA) |
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| Process Design |
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Dr. Mostoufi (Iran) Dr. Sotudeh (Iran) Prof. Loney (USA) |
| New Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology |
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Prof. I. Escobar (USA) Prof. T. S. Chung (Republic of Singapore) Prof. V. Chen (Australia) |
| Topics not covered in above symposia | Prof. E. Chornet (Canada) Prof. J. Chaouki (Canada) Prof. P. Tanguy (Canada) |
New Materials & Processes
{Dr. G. Liebermann}
Title |
Keynote |
Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Green Polymers |
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Prof. M-C. Heuzey (Canada) Prof. J. R. Dorgan (USA) Prof. L. Avérous (France) Dr. M. Huneault (Canada) |
| Polymer Engineering |
Polymer Engineering
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Prof. Dr. Estenoz (Argentina) Prof. Dr. J.R. Leiza (Spain) Dr. J. Sosa (USA) |
| Nanotechnology |
Nanotechnology
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Prof. N. Abbott (USA) Prof. M. Tam (Canada) Prof. F. Caruso (Australia) |
| Emulsion and Emulsification |
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Prof. L. Choplin (France) Prof. J-L. Salager (Venezuela) Dr. M-E. Saint-Victor (USA) |
| Particle Technology and its Applications |
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Prof. J. Zhu (Canada) Prof. A. Kvade (Germany) |
| Food Processing and Emerging Trends |
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Prof. G. Ascanio (Mexico) Dr. E. Brito (Germany) Dr. M. Marcotte (Canada) Dr. Marzouk Benali (Canada) |
| Scale-Up : the key to process development |
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Dr. J. Worstell (USA) Dr. J. Powell (USA) |
| Advanced Polymer Hybrids, Composites and Alloys |
Advanced Polymer Hybrids, Composites and Alloys
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Prof. S. Zhu (Canada) Prof. T. McKenna (Canada) |
| Plasma Processing | Prof. S. Coulombe (Canada) Dr. M. I. Boulos (Canada) Dr. A. Gleizes (France) |
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| Topics not covered in above symposia | Dr. G. Liebermann (Canada) Prof. J. Chaouki (Canada) Prof. P. Tanguy (Canada) |
Biotechnology
{Prof. A. Hrymak}
Title |
Keynote |
Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine |
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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Prof. M. Buschmann (Canada) Prof. Shoichet (Canada) Prof. M.S. Kallos (Canada) |
| Metabolic Engineering |
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Prof. W-S. Hu (USA) Ziomara Gerdtzen (Chile) Sarika Mehra (India) Manolis Tzanakakis (USA) |
| Scale-down and High Throughput Systems |
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Robert D. Kiss (USA) Prof. M. Jolicoeur (Canada) |
| Bioproducts, Bioreactors and Bioprocesses |
Bioproducts, Bioreactors and Bioprocesses
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Dr. A. Margaritis (Canada) |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering in the 21st Century | Prof. V. Venkatasubramanian (USA) Prof. P. York (UK) Dr. H. Havel (USA) |
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| Topics not covered in above symposia | Prof. A. Hrymak (Canada) Prof. J. Chaouki (Canada) Prof. P. Tanguy (Canada) |
Other Contemporary Topics in Chemical Engineering
{Prof. R. Munz}
Title |
Keynote |
Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Separation Science and Technology |
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Prof. Arlt (Germany) Prof. K. Yoo (Korea) |
| Rheology in Chemical Processing & Chemical Product Design |
Rheology in Chemical Processing & Chemical Product Design
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Prof. C. Gallegos (Spain) Dr. A. Ajji (Canada) |
| Mixing in Industrial Processes |
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Prof. S. Kresta (Canada) Prof. J. Dersken (Canada) Dr. S. Jaffer (USA) |
| Surface Forces, Interfacial Phenomena and Colloids |
Surface Forces, Interfacial Phenomena and Colloids
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Dr. S. Giasson (Canada) Prof. M. Gee (Australia) Mr. S. Fraser (Canada) |
| Polymer Microstructural Characterization and Fractionation | Prof. J. Soares (Canada) Prof. H. Pasch (USA) Dr. Brad Stiles (USA) |
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| Non-Intrusive Methods and Modeling in Particle Technology | J. Doucet (Canada) Dr D. J. Parker (UK) Prof. F. J. Muzzio (USA) |
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| Chemical Engineering for Aeronautics and Space Industry | Prof. J. Bertrand (France) Dr. G. Isaac (Canada) |
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| Multi Scale Structures |
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Prof. J. Li (China) Prof. J. Grace (Canada) Prof. Y. Huang (USA) |
| Knowledge Management in Process Engineering | Prof. Kraslawski (Finland) | |
| Process Control and Optimization |
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Amos Ben-Zvi (Canada) Prof. Carl Duchesne (Canada) |
| CFD in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Processes |
CFD in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Processes
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Prof. J. R. Nunhez (Brazil) Prof. O. Simonin (France) Prof. K. Nandakumar (United Arab Emirates) |
| Topics not covered in above symposia | Prof. R. Munz (Canada) Prof. J. Chaouki (Canada) Prof. P. Tanguy (Canada) |
Chemical Engineering & Society
{Prof. Jules Thibault}
Title |
Keynote |
Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching green engineering | Gregory Yablonsky (USA) | |
| Teaching chemical engineering design including the capstone design project | Paul Stuart (Canada) | |
| University-Industry interaction: technology and knowledge transfer | Jose Saniger (Mexico) | |
| New frontiers in chemical engineering | Tim Anderson (USA) | |
| Active learning techniques | Timothy Raymond (USA) | |
| Solving Problems through Innovation | Esteban Chornet (Canada) | |
| Chemical Engineering in Nanotechnology Education | Dr. Marios Ioannidis (Canada) | |
| Promoting academic and professional mobility – International recognition of chemical engineering qualifications |
|
Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo (Portugal) |
| Topic not covered in above symposia | Prof. Jules Thibault (Canada) |






