Plenary speakers/Invited speakers
Plenary Lecture
Dr. Nelson K. Akafuah
The title:
“Optimizing renewable energy utilization through computer-aided simulations and
artificial intelligence: Towards a sustainable natural environment”
Dr. Nelson Akafuah is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and the Institute of Research for Technology Development (IR4TD) Director at the University of Kentucky.
https://www.engr.uky.edu/directory/akafuah-nelson
Dr. Nelson obtained a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. An Executive MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute at the Strayer University, an MS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, and a BS degree in Mechanical engineering from the University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, Ghana.
Dr. Nelson has held several technical and management roles, including a project engineer at KITE, an energy consulting firm in Kumasi, Ghana. A mechanical engineer at General Electric Power Systems in Schenectady, NY, and the associate director of IR4TD.
Nelson’s research areas include all aspects of paint processes for automotive OEMs and Tier one suppliers, implementing systems/tools to enhance energy efficiency and overall performance levels, and improving operational quality and productivity through lean manufacturing principles.
Strong connections to family and community are essential to Nelson. His passion in life and career is helping others achieve their dreams, and he is guided by what best serves his students and helps them imagine a future that is possible.
Plenary Lecture
Dr. Takahiro Nomura
The title:
“Development of middle- to high-temperature latent heat storage
technology and its application to thermal management in a broad sense”
Dr. Takahiro Nomura is an Associate Professor and Faculty of Engineering, Center for Advanced Research of Energy & Materials at Hokkaido University
https://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/office/elo/jp/archives/labo/56541/index.html
Dr. Takahiro Nomura (born 22. May 1984) is the associate professor of Faculty of engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan. His research fields are high-temperature latent heat storage. His particular interests are Carnot Batteries, which is a power to heat to power type energy storage. He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan. He has served as a Post-doctoral fellow@2013, Project Assistant Prof.@2014 , and then the present position of Associate Prof.@2015, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University. His specialty is energy chemical engineering, and belongs to The society of Chemical Engineers, Japan/ The Heat Transfer Society Japan/The Iron and Steel Institute Japan. He was an Expert Member of Japan, IEA ECES Annex 36 (Carnot Batteries, 2019～2022), International Energy Agency.
| 2010. 4 – 2013. 3 | PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan. Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan. |
| 2010. 4 – 2013. 3 | Research fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) |
| 2013. 4 – 2014. 3 | Post-doctoral fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University |
| 2014. 4 – 2015. 10 | Project Assistant Prof. , Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University |
| 2015.11 – | Present Associate Prof. , Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University |
| 2016～ | Editorial Member, Scientific Reports |
| 2019～ | Expert Member of Japan, IEA ECES Annex 36 (Carnot Batteries), International Energy Agency. |
| 2020～ | Committee, Japan society for the promotion of science, 54th Committee on Ironmaking |
| 2020～ | Editorial Member, ISIJ International |
| 2021～ | Committee, Committee of Reginal Collaboration towards Carbon Neutrality, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan |
Invited Lecture
Ph.D. Oi Lun (Helena) LI
The title:
“Plasma Engineering for nanomaterials synthesis in clean energy conversion system”
Ph.D. Oi Lun (Helena) LI is a Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University
https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Oi-Lun-Helena-Li-Lab
Dr. Oi Lun (Helena) Li graduated with her Ph.D from McMaster University, Canada in the major of Civil Engineering (Chemical and Environmental division) in 2010.8 and proceeded as a post-doc at Nagoya University, Japan. Later, she was promoted as assistant professor in Nagoya University and Shibaura Institute of Technology. In the year 2017, she has moved to Pusan National University and is currently a professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Her major research includes designing plasma chemistry to synthesize functional materials in the field of green energy applications, including plasma synthesis of heteroatom-doped carbon bi-functional oxygen catalyst for fuel cell, hybrid metal-carbon catalysts for metal-air battery, surface treatment of carbon and silica acid catalyst for biomass upgrade. She has published over 90 SCI/SCIE/Scopus papers, including App. Catal. B, Nano-Micro Letts.,
Chem. Eng. J., Mater. Chem. A., Green Chem., etc. She is the P.I of over 10 national and industrial projects in Japan, Korea and China. Currently she is appointed as the Guest Editor in Catalysis Today, Frontier of Chemistry, and the editorial board member of International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science and Technology.
Invited Lecture
Dr. Cho, Wan-Ho
The title:
“Establishment of the standard system for acoustical metrology to cover the current and future demands”
Dr. Cho, Wan-Ho is an Professor, Head of Acoustics and Ultrasound, Vibration Metrology Group at Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
https://www.kriss.re.kr/menu.es?mid=a20105010000
Dr. Wan-Ho Cho was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1980. He received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in acoustics from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2002, 2004, and 2008, respectively. He was a postdoctoral. fellow in the Acoustics Laboratory at KAIST from 2008 September to 2010 February and he worked at the Department of Precision Mechanics of Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan, from 2010 April to 2012 February. From March 2012, he joined in the Department of Physical Metrology of Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. He has been working on the field of acoustical signal processing of array system, sound-field control by multichannel audio systems. He also has been involved in several projects related to the product sound quality (PSQ) and noise control. After joining KRISS, he is conducting research on acoustical metrology related to the new acoustic standard system and its expansion.
Invited Lecture
Dr. Ji Hwan Jeong
The title:
“Research on heat pump and air-conditioning systems to reduce energy consumption
and mitigate environmental impact “
Dr. Ji Hwan Jeong is an Professor and School of Mechanical Engineering at Pusan National university
https://rtl.pusan.ac.kr/kyukiwiz/23286/subview.do
Education:
Feb. 1988, Bachelor, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University,
KOREA
Feb. 1990, Master, Department of Nuclear Engineering, KAIST, KOREA
Feb. 1995, Ph.D., Department of Nuclear Engineering, KAIST, KOREA
Job Experiences:
1995-1996, Post-doctoral Researcher, Oxford University
1996-1999, Post-doctoral Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
1999-2005, Assistant Professor, Baekseok University
2005-present, Associate Professor & Professor, Pusan National University
2016, Project Professor, The University of Tokyo
Academic Activities:
Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
Editor, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
Former President, KSME Thermal Engineering Division
President of Commission B2, International Institute of Refrigeration
Areas of Interest:
Heat transfer augmentation & Heat exchanger
Heat pump & Refrigeration system
Nuclear thermal-hydraulics
Publications:
More than 150 archival journal papers
Invited Lecture
Dr. Zhang Baiqiang
The title:
“Ammonia Synthesis with Non-thermal plasma”
Dr. Zhang Baiqiang is School of Energy and Power Engineering at Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
http://en.zzuli.edu.cn/2015/1118/c407a180/page.htm
Dr. ZHANG is a lecturer at the Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2019 at Gifu University with the major of Environmental and Renewable Energy Systems. She has been working on energy and environment fields, and her current research interests are applied plasma science in ammonia synthesis and carbon fixation. She has been published about 15 papers related to chemical engineering fields and achieved 3 awards due to the academic contribution.
Invited Lecture
Dr. Zhentao Zhang
The title:
“Performance analysis and optimization of combined cold heat
and electricity system based on carbon dioxide storage”
Dr. Zhentao Zhang is a Professor and Key Laboratory of Equipment and Energy-saving Technology on Food & Pharmaceutical Quality Processing, Storage and Transportation, China National Light Industry
https://people.ucas.ac.cn/~zzt.ucas.ac.cn?language=en
Dr. Zhang Zhentao, a professor at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, key technical personnel of CAS. He is the director of the Key Laboratory of Equipment and Energy-saving Technology on Food & Pharmaceutical Quality Processing, Storage and Transportation, China National Light Industry. And he is a member of the 8th Editorial Board of the Agricultural Engineering Journal. The main research focuses on the Carbon dioxide Energy Storage (CES), new heat pump refrigeration and Carbon dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) interdisciplinary science and technology. He is committed to environmental protection and sustainable development of clean energy.
【Invited Lecture】
We have another invited lecture from Thailand, will post as soon as we can.
Invited Lecture
Prof. Dr. Apanee Luengnaruemitchai
The title:
“Enhanced enzymatic digestibility of aquatic plants by pretreatment for butanol synthesis”
Dr. Apanee Luengnaruemitchai is a Professor who works at The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her research group is working towards the development of catalyst for many applications that include hydrogen production from methanol, preferential CO oxidation, biomass pretreatment, biodiesel synthesis using heterogeneous catalysts, partial hydrogenation of biodiesel over Pd catalysts and HMF synthesis from glucose. She has over 120 publications in peer reviewed journal and a H-index of 32.
http://www.ppc.chula.ac.th/index.php/personnel/apanee-luengnaruemitchai-phd/
Invited Lecture
Ph.D. Apiradee Suwannathong
The title:
“CCUS in energy transition to net-zero emissions: Role of Thai government and policy”
I graduate from Ph.D. from School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) from Heriot-Watt University, UK. I work at Department of Mineral Fuels as Geologist. I take responsivity on CCUS development in Thailand.
The import roles
- Promoting and supporting CCUS projects/studies in Thailand in 4 aspects of Technic, Regulatory framework, Economic and incentive policy and stakeholder engagement.
- Seeking collaboration from international organization to propel CCUS project in Thailand.
For achievement,
- Proposing the project “Initiative to Conduct the Study on CCS/CCUS Development and the Collaborative Network in ASEAN” in ASEAN. The CCUS Network in on-going process to set up.
- Proposing The CCUS projects to get financial support from Japan. The cooperation between the Ministry of Energy of Thailand and The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on CCUS under “the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology Partnership” singed on on 4 March 2023 at Tokyo Japan.
- Proposing The Capacity building role on CCUS deployment and development in APEC economies for Sustainable Development Goals to APERC.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Apiradee-Suwannathong
Invited Lecture
Dr. Jintawat Chaichanawong
The title:
“Recent Development of Biocoke Technology in Thailand”
Dr. Jintawat Chaichanawong is an associate professor and the head of Advanced Material Processing Research Lab at Faculty of Engineering, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand. His research interests include biocoke (bio-solid fuel) technology under the collaboration with Kindai University, development of porous carbon, nanoporous materials and composite materials, and decarbonization technology.