+1-613-733-7999
info[@]rtese.com
Ohio State University, USA
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Gil Bohrer works at the interface of biological organisms and the physical environment. He develops and deploys novel measurement approaches, analysis methods, and models to resolve how high-resolution biological processes are impacted by, and accumulate to create, lasting effects on the weather and climate. He runs long-term eddy covariance observation sites and has focused on three lines of investigation: water transport processes in individual trees as a dynamic control on transpiration; hydro-ecological patch processes, both physical and biological, as a control of greenhouse-gas processes in wetlands; and incorporating turbulence, weather, and other physical data in the modeling of dispersion and animal movement.
University of Guelph, Canada
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Gharabaghi is a professor of engineering at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in research and development in Environmental Engineering in Canada and internationally. His primary research goals align with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, focusing on improving the accuracy and reliability of modelling design tools and engineering decision support systems for managing urban infrastructure in the face of rapid population growth and climate change challenges. In the last six years, his research team, including 4 PDFs, 14 PhDs, 10 MASc, 10 MEng, and 7 undergrads, have co-authored 142 peer-reviewed manuscripts in top-ranked scientific journals, 82 conference papers, and 7 book chapters. https://www.uoguelph.ca/engineering/people/bahram-gharabaghi-phd-peng
Griffith University, Australia
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Yun Wang is a Full Professor at Griffith University in Australia and a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). He earned his Ph.D. from Fudan University in 2002 and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Sydney. Dr. Wang also had a brief stint at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Prof. Wang's research focuses on advancing green chemistry technologies, which enhance device designs by manipulating the electronic properties of functional materials. He has supervised over 20 Ph.D. graduates and led more than 10 research projects. He has secured funding of over $2 million from various national and international sources while establishing extensive collaborations worldwide. His research group develops operando computational methods combined with advanced characterizations to investigate material properties, surface and interface science, and chemical reaction mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on environmental and renewable energy applications. Prof. Wang has published over 200 papers in high- impact journals, such as Nature and Nature Energy, accumulating over 19,000 citations and achieving an H-index of 65.
Ulster University, UK
Keynote Speaker
Dr Heather Coleman is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and the Associate Research Group Lead and Postgraduate Tutor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ulster University. Her research over the last 30 years has been focussed primarily on the fate, analysis and removal of contaminants of concern in the environment. This has involved pharmaceuticals, endocrine disrupting chemicals, personal care products in water, wastewater and animal waste. This has involved both chemical analysis by high resolution techniques (LC-MS-MS, GC-MS-MS) and invitro/in vivo biological analysis (yeast screen bioassays, ELISAs, vitellogenin, fish assays). In the last 7 years her interests have focused on antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance. This has involved their removal using alternative water treatments and also investigating prescribing rates and attitudes to antimicrobial resistance across the healthcare sector. She is the Programme Director for the MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences and co-ordinates modules/teaches across the MPharm, MSci, BSc(Hons) and MSc programmes. Her pedagogic research includes completion of a Masters of Education in 2021 with publication at national and international conferences.
University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Keynote Speaker
Borja works at the intersection of climate risks, nature-based engineering, and coastal sustainability to advance climate risk solutions in coastal areas, with a special interest on nature-based solutions. His research and teaching interests span areas of climate change, engineering and adaptation. At UCSC and the Coastal Science and Policy Program, he studies how climate change affects coastal hazards, works to reduce risk from sea level rise and extreme weather events, and advances the use of natural infrastructure and nature-based engineering for climate resilience, in close partnership with partners in the public and private sector in the U.S and internationally. His research work has informed new policy to protect coastlines and coastal infrastructure such as the USCRTF Resolution 47.2 that declared US coral reefs as National Natural Infrastructure in 2022; and developed innovative resilience insurance concepts that align climate risk and environmental goals such as reef insurance in Mexico and Hawaii with The Nature Conservancy and the risk industry. For this research, he combines numerical modeling with statistical and data science techniques. Dr. Reguero holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Environmental Hydraulics, a M.S. in Coastal and Port Engineering, and a M.S. in Applied Economics.
Colorado School of Mines, USA
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Banu Örmeci received her MS and PhD degrees from Duke University (USA). She is a professor and the Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Global Health in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Director of the Global Water Institute at Carleton University. She leads an internationally recognized research program on wastewater and biosolids treatment. Dr. Örmeci served on the Strategic Council of the International Water Association (IWA) and is the past Chair of the IWA Sludge Management Specialist Group and past Co-Chair of the IWA COVID-19 Task Force. She is the Canadian Focal Point for the Inter-American Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) Water Program. She has received over 25 prestigious research, teaching and mentoring awards.
University of Cartagena, Colombia
Keynote Speaker
Edgar Quiñones. Bolaños is a Civil Engineer graduated from the University of Cartagena. He also holds a Specialization in Physical Sciences from the National University of Colombia, and a master’s and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Guelph (Canada). His research interests are in the field of environmental management, including modeling and studies related to fate mechanisms of pollutants in water, air, soil and their interaction with human health, biota, and the cultural heritage of the Colombian nation. He has more than 32 years of experience as a researcher, with more than 100 publications (books, peer-reviewed articles, presentations), of which books such as "Environmental Factors in the Walls of Cartagena de Indias" and "Assessment of Environmental Risk Levels in the District of Cartagena de Indias" stand out. He has international experience with the development of projects with Toronto Metropolitan University and Guelph University in Canada, Macquarie University in Australia, Purdue University and the University of Southern California in the United States. He is currently the director of the environmental modeling research group (Category A1), coordinator of the master's degree in environmental engineering and the PhD program in engineering at the University of Cartagena.
Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Invited Speaker
Dr. Ehsan Behzadfar is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator whose work bridges engineering, polymer science, and sustainable materials innovation. He is a faculty member at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), where his research program focuses on polymer engineering and the development of sustainable polymeric materials and packaging solutions that address global environmental challenges. He leads the Sustainable Polymers Research Lab (SPRL), where his team integrates experimental techniques with analytical and semi-analytical modeling to understand and predict structure–process–property relationships in complex polymeric systems. His scholarly contributions span polymer rheology, complex fluids, polymer physics, starch-based and bio-derived materials, and applied polymer mechanics, reflecting a strong balance between fundamental science and industrial relevance. His work is positioned at the intersection of engineering innovation and environmental responsibility, supporting broader circular economy and sustainability goals. His research has gained international recognition, with publications that have accumulated significant citations and contributed to advancements in sustainable materials engineering.