Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Resource Recovery from Wastes (Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology)

Dr. Laleh Nazari is a Research Scientist and Professional Engineer (P.Eng.). She worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR), and Trojan Technologies, respectively. She completed her Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (2016) at the University of Western Ontario. She received her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tehran (2007) and Iran University of Science and Technology (2005), respectively; Her publications include 11 papers and 3 book chapters (authored/co- authored). A US patent has been granted to her PhD research project which has also been licensed for commercialization. 

Dr. Madhumita B Ray is a Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and the Directorof WesternWater Centre, at Western University. Her research areas include development of advanced air, water and wastewater treatment technologies and environmental modelling. Her publications include7 book chapters, 2 patents, 1 license, 210 articles, with an h-index 38, i10 index- 93, and 5153 citations. She has been an executive member of environmental division of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), organizing chair for environmental symposia for both CIC and Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers, guest editor for special issues for Environments, Energies, Int. J. of Environmental Technology and Management, Environmental Engineering Science, and in editorial board of Journal of Catalysis and Chemical Engineering Advances and Int. J. of Environmental Research and Public Health.  She has been a visiting professor in China, Russia, Ghana, India, and the Netherlands. She received Western Engineering Research Excellence award, and Hilal Distinguished Speaker award of IIChemE,License Agreement Award, Vanguard Awards, 2020 among others.