Prof. Shijie Liu Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, State University of New York, New York, USA Keynote speech title: Recyclable Biodegradable Bioplastics PHA Production from Woody Biomass |
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Prof. Shijie Liu is the doctoral supervisor in the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, and has supervised 7 post doctorate fellows, 6 PhD’s and 8 MS students. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Bioprocess Engineering and Biorefinery, Journal of Biobased Materials and BioEnergy. He has authored over 140 refereed journal papers, 12 book chapters (invited), over 110 conference presentations and 1 book. |
Dr. Leonid Tartakovsky IC Engines Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Keynote speech title: High-pressure thermo-chemical recuperation – a novel energy conversion process for sustainable propulsion systems |
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Dr. Tartakovsky joined The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1992 and directs today the Technion Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory. Prior to joining the Technion in 1992, Dr. Tartakovsky worked eight years for the Research Center for Testing and Refining of Motor Vehicles in Moscow (USSR), where he led the Engine Research Laboratory. Leonid Tartakovsky received his D.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the Central Automobile and Automotive Engines Research Institute (NAMI) in Moscow, with specialization in Heat Engines. His current research interests lie in developing energy conversion processes for sustainable propulsion systems. In particular, he is interested in waste heat recovery through thermo-chemical recuperation, alternative fuel effects on IC engine performance and combustion, nanoparticles formation and emissions control. Dr. Tartakovsky is a Chairman of SAE Technical Committee of the Small Engines Technology Conference and Founding Chairman of the Conference on Propulsion Technologies of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. He serves as an Associate Editor of the SAE International Journal of Engines (from May 2016) and was elected SAE Fellow in 2015. |