Program Schedule

Updated as of 29 May 2017

Brochure: (New)

Please find the program brochure here.

Venue: IAS Lecture Theater, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST

1 Jun | 2 Jun

1 Jun (Thu)

Time Program
08:30-09:20 On-site registration
09:20-09:30 Welcoming Remrks
Che Ting Chan (Executive Director of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study)
09:30-09:40 Opening Remarks
Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
John D Fortner (Washington University in St. Louis)
09:40-10:30 Highlighted Plenary Lecture I:
Chair: Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
"Nanoparticle Aerosol Science and Technology Enabling Environmental Engineering Applications"
Pratim Biswas (Washington University in St. Louis)
10:30-11:00 Photo-taking and Coffee Break
Session 1: Use of Nanomaterials as Sorbents for Pollutant Removal and Resource Recovery
Chair: Bryce Sadtler (Washington University in St. Louis)
11:00-11:20 "Magnetic Nanoparticles for Removal and Recovery of Metal Anions from Wastewater"
Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
11:20-11:40 "Selective Nanosorbents for Removal of Heavy Metals from Seawater"
King Lun Yueng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
11:40-12:00 "Preparation of Regenerable Granular Carbon Nanotubes by a Simple Heating-filtration Method for Efficient Removal of Typical Pharmaceuticals"
Shubo Deng (Tsinghua University)
12:00-12:20 "Observation and Modeling of U(VI) Adsorption to Engineered Iron Oxide Nanoparticles"
Daniel Giammar (Washington University in St. Louis)
*Presentation will be given by John D Fortner
12:20-14:00 Lunch and Poster Session
Session 2: Nanomaterials for Advanced Membrane Treatment Processes
Chair: Jianping Xie (National University of Singapore)
14:00-14:20 "Engineered Crumpled Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membrane Assemblies for Advanced Water Treatment Processes"
John D Fortner (Washington University in St. Louis)
14:20-14:40 "Electronanofiltration (ENF)-Novel Membrane Processes for Treating Metal Ions Contained Wastes"
Tongwen Xu (University of Science and Technology of China)
14:40-15:00 "Engineering Inorganic Nanomaterials and Their Composites for Environmental Applications"
Jianping Xie (National University of Singapore)
15:00-15:20 "Sunlight Enables Reduced Graphene Oxide/Bacterial Nanocellulose Ultrafiltration Membranes to Resist Biofouling"
Young-Shin Jun (Washington University in St. Louis)
15:20-15:40 Coffee Break
Session 3: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Behaviours of Nanomaterials (i)
Chair: Wey Yang Teoh (City University of Hong Kong)
15:40-16:00 "Rational Design of Nanomaterials for Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photothermal Performances"
Peng Wang (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
16:00-16:20 "Modelling the Transport of Engineered Nanomaterials in Simulated Landfills"
Orhan Yenigün (Boğaziçi University)
16:20-16:40 "Photonic Nanostructures for Environmental Pollution Prevention"
Liwu Zhang (Fudan University)
16:40-17:00 "Modeling the Transport of Engineered Nanoparticles in Saturated Sand"
Nadim Copty (Boğaziçi University)
Workshop Activities I: Future Perspective of Nanotechnology for Environmental Application
Chair: John D Fortner (Washington University in St. Louis)
17:00-17:50 Open Discussion
17:50-18:00 Summary on Future Perspective of Nanotechnology
18:30-21:30 Gala Dinner (by invitation only)

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2 Jun (Fri)

Time Program
09:00-09:50 Highlighted Plenary Lecture II:
Chair: Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
"Semiconductor Electrochemical Wastewater Treatment: From a Design Concept to Full-scale Manufacturing in 5 Years"
Michael R Hoffmann (California Institute of Technology)
Session 4: Use of Nanomaterials for Energy Production
Jimmy C M Yu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
09:50-10:10 "Harnessing Solar Electricity from Wastewater through Photocatalytic Fuel"
Wey Yang Teoh (City University of Hong Kong)
10:10-10:30 "Photocatalytic Methane Conversion using Morphology-Controlled Semiconductor Microcrystals"
Bryce Sadtler (Washington University in St. Louis)
10:30-10:50 "Photocatalytic N Fixation: a New Route to Solar Fuel"
Wenzhong Wang (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
10:50-11:10 Coffee Break
Session 5: Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Transformation of Pollutants
Chair: Po Keung Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
11:10-11:30 "Photocatalytic Technology – From Lab to Market"
Jimmy C M Yu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
11:30-11:50 "Enhanced Photocatalytic Inactivation of Escherichia Coli by a Novel Z-scheme
g-CN/m-BiO Hybrid Photocatalyst under Visible Light: The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species"
Dehua Xia (Guangdong University of Technology)
11:50-12:10 "Photocatalytic Mineralization and Detoxification of Pentachlorophenol"
Po Keung Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
12:10-12:30 "Constructions of Hierarchical Nanostructures of TiO NTAs for Efficient Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Wastewater"
Chang-jian Lin (Xiamen University)
12:30-12:50 "Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light using Magnetically Recoverable BiO/FeO Nanocomposite"
Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
12:50-14:30 Lunch and Poster Session
Session 6: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Behaviours of Nanomaterials (ii)
Chair: Young-Shin Jun (Washington University in St. Louis)
14:30-14:50 "Development of Millimeter-sized Nanocomposites for Full-Scale Advanced Water Treatment"
Bingcai Pan (Nanjing University)
14:50-15:10 "Electro-active Filter Technology for Environmental Applications"
Yanbiao Liu (National University of Singapore)
15:10-15:30 "The Fate and Behaviour of Engineered Nanomaterials in Landfills"
Burak Demirel (Boğaziçi University)
15:30-15:50 Coffee Break
Workshop Activities II:  How to Promote Future Research Collaboration?
Moderator:
– Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Panel Members:
– Wey Yang Teoh (City University of Hong Kong)
– John D Fortner (Washington University in St. Louis)
– Bryce Sadtler (Washington University in St. Louis)
– Peng Wang (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
15:50-16:20 Sharing by Panel Members
16:20-16:50 Open Discussion
16:50-17:00 Closing Remarks
Irene M C Lo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

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