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Prof. Dr. İbrahim Dinçer

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT ONTARIO TECH

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Dinçer

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT ONTARIO TECH

Ibrahim Dincer is a full professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ontario Tech. University and an adjunct professor at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Yildiz Technical University. Renowned for his pioneering works in the area of sustainable energy technologies he has authored/co-authored numerous books and book chapters, and many refereed journal and conference papers. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops and technical meetings. He has delivered many keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies, and serves as editor-in-chief, associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member on various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching and service awards, including the Premier’s research excellence award in Ontario, Canada. During the past six years he has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of The Most Influential Scientific Minds in Engineering and one of the most highly cited researchers.

Prof. Dr. Wei-Hsin Chen

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Prof. Dr. Wei-Hsin Chen

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Professor Wei-Hsin Chen received his B.S. degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan, in 1988, and a Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University in 1993. After receiving his Ph.D. degree, Dr. Chen worked in an iron and steel corporation as a process engineer for one and a half years (1994-1995). He joined the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Fooyin University in 1995 and was promoted to a full professor in 2001. In 2005, he moved to the Department of Marine Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University. Two years later (2007), he moved to the Department of Greenergy, National University of Tainan. Now he is a Faculty Member at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University. Professor Chen visited the Princeton University, USA, from 2004 to 2005, the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 2007, the University of Edinburg, UK, in 2009, and the University of British Columbia, Canada, from 2012 to 2013, as a visiting professor. His research topics include hydrogen production and purification, bioenergy, clean energy, carbon capture, and atmospheric science. He has published over 350 papers in international and domestic journals and conferences with a h-index of 33. He is the editorial member of a number of international journals, including Applied Energy, International Journal of Energy Research, Energies, etc. He is also the author of several books concerning energy science and air pollution. His important awards include the 2015 Outstanding Research Award (Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan), 2015 Highly Cited Paper Award (Applied Energy, Elsevier), 2016 Highly Cited Researcher (Thomson Reuters, Web of Science), etc.

Prof. Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna

National University of Singapore

Prof. Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna

National University of Singapore

Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is a world-renowned scholar of cross-field at the National University of Singapore(https://cde.nus.edu.sg/mou-with-haulio-to-develop-smart-haulage-scheduler-copy/; https://www.linkedin.com/in/seeram-ramakrishna/), which is ranked among the top eight universities in the world. He is among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. Clarivate Analytics recognized him among the Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in the world in materials science and cross-fields categories. He is listed among the top 25 scientists in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology by Ioannidis | Stanford University c-score (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6). His publications to date received an H-index of 189 and 176,180 citations (https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?hl=en&user=a49NVmkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate). Highest professional distinctions include an elected Fellow | Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, China; Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), UK; Indian National Academy of Engineering, India; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; and Singapore Academy of Engineering. He is also anelected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; and IUBSE (FBSE). He received PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and the GMP training from Harvard University, USA. Among numerous recognitions he received are: Qian Baojun Fiber Award (Distinguished AchievementFinalist); IIT Hyderabad Distinguished Professor; IIT Madras Distinguished Alumni Award; Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship; UK Cambridge Nehru Fellowship; SEE-India Mekapati Gowtham Reddy International Award; Honorary Everest Chair of MBUST, Nepal (https://mbustb.org/member_cat/honorary-chair/); CUT Honorary Engineering Doctorate, South Africa; APA Distinguished Researcher Award, International Federation of Engineering Education Societies President award- Global Visionary; Global Engineering Dean's Council Ambassador; ASEAN Outstanding Engineer Award; Institute of Engineers Singapore (IES) PrestigiousEngineering Achievement Award. He is regarded as the guru of electrospinning & nanofiber applications (https://scholargps.com/scholars/53867887351661/seeram-ramakrishna).

Prof. Dr. Fariborz Haghighat

Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University

Prof. Dr. Fariborz Haghighat

Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University

He completed his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at the Aryamehr Technical University of Technology (now called Sharif University of Technology) in 1975. He moved to the United States to continue his M.Sc.Eng. in mechanical engineering at the University of Arizona.[2][3] In 1983, Haghighat decided to pursue a PhD in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo.[4][5] Following his doctoral studies, Haghighat worked as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Research Council.[6] In 1986, Haghighat started his work as a full-time member of the Centre for Building Studies (CBS) at the Concordia University. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993, and became a Full Professor in 1999. In 2019, he was made a Distinguished University Research Professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. In 1992, Haghighat founded the International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because

Prof. Dr. Xianguo Li

University of Waterloo, Canada

Prof. Dr. Xianguo Li

University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Xianguo Li is a Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include fuel cells, liquid fuel atomization and sprays, and green energy systems, as well as the thermal management of power batteries for electric vehicles. Dr. Li serves as the editor in chief for the International Journal of Green Energy, Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Thermal Engineering; Vice President, Technical Program, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering; President of the Fuel Cell Division, International Association for Hydrogen Energy, and President, International Association for Green Energy (IAGE). He is a fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because

Prof. Dr. Bruce LOGAN

Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE), Penn State University, USA

Prof. Dr. Bruce LOGAN

Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE), Penn State University, USA

Bruce Logan is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and a Fellow of: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), International Water Association (IWA), the Water Environment Foundation (WEF), and the Association of Environmental Science and Engineering Professors (AEESP). He is a collaborator with KAUST (Saudi Arabia), a former Franqui International Chair at Ghent University (2013, Belgium); and a visiting professor at Newcastle University (UK), Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Dalian University of Technology (China)

Prof. Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur

Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

Prof. Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur

Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

Feridun Hamdullahpur, was the University of Waterloo's sixth president and vice-chancellor (2010-2021) and has been an engineer, educator and leader over the span of his career in research and higher education. A professor of mechanical engineering, Professor Hamdullahpur holds a PhD in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia after earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Istanbul. Throughout his career, Professor Hamdullahpur has been an active researcher in thermo-fluids and energy engineering, a passionate teacher and an academic administrator. He has authored hundreds of scientific and academic publications and supervised over 50 graduate students. He was named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2014. He has served in various academic and administrative roles, including as a vice-president academic and provost at the University of Waterloo. Professor Hamdullahpur was named a Specially Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in 2018. This designation recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to promoting the objectives of the RSC in ways that contribute significantly to Canadian society. In acknowledgment of Professor Hamdullahpur’s leadership in education and innovation, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in January 2013.

Email:feridun.hamdullahpur@uwaterloo.ca

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