 Président — Gregory S. Patience, P.Eng. Full Professor in the Dep. of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal. Prof. Patience holds a Canada Research Chair in High Temperature, High Pressure Heterogeneous Catalysis. He has published books on experimental methods and effective communication strategies. He returned to academia in 2004 after 14 years in industry with assignments in Wilmington (Delaware), Asturias (Spain) and Geneva (Switzerland). |
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 Coprésidente — Daria C. Boffito, PhD, Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Intensified Mechano-Chemical Processes for Sustainable Biomass Conversion, Polytechnique Montréal. Besides scientifc communication, Prof. Boffito's research interests include process intensification, sonochemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, biomass to fuels and chemicals, and water treatment. Prof. Boffito is a recipient of Canadian and international prizes, including Emerging Leaders in Chemical Engineering (2019), the NSERC Banting post-doctoral fellowship (2014-2016), the FRQNT PBEEE Fellowship (2013), and Green Talents 2012 (Germany).
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 Secrétaire — Federico Galli, Post-doc, Dep. of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal. Federico co-authored the article Intellectual contributions meriting authorship: Survey results from the top cited authors across all science categories, published on PLOS One that was published January 2019 and reached 17 301 views, 6 citations and 220 dowloads (in October 2019). Federico authored or co-authored other 36 scientific articles in the field of catalysis, chemical engineering and industrial chemistry. |
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 Dr. Ayush Dogra is currently working as CSIR-NPDF at CSIR- CSIO lab at Chandigarh in India. He has worked as the Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, UIET, PANJAB UNIVERSITY. His doctoral research focuses on devising a novel and innovative, market oriented mechanisms for medical image fusion. He has published numerous papers in highly cited journals and conferences.He is currently doing editorial/reviewing work for various highly reputed SCI/SCIE and Scopus indexed journals. His research areas primarily are image fusion, image enhancement, image registration and image denoising. His pioneering ideas originated from inventive and free thinking aim at generating indigenous affordable software for efficient image fusion contributing to humanitarian and global welfare. |
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 Barry Wellman, Sociologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He has published more than 300 articles with more than 80 co-authors. His most recently book was networked: The New Social Operating System (MIT Press). He is currently authoring Writing, Editing, Presenting, and Publishing in the Social Sciences: Becoming a Better and More Successful Creator.
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 Bryn Williams-Jones, Full Professor and Director of the Bioethics Program, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health (ESPUM), University of Montreal. Interested in the socio-ethical and policy implications of health innovations in diverse contexts. His work examines the conflicts that arise in academic research and professional practice with a view to developing ethical tools to manage these conflicts. Head of the Research Ethics and Integrity Group, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Bioethics, and Co-director of the Ethics Branch in the Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital Technology (OISIAN).
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 Carmen Galán-Marín, PhD, Professor of Construction Technology and Sustainable Architecture, Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain). After a short period in consultancy, she returned to the University of Seville for her PhD. Her research interests concentrate on performance of buildings, new materials, construction systems and innovative technologies applied to architecture and construction, with special emphasis on environmental issues and environmental and sustainability. Her research has always been focused on the development of new materials and solutions, including analysis, simulations, and environmental assessment, as well as the evaluation of prototypes and passive strategies of energy-saving in buildings. |
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 Chris R. Triggle, PhD, Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society. Professor of Pharmacology & Medical Education, Co-Chair Medicine Curriculum Promotion & Graduation Committee, Unit Leader Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar. Dr. Triggle has published more than 180 peer-reviewed scientific articles in the fields of cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology, and the ethics of research.
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 Dina Dorrigiv, PhD. candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal. Dina hold a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran. Her interdisciplinary field of research combines engineering and biology to improve cancer therapeutics. Her current research is the application of microfluidics in drug-screening for cancer. |
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 Elise Smith, PhD, Associate Researcher in Ethics and Health at the Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ). Lecturer, Bioethics Programmes, Department of Social and Preventative Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Montreal. A graduate from University of Montreal, Elise holds a multidisciplinary BA in philosophy, ethics and law, a MA in Bioethics and a PhD in Applied Social Sciences (Bioethics option). She has conducted research in various fields of ethics: science, publication, environmental and public health. Versed in both empirical and theoretical research, she seeks to understand the application of ideals, guidelines and policies in order to better understand their effectiveness, limitations, biases and ethical implications.
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 Francesca Riboni, PhD, Associate Editor at Wiley-VCH. After receiving her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from the University of Milan (Italy) with a research stay at California Institute of Technology (US), Francesca was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany). She has conducted research in the field of nanomaterials for solar energy conversion applications. Francesca joined Wiley-VCH in 2017 and is currently editor of Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, and Energy Technology. She is also part of the Integrity Publishing Group at Wiley-VCH. |
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 Gene P. Siegal, M.D., PhD is an experimental and diagnostic pathologist whose research interest for three decades has been a blend of basic and translational investigations in cancer biology. His work has been extramurally funded by the US government and private philanthropic agencies and foundations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Laboratory Investigation.
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 George Pounis, MSc, PhD, Nutrition Scientist, Editor of the book “Analysis in Nutrition Research”, Elsevier. He has been serving as a researcher in the academia and food industry for the development and conduction of epidemiological and clinical studies in Greece and Italy. Author of 35 scientific papers published in peer reviewed international journals. His research is focused on the effects of Mediterranean diet and its food and nutrient components in human health. Also a reviewer for several scientific journals (International Journal of Cancer, British Journal of Nutrition, and the International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition). |
 Gisele M. Arruda, PhD, Professor in Circumpolar Studies in the field of Energy, Arctic, Climate Change, Environment and Society. She researches about Arctic governance, Arctic Energy Management Systems/Sustainable Energy Systems, Climate Change Management, Arctic Studies, Corporate Social Responsibility and multicultural aspects of Higher Education and SD communication. Editor-in-chief for Arctic, Energy and Climate Change International Journal by Anvivo.org and author of Renewable Energy for the Arctic: New Perspectives–Routledge and Sustainable Energy Education in the Arctic-The Role of Higher Education–Routledge. |
 Jackie Marchington (PhD, ISMPP CMPP™) Director of Global Operations at Caudex, a McCann Health Company and 30 years of experience as a medical publications professional. She is an active member of the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) and currently serves on their Standards and Ethics Committee. Jackie has extensively written on ethical publication practices in pharmaceutical industry sponsored research and recently co-authored industry guidelines on best practices for developing conference abstracts and presentations. |
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 Jeff Dozier, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara. He works on remote sensing and snow hydrology, especially in the world’s mountains. He has taught at UCSB since 1974, founded the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and served as its first dean for six years.
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 João B. P. Soares, Editor-in-Chief, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Professor, FCIC, FCAE, P.Eng. CAIP Chair in Interfacial Polymer Engineering for Oil Sands Processing Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Reaction Engineering, University of Alberta Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. Prof. Soares applies principles of polymerization reaction engineering to design polymers for different applications. Projects in his group include polyolefins, polymer flocculants and membranes for water treatment, oil spill solidifiers, controlled drug release, and polymers for electronic applications.
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 John R. Speakman, Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China and University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. His research primarily concerns the causes and consequences of inter-individual variation in energy expenditure, including impacts of calorie restriction. He has published over 500 peer reviewed scientific papers, including 11 times in Nature and Science and twice on the cover of Nature. In 2018 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). He is on the board of reviewing editors at Science.
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 Kimberly J. Vannest, Department Chair & Professor, Department of Education, College of Education & Social Services, University of Vermont. Her primary research includes school-based prevention and intervention of risk and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Single case experimental designs as a methodology for measuring individual performance.
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 Lu Xinzheng, full Professor and Head of the Institute of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of Tsinghua University, Bejing, China. His major research interests cover disaster prevention and mitigation of civil engineering.
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 Marco Conte, PhD. Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, UK. His research interests are focused on the development and design of sustainable chemical processes applied to water treatment processes and waste valorisation, biomass conversion to platform chemicals, and selective oxidation of hydrocarbon for the fibre sector. The aim of his research is to increase energy efficiency and process safety, minimize waste products, invest in renewable raw materials and recycling. |
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 Michael J. O'Brien, Provost and Professor of History, Texas A&M University, San Antonio. He has published extensively on evolution, behavior, and archaeology, his last book being The Importance of Small Decisions (MIT Press, 2019) with R. Alexander Bentley and William A. Brock.
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 Nadine Aboussouan, Freelance Translator, Website Content Manager and Communication Director. She holds a Masters in Ecology (Université Paris Sud), a D.E.S.S. in Computer Science Applied to Biology (Université Pierre et Marie Curie) and a D.E.S.S in Translation (Université de Montréal).
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 Patrice Perreault, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Chemistry, Faculty of Science/Instituut voor Milieu & Duurzame Ontwikkeling (IMDO) University of Antwerp, Belgium. Prof. Perreault's research interests are: reducing CO2 levels, CO2 utilization and circular economy, and avoiding CO2 emissions via the electrification of industrial processes. He is currently working on novel hydrogen storage and release systems for ship applications. Additional interests include process intensification via the use of centrifugal fields for multiphase turbulent reacting flows. He is also a prototyping specialist within the BlueApp, a preincubator powered by the University of Antwerp to translate innovations emerging from the University into real world solutions. |
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 Paul A. Patience, B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, currently an associate software developer at SITAONAIR. He has co-authored the book Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively and over 20 articles on writing and reporting data.
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 Rahmat Sotudeh-Gharebagh, PhD, Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Tehran. His research interests include computer-aided process design and simulation, fluidization, engineering education, and governance. He has been an invited Professor at Qatar University. Prof. Sotudeh has more than 275 journal articles and conference presentations, 4 books, and 4 book chapters. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Product and Process Modeling (http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cppm) published by Walter de Gruyter, a Fellow of the Iranian Elite Foundation (FIEF) and a certified process engineer (CE) with Iranian Official Expert Organization (IOEO). |
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 Renan Moritz VR Almeida, PhD, Uarlottesville VA, Full Professor at the Program of Biomedical Engineering, COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he teaches Biostatistics and Methodology of Science since 1994.
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 Shaoxiong (Brian) XU holds a MA degree in Applied Linguistics from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and is now a PhD student in Applied Linguistics at the Department of English at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests include academic literacy and ethics, academic discourse and publishing, and corpus linguistics. He is currently working on his doctoral research project on retraction notices as a high-stakes academic genre. |
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 Vincent Larivière, Professor of Information Science, University of Montreal, Canada Research Chair on the Transformations of Scholarly Communication
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 Yanet Villasana, PhD in Sciences (Chemistry). Assistant Professor of Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Ecuador. She has been working with heterogeneous catalysis applied to pollutants removal in heavy crude oil and also in the development and characterization of catalytic materials. Her main interests are now focused in biomass valorization specifically through thermal and catalytic processes. |
