The Asia-Pasific Carbon Neutrality Symposium

Monday, 11 April 2022, 12:00 – 14:10 (GMT+7)

• Prof HE Lianzhen, Vice President, ZJU
• Prof Katherine Belov, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), USYD
• A/Prof Reuben Wong, Associate Vice President, Global Relations Office, NUS
• Prof Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras

Moderator: A/Prof LI Min, Director, Office of Global Engagement, ZJU

Session 1: University Approach to the Sustainability research (SDGs)

Chair: Prof Ken-Tye Yong, Associate Dean (External Engagement), Faculty of Engineering, USYD

• Prof GAO Xiang, Dean, College of Energy Engineering, ZJU
• Prof Benjamin Eggleton, Director of the University of Sydney Nano Institute, USYD
• A/Prof Lee Poh Seng, Executive Director of Energy Studies Institute, Director of Singapore Energy Centre, and Director of Centre for Energy Research & Technology, NUS
• Prof Ligy Philip, Dean (Planning) and Institute Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras

 Session 2: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration

Chair: A/Prof Loh Wai Lam, College of Design & Engineering, NUS

• Prof Praveen Linga, Vice-Dean, College of Design & Engineering, NUS
• Prof FU Weiqi, Ocean College, ZJU
• Dr Weibin Liang, ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, USYD
• Prof Rajnish Kumar, Department of Chemical Engineering, IITM
• Mr Ho Jia Hau, Year 4 Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS

Tuesday, 12 April 2022. 10:30 – 13:15 (GMT+7)

Chair: A/Prof Satyanarayanan Seshadri, Applied Mechanics and Faculty-in-charge, The Energy Consortium, IIT Madras

• A/Prof Girish Lakhwani, Deputy Director, University of Sydney Nano Institute, School of Chemistry, USYD
• Dr Nikhil Tambe, CEO, The Energy Consortium, IIT Madras
• Prof Armin Aberle, CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, College of Design and Engineering, NUS
• Dr Feng Li, Sydney Nano China Ambassador, ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow, School of Physics, USYD
• Prof BO Zheng, Executive Vice Dean, Polytechnic Institute, ZJU, Deputy Director, Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, ZJU
• Mr Pradeep Murthy, PhD Candidate, Sydney Nano Student Ambassador for CO2Zero, School of Chemical  and Biomolecular Engineering, USYD

 Session 4: Sustainable City and Construction

Chair: Prof XIAO Yan, Program Director for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Systems Sciences, ZJU-UIUC Institute, ZJU

• A/Prof Cristoforo Demartino, ZJU-UIUC Institute, ZJU
• Prof Manu Santhanam, Dean, Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research and Prof, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
• Prof Heng Chye Kiang, Director, Centre of Sustainable Asia Cities, and Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation, College of Design and Engineering, NUS
• Prof Gwenaelle Proust, Deputy Director, Sydney Manufacturing Hub, School of Civil Engineering, USYD
• Ms Siqi SHU, PhD Candidate, Transport Systems & Environment Lab, ZJU-UIUC Institute, ZJU

 Conclusion

• Prof XIAO Yan, Program Director for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Systems Science, ZJU-UIUC Institute, ZJU
• Prof Huang Jun, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, USYD
• A/Prof Loh Wai Lam, Academic Director, Global Relations Office, NUS
• Programme Manager, Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS
• A/Prof Satyanarayanan Seshadri, Applied Mechanics and Faculty-in-charge, The Energy Consortium, IIT Madras

 Moderator: Ms Amanda Sayan, Director of Partnerships, Office of Global Engagement, USYD