Water, Waste and Energy Management

Dr Richard Bewley is a contaminated land remediation specialist with over 40 years’ experience in the field of environmental microbiology, chemistry and bioremediation. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1976 and subsequently undertook a PhD in heavy metals and microbial ecology at the University of Bristol. Following almost five years of research into environmental contaminants and soil microbial processes at New York University and the University of Calgary, he returned to the UK in the mid-1980’s, where he pioneered some of the earliest bioremediation projects in Europe. In 1990 he joined Dames & Moore (subsequently URS then AECOM) and has provided the technical direction for a wide range of ex situ and in situ remediation projects particularly using biological and chemical approaches. With over 50 publications in his field he has served on the Soil Science Advisory Committee, is a visiting lecturer at Lancaster University and was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Edinburgh (2007).

Areas of particular interest have included chromium treatment, treatment trains and reductive dechlorination especially at operational sites.

Baghdad OUDDANE has obtained a PhD in Environmental Chemistry in 1990 and a HDR (Higher Degree by Research) in 1997 at Lille 1 University. Lecturer (1992-2003) and Full Professor at Lille University since 2003. He is the Head of the Master "Water Treatment" in Lille1 University. He has published more than 110 papers in reputed Environmental Journals and more than 120 communications in national and international conferences and co-authors of four books (two popular sciences); he is a referee in several international journals in the field of environment.

Environmental Chemistry; Water Treatment.

Chavalit Ratanatamskul is The Director of Research Unit on Waste Treatment, Faculty of Engineering and The Vice Director of Technopreneurship and Innovation Management Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He received Ph.D. and Master degree of Engineering in environmental engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan in 1996 and 1993, respectively, and B.Eng. degree in environmental engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in 1991. His major research interests are focused on anaerobic digestion, waste management and water reuse. He has published research works in international journals and proceedings more than 80 publications. Moreover, he is presently The Chairman of Project Committee and The Vice Chairman of Environmental Engineering Committee at The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) under the King’s Patronage.

Water Environment and Anaerobic Digestion

Dr. Giulia Aliyeva is an Environmental Consultant based in Chicago, USA. She has obtained her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Lancaster University, United Kingdom. Dr. Aliyeva holds an M.Sc. in Geography and a B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering. She is a Board Member of the International HCH & Pesticides Association, based in Netherlands. Dr. Aliyeva has an extensive experience in industry, academia, and non-profit.

Her area of expertise includes environmental risk assessment, site assessment, remediation strategies, technical analyses of complicated site contamination, and regulatory compliance issues.

Dr. Nour-Eddine Menad has completed his PhD from National School of geology of Nancy (France) and worked as Associate Professor at Technical University of Lulea (Sweden). He is scientific expert on process development on recycling of industrial wastes. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed journals and conferences, 4 patents and is in the board committee of Edorium Journal of Waste Management. At the moment, he is working at BRGM (Bureau de recherché Géologique et minière) on development of separation techniques applied on the urban mine to recover stratégic metals.

Recycling, Waste Management, Urban Mining, Geology