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Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Conference Chair
Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ph.D., P.Eng., joined Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada in 1998, where he is now Full Professor, Interim Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Dr. Mehrvar is deeply committed to research, with primary interests in integrating advanced oxidation technologies and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment, as well as in photochemical reaction engineering.
He has authored or co-authored one patent, over 134 refereed journal papers, six book chapters, 37 conference proceedings papers, and more than 250 conference presentations and invited seminars. Over his career, Dr. Mehrvar has supervised or co-supervised more than 55 graduate students at the master’s and doctoral levels, as well as over 80 research assistants, exchange students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars. He has also served as a guest editor and as an editorial board member for several refereed journals.
Additionally, he has chaired and participated as an organizing and scientific committee member in numerous international conferences. Dr. Mehrvar has taught a variety of courses in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels and previously served as the Department Chair for a couple of years. He has received multiple prestigious teaching and research awards from both the University of Waterloo and Toronto Metropolitan University.
University of Central Florida, USA
Conference Chair
Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and was a post-doctoral research fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Dr. Lee specializes in the development and application of electrochemical sensors for water quality monitoring and in advanced water and wastewater treatment using nanotechnology and biotechnology. His recent work focuses on emerging contaminants such as PFAS, harmful algal toxins, and bilgewater emulsions, as well as on smart water systems, photo-algal hydrogen production, and microbial fuel cell (MFC)-based toxicity sensing. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and led research funded by agencies including the EPA, NASA, USDA, DOE, and DoD. He is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) and currently serves on the U.S. EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Social and Community Science Subcommittee.
Dr. Lee has strong international engagement experience, having collaborated with academic and industry partners in Korea, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. He has served as an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Summer Faculty Fellow for over seven years and remains dedicated to fostering global learning and research opportunities in sustainable environmental engineering
KU Leuven, Belgium
Conference Chair
Dr. Jiabin Li is a Professor at the KU Leuven (Campus Bruges, Belgium), where he leads the research group RecyCon within the Department of Civil Engineering and the Materials & Constructions unit. His research focuses on circular economy in construction, particularly the development of alternative construction materials, recycling of construction and demolition waste, and Originally from Hebei, China, he completed his PhD in Germany, worked in Austria and Norway before joining KU Leuven in 2016.
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Conference Chair
Dr. Jolanta Tamošaitienė is an Associate Professor and Chief Research Fellow at the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania. Her research focuses on construction project management, decision-making methods, sustainable construction, and risk assessment. She has published extensively in international journals and serves on several editorial boards, including Technological and Economic Development of Economy. Dr. Tamošaitienė is also an active member of the EURO Working Group on Operational Research in Sustainable Development and Civil Engineering.