19 September 2015
The 22nd Annual SCI-CSCST Conference: Renewable Energy and Novel Materials for a Sustainable Future
Organised by:
SCI's Chinese UK Group in partnership with the Chinese Society of Chemical Science and Technology (CSCST)
Aston University
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Synopsis
We are pleased to invite you to the 22nd Joint Annual Conference of CSCST-SCI which will be held at Aston University in Birmingham on Saturday 19 September 2015.
This year's annual conference will feature the theme 'Renewable Energy and Novel Materials for a Sustainable Future.' Energy and environmental issues, including climate change, are among the most difficult challenges facing the world. It is important that the scientists, engineers and policy-makers to come together to share their knowledge and solutions for the challenges.
The conference will highlight the current development in renewable energy and novel materials in the UK. Meanwhile, research work on any other topics relevant to chemical science and technology are also highly welcome.
With all our events, you can expect to network with researchers and scholars from all over the UK and be presented with the most-up-to-date works in the multidisciplinary areas of chemical science and engineering.
Cash awards for oral and poster presentation winners are sponsored by SCI.
Programme
Event Day
Event Section
- 08:30
- Registration and Poster Set Up
- 09:45
- Welcome and Introduction Dr Jiawei Wang, Aston University
- 09:50
- SCI Speech TBC
- 10:00
- RSC Speech Dr Kathleen Too, RSC
- 10:10
- Beijing Institute of Technology Dr Ke Chen
- 10:20
- Beijing Institute of Technology Prof Changwen Hu
- 10:30
- Plenary Talk: Designing Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biorefining Prof Karen Wilson, Aston University
- 11:00
- Plenary Talk: Efficient H2 and O2 Production from Water by Visible-Driven Photocatalysis Dr Junwang, University College London
- 11:45
- Keynote Presentations Prof Changwen Hu, Beijing Institute of Technology and Dr Shengfu Yang, University of Leicester
- 12:10
- Oral Presentations
- 12:55
- Lunch, photograph and poster presentations
- 14:00
- Oral Presentations
- 15:10
- Coffee Break
- 15:30
- Keynote Presentations Dr Bo Xiao, Queen's University Belfast and Dr Xiaolei Fan, University of Manchester
- 15:55
- Oral Presentations
- 16:40
- Award Announcement and Closing Session
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Venue and Contact
Aston University
Aston UniversityAston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
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CSCST
Tel: 0207 598 1594
Email: conference2015@cscst.org
Fees
This is a free event, but booking is required.
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Additional Info
Exhibition and Sponsorship
An exhibition will take place alongside the conference for companies and related organisations who may wish to exhibit. Please email conferences@soci.org for further information and prices. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.