Invited Speakers

	Stripfilms as a Versatile Oral Dosage Platform for the Delivery of Nano-Particles of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) Professor Rajesh N. Davé New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Dr. Rajesh N. Davé received the B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1978, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees In Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University in 1981 and 1983 respectively. He is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is involved with the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center on Structured Organic Particulate Systems, a Rutgers (lead), Purdue, NJIT and UPRM partnership, as a Thrust Leader and a Test-bed Leader. He is also the founding Director of New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates, an R&D Excellence Center engaged in research for applications such as pharmaceutical, chemical, electronic and energetic materials. He has published extensively in two research areas; Particle Technology and Pattern Recognition, and has received awards and honors such as; AAPS Arden Conference presentation on Poor Bio-Availability Drugs, June 2010, China; Delivery of the Leslie J. Ford Lecture: Dry Particle Coating – Synthesis and Characterization of Engineered Particulates with Tailored Properties, at Particle Technology UK Forum IV, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, April 2002; K. S. Fu Award from North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, June 1999.
	Mechanics of Granular Flow – Geophysics to Industrial Application Prof. Shu-San Hsiau National Central University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan Shu-San Hsiau received his Bachelor degree from National Taiwan University in 1985, and Master and PhD degree from California Institute of Technology (Caltech, USA) in 1989 and 1993, all majored in Mechanical Engineering. After a half year of postdoctoral experience at Caltech, he started his academic career at National Central University in Jhongli, Taiwan since August 1993. He was promoted to full professor in 1999. His research interests include clean-coal technology, solar-hydrogen energy, pharmaceutical engineering, building energy saving, powder technology, debris flow and avalanche. He has published over 100 journal papers and 13 patents. Professor Hsiau received Humboldt fellowship from von Humboldt foundation in 2003 and stayed at Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) for 8 months investigating avalanche phenomenon. He also owned the distinguished professorship at National Central University. Currently he is the chairman of Department of Mechanical Engineering, and also the chairman of Institute of Energy Engineering at National Central University. He leads several important national projects about clean coal technology and energy education.
	Mechanism of Particle Transport in a Fully Developed Wake Flow Associate Professor Jun Yao Xiamen University, Xiamen, China Dr. Jun Yao received his Bachelor degree in 1994 from Yanshan University, China. After two years’ industry experience, he began his study at Zhejiang University, China and received his Master degree in Fluid Mechanics in 1999 and PhD degree in Thermal Power Engineering in 2002. Later, he continued his research as a postdoctoral at Zhejiang University. In 2003 he was granted a Research Fellow from Singapore-MIT Alliance. In 2006, Dr. Yao was granted a Research Fellow position from the Institute of Particle Science Engineering (IPSE) at University of Leeds, UK. In 2011, he was appointed as an Associate Professor with “New Century Excellent Talents” at Xiamen University, China. Since 1996, Dr. Yao has pursued his research in particle science and technology including experimental and simulation. His work involves pipe erosion, particulate bluff-body-wake flows, pneumatic conveying, electrostatics, particle attrition, particle fabrication, particulate duct flows and so on. Presently, Dr. Yao expands his research of particle technology in nuclear industry in view of the rapid increase in power demand based on nuclear plants in China. Dr. Yao has published more than 30 Journal papers.
	Tailor-made Particle Dispersions: Application of Molecular Modelling Tools in Selection of Appropriate Dispersant – Solvent Combinations Dr. Beena Rai Tata Consultancy Services, India Beena Rai obtained her Ph. D. in 1995 from National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, INDIA. After a brief post-doctoral tenure at NCL Pune, she joined Tata Research Development & Design Centre (TRDDC), (A division of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.), Pune, INDIA, in 1996. At TRDDC, she leads the research program on rational design of industrial performance chemicals using molecular modeling techniques. Her research interests include rational design, synthesis & testing of performance chemicals, mineral processing, colloids and interfacial science, particle dispersion and grinding, nanotechnology, waste recycling, cements, nanofluids, drug delivery systems and biosensors. She has led several industrial projects. She has 55 research publications and 10 patents to her credit. Recently, she has edited a book on application of Molecular Modelling in design of materials and performance chemicals, published by CRC Press. She has been a visiting Scientist at Laboratoire Environnment et Mineralogie, INPL-CNRS, Nancy, France.
	Optimization and Control of Industrial Particulate Processing Operations through Predictive Data Analytics Dr. Venkataramana Runkana Tata Consultancy Services, India Dr. Venkataramana Runkana is currently a Principal Scientist and leads the particle science and nanotechnology research programs at Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC), Pune, India, a division of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Venkat received B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati (India) in 1989, M.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India) in 1991 and Ph.D. (Earth and Environmental Engineering) from Columbia University, New York (USA) in 2003. He spent two and a half years at Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation (UB Group), Bangalore (India) before joining TRDDC in 1993. He has extensive experience on developing and implementing industrial research projects on process modeling, simulation and optimization, and process development, scale-up and design. Venkat has initiated and lead research programs on modeling and optimization of processes involving particulate solids such as granulation and sintering of iron ore fines, balling and induration of iron ore fines, direct reduction of iron ore by coal, and dispersion-flocculation of colloidal suspensions. His current areas of interest are nanoparticle synthesis in aerosol flame reactors, production of nanoparticles through high energy milling, drug delivery through polymer hydrogels, and development and/or application of population balance, computational fluid dynamics and discrete element modeling techniques for particulate processes.
	Particle System for Protein Drug Delivery: Strategy, Preparation and Application Prof. Guanghui Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Prof. Ma received her B.D. from Gunma University and her M.D. and Ph.D. from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. She is currently a Professor and Vice Head of the National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). She concurrently holds the appointment of Deputy Director of IPE at CAS. Her research interests include encapsulation of bio-active drug and anti-cancer agent and preparation of bio-separation media and their applications. Prof. Ma has published 150 papers (SCI) and has 25 patents authorized. She received the National Award of Science and Technology (the 2^nd grade) in 2009, and was selected the Winner in the category of Engineering and Technology for 2009 TWAS-TWOWS-PSN-SCOPUS Regional Young Women Scientist Awards.
	Geomimetic Highly Porous Inorganic Membranes Fabricated Using Plasma Spraying Coating with Particulates Prof. Kuo-Lun Tung Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan Kuo-Lun (Allan) Tung is now the Director of the R&D Centre for Membrane Technology (CMT) at Chung Yuan University in Taipei, Taiwan with a specialty of research and development on membrane filtration applications for 20 years. He received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1991, 1994 and 1998, respectively, from the National Taiwan University, all in chemical engineering. He joined Chung Yuan University in 1999, where he is currently a Full Professor in the department of chemical engineering. The CMT is aimed at promoting the development of membrane technology, excelling academic exchange and enhancing cooperation with the industrial sector. With a solid training background of filtration theory since 1990, Allan Tung has been doing research in the area of membrane filtrations for more than 20 years with a strong research interest in the fundamental study of membrane fouling and applications on water/wastewater treatments using experimental and computational methods. Recent research topics include fundamental researches of membrane fouling and CFD analysis of multi-phase flow and membrane module design for water/wastewater treatments. Some of the developed patented technologies, say feed spacer design technology for spiral wound membrane module, have been transfer to industries. Allan is also active in the international affairs in membrane filtration discipline. He is now a council member of The Filtration Society in UK and also serving as the deputy secretary/managing committee members of the membrane technology specialist group and water reuse specialist group in international water association (IWA), Taiwan representative Secretary of Asia Pacific Desalination Association (APDA).
	Development of a Large-Scale Triple-Bed Combined Circulating Fluidized Bed with High Solids Flux for Advanced Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Associate Professor Chihiro Fushimi Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan Chihiro Fushimi received his Bachelor, Master and PhD degree from The University of Tokyo, Japan in 1999, 2001 and 2004, respectively, all specialized in Chemical Engineering. After he obtained PhD, he worked in University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, USA) as a visiting scholar for one year and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE, Kyoto, Japan) as a researcher for two years. He started his academic career at Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo as Research Associate since April 2007. He joined Department of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as Associate Professor since October 2011. His research interests include clean-coal technology, utilization of biomass, pyrolysis/gasification technology, fluidized bed, drying technology and energy conservation technology. He has led the development of a novel triple-bed combined circulating fluidized bed gasifier to greatly increase the thermal efficiency of coal-fired power plants for years.
	Particle Scale Study of the Dispersion of Dry Powder in Pharmaceutical Aerosol Inhalers Prof. Runyu Yang University of New South Wales, Australia Dr. Yang received his B.E. and M.E. from Zhejiang University, China and PhD from UNSW, Australia in 1991, 1994 and 2002, respectively. He then worked in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW as an ARC-CSIRO Fellow. He became a Lecturer in 2006, Senior Lecturer in 2008 and Associate Professor in 2012, all in the same school. Dr. Yang has strong research interests in the area of powder/particle science and technology, in particular in understanding the behaviour of particles through rigorous modelling and simulation at microscopic and macroscopic levels. He is currently leading an active group working on particle packing/compaction, granular flow, particle breakage/granulation and powder dispersion. His work has a wide range of applications in the materials, mineral and pharmaceutical industries. He has over 70 high quality journal and peer-reviewed conference papers. In the past 8 years, he has secured more than $2m funding from the government and industries.
	Production of Particles – New Applications and Optimization of Nano-Emulsion and Micro-Emulsion Associate Professor Zongyuan Xiao Xiamen University, China Dr. Zongyuan Xiao received his bachlor degree in Chemical Engineering in 1995 from Zhejiang University, China. After several years’ industry experience, he began his study at National University of Singapore in 2001 and received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering in 2005. He joined the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Xiamen University, China in 2006 as Assistant Professor and was promoted as Associate Professor in 2009. His research interests include Fluid Mechanics, fine chemistry industry, surface coating and encapsulation of bio-active material. he is currently leading several big industrial projects with total funding of 5.7 million RMB.
	Extended Applications of Discrete Element Method – From Pedestrian Flow to Toothbrush Associate Professor Junyoung Park Kumoh National Institute of Technology, South Korea Prof. Park received his Bachelor degree and Master degree from Kyungpook National University (Korea) in 1996 and 1998, and Ph.D. degree from Purdue University (USA) in 2003, all majored in Mechanical Engineering. He'd worked at the department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka University in Japan as a Post-doctoral fellow and at research laboratory of Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) in Korea as a senior researcher. He is currently working at the department of mechanical design engineering, in Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea, as an associate professor. His research area covers from nano mechanics such as molecular dynamics simulation for deformation of bulk metallic glasses to particle technology such as discrete element simulation for hopper flow using elliptical particle, drum washer using completely flexible fiber element, tooth brushing using rod elements, pedestrian flow, coal compression, shot blasting in iron making process, manganese nodule-sea water flow in the pipe of deep ocean.
	Grinding Characteristics of Metal Powders and Carbon Nanotubes(CNTs) During Various Ball Milling Processes Prof. Heekyu Choi Changwon National University, South Korea Prof. Heekyu Choi received his B.S. degree in Science(Biology) from Dongguk University. He received M.S. degrees and Ph.D in Engineering(Powder Technology) from Pusan National University in 2001 and 2004 respectively. After getting his Ph.D., he was a visiting fellow(post doctorial program) at Nagoya University from 2004 to 2006. He was senior researcher at Gyeongsang National University in 2006 and was research professor at BK21 program of Changwon National University from 2007 to 2011. Now he is a full time research professor in Engineering Research Center(ERC) for integrated Mechatronics Materials and Components in Changwon National University. He has published about 50 papers in peer reviewed journals and has given about 40 presentations in international conference. He received a Graduate School Award from the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2004. His current research topics are (1) grinding characteristics of metal and carbon nano tube(CNT) powders during grinding process and (2) powder composite by mechanical alloying with ball milling process.
	Multifunctional Particle Coating by Plasma Process and Its Application to Pollution Control Prof. Kyo-Seon Kim Kangwon National University, South Korea Prof. Kyo-Seon Kim is currently Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, where he has been working from 1989. He received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees all in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University, KAIST and University of Cincinnati, OH, USA in 1979, 1981 and 1989, respectively. He worked at Korea Institute of Energy and Resources as a researcher from 1981 to 1985. On his sabbatical leaves from Kangwon National University, he was a Visiting Professor at Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd, Japan during 1993-1994 and he was a visiting researcher at DuPont Central Research Laboratory, USA during 2003-2004. His research interests are focused on preparation and modification of nanoparticles for high-functional performances by the gas and liquid processes and also plasma process. The main applications of nanoparticles in his researches are in the fields of pollution control and energy and medical devices. He was the director of Fine Particle Technology Division of Korea Institute of Chemical Engineers for 2008-2009. He has been the director of Post-BK21 program for Training Manpower in Plasma Application Research at Kangwon National University from 2006.
	Silica Stabilized Iron Particles for Microwave Radiation Shielding Prof. John Zhanhu Guo Lamar University, USA Dr. Guo’s research interests cover the Advanced Materials preparation, characterization and their applications. Dr. Guo has developed quite a few unique methods to prepare the polymer nanocomposites reinforced with different kinds of nanoparticles encompassing ceramics and magnetic metals. The scientific results have been published in the top-notched journals in the field. One pending patent and another filed technical disclosure cover the above mentioned composite preparation methodologies. Dr. Guo has been investigating the mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, electronic, and electron transport phenomena in the nanoscale materials. Through introducing the strong interfacial interaction between the nanoparticles and the polymer matrix and achieving uniform particle dispersion with coupling agent/surfactant, Dr. Guo has achieved a series of strengthened polymer nanocomposites with the matrix ranging from thermoplastic, rubbers and thermosetting. The microwave absorption of the magnetic nanocomposites has been evaluated exhibiting a significant weight reduction with a comparable performance. In addition, the annealing effect on the polymer matrix has been an interesting topic in changing the matrix conductivity. A giant magnetoresistance (GMR) has been observed in this system and it is the largest signal of these systems. The sensor fabrication is underway. Except using the commercially available ceramic and magnetic metallic nanoparticles, Dr. Guo has also developed an in-situ composite fabrication method through wet chemical reduction method in the polymer solution. In addition, different shells surrounding the magnetic core have also been discovered by Dr. Guo with a possibly significant effect on the biomedical and energy areas. Besides the above nanostructural research, Dr. Guo has also done quite a lot on the environmental-related research. He has got involved in the coal desulfurization using wet chemical method in SDUST (1995-1996), spent more than two years in the tail gas desulfurization (sulfur dioxide, SO2) using hollow fiber membrane modulus (1996-1999), and one year full-time employee as an Associate Engineer to design the Catalyst Pilot in Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry (1999-2000).
	Synthesis of Aragonite-Type Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) Powder from Calcium-Rich Inorganic Wastes for Light-Weight Plastic Composites Dr. Ji-Whan Ahn Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Korea Dr. Ji-Whan Ahn received her Ph.D. degree in mining and minerals engineering from Inha university, Inchon, S. Korea, in 1997. She is currently working at Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM, Daejeon, S. Korea) as a principal researcher and also as a president at Korea Institute of Limestone and Advanced Materials (KILAM, Danyang, S. Korea). She is the director of the Resources Environment and Materials R&D Center, KIGAM, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, S. Korea since 2008. She is the member of technical advisory committee, the Ministry of Environment, S. Korea and international editorial board of resource processing society, Japan. She received the top 100 excellent research award from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, S. Korea in 2010, the excellent researcher award from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy in 2009, and the excellent paper award from the society of materials engineering for resources, Japan in 2007. Her main research fields are accelerated carbonation technology, particularly accelerated carbonation technology 1) for the syntheses of precipitated calcium carbonate polymorphs, 2) that enables industrial wastes to be used as alternative resources, 3) for the stabilization of municipal solid waste incineration (MWSI) bottom ash that stabilize hazardous components such as heavy metal ions and soluble and insoluble chloride salts, and 4) for CO₂-sequestration.
	Decorating Noble Metal Nanoparticles with Quantum Dots for Superior Fluorescent Properties Associate Professor Lin-Yue Lanry Yung National University of Singapore, Singapore Dr. Lanry Yung obtained his PhD from the University of Delaware (1998) with Professor Stuart Cooper. After his postdoctoral work with Professor David Usher (Delaware, 1998-2000) on sequential analysis of gene expression, he moved to Menicon Co. (Nagoya, Japan) to work on surface modification of silicone hydrogel for contact lens application. In 2003, he moved to Singapore and joined the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NUS has remained there since. His research interests include (i) nanoparticle assemblies for biomedical and environmental sensing applications and (ii) health effects of engineered nanoparticles.
	Beyond Spray Drying: New Dry Powder Inhaler Formulation of Drug Nanoparticles Dr. Kunn Hadinoto Ong Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dr. Kunn Hadinoto Ong earned his bachelor degree in chemical engineering from the University of Washington (USA) in 2000, and his doctoral degree from Purdue University (USA) in 2004 under the tutelage of Prof. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis. He joined NTU’s School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor in 2007. Prior to that, he worked as a research fellow at the Agency of Science Technology & Research (A*STAR) Singapore. His research interests include Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of turbulent particle-laden flow, experimental investigation of the particle-laden flow phenomena using advanced optical technique, and engineered aerosol carrier particles to deliver nanoparticulate drugs by inhalation.
	Modification of Pollen Shape Carriers for Improved Dry Powder Inhalation Efficiency Dr. Raymond Lau Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dr. Raymond Lau joined Nanyang Technological University in December 2005. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Liang-Shih Fan from the Ohio State University. He currently serves as the associate editor of Advanced Powder Technology by Elsevier Science. His research deals with the application of process engineering principles on various multiphase flow systems. Current research interests include hydrodynamics study in high pressure bubble and slurry bubble columns, particularly for the application of Fisher-Tropsch synthesis process, development of particle formulations and inhalers for dry powder inhalation as well as cultivation of microalgae for biofuel and neutraceutical products.
	Mixing Behaviors in Gas Fluidized Bed Systems Dr. Eldin Wee Chuan Lim National University of Singapore, Singapore Dr. Eldin Wee Chuan Lim is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He received his B.Eng. (Hons), M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from NUS. He was a recipient of the NUS President’s Graduate Fellowship during his Ph.D. studies. Prior to his current appointment, he held the positions of Senior Member of Technical Staff at DSO National Laboratories and Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellow at NUS. Some of the academic awards that he has received include the HPC Quest Silver Award presented by IBM and IHPC, ERS-IASC Young Researcher Award presented by the European Regional Section of the International Association for Statistical Computing, two Best Paper Awards presented at the 2010 SECAU Security Congress and the Frontier Award presented by the Fluid & Particle Processing Division of The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan. He was a recipient of the Teaching Commendation award presented by the Faculty of Engineering of NUS. He is currently serving as a Book Editor for InTech Open Access Publisher and as a Member of the Editorial Boards for the Elsevier journal, Advanced Powder Technology, the American Journal of Fluid Dynamics published by Scientific & Academic Publishing, and the Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology published by OMICS Publishing Group.

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