Speakers
SPEAKERS Pr. BOTELHO Cidália (Porto University) Dr. BOTELHO Cidália holds a bachelor's and doctorate degree in chemical engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, and a master's degree in applied chemistry from the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon. Since 1989, she has been teaching at the Faculty of Engineering in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Environmental Engineering. Her research focuses on environmental chemistry, water quality, and environmental engineering, particularly in water and wastewater treatment. She has been/is involved in supervising 10 doctoral students and around 40 master's students. She has published over 100 scientific articles in international journals and the results of her research work have been presented at several international conferences.
Pr. BOUCHAOU Lhoussaine (Ibn Zohr University) Dr Bouchaou Lhoussaine has completed his PhD at the age of 27 years from University of Franche-Comté (France) in 1988 and Doctorate of state from University of Cadi Ayyad (Morocco) in 1995. He is professor at Ibn Zohr University of Agadir (Morocco) since 1988. His research is focusing mainly water resources management using new technologies; contribution of Chemical and isotopic tracers, salinity of water and soil, karst hydrology, environment, climate change and its impact on natural resources in arid zones, water saving in agriculture”. He is Leader of several national and international research contracts (EU, IAEA, UNESCO, NATO, EU, CNRS, CNRST, IRD, ABH, ACADEMIE Hassan II, OCP..) since 1990s and supervisor of about 30 PhD students. He has published more than 250 papers in reputed journals, serving as reviewer member of repute journal and international expert in water resources topic. He was former president of Moroccan chapter of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) 2003-2016. Affiliated professor to International Water Research Institute (IWRI) of private University Mohamed 6 Polytechnic (UM6P), Benguérir (Morocco) since July 2019.
Pr. MERDY Patricia ( Toulon University ) Dr. MERDY Patricia worked in 1997, during her Master’s degree, in a laboratory at the University of Western Brittany, focusing on the synthesis of organometallic complexes between tungsten and highly delocalized alkene/alkyne ligands for applications in electronics. She then completed her PhD between 1998 and 2001 at the University of Reims, studying the role of certain transition metals in their interactions with natural polymers, in collaboration with INRA. Subsequently, she spent three years in English-speaking Canada (2002–2004) at McMaster University, working on a project applied to cancer medical imaging and therapy, involving the synthesis of organic molecules linked to radioactive elements for an American pharmaceutical company. In 2005, she was recruited by the University of Toulon, where she developed research on metallic pollutants in environmental matrices, in collaboration with IRD and São Paulo University in Brazil. She obtained her Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) in 2012. She is currently developing projects on the design of photosensitive metal oxides for the advanced oxidation of organic pollutant molecules resistant to conventional industrial depollution processes, in collaboration with Veolia. In parallel, she is implementing the synthesis of nanoplastics to study their impact on living organisms, incorporating fluorescent sensors. Recruited at the PROTEE Laboratory in 2005, she joined IM2NP in 2019, where she took responsibility for a research team in 2021 and became director of the laboratory in 2023. She also served as Vice-President of the University of Toulon, in charge of research valorization, from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, she was appointed by the Ministry to the French National Council of Universities (CNU), serving a four-year term in Section 32 (2019–2023). Since 2023, she has been elected to the Research Commission (CORE) of the University of Toulon.
Pr. NOWS Hendrikus (Polytechnic of Porto) Dr. Hendrikus (Henri) Nouws has a PhD in Chemistry (2007) from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (Portugal). He is an associate professor of the Chemical Engineering department of the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto (Portugal) where he teaches several courses of the Bachelor and Master degrees in Chemical Engineering and of the Bachelor degree in Bioresources.Since 2025 he is the vice-director of the Doctoral Programme in Analytical Chemistry and Engineering for Environmental Sustainability. Between 2018 and 2024 he was the vice-director of the Master degree in Chemical Engineering and from 2022 to 2024 he was a member of the scientific council of ISEP. He develops his research activities in the “Grupo de Reação e Análises Químicas” (GRAQ, www.graq.isep.ipp.pt), a sub-group of the Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV) of the Network of Chemistry and Technology (REQUIMTE) located on the campus of ISEP. His research mainly focuses on the development of sensors and biosensors for pharmaceutical, clinical, and food analysis, environmental sciences, pollutant monitoring, disease diagnosis, food safety, nanotechnology, consumer protection, and green technologies. He was the principal investigator of 2 national R&D projects and participated/participates as a researcher in 3 international and 11 national R&D projects, all funded through competitive calls. He also participated in 2 R&TD projects in collaboration with the Portuguese industry (funded through competitive calls).He is/was the (co)supervisor of 5 PhD (3 concluded and 2 ongoing) and 21 MSc thesis. His publication record contains 66 research articles & reviews published in Web of Science-indexed journals, 5 book chapters, and 12 proceedings papers. He also coauthored 1 book and coedited another and was the (co)author of 100 communications that were presented in international conferences and 34 communications that were presented in national conferences.
Pr. SAADOUNE Ismael (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco) Dr. Saadoune Ismael , a Full Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, completed his academic journey with a French PhD from the University of Bordeaux in 1992 and a Moroccan PhD from the University Cadi Ayyad UCA-Marrakech in 1996. His dual doctoral pursuits centered on advancing Active Materials for Lithium and Sodium-ion Batteries, offering promising solutions for energy storage challenges. In 2002, Dr. Saadoune established the Laboratory of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, where he mentored over 100 graduate and 40 Master students. Guiding the research endeavors of 25 PhD candidates, all now active in industry or research laboratories, Dr. Saadoune has left an indelible mark on academic and industrial landscapes. As the principal investigator, he spearheaded 22 national and 18 international research projects on Battery Materials, demonstrating his commitment to advancing energy storage technologies. Currently, Dr. Saadoune leads the 'Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion' unit within ACER/UM6P, focusing on collaborative initiatives with UM6P ecosystem: on the development of Battery Materials utilizing African Mineral Resources and the recovery of strategic minerals for energy transition via the recycling of End-of-Life Lithium-ion Batteries. His academic output encompasses over 195 articles, conference papers, and project reports, underscoring his significant contributions to the field of electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
( University of Gdańsk ) Dr. ZALESKA-MEDYNSKA Adriana, Head of the Department of Environmental Technology and the Photocatalysis Group at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Poland. She has been conducting research in the field of heterogeneous photocatalysis for over 25 years, leading teams first at the Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology and since 2012 at the University of Gdańsk. Her research is aimed on correlating the surface properties of new nanomaterials with their preparation method and photoactivity, explaining the mechanisms of photocatalytic reactions, as well as designing and testing prototype devices using photocatalytic reactions (including devices for air purification, deodorization and disinfection). In recent years, her research combines experimental chemistry with theoretical calculations, which allows predicting the structures of new nanomaterials and explaining the interactions between the surface of semiconductor materials and reagents. Author and co-author of 216 papers, 1 book (https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0-01872-7), 16 chapters in books and monographs, 18 patents, 12 patent applications, over 400 short communications; h index = 51, total citations: > 9,500. She completed foreign internships in leading research units, including: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA (7 months, 1997 and 2 months, 2004),California Institute of Technology, USA (12 months in 2001-2002), University of California at Berkeley, USA (2 months, 2010-2011), Stanford University, USA (2 months, 2012), National Institute for Environmental Science, Tsukuba, Japan (short-term fellowship, 2013); Weizmann Institute, Israel (4 months, 2018). I gave lectures at Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China (course for PhD students in School of Chemistry, 2015) and at Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas, Ecuador (Erasmus Staff Training, course in heterogeneous photocatalysis for graduated students, 2019). She managed research and development projects financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (5), National Science Center (5), National Center for Research and Development (3), Norwegian Funds (2), EU Horizon (1, leader of UG tasks) and Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection (2). Supervisor of 22 PhD thesis (defended) and supervisor of Engineering and Master thesis (137 students at Faculty of Chemistry/ Gdansk University of Technology, Poland and Faculty of Chemistry/ University of Gdansk, Poland. Since December 2020, director of the Association of Daniel Fahrenheit Universities in Gdańsk. She’s a serving as an expert in grant and grant report evaluation (National Science Center 2022, 2023 and 2024 and FWO W&T4 Fellowship (2022-2024 and 2025-2027). From 2023, a member of the Gdańsk Entrepreneurship Council, member of the Strategy Council of the Pomeranian Territorial Forum and a member of the Climate Council established at the UN Global Compact Network Poland. Among others, awarded for applied research by Primum Cooperatio Award (2022) and got Minister's Award for organizational activity (1st degree individual award, 2024).
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Pr. ZALESKA Adriana
