Prof. Chikashi Sato
Idaho State University, USABiography: Professor
Chikashi Sato is an environmental engineering
and science educator, originally from Iwaki
City, Japan, and now a U.S. citizen. For the
past 29 years, he has been a faculty member at
Idaho State University, where he serves as
Director of the PhD program in Engineering and
Applied Science and the MS program in
Environmental Science and Management. Dr. Sato
holds an MS in Environmental Health Engineering
from the University of Kansas and a PhD in
Environmental Engineering from the University of
Iowa.
Dr. Sato has been recognized with several
prestigious fellowships throughout his career.
In 2002, he was awarded a Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship, during
which he conducted research at the Public Works
Research Institute in Tsukuba, Japan. In 2012,
he received a Fulbright fellowship and taught at
Tribhuvan University-Prithvi Narayan Campus in
Pokhara, Nepal. In 2014, he was an invited
Visiting Professor at Kyoto University's
Graduate School of Engineering, Research Center
for Environmental Quality Management.
Additionally, in 2017, Dr. Sato was honored with
the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s
International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI).
Dr. Sato has made significant contributions to
the field of scientific writing, publishing
Handbook for Scientific English Writing in 2009,
a widely-used resource in Japan. He has served
on the editorial boards of various academic
journals and is currently a guest editor for the
special issue “Microbial Fuel Cells, 3rd
Edition” in the journal Energies.
Biography: Jun Peng is a Professor of Sustainable Energy Engineering in University of Lincoln, UK. He received his PhD degree from National Engine Combustion Lab, Tianjin University in 1996. After four years working experiences as research fellow in Brunel University and two years as senior development engineer in Ford Motor Company, he held the position of Lecturer since 2004 and Senior Lecture since 2007 in the University of Sussex. Prior to his current appointment, he worked as Professor in Engineering in University of Bedfordshire. Jun Peng’s research interest lies in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and combustion with applications on IC engines, gas turbines, fuel cells and other sustainable energy systems. His recent research works have contributed to sustainable vehicle powertrain, non-carbon water transport technology, etc. Jun Peng is a Fellow of IMechE, a Fellow of RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry). He is the Associate Editor of IET journal of Electronics Letters (SCI indexed) and an Editorial Board member of Johnson Matthey Technology Review (SCI indexed). He was an invited fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Biography: Prof. Guangming Li, professor and doctoral student supervisor at the College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University. Engaged in water pollution control and recycling, wastes management and recovery technologies such as urban solid waste, electronic waste, kitchen and organic waste, waste tires and plastics, and hazardous wastes, as well as urban ecological environment and low-carbon sustainable development technology and innovation planning research. He presided over and participated in more than ten major science and technology research projects under the National "Tenth Five Year Plan" 863, the Ministry of Science and Technology Support Plan, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and local governments. Since 2004, he has been involved in the formulation of medium and long-term scientific and technological development plans in Shanghai, serving as the leader of the Ecological Shanghai Special Group, participating in the formulation of Shanghai's "11th Five Year Plan", "12th Five Year Plan", "13th Five Year Plan", and "14th Five Year Plan" scientific and technological development plans, and serving as the leader of the Ecological Shanghai or People's Livelihood Special Group; Participate in the special planning, implementation management, promotion, and application of the World Expo Science and Technology Action Plan. He has conducted exchanges and cooperation with the German University of Technology Berlin, the University of East Anglia in the UK, Japan Construction Engineering Corporation, the Italian Federation for Waste Plastic Recycling, and Thailand Green Rubber. Served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Chemistry (1996-1999), Executive Deputy Director of the Training Center of Higher Technical College (2000-2001), and Deputy Dean of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering (2003-2010), responsible for teaching, research, training, and graduate management work. Currently serving as the Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of Tongji University (2010-2017), responsible for industry and university research cooperation and the service and management of scientific and technological achievements. Published over 200 research papers in mainstream academic journals both domestically and internationally in this field of expertise; Editor in chief/co-editor of 10 academic monographs and textbooks; Apply for more than 20 authorized patents.
