(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
Monday 15 July 2024
08.30-09.00
Registration
09:00-09:30
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:
- Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute.
09:30-11:00 Session 1
Moderator: Hemmat Safwat, Deputy Director, Engineering Division, Athens Institute.
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- Nadhir Al-Ansari, Professor, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.
Varoujan Sissakian, Chief Researcher, Komar University of Science and Technology, Iraq.
Title: Geohydro-politics of Water Resources in Iraq.
Title: Novel Ferrate (VI) Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment.
- Teodoro Georgiadis, Senior Research Associate, CNR – IBE, Italy.
Letizia Cremonini, Researcher, CNR – IBE, Italy.
Marianna Nardino, Researcher, CNR – IBE, Italy.
Daniela Famulari, Researcher, CNR – IBE, Italy.
Cristina Siligardi, Professor, UNIMORE, Italy.
Erika Iveth Cedillo Gonzalez, Researcher, UNIMORE, Italy.
Title: A Methodological Proposal for the Characterization of Building Heritage from the Second Twentieth Century for Renovation Purposes.
- Jeng-Wei Tsai, Professor, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology/Graduate Institute of Bioresources, Taiwan.
Title: Optical Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter as Indicators for Assessing Heavy Metal Speciation in Mangrove-Dominated Estuarine Ecosystems.
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11:00-13:00 Session 2
Moderator: Nadhir Al-Ansari, Professor, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.
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- Adina Raducan, Head, Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Petruta Oancea, Associate Professor, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Mirabela Soare, PhD Student, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Maria Balan, Student, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Title: Oxidation of Epirubicin by Chemical, Photochemical and Enzymatic Methods. A Comparative Study.
- Zhuo Li, Professor, Tongji University, China.
Title: Lanthanide MOF-Based Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Radiometric Fluorescence Probe for Visual Detection of Perfluorooctanoic Acid with a Smartphone-Assisted Portable Device.
- Kanoktip Boonkerd, Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Janyarak Trakuldeea, Graduate Student, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Apinya Krainoi, PhD Student, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Title: Development of Environmentally Friendly Bio-based Composite for Using as Water Swellable Rubber.
- Joanna Klimowicz, Associate Professor, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.
Elżbieta Dagny Ryńska, Professor, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.
Title: Steps to Implement Green Technologies in the Construction Industry. Case Study: Poland.
- Sirilux Poompradub, Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Title: Composite Materials for Carbon Capture and Utilization.
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13:00-15:00 Session 3
Moderator: Olga Gkounta, Researcher, Athens Institute.
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- Xi Jiang, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Title: Insight into Pollutant Formation of Carbon-free Fuel (Ammonia/Hydrogen) Combustion Utilisation.
- Joanna Jedruszkiewicz, Assistant Professor, University of Lodz, Poland.
Piotr Piotrowski, Assistant Professor, University of Lodz, Poland.
Joanna Wibig, Professor, University of Lodz, Poland.
Title: The Relation between Atmospheric Circulation and Heat, Cold Wave Formation in Poland. The Role of the Arctic Amplification.
- Carmelia Mariana Balanica Dragomir, Associate Professor, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, Romania.
Title: Green Taxes and Their Impact on Romanian’s Economy Compared to Investments for Air and Climate Protection.
- Alin Ionut Scarlat, Scientific Researcher, University of Bucharest, INCAS – National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli”, Romania.
Alexandru Tudor, Scientific Researcher, University of Bucharest, INCAS – National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli”, Romania.
Gabriela Iorga, Lecturer, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Title: Evolution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Romania: A Regional Analysis from 1990 to 2021.
- Alexandru Tudor, Scientific Researcher, University of Bucharest, INCAS – National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli”, Romania.
Alin Ionut Scarlat, Scientific Researcher, University of Bucharest, INCAS – National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli”, Romania.
Gabriela Iorga, Lecturer, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Title: Understanding the Dynamics of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Romania within the European and Global Context.
- Pritibala Mastakar, Professor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, India.
Title: Drinking Water Contamination at Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India due to Equine Waste: A Case Study in Environmental Risk Management.
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15:00-15:30 Lunch
15:30-17:30 Session 4
Moderator: Carmelia Mariana Balanica Dragomir, Associate Professor, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, Romania.
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- Yasar Selman Gultekin, Associate Professor, Düzce University, Türkiye.
Pınar Gültekin, Associate Professor, Düzce University, Türkiye.
Title: Evaluation of Ecosystem Services and Potential of Social Innovation in Marginalised Mountainous Areas of Western Black Sea Region.
- Deniz Gerçek, Associate Professor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey.
Title: Assessment of the Trending Change of Climate Conditions in Relation to the Environmental Degradation: The Case of İzmir and Karaburun Peninsula.
- Daniel Soto, Assistant Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.
Title: Can Selective Harvest Improve the Stand Structural Complexity and Productivity along a Precipitation Gradient in Temperate Patagonian Forests?
- Weihua Zhang, Research Scientist, Radiation Protection Bureau of Health Canada.
Title: Monitoring of Anthropogenic Radioactivity in the Atmosphere in the Arctic.
- Pinar Gultekinm, Associate Professor, Düzce University Türkiye.
Yasar Selman Gultekin, Associate Professor, Düzce University, Türkiye.
Ari Ar Seher, Master Student, Düzce University Department of Interdisiplinary Ecotourism Türkiye.
Title: A New Marketing Way of Beekeeping Api-Tourism: An Example of Düzce Api-Tourism Route.
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17:30-19:30 Session 5
Moderator: Deniz Gerçek, Associate Professor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey.
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- Savitri Jetoo, Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Professor, McMaster University, Canada.
Title: Governance of Climate Resilient Migration.
- Marat Abzalov, Consulting Geologist, MASSA Geoservices, Australia and Geological Institute, KSC, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
Title: Surficial Uranium Deposits in Central Jordan: Geology and Exploration Models.
- Hemmat Safwat, Deputy Director, Engineering Division, Athens Institute & Director, Energy Consultant, Greece.
Title: Avoiding and Limiting the Uncontrolled Emissions of CO2 – Strategies and Considerations for the Net Zero Era.
- Wang Zhen, Senior Engineer, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, PetroChina, China.
Title: Application of Horizontal Wells to Achieve Breakthrough of Carbonate Tight Oil Production in the Precaspian Basin.
- Al-Hasan Abdulwahid, PhD Student, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Jonathan Leaver, Associate Professor, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
Michael Jack, Associate Professor, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Title: How Decision-Making Processes Shape the Future of Hydrogen Vehicle Adoption.
- Paulo Vasconcelos, Researcher, Transdisciplinary Research Centre Culture, Space and Memory, University of Porto, Portugal.
Title: Environmental Impacts of the Pulp Industry in Portugal (1954-1979).
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20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music)
Tuesday 16 July 2024
08:00-09:30 Session 6
Moderator: Marc Welgemoed, Head, Department of Criminal & Procedural Law, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. |
- Gaetan Balan, Associate Professor, Lyon Catholic University, France.
Title: Insular States and Sea Level Rising: A Climate Change Perspective.
- Gabriele Redigonda, PhD Candidate, University of Florence, Italy.
Title: Monitoring GHG Emissions: Legal Reflections on The Use of New (Space) Technologies.
- Binghan Li, Postgraduate Student, Southwest Petroleum University, China.
Title: Climate Change Litigation and Causation: Joining Law and Climate Science.
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09:30-11:30 Session 7
Moderator: Antonio Lira, Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
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- Meredith Metcalf, Professor, Eastern Connecticut State University, USA.
Title: Evaluation of Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater from Historical Agricultural Practices in the Northeastern United States.
- Hardy Pundt, Professor, Harz University of Applied Studies, Germany.
Nawras Shatnawi, Professor, Al Balqa University Applied Sciences, Jordan.
Andrea Heilmann, Professor, Harz University of Applied Studies, Germany.
Hiba Al-Kharabsheh, Professor, Al Balqa University Applied Sciences, Jordan.
Title: Rainwater Harvesting in Arid Regions: An Integrative Approach Aiming at Adapting to Climate Change.
- Helen Kavvadia, Adjunct Professor and Researcher, ESSCA School of Management and University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Title: Bold or Bond: Understanding the European Investment Bank’s Pivot into a Climate Bank.
- Michal Kaczmarczyk, Assistant Professor, AGH University of Krakow, Poland.
Title: Effect of the Building’s Energy Demand Calculation Methodology on the Proper Assessment of Its Environmental Impact.
- Paul Bovitz, Principal Ecologist, Kleinfelder, Inc., USA.
Title: Sources of Uncertainty in Ecological Risk Assessment.
- Angela Hernandez Moreno, Researcher, Patagonian Ecosystems Investigation Research Center, Chile.
Title: Patagonian Temperate Forest Landscape Post Fire: Ecosystem Structure and Functions Loss or Recovery.
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11:30-13:30 Session 8
Moderator: Weihua Zhang, Research Scientist, Radiation Protection Bureau of Health Canada.
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- Antonio Lira, Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Title: Elestrostatic Theory on the Generation of Seismic Lights.
- Yongxia Sun, Professor, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT), Poland.
Title: Degradation of Chloroquine in Aqueous Solution by Electron Beam (EB) Advanced Oxidation/Reduction Process and EB-Catalytic Process.
- Nodar Poporadze, Professor, Georgian Technical University, Georgia.
Title: Vardzia Historical–Architectural Museum-Reserve.
- Petruta Oancea, Assistant Professor, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Adina Raducan, Head, Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Dragos Baltag, Student, University of Bucharest, Romania.
Title: Photocatalytic Degradation of Orange G by TiO2 Supported on Activated Carbon from Spent Coffee Grounds.
- Wesley Mathis, PhD Student, Utah State University, USA.
Title: Trust in Public Trust Lands: Analyzing Stakeholder Perceptions of the Bear Lake Comprehensive Management Plan and its Kairoi.
- Juan Mejia-Fragoso, MSc Student, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia.
Rocio Bernal-Olaya, Professor, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia.
José Sanabria-Gómez, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia.
Title: Identification of a Potential Geothermal Resource in Colombia through the Application of Geoelectric Methods at the Aguas de Vichy Spring in the Municipality of San Andrés, Santander.
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13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:30 Session 9
Moderator: Yongxia Sun, Professor, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT), Poland. |
- Nana Bolashvili, Director, Institute of Geography, Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
Title: Natural Freezers of Georgia.
- Shaylyn Lewis, Graduate Student, Dalhousie University, Canada.
Title: The Development of a Sustainable Amphiphilic Antibiofouling Solution.
- Giorgi Beridze, Senior Scientist, Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
Title: Rankings of Shorelines of Georgian Black Sea Sector according to the Ecological Sensitivity Index (ESI).
- Tamara Tsutsunava, Principal Scientist, Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
Title: Allochthonous Metamorphic Complex of the Loki Crystalline Massif (Lesser Caucasus, Georgia): New Insights from the Structure, Mineralogical Composition and Regional Metamorphism.
- Milena Bainduri, Epidemiologist, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Georgia.
Title: Blood Lead Concentration and Exposure Changes in Parallel of Public Health Interventions in Georgian Children.
- Brij Tewari, Professor, University of Guyana, Guyana.
Dale Edwards, Graduate Student, University of Guyana, Guyana.
Title: Novel Ferrate (VI) Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment.
- Isaac Rampedi, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Title: Survey on the Waste Management Practices of Small Businesses in the Selected Townships of the Gauteng Province in South Africa.
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17:30-20:30 Session 10
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk |
| The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants. |
21:00-22:30
Ancient Greek Dinner
Wednesday 17 July 2024
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or Mycenae Visit
Thursday 18 July 2024
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi
Friday 19 July 2024
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion
