{"id":15512,"date":"2025-02-25T12:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/?page_id=15512"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:38:57","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/people-2025\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15512\" class=\"elementor elementor-15512\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c56308 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c56308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/people-2025\/speakers\/\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link\">Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15731\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-15731 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has relative_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-default_width elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/people-2025\/conference-program\/\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link ekit-menu-dropdown-toggle\">Agenda and Program<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1 elementskit-submenu-indicator\"><\/i><\/a>\n<ul class=\"elementskit-dropdown elementskit-submenu-panel\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16535\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16535 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a 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1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M1000,4.3V0H0v4.3C0.9,23.1,126.7,99.2,500,100S1000,22.7,1000,4.3z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7881466\" data-id=\"7881466\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407f80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"407f80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Opening Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8baba54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8baba54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6862a28\" data-id=\"6862a28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11ba0c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e11ba0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/research\/who-we-are\/office-of-the-vice-president-research\/dr-tana-allen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-Tana-Allen-small.jpg\" title=\"Dr. Tana Allen small\" alt=\"Dr. Tana Allen small\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/research\/who-we-are\/office-of-the-vice-president-research\/dr-tana-allen\/\">Dr. Tana Allen<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Vice-President (Research) Pro Tempore\n<br>Memorial University, Canada\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0bbea6\" data-id=\"d0bbea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f4589 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"78f4589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.ca\/en\/city-hall\/deputy-mayor-sheilagh-o_leary.aspx\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sheilagh-OLeary-mugshot-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Sheilagh-O&#8217;Leary-mugshot\" alt=\"Sheilagh-O&#039;Leary-mugshot\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ac221 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"88ac221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/engineering\/about\/our-people\/bing-chen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture2-e1740796234514.jpg\" title=\"Picture2\" alt=\"Picture2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/engineering\/about\/our-people\/bing-chen\/\">Dr. Bing Chen, F.CAE, F.EIC, F.CSCE<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director, PEOPLE Network\n<br>Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science\n<br>Memorial University, Canada\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7a9d3f\" data-id=\"b7a9d3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70a1d9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e70a1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/engineering\/about\/our-people\/baiyu-helen-zhang\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Helen-Zhang-e1744895362968.png\" title=\"Helen Zhang\" alt=\"Helen Zhang\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/engineering\/about\/our-people\/baiyu-helen-zhang\/\">Dr. Baiyu (Helen) Zhang, F.EIC, F.CSCE<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ)\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-233b5d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"233b5d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plenary Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59038db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59038db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee39b11\" data-id=\"ee39b11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ffbd7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"43ffbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.uwo.ca\/chemical\/faculty\/zhu_j\/index.html\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jesse_zhu_0-e1740572743807.jpg\" title=\"jesse_zhu_0\" alt=\"jesse_zhu_0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.uwo.ca\/chemical\/faculty\/zhu_j\/index.html\">Dr. Jesse Zhu, FCAE, FRSC, FEIC, FCIC<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)\n<br>Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (RSC)\n<br>Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Distinguished Professor\n<br>Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering\n<br>Western&nbsp;University, Canada\n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc20a7\" data-id=\"6dc20a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3728d22 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3728d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoguelph.ca\/ceps\/people\/ed-mcbean\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Edward-A.-McBean.jpg\" title=\"Edward A. McBean\" alt=\"Edward A. McBean\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoguelph.ca\/ceps\/people\/ed-mcbean\">Dr. Edward A. McBean, F.CAE, D.WRE., F.CSCE, F.EC, F.IAH, F.AGGS, F.EURASC<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)\n<br>Fellow, European Academy of Sciences (EURASC)\n<br>Professor-Emeritus and University of Guelph Leadership Chair Professor\n<br>Former Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Water Security\n<br>University of Guelph, Canada\n<br><b>Speech Title:<\/b> <i>Disruption of the Sustainability of Water Resources in the Climate Changing World.<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e1f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e1f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Ed-McBean.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2018b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2018b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M1000,4.3V0H0v4.3C0.9,23.1,126.7,99.2,500,100S1000,22.7,1000,4.3z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e3b7ed\" data-id=\"9e3b7ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a48d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a48d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Panel Opening Speaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fb086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17fb086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Special Panel:<\/strong> <em>Emerging environmental challenges and global collaborations under climate change<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46229a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d46229a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geoenvironment.uwo.ca\/people\/faculty\/mcbean_gordon.html\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gordon-McBean.jpg\" title=\"Gordon McBean\" alt=\"Gordon McBean\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geoenvironment.uwo.ca\/people\/faculty\/mcbean_gordon.html\">Dr. Gordon McBean, C.M, O.Ont, F.RSC, F.AGU, F.AMS, F.IAFoST, F.AAAS<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (RSC)\n<br>Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography &amp; Environment \n<br>Research Chair, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction\n<br>Western University, Canada \n<br>Former President, International Council for Science (ICSU)\n<br>Board Chair, Canadian Association of Professionals in Climate Change (CAPCC)\n<br>Board Chair, Future Earth, Montreal Hub\n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-922d802 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"922d802\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b32d73\" data-id=\"6b32d73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81154c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81154c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"text-align: center;\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\">Technical Keynote Speakers<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d492f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d492f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bcb615\" data-id=\"5bcb615\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a47579 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2a47579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-brydie-2392481b\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/James-Jim-Brydie.jpg\" title=\"James (Jim) Brydie\" alt=\"James (Jim) Brydie\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-brydie-2392481b\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Dr. James (Jim) Brydie<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director, Upstream &amp; Environment, CanmetENERG\n<br>Natural Resources Canada, Canada\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d13e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d13e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_James-Brydie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92c2c44\" data-id=\"92c2c44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9ca94 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7e9ca94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uregina.ca\/engineering\/directory\/jinkai-xue.html\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jinkai-Xue.jpg\" title=\"Jinkai Xue\" alt=\"Jinkai Xue\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uregina.ca\/engineering\/directory\/jinkai-xue.html\">Dr. Jinkai Xue<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Professor\n<br>Engineering and Applied Science\n<br>University of Regina, Canada\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0579866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0579866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Jinkai-Xue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-871df99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"871df99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee3f54d\" data-id=\"ee3f54d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e72fe7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4e72fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uarctic.org\/activities\/chairs\/arja-rautio\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dr.-Arja-Rautio.jpg\" title=\"Dr. Arja Rautio\" alt=\"Dr. Arja Rautio\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uarctic.org\/activities\/chairs\/arja-rautio\/\">Dr. Arja Rautio<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor and UArctic Emerita Chair \n<br>Thule Institute; Faculty of Medicine\n<br>University of Oulu, Finland\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2753e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2753e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Arja-Rautio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96322bf\" data-id=\"96322bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3758566 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3758566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/person.zju.edu.cn\/en\/0003012\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jiaping-wu-1-e1741121834760.jpg\" title=\"jiaping wu (1)\" alt=\"jiaping wu (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/person.zju.edu.cn\/en\/0003012\">Dr. Jiaping Wu<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor and Director\n<br>Ocean College\n<br>Zhejiang University\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c26251a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c26251a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d039fd\" data-id=\"1d039fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521e38d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"521e38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homepage.zjut.edu.cn\/panxl_en\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Xiangliang-Pan-1-e1741004762699.png\" title=\"Xiangliang Pan (1)\" alt=\"Xiangliang Pan (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homepage.zjut.edu.cn\/panxl_en\/\">Dr. Xiangliang Pan<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor and Dean\n<br>College of Environment\n<br>Zhejiang University of Technology, China\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fa2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58fa2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Xiangliang-Pan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19f8a98\" data-id=\"19f8a98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac275cf elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ac275cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkuwsl.org\/English\/column\/64\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yong-liu.jpg\" title=\"Yong liu\" alt=\"Yong liu\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkuwsl.org\/English\/column\/64\/\">Dr. Yong Liu<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor and Dean\n<br>College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering\n<br>Peking University, China\n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2522578 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2522578\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa38518\" data-id=\"aa38518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcea7e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dbcea7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.cc.umanitoba.ca\/~wangf\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/feiyue-wang-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Version 2\" alt=\"Version 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.cc.umanitoba.ca\/~wangf\/\">Dr. Feiyue Wang<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)\n<br>Department of Environment and Geography and Centre for Earth Observation Science\n<br>Associate Dean (Research), Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth &amp; Resources\n<br>University of Manitoba, Canada \n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407f4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407f4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Feiyue-Wang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2258fb5\" data-id=\"2258fb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6546475 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6546475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uvic.ca\/~valeo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Csterina-Valeo.jpg\" title=\"Csterina Valeo\" alt=\"Csterina Valeo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uvic.ca\/~valeo\/\">Dr. Caterina Valeo<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering\n<br>University of Victoria, Canada\n<br>Adjunct Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada\n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5084de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5084de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Caterina-Valeo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bf9b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bf9b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b79a0e2\" data-id=\"b79a0e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a42ae elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f7a42ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esad.ulaval.ca\/en\/staff\/professors\/manuel-rodriguez\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Manuel_J._Rodriguez.jpg\" title=\"Manuel_J._Rodriguez\" alt=\"Manuel_J._Rodriguez\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esad.ulaval.ca\/en\/staff\/professors\/manuel-rodriguez\">Dr. Manuel Rodriguez<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor &amp; NSERC Industrial Research Chair\n<br>Faculty of Planning, Architecture, Art and Design\n<br>Laval University, Canada\n\n\n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1051d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1051d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Rodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc3839\" data-id=\"6dc3839\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bd76e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"65bd76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marine.sysu.edu.cn\/teacher\/4853\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dr.-Dongxiao-Wang-e1741121908668.png\" title=\"Dr. Dongxiao Wang\" alt=\"Dr. Dongxiao Wang\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marine.sysu.edu.cn\/teacher\/4853\">Dr. Dongxiao Wang<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor &amp; Dean\n<br>School of Marine Sciences\n<br>Sun Yat-Sen University, China\n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3daac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b3daac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Dongxiao-Wang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c45d119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c45d119\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74dd378\" data-id=\"74dd378\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c3c51 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"02c3c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/osc\/dr-uta-passow\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uta-scaled.jpg\" title=\"uta\" alt=\"uta\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/osc\/dr-uta-passow\/\">Dr. Uta Passow<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Biological Oceanographic Processes\n<br>Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science\n<br>Memorial University, Canada<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded2af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ded2af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Uta-Passow.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9202f04\" data-id=\"9202f04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db19d6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5db19d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dlxy.hhu.edu.cn\/zf\/list.htm\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/feng-zhou-e1741229364376.jpg\" title=\"feng zhou\" alt=\"feng zhou\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dlxy.hhu.edu.cn\/zf\/list.htm\">Dr. Feng Zhou<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor and Dean\n<br>Faculty of Geography and Remote Sensing\n<br>Hohai University, China<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314c4a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"314c4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Feng-Zhou.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b13730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b13730\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed39a48\" data-id=\"ed39a48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3c80d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0f3c80d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.au.dk\/portal\/en\/persons\/kvo%40envs.au.dk\/?sort=titel&#038;visalle=\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Katrin-Vorkamp-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Katrin Vorkamp\" alt=\"Katrin Vorkamp\nProfessor, Ph.D.\n \nPhone: +45-87158483\nEmail: kvo@envs.au.dk\n \nFrederiksborgvej 399\n4000 Roskilde\nDenmark\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.au.dk\/portal\/en\/persons\/kvo%40envs.au.dk\/?sort=titel&#038;visalle=\">Dr. Katrin Vorkamp<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor in Environmental Chemistry\n<br>Professor, Department of Environmental Science - Environmental chemistry &amp; toxicology\n<br>Professor, Arctic Research Centre - Arctic Research Centre, Roskilde\n<br>Aarhus University, Denmark\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f994a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f994a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Katrin-Vorkamp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b9e7c1\" data-id=\"9b9e7c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c8d10 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"50c8d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-niblock-58aa1019\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andrew.jpg\" title=\"Andrew\" alt=\"Andrew\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-niblock-58aa1019\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Andrew Niblock<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director\n<br>Environmental Services\n<br>City of St. John's, NL, Canada\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-206318e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"206318e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e8b935\" data-id=\"9e8b935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cd663 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"10cd663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/haseen-khan-91a83547\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/haseen-khan-scaled.jpg\" title=\"haseen khan\" alt=\"haseen khan\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/haseen-khan-91a83547\">Dr. Haseen Khan<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director\n<br>Water Resources Management Division\n<br>Department of Environment and Climate Change\n<br>Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cd829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15cd829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Haseen-U.-Khan-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32f9b31\" data-id=\"32f9b31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87f885 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e87f885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieci.uvsq.fr\/m-jan-borm\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jan-borm.jpg\" title=\"jan-borm\" alt=\"jan-borm\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieci.uvsq.fr\/m-jan-borm\">Dr. Jan Borm<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Full Professor\n<br>English Literature\n<br>UVSQ\/University Paris-Saclay, France\n<br>Director\n<br>Malaurie Institute of Arctic Research Monaco-UVSQ<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca68ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca68ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Jan-Borm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e94039f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e94039f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9257827\" data-id=\"9257827\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b222f39 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b222f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unb.ca\/faculty-staff\/directory\/engineering-chemical\/xiao-huining.html\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Huining-Xiao.jpg\" title=\"Huining Xiao\" alt=\"Huining Xiao\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unb.ca\/faculty-staff\/directory\/engineering-chemical\/xiao-huining.html\">Dr. Huining Xiao<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor\n<br>Department of Chemical Engineering\n<br>University of New Brunswick, Canada<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf7ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf7ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PEOPLE-2025_Short-bio_Huining-Xiao.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biography<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35450c3\" data-id=\"35450c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da7fbdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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