{"id":16245,"date":"2025-03-18T20:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people-network.ca\/?page_id=16245"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:19:27","slug":"special-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/people-2025\/special-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16245\" class=\"elementor elementor-16245\" 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-750a247 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"750a247\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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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: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udce2 Welcome to the&nbsp;<strong>Special Sessions<\/strong>&nbsp;of the PEOPLE 2025 International Conference. Explore the sessions below (organized alphabetically by title) to learn more about the organizers and sessions overview.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\"><br><\/span><\/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-7fc3f81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fc3f81\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f7bf8\" data-id=\"98f7bf8\" 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-913be5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"913be5f\" 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><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\"><br><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\">Special Session 1:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Future-ready Biological Water Resource Recovery Technologies in the Context of Climate Change<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Session Overview: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">As climate change intensifies, innovative approaches to wastewater management and water resource recovery are urgently needed. This session will convene professors, students, and emerging researchers to explore cutting-edge developments in biological treatment processes aimed at fostering resilience and sustainability. Key topics include but not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Novel biological treatment reactors (biofilms, granular sludge systems, algal reactors, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-28fc98b ); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 12pt;\">AI and machine learning for performance optimization<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Degradation mechanisms for specific pollutants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Enhancing system resilience under shock loads or adverse climate conditions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Off-grid and remote community solutions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Lifecycle assessment (LCA) of emerging technologies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Real-world case studies demonstrating success in diverse conditions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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-373664a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373664a\" 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-b8bd943\" data-id=\"b8bd943\" 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-7c6e707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c6e707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-f0383cf\" data-id=\"f0383cf\" 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-2496ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2496ea2\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><h3 class=\"persona__name\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Jinkai Xue<\/span><\/h3><h4 class=\"persona__job\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Associate Professor, University of Regina<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Jinkai Xue, Ph.D., P.Eng., is an Associate Professor in Environmental Systems Engineering at the University of Regina (UofR), the Principal Investigator (PI) of the UofR Cold-Region Water Resource Recovery Laboratory (CRWRRL), and the Founder\/CEO of EcoLoop Sustainable Technologies Limited. His research focuses on sustainable water and wastewater treatment technologies, particularly for cold climates. With over $4M in support from provincial, federal, and international funding programs, Dr. Xue\u2019s team employs physical, chemical, and biological methods to comprehensively tackle complex pollution challenges. Dr. Xue earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree at Tongji University in China, Master of Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, and Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. Prior to his appointment at the UofR, he conducted research as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Minnesota (U.S.A.), served as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo (Canada), and was an associate professor at Sun Yat-sen University (China). Dr. Xue is currently a committee member of the Environmental Division (Vice-Chair) and the Cold-Regions Division (Secretary) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), as well as the Chair of the Scholarship and Awards Committee for the Central Canada Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is also a member of the NSERC Advisory Committee on Research &amp; Technology Partnerships.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uregina.ca\/~jxv982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\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-6df7028 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df7028\" 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-9d5495f\" data-id=\"9d5495f\" 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-9b2b70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b2b70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dr.-Oliver-Iorhemen-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Dr. Oliver Iorhemen\" alt=\"Dr. Oliver Iorhemen\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-8bbe991\" data-id=\"8bbe991\" 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-6f37068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f37068\" 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<div><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><h3 class=\"persona__name\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Oliver Iorhemen<\/span><\/h3><h4 class=\"persona__job\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Assistant Professor, University of Northern British Columbia<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Oliver Iorhemen, Ph.D., P.Eng., is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). His research focuses on resource recovery from biological wastewater treatment systems and process intensification of biofiltration for cost effective water treatment in the face of a changing climate. Dr. Iorhemen earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree at the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, Master of Science in Engineering at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, and Ph.D. from the University of Calgary. Prior to joining UNBC, he was an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta. Since joining UNBC, Dr. Iorhemen has been awarded several grants (as the PI) including NSERC Discovery Grant of $27,000\/year, NSERC Research Tools and Instruments grant as lead applicant ($125,962), and NSERC Alliance International Catalyst Grant twice ($25,000 each time). Additionally, he was a co-applicant of one of the 10 semi-finalists (national success rate: 11.5%) of Natural Resources Canada\u2019s Oil Spill Challenge in 2022, receiving $300,000 to develop a nano\/micro bubble gas flotation and adsorption-based oil recovery system; and subsequently become one of the finalists of the Challenge in 2023, receiving $1,000,000. Dr. Iorhemen is currently the Vice Chair of the Northern BC section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), Subject Editor on the Editorial Board of <em>Energy, Ecology and Environment<\/em>, reviewer for both national and international grants. He is also a member of scholarly societies such as CSCE, the Canadian Association on Water Quality, the International Water Association, and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.<br \/><\/span><a style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unbc.ca\/people\/iorhemen-dr-oliver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\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-f1b8a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1b8a95\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-772b8c9\" data-id=\"772b8c9\" 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-29c74f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29c74f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-c78fe1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c78fe1e\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-957e2ec\" data-id=\"957e2ec\" 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-caca593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caca593\" 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: 14pt;\"><strong>Special Session 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; background: none; border: none; border-radius: 0px; margin-block: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; padding-block: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit;\">Oilfield Water and Wastewater Treatment &#8211; Focusing on Emerging Contaminants and Resource Development<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><strong>Session Overview<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-28fc98b );\">Unconventional oil and gas development consumes significant amount of water. After use, highly contaminated water is either stored onsite or disposed in deep wells. Understanding the environmental fate and behavior for emerging contaminants in the various streams of oilfield wastewater from unconventional oil and gas industry is essential to serve the needs of environmental stewardship for resources development. In this special session, we invite presentations that will advance our understanding of the fate and effects of hydrocarbon production (including surface mining and in situ oil sands development as well as hydraulic fracturing operations) and oil transport on aquatic ecosystems. Advanced data analytics combining with field sampling and instrumental analysis are highly recommended. Case studies of accidental oil and oilfield wastewater spills in natural water bodies and experimental spills in model ecosystems are of particular interest to this session. We also welcome presentations that will discuss mitigation strategies to reduce potential environmental impacts of petroleum industry, or propose effective monitoring approaches and techniques appropriate for aquatic ecosystems.<\/span><\/span><\/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-fb00e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb00e0d\" 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-53c3ca2\" data-id=\"53c3ca2\" 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-68fd4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68fd4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/XWang--300x300.jpg\" title=\"XWang\" alt=\"XWang\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-3a829e0\" data-id=\"3a829e0\" 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-30f1f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f1f4c\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><h3 class=\"persona__name\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Xiaomeng Wang<\/span><\/h3><h4 class=\"persona__job\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Xiaomeng Wang received her PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry from University of Toronto, MEng degree in Environmental Engineering from University of Alberta and BSc degree in Chemistry from Jilin University in China. Since 2008, Dr. Wang has worked as a Research scientist at CanmetENERY Devon, Natural Resources Canada. She has extensive experience in leading research programs on wastewater treatment, contaminant analysis, and environmental impact studies. Her expertise spans chemistry, environmental engineering, and natural resource\/environmental management. Over the years, Dr. Wang has collaborated with colleagues and partners both in academia and industry, and authored numerous peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters, scientific reports, and conference presentations.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\">\u00a0<\/div>\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-7180102 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7180102\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e074014\" data-id=\"e074014\" 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-0c1046d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0c1046d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-e05ff82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e05ff82\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be14b93\" data-id=\"be14b93\" 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-30c3b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c3b26\" 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><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\">Special Session 3:<\/span><\/h2><div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>Plastics in the Environment: Sources, Transport, Fate, and Effects<\/strong><\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Session Overview:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-28fc98b );\">Plastic pollution is adversely impacting the Earth&#8217;s ecosystems, wildlife, and even humans. Their negative effects are expected to worsen over time as plastic production increases. In order to assess the state of contamination of our environment by plastics and suggest solutions, we need a thorough understanding of how plastic pollution is generated, how it travels in soil, freshwater, and marine environments, and what types of effects it poses. This special session invites submissions pertaining to the sources, transport, fate, and effects of plastics and micro\/nano plastics, including but not limited to field sampling, laboratory experimentation, modelling, and remote sensing studies. Our hope is to encourage dialogue surrounding this issue so that we can advance the state of knowledge of the field, and work together towards possible solutions.<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\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-379835f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"379835f\" 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-acd0c2c\" data-id=\"acd0c2c\" 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-986afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"986afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/min-yang-300x300.png\" title=\"min yang\" alt=\"min yang\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-803f8f6\" data-id=\"803f8f6\" 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-562aba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562aba9\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><h3 class=\"persona__name\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Min Yang<\/span><\/h3><h4 class=\"persona__job\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Banting Postdoctoral Fellow<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Min Yang is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at Memorial University, where she obtained her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering. Her research focuses on the transport and fate of microplastics in marine environments and their interactions with organic contaminants, including oil, antibiotics, and plastic additives. She has passion for exploring the role of marine bacteria in degrading microplastic-related co-contaminants and assessing their effects on marine organisms. She developed a comprehensive framework to evaluate the formation, transport, and fate of microplastic-oil-dispersant agglomerate (MODA), a newly identified oil-related agglomerate, in marine environments. Her work provides valuable insights for oil spill response strategies and advances scientific understanding of microplastic and oil interactions\u2014an area previously overlooked.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-6481d0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6481d0a\" 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-06b6966\" data-id=\"06b6966\" 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-4f3b565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f3b565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alice-zhu-300x300.jpg\" title=\"Alice zhu\" alt=\"Alice zhu\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-efd4614\" data-id=\"efd4614\" 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-52ff19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52ff19e\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><h3 class=\"persona__name\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Xia (Alice) Zhu<\/span><\/h3><h4 class=\"persona__job\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Banting Postdoctoral Fellow<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Xia (Alice) Zhu is an environmental scientist and Banting Postdoctoral Fellow studying plastic pollution at MUN in the Department of Ocean Sciences. She uses a combination of field sampling, experimentation, and modelling approaches to answer questions pertaining to the transport, fate, and effects of plastic pollution in the global ocean. Alice is heavily involved in environmental advocacy at the local, national, and international levels and was named a Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader by Corporate Knights in 2023.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicexiazhu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-964edc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"964edc3\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddfaa4f\" data-id=\"ddfaa4f\" 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-c4b3211 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c4b3211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-a4f0c42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4f0c42\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-016c67a\" data-id=\"016c67a\" 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-9d011a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d011a7\" 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><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\">Special Session 4:<\/span><\/h2><div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>Strengthening Emergency Response Measures for Hazardous and Noxious Substance Spills in Aquatic Ecosystems<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Session Overview: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">The global demand and transportation of goods classified as Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS), which includes alternative and emerging fuels, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, is steadily increasing. However, knowledge gaps remain regarding the spill behaviour, potential short term ecological impact(s) and longer term fate of these substances when accidentally released into aquatic environments. Environments of interest include marine waters (temperate and Arctic) and freshwaters such as rivers, lakes and wetlands.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">This technical session will include presentations that deepen our understanding of HNS spills as a function of their physical, chemical and microbiological properties, supporting the development of novel emergency response measures in aquatic ecosystems. We will focus upon presentations that showcase (<em>i<\/em>) and modeling efforts aimed at improving strategies for HNS response, monitoring, and remediation, (<em>ii<\/em>) Case studies detailing accidental HNS spills in natural water bodies and spill response approaches taken, (<em>iii<\/em>) Innovative monitoring approaches and advanced analytical techniques for detecting HNS in aquatic ecosystems. These topics will provide valuable information as well as drawing attention to research gaps and opportunities across the PEOPLE network.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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-bb64a06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb64a06\" 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-7a5da4d\" data-id=\"7a5da4d\" 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-730eeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"730eeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-23f0105\" data-id=\"23f0105\" 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-2548d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2548d4e\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><h3 class=\"persona__name\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. James Brydie<\/span><\/h3><h4 class=\"persona__job\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Research Director, Natural Resources Canada<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. James Brydie is an environmental scientist and Director with CanmetENERGY Devon (Natural Resources Canada), leading a team of research scientists and engineers to address environmental issues related to natural resource development.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Brydie has over 30 years of experience in academia, the nuclear industry, Alberta Provincial and Canadian federal government research roles related to characterizing, monitoring and remediating contaminants in the natural environment; including gases, liquid petroleum products, trace metals and radionuclides. He has developed and used physical and numerical models to simulate and remediate contaminant migration in surface and groundwater ecosystems from bench- to field-scale. Examples include the detection and migration of oil and diluted bitumen leakage from pipelines, ship-sourced oil spill studies, Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS), decontamination of groundwater plumes, the remediation of CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0leakage in the subsurface from pilot and commercial-scale Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) sites in Alberta. Developing research areas include underground hydrogen storage and critical mineral studies.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/james-brydie-45a3a0149?trk=people-guest_people_search-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-fca9725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fca9725\" 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-5667f62\" data-id=\"5667f62\" 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-ad83800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad83800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Qin-Xin.jpg\" title=\"Qin Xin\" alt=\"Qin Xin\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-02da97f\" data-id=\"02da97f\" 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-637c0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637c0b9\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><p class=\"persona__name\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Qin Xin<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"persona__job\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"persona__description rte\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/qin-xin-phd-p-eng-73965828\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-9e9e667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e9e667\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f33f08\" data-id=\"4f33f08\" 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-0202afa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0202afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-c556194 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c556194\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-220adf0\" data-id=\"220adf0\" 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-ac51449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac51449\" 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><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt;\">Special Session 5:<\/span><\/h2><div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>Ocean Frontier Institute: Safety, Sustainability, and Climate Action in Oceans Environments<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Session Overview: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">This session explores the critical role of oceans in climate change, focusing on the latest research and innovations in oceanography and climate science. Join us to discuss how oceans influence global climate systems and what actions we can take to mitigate climate impacts.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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-c03a846 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c03a846\" 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-a09f6ee\" data-id=\"a09f6ee\" 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-aef98f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aef98f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kris.jpg\" title=\"kris\" alt=\"kris\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-2cc2a44\" data-id=\"2cc2a44\" 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-c584fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c584fd9\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<div class=\"persona__presentation\">\n<p class=\"persona__name\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Kristin M. Poduska<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"persona__job\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Professor, Physics and Physical Oceanography, Faculty of Science, Memorial University<br><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Associate Scientific Director,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofi.ca\/programs\/transform-climate-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ofi.ca\/programs\/transform-climate-action&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742997312735000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2if8hZS_bRKpYQ4NgSsBY-\">Transforming Climate Action<\/a>, Ocean Frontier Institute<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var( --e-global-color-28fc98b );\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; 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font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Paul Snelgrove<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Network Director, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Network (CHONe II) Associate<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Associate Scientific Director, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Ocean Frontier Institute\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Departmental Science Advisor, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Fisheries and Oceans Canada<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Research Professor, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; 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font-size: 14pt;\">Special Training Session:<\/span><\/h2><div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>Science &amp; Engineering Entrepreneurship\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Session Overview:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Translating the university&#8217;s scientific and technological advances into value-creating products and services is increasingly becoming a priority for both academic institutions and funding agencies. However, turning these innovations into market-ready solutions and successful businesses is a challenging and complex process. This workshop will provide participants with a systematic framework for initiating, planning, executing, and closing a translational research and development project aimed at commercializing research outcomes. Additionally, the workshop will delve into the essential aspects of the entrepreneurial process, including venture creation and the lean start-up approach. This iterative process begins with identifying a business opportunity (problem), moves on to conceiving a business idea (solution), assessing the idea, developing a business model, and culminates in launching and growing a sustainable business.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;\">Dr. Carlos Bazan is an Associate Professor of Technology Entrepreneurship at Memorial University, cross-appointed to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, small business, technology transfer and commercialization, new product development, and innovation ecosystems. With a background in civil engineering, business administration, and computational science, Dr. Bazan brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to his work. He is particularly interested in translating academic research into successful commercial ventures through translational research and development. Outside academia, he has extensive C-level management experience in both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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-8cdaa9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cdaa9a\" 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-e4d576e\" data-id=\"e4d576e\" 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-2d2bc08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d2bc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Carlos-Bazan_x150.jpg\" title=\"Carlos-Bazan_x150\" alt=\"Carlos-Bazan_x150\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-e584265\" data-id=\"e584265\" 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-ec9b764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec9b764\" 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<div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><div class=\"persona__presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times;\"><b>Dr. Carlos Bazan<\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/business\/about-us\/our-people\/faculty-and-instructor-profiles\/carlos-bazan.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><p class=\"persona__description rte\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-fbb8e7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbb8e7c\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec1809\" data-id=\"5ec1809\" 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-e56bb88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e56bb88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Call for Abstracts Registration Committees Speakers Agenda and Program Workshops Special Sessions Field Trip Venue and Accommodation Sponsors and Exhibitors X Special Sessions &#x1f4e2; Welcome to the&nbsp;Special Sessions&nbsp;of the PEOPLE 2025 International Conference. 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