Spring Workshop 2024 – SUSMAT

General information

Date: May 23rd, 2024

Time: 09:00 am to 06:30 pm (UTC+1)

Location: Riad Science 2, conference room, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid Benguerir, 43150, Morocco

Soothing is the spring workshop of the Seasonal Workshop Series organized by the Sustainable Materials Research Center (SusMat-RC). The theme of this one-day international workshop will focus on the sustainable conversion of biomass towards chemicals and materials, covering the latest advances in pioneering technologies applied to biomass conversion for fine chemicals, bioproducts, and biomaterials.

The soothing workshop offers an opportunity to connect with authoritative experts and leaders through insightful presentations and discussions, providing a comprehensive understanding of the driving needs, challenges, and opportunities in sustainable biomass upgrading and conversion.

We invite master’s and Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, scientists, researchers, and professionals in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Engineering to participate in this engaging "Spring Workshop." The Workshop will span one day and will be held in a hybrid mode (Remote or in-person). To enhance networking and foster scientific communities, a limited number of selected abstracts from students will be presented in the form of e-posters. All Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit their abstracts by the 10th of May.

Attendance and participation in the workshop are free of charge; however, to reserve your spot, please register at the link provided below.

Schedule

Time	Speakers & Talks
09:00 – 09:15	Prof. Youssef HABIBI - Opening words
09:15 – 10:00	1st Lecture: Prof. Tarik Chafik University of Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco Agricultural biowaste valorization for sustainable technologies
10:00 – 10:45	2nd Lecture: Prof. Jalel Labidi University of the Basque, Spain Process intensification in Biorefinery
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 11:40	3rd Lecture: Prof. Loubna EL Fels University Cadi Ayyad, Morocco Biotechnologies to ensure organic waste valorization for sustainable agriculture in Africa: Advantages and limitations
02:00 – 02:40	4th Lecture: Prof. Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Heterogeneous catalysis in biomass conversion to chemicals and fuels
02:40 – 03:25	5th Lecture: Prof. Mari Carmen Roman Martinez University of Alicante - Spain Catalytic and photocatalytic systems for the revalorization of biomass
03:25 – 04:30	Poster-Oral session
04:30 – 05:00	Coffee break
05:00 – 05:40	6th Lecture: Prof. Youssef HABIBI University Mohammed VI Polytechnic - SUSMAT-RC, Morocco Sweet polyesters
05:40 – 06:00	Closing (Certificate delivery)