Chemical Engineering Research and Career Opportunities: Energy and the Environment
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Date: 5 November 2020

Time: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Venue: Event will be hosted via WebEx

 
The Chemical Engineering Research and Career Opportunities Day is an online half day conference organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering at University of Balamand. While focusing on the fields of energy and the environment, the event will be an ideal platform to highlight the advanced research conducted at the department and its international collaboration in this respect. The event will be a great opportunity to explore multidisciplinary employment as well as internship opportunities for students in Lebanon and abroad amidst a global crisis. Speakers include academics, industry professionals, and successful alumni who will be sharing their invaluable experiences to inspire a younger generation of prospective chemical engineers.

 
  

Event Program


9:30 - 10:30: Opening Session.

  • - Welcome note by Professor Rami Abboud, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Vice President for Internationalization and Engagement, University of Balamand (UOB)
  • - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Celine Chizallet, PhD, Project Leader, IFP Energies Nouvelles, France

10:30 – 10:45 Dr. Rima Manneh, Chairperson-Chemical Engineering Department (UOB), “A Chemical Engineering program focusing on energy, environment and the industry”.

10:45 – 11:15 Research Areas at the UOB Department of Chemical Engineering.

Session moderator: Dr. Rima Manneh, Associate Professor and Chairperson-Chemical Engineering Department (UOB).

  • - Dr. Henri El Zakhem: “Pulsed Electric Fields Treatment, a trending technology in food processing and biotechnology”
  • - Dr. Nissrine El Hassan: “Nanomaterials for processing of natural gas and municipal solid waste into energy”
  • - Dr. Rima Manneh: “ Life cycle assessment: An approach to improve the environmental performance of Lebanese industrial products” 
  • - Dr. Jane Estephane: “ Novel catalytic materials for the production of alternative fuels and the protection of the environment”
  • - Dr. Elie Chalhoub: “Kinetic and process modeling of: Biofuel production via fermentation, liver and drug metabolism and catalytic reforming” 
  • - Dr. Makram Bachawati: “Hospital Wastewater Treatment: An Erasmus+ Project to strengthen the university-enterprise cooperation and increase the employability of graduates”
  • - Dr. Karam Jabbour: “Design of porous materials for biogas conversion into valuable mixture”

11:15 – 12:15 Internship and Employment Opportunities in the Lebanese Industrial Sector.

Session moderator: Dr. Nissrine El Hassan, Professor-Chemical Engineering Department (UOB).

  • - Dr. Nasser Hoteit, Board Member and Head of Engineering Department, Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA)
  • - Dr. Sylvain Seif, Senior Technical and R&D Expert in PACT, INDEVCO group
  • - Dr. Hassan Harajli, Project Manager-Senior Energy Advisor, UNDP-CEDRO
  • - Ms. Jihane Chahla, Cluster Officer Lebanon Agrifood Innovation Cluster, Agrytech
  • - Mr Roger Farhat, Talent Acquisition Manager, Malia Group
  • - Mr. Roland Abi Habib, Quality Assurance Manager, Cosmaline, Malia group

12:15 – 12:45 International Internship Opportunities.

Session moderator: Dr. Jane Estephane, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department (UOB).

  • - Dr. Julien Reboul, Researcher, CNRS-Sorbonne University, France
  • - Dr. Jerome Payet, CEO & Manager, Cycleco, France
  • - Dr. Satu Ojala, Professor, University of Oulu, Finland

12:45 -13:30 Our Students and Alumni: Success Stories and Future Perspectives

Session moderator: Dr. Henri El Zakhem, Professor, Chemical Engineering Department (UOB).

  • - Dr. Marie-Nour Kaydouh, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Petrochemistry Department, Lebanese University
  • - Dr. Joy Tannous, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University
  • - Eng. Ramzi Bou Khalil, Co-founder and COO of Clean2O
  • - Eng. Mohamad Beqai, Deputy Commissioning Manager, Galfar Engineering and contracting
  • - Eng. Rula Dahdal, HSE Consultant at DNV GL
  • - Eng. Nicolas Ishac, Field Engineer at GEOLOG International
  • - Mr. Rawad Geagea, President, Student Society of Chemical Engineers (SSChe-UOB) 

(Master of Ceremony: Dr. Elie Chalhoub, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department (UOB))


  

Organizing Committee

  • - Dr. Rima Manneh
  • - Prof. Nissrine El Hassan
  • - Mr. Michael Salem
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