UPM of Malaysia features Dr. Rojas speaking on BioRefinery

April 26, 2021

BIOREFINERY COMPLEX of Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia is organizing a Biomass and Biorefinery Webinar Series titled

"Biorefinery in Circular Bioeconomy"

Date: April 26th, 2021 (April 27th, MYT) 

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm PST (9:00 - 10:30am, MYT)

https://zoom.us/j/96663015232

Meeting ID: 966 6301 5232

Passcode: webinar21

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Dr Orlando Rojas

  • Professor at University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Canada Excellence Research Chair in forest bioproducts and Director of the Bioproducts Institute
  • Led a national cluster in Finland to advance the Finnish materials bioeconomy
  • Recipient of Anselme Payen Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS), the highest recognition in the area of cellulose and renewable materials
  • Fellow of ACS and Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

Prof. Dato' Dr Mohd Ali Hassan, FASc

  • Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Head of Biorefinery Complex, UPM
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Research Star Award (MRSA) by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
  • Led the government initiative on Serdang Biomass Town, the first Biomass Town in Malaysia

The panel discussion will be moderated by Prof. Ts. Dr. Hidayah Ariffin, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Do not miss out this great opportunity to listen to the experts. 


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