Programme

2.30 pm – 3.00 pm Registration
3.00 pm – 3.05 pmWelcome Address by workshop chairman, Prof. Tong Yen Wah, NUS
3.05 pm – 3.35 pmThe Current Status of Biodegradable Product and Market in Taiwan,
by Professor Chien‐Ming Huang, HsiuPing University of Science and
Technology , Taichung, Taiwan
3.35 pm – 4.05 pmBiomass/Solid Wastes Gasification for Clean Energy Production, by
Professor Chi‐Hwa Wang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
4.05 pm – 4.35 pmRefreshment and networking
4.40 pm – 5.10 pmUsing Advanced Wet‐oxidation Pretreatment for Improving Biofuels
and Bioenergy Production from Organic Waste and Ligno‐cellulosic
Biomass Materials, by Professor Birgitte Ahring, Washington State
University, Richland, Washington, USA
5.10 pm – 5.40 pmRational Metabolic Engineering of a Diploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Towards a Super Xylose‐Fermenting Yeast for Cellulosic Ethanol
Production, by Dr Anli Geng, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
5.40 pmEnd of the event