University of Nottingham Malaysia
Faculty of Science and Engineering
     
  

8th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference (ADC 2015)

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8th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference

 
Date
10-12 August 2015

Venue

Fees

Delegate: RM1700 or USD540
Student: RM1300 or USD420

Registration

Payment

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: 
15 April 2015 (submission after dateline please email your abstract  a.s.a.p)

Paper submission deadline:

30 Jun 2015

 

About the conference

The 8th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference (ADC 2015) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-12 August 2015. ADC 2015 provides a good platform and forum for dehydration and drying practitioners and researchers to exchange and disseminate ideas and recent findings, to share practical issues and best practices.

The theme of ADC 2015 is “Sustainable Drying Technologies for the new Era”. The new era is experiencing high oil price, concerning about the environmental impact and food safety and security. Drying, Dehydration and Dewatering certainly play a key role and contributes to the modern society especially in the aspect of energy saving, sustainability, improving product quality, food security, food safety, health and environment.

We look forward to discussing the conference topics and invite participants from different parts of the world to share their knowledge, expertise and the latest findings in this event. All papers will be peer reviewed and published in proceedings with ISBN number. Selected papers from the conference will be recommended to Drying Technology for publication in special issues or in ebook with ISBN.
 
Research Excellence Awards will be conferred in ADC 2015.
- Young Drying Scientist Award 
- Innovation in Drying Technology Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Drying R&D Award
- Excellence in Drying Research Contributions to Journal
- Best Research Paper
- Best Poster
- Best Oral Presentation
 
For details please contact the chairperson.
 
 

Conference topics

    • Challenges in industrial drying
    • Drying of chemicals
    • Drying of food & Agricultural products
    • Drying of minerals
    • Drying of other materials
    • Drying of paper & woods
    • Drying, dehydration & dewatering equipment
    • Environmental impact of drying and life cycle analysis
    • Fundamentals and theories of drying, dehydration & dewatering
    • Innovative drying dehydration & dewatering techniques
    • Innovative drying dehydration & dewatering techniques
    • Mathematical modeling and Simulations
    • Product quality and process control
    • Roles of drying in food safety and quality
    • Use of renewable energy in drying
    • Crystallization
    • Filtration

    Keynote Speakers

    Prof. Arun S. Mujumdar

    Mc Gill University, Canada

    Prof. Bhesh Bhandari, University of Queensland, Australia

    Prof. Min Zhang, Jiangnan University, China

    Prof. Yoshinori Itaya

    Gifu University, Japan

    Prof. Xiao Dong Chen

    Soochow University, China

    Assoc. Prof.

    Dr Mohamad Djaeni
    Diponegoro University, Indonesia

    Prof Bhaskar N. Thorat
    Institute of Chemical Technology (Formerly UDCT), India

    Dr Sachin V. Jangam
    National University of Singapore

    Dr Gan Kee Seng
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia

    Details of topics please refer to second announcement


    Committee

    Local Organizing Committee
    Honorary Chair
    Dato’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Hj. Wan Ramli Wan Daud (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

    Chair
    Prof. Ir. Dr. Chung Lim Law (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)

    Deputy Chair
    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ching Lik Hii (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)

    Secretary
    Dr. Sze Pheng Ong, Choon Lai Chiang (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)

    Treasurer
    Dr. Pau Loke Show (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)

    Members (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)
    Dr Ianatul Khoiroh
    Shu Hui Gan
    Mei Xiang Ng
    Thing Chai Tham
    Yoong Kit Leong
    Chung Hong Tan
    Sze Ying Lee
    Abhay S. Menon
    Local Advisory Panel
    • Dr. Sze Pheng Ong (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus )(Chair)
    • Prof. Ramlan Aziz (Institute of Bioproduct Development (IBD), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
    • Tn Hj. Mohamed Redza Baba (Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia)
    • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Masrinda Tasirin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
    • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng Seng Chan (Monash University Malaysia)
    • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yus Aniza Yusof (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
    • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nyuk Ling Chin (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
    • Ms. Suzanah Sharif (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
    • Dr. Kar Yong Pin (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
    • Dr. Siew Kian Chin (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)
    • Dr. Chien Hwa Chong (Taylor’s University)
    • Mr. Chiang Choon Lai (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)
    • Dr. Show Pau Loke (The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)
    • Dr. Heng Jin Tham (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
    • Mr Asnawi Shahar (Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute)

    International Advisory Panel
    • Arun Mujumdar, Canada (Chair)
    • Julien Andrieu, France
    • Christopher Baker, UK
    • Guohua Chen, Hongkong
    • Ashim Datta, USA
    • Mohamad Djaeni, Indonesia
    • Masanobu Hasatani, Japan
    • Henry Chen Ho-Hsien, Taiwan
    • Ching Lik Hii, Malaysia
    • Hong Wei Xiao, China
    • Seyed Mostafa Hosseinapilour, Iran
    • Yoshinori Itaya, Japan
    • Rami Jumah, Jordan
    • Kamaruddin Abudullah, Indonesia
    • Tadeusz Kudra, Canada
    • Timothy A.G. Langrish, Australia
    • Chung Lim Law, Malaysia
    • Duu-Jong Lee, Taiwan
    • Angélique Leonard, Belgium
    • Shu Jun Li, China
    • Xiang Dong Liu, China
    • Lixin Huang, China
    • Meng Wai Woo, Australia
    • Min Zhang, China
    • Masaaki Nakamura, Japan
    • Prabhat K. Nema, India
    • Zdzislaw Pakowski, Poland
    • Yong Kang Pan, China
    • Hyun Jin Park, South Korea
    • Patrick Perré, France
    • Shafiur Rahman, Oman
    • Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, Canada
    • Shyam Sablani, USA
    • Sachin Jangam, Singapore
    • Hasan Sadikoglu, Turkey
    • Sakamon Devahastin, Thailand
    • Salem Banooni, Iran
    • Shu Sheng Pang, New Zealand
    • Maria Silva, Brazil
    • Somchart Soponronnarit, Thailand
    • George Srzednicki, Australia
    • Czeslaw Strumillo, Poland
    • Thorat Baskarat, India
    • Evangelos Tsotsas, Germany
    • Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Malaysia
    • Zhan Yong Li, China
    • Xiao Dong Chen, China
    • Sam S. Yoon, Korea
    • Irek Zbicinski, Poland
    • Zhonghua Wu, China


    Sponsorship

    Should you wish to sponsor this event, please kindly contact the chairperson, Prof. Chung Lim Law.


       
     

       

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