Speakers

CMPSE 2025 invites experts in catalytic and materials research attend conference and deliver speech. If you are interested in attending us, please send your CV with your speech title and abstract to us [email protected].

Assoc. Prof. Low Siew Chun
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Low Siew Chun is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research focuses on the development of membrane-based separation system. She has particular interest on understanding the fundamental transport phenomena across the thin film membrane and utilises the porous thin film to control the environmental pollution issues. Thus far, she has published 10 book chapters, more than 140peer-reviewed journals papers with h-index of 27, i10-index of79 and received more than 3150 cumulative citations according to Google Scholar. She has also attended more than 30 conference proceedings, including 5 keynoteand 5 invited lectures. As regards to academic responsibility, she served asa journal reviewer for leading publishers such as Springer, ACS, RSC, Elsevier and Taylor & Francis. Dr. Low is the section editor, editorial board member and guest editor for 9 WoS- and Scopus-indexed journals.

Prof. Mary Donnabelle Balela
University of the Philippines, Philippines

Mary Donnabelle Balela is a full professor at the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of the Philippines (UP). She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from UP in 2004, a master’s degree in materials engineering from the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2008, and a PhD in materials science and engineering from Kyoto University in 2011. She leads the Sustainable Electronic Materials Group, which develops low-cost advanced functional materials for applications in electronics, the environment, and energy. She recently received the 2020 Encouragement Award, which is part of the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Award, for her work on developing customizable sorbents based on kapok fibers. She is the runner-up in the 2019 ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women, 2019 Department of Science Outstanding Research and Development Awardee for Applied Research for her work on silver-based flexible electronic devices.

Prof. Jitladda Sakdapipanich
Mahidol University, Thailand

Prof. Dr. Jitladda Sakdapipanich, a leading professor from Mahidol University's Chemistry Department, specializes in natural rubber (NR) biosynthesis and modification. Her groundbreaking work on NR structure and properties benefits academia and industry. With over 170 publications, 20 patents, and 400 conference papers, she has received prestigious awards, including the Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize, and is recognized among Mahidol's top 1% of researchers.

➣ Invited Speaker

Prof. Ildoo Chung
Pusan National University, South Korea

Professor Ildoo Chung joined the faculty of the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at Pusan National University, Korea, in 2005. Prior to that, he completed his postdoctoral training with Professor Jimmy Mays in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, USA, and with Professor Dong Xie in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He received his Ph.D. from Pusan National University in 2000. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adhesion and Interface and as a member of the board of directors of the Polymer Society of Korea, the Korea Society of Adhesion and Interface, the Korea Polyurethane Society, and the Asian Cyclodextrin Conference. He has over 130 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 presentations at national and international conferences. His research interests are focused on polymer synthesis, including atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, applied to advanced polymeric biomaterials such as drug delivery systems, hard/soft tissue compatible polymers, photocurable 3D printing polymers, biodegradable polymers, and composite systems.