10:30 – 11:00
Powering the Change - Materials and Processes for Energy Transition
Johannes A. Lercher, Technical University of Munich

11:00 – 11:30
Multiscale Modeling for Accelerating Carbon Capture and Beyond
Ahmed Al Hajaj, Khalifa University

11:30 – 12:00
AI for Science and Sustainability: A Journey from Process Systems Engineering
Fengqi You, Cornell University

12:00 – 12:30
Designing Materials for Sustainability from First Principles
Shobhana Narasimhan, Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research

13:30 – 14:00
TBD
Maryam Al Nahyan, New York University Abu Dhabi

14:00 – 14:30
The Prospect of AI for Materials Discovery and Design of New Energy Materials
Jeffrey Snyder, Northwestern University

14:30 – 15:00
Discovering Reaction Networks and Life Cycle Pathways for a Sustainable Circular Economy of Chemicals
Bhavik Bakshi, Arizona State University

15:00 – 15:30
Hybrid Energy Systems: Innovative Research Pathways for Alleviating Global Energy Poverty
Joseph Smith, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Parallel Session 1: AI for Sustainable Chemical Processes
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 1

Parallel Session 2: Process Intensification for Sustainability
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 2

Parallel Session 3: Sustainable Materials for Energy Storage
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 3

Young Researchers and Scientists Session 1: AI & ML for Sustainability
Venue: Al Reem

Lightning Session 1
Venue: Sir Banyas

08:00 – 08:30
Energy Security: Molecular Insight to Industrial Impact. Bringing Speed and Scale to Science for Sustainability
Ramakrishna R. Sonde, Ex-CTO Thermax Limited

08:30 – 09:00
ML Guided Catalyst Discovery for the Direct Hydrogenation of CO2 to Jet Fuel
Jorge Gascon, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

09:00 – 09:30
Nature-Inspired Engineering of Functional Materials via a Systematic Design Methodology
Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London

09:30 – 10:00
2D Nanocomposite Membrane Engineering: A Journey From Research to Production
Hassan Arafat, Khalifa University

10:30 – 11:00
Machine Learning Models Across Chemistry and Materials
Zachary W. Ulissi, Meta Fundamental AI Research

11:00 – 11:30
Fathoming the Complexities of Reactions at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
David Flaherty, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:30 – 12:00
AI for Sustainability: Foundation Models for Closed-Loop, Knowledge-Driven Chemical Discovery and Process Optimization
Xiaonan Wang, Tsinghua University

12:00 – 12:30
Materials for Energy from Advanced Modeling
Marco Saitta, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Sorbonne

13:30 – 14:00
Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical Cells: Status and Outlook
Sossina M. Haile, Northwestern University

14:00 – 14:30
Radiation-based Techniques for Detailed Investigation of Cohesive Particle Flows to
make Advanced Materials
Ruud van Ommen, Delft University of Technology

14:30 – 15:00
Decarbonising the Future: CCU and Hydrogen Landmark Redefining the Future of Energy
Kamal Kishore Pant, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Parallel Session 4: Materials for Sustainability
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 1

Parallel Session 5: Carbon Capture and Beyond
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 2

Parallel Session 6: AI for Sustainability
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 3

Young Researchers and Scientists Session 2: Materials for Sustainability
Venue: Al Reem

Lightning Session 2
Venue: Sir Banyas

Parallel Session 7: Process Intensification for Sustainability
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 1

Parallel Session 8: AI for Sustainable Chemical Processes
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 2

Parallel Session 9: Materials for Sustainability
Venue: Saqr Ballroom 3

Young Researchers and Scientists Session 3: Catalysis and Carbon Capture
Venue: Al Reem

Young Researchers and Scientists Session 4: Water-Energy-Climate
Venue: Sir Banyas

10:30 – 11:00
Materials Science and Systems Innovation for the Just Energy Transition
Daniel M. Kammen, University of California, Berkeley

11:00 – 11:30
LIGHT, ELECTRONS and ACTION
Vivek Polshettiwar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

11:30 – 12:00
Decarbonising Heavy Industries: The Roles of Carbon Capture and Hydrate-Based Storage
Moses Tade, Curtin University

12:00 – 12:30
All Wastes are not Equal for Hydrogen Production via Gasification
Josephine Mary Hill, University of Calgary

12:30 – 13:00
Flame Aerosol Synthesis of High-Entropy Catalysts for Sustainability
Mark T. Swihart, University at Buffalo

14:00 – 14:30
Artificial Intelligence for Multiphase Reactors: Some Recent Advances
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science & Technology

14:30 – 15:00
Engineering Human+AI Collaboration for Process Safety and Sustainability Applications
Rajagopalan Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

15:00 – 15:30
Outlook on Global Energy Transition: AI Catalysing Power Sector Transformation
Gauri Singh, International Renewable Energy Agency

15:30 – 16:00
Revisiting Energy Systems Modelling in the Context of AI
Rangan Banerjee, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi