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SUMMARY:[Fireside Chat] Can Plastics to Fuel Technology Resolve the Plastic Waste Problem?
DESCRIPTION:A fireside chat with representatives from various industriesSupported by Ridge View Residential College and St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory \n  \nOf the 300 over million tonnes of plastics produced each year\, less than 10 percent gets recycled. What happens to the rest? Some get sent to landfills where\, when left to degrade\, can leach harmful chemicals that spread into groundwater. Some are washed out through rivers into the oceans where they break down into microplastics that today is found in everything we eat and drink. In Singapore\, 7 out of 10 people do not know what plastics can be recycled and only about 6 percent of plastic waste end up being recycled. Can plastics-to-fuel technology (PTFT) be a potential pathway to resolving the plastic problem? Plastic-to-fuel technology is being increasingly hailed as a solution to the Southeast Asia plastic problem. But the pros and cons of using pyrolysis to convert plastic waste into high quality gasoline or diesel-like fuel are still highly debatable. This non-technical session will: \n\nIntroduce what PTFT is about;\nIllustrate the workings of a PTFT project in Southeast Asia;\nBe a discussion amongst representatives from Climate Change Strategy\, Consulting\, and Consumer Brands.\n\nA networking tea session follows after the fireside chat – an excellent opportunity for the science and business to meet and exchange ideas! \nAbout The Speakers :\n \nAmita Shrestha Bäcker\nGA Circular\nAmita is a Business Development and Project Manager at GA Circular\, a B Corporation certified research and strategy advisory firm that is driving circular economy in Asia. Together with the GA team\, Amita has participated in materials-flow analysis\, research\, strategy and implementation projects on circular economy in this region. GA specialises in packaging and food waste in India and Southeast Asia and has worked with big multinational clients from consumer goods and packaging industries as well as government agencies. \n \nSharon Tan\nPublic Affairs and Communications\, Coca-Cola Singapore & Malaysia\nSharon is the Public Affairs and Communications Manager for The Coca-Cola Company in Singapore and Malaysia. She is charged with ensuring that Coca-Cola’s dialogues with stakeholders in both countries are effective and consistent. Prior to this job\, Sharon was at Burson-Marstellar\, a leading global PR and Communications firm. Specialised in government relations\, management issues and stakeholder engagement for a wide range of clients such as MNCs and NGOs. Sharon also served multiple roles in Singapore public service\, including MTI and MAS. \n \nAssociate Professor Tong Yen Wah\nDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering\, National University of Singapore\nA/P Tong is the co-programme director for an NRF-CREATE project with Shanghai Jiao Tong University on “Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Mega­cities’; E2S2-CREATE. His expertise is in bio-materials research for tissue engineering and in bioenergy from food wastes and biomass wastes\, with over 120 publications and 5\,000 citations. His recent works in food waste management has been successfully commercialised with distributed anaerobic digesters that can be effectively used in cities through a spin-off company from NUS. \nAbout The Moderator :\n \nMarc Allen\nEngeco\nMarc is the Technical Director and Founder of engeco. He is a chemical engineer with over 20 years’ experience and 12 years specialised in energy and climate change. Raised in Australia\, he has been in Singapore for the last two years. His company\, engeco\, helps businesses understand their exposure to climate change risk and helps them develop and implement climate change strategy. He is also working to develop global standards in the area of circular economy as part of the ISO Technical Committee for Circular Economy.
URL:https://sjinml.nus.edu.sg/event/can-plastics-to-fuel-tech-resolve-plastic-waste-problem/
LOCATION:Multi-Purpose Room 1\, Ridge View Residential College\, National University of Singapore\, 25 Lower Kent Ridge Road\, #02-61\, Singapore\, Singapore\, 119081\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Events,Fireside Chat
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SUMMARY:[Seminar] A Brief Introduction to Borneo Marine Research Institute and Coral Reef Research in Sabah
DESCRIPTION:Seminar by Muhammad Ali bin Syed HusseinLecturer/Research Fellow in the Endangered Marine Species Research Unit\, Borneo Marine Research Institute\, Universiti Malaysia Sabah \nAbstract:\nBorneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) is one of three research institutes in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). It is strategically located along the shoreline of Sepangar Bay\, Kota Kinabalu\, providing easy access to the sea and surrounding habitats. The institute conduct marine and aquaculture research and offer postgraduate degree programmes. Undergraduate teaching of two programmes\, marine science and aquaculture is conducted on behalf of Faculty of Science and Natural Resource. Facilities in the institute includes fish and invertebrate hatcheries\, marine aquarium and museum\, as well as boathouse and jetty. The talk will cover the facilities in BMRI and research currently conducted in the institute\, with focus on coral reef research. Approximately 75% of the coral reefs in Malaysia is in Sabah.  The reefs are facing multiple threats\, such as destructive fishing methods\, pollution and development. Previous expeditions and surveys provide information on biodiversity and coral reef status but there is still much yet to be studied. Some of the current research conducted in the institute is looking at diversity in coral reef areas\, coral recruitment and spawning\, and use of artificial reefs. The institute actively conduct public outreach and citizen science to increase public awareness\, collaborating with private organisations and NGOs. \n \nAbout the speaker:\nMuhammad Ali is a lecturer in Borneo Marine Research Institute in Universiti Malaysia Sabah.  He has taught undergraduates in the Marine Science and Aquaculture programmes since 2004. His interest lies in biodiversity and ecology of coastal ecosystems. He has had the opportunity to study the reefs of Sabah through participation in expeditions and contributed in the preparation of marine park management plans for Sabah Parks. He is currently pursuing his PhD\, working on Porites cores from Marudu Bay\, Sabah. He is in Singapore to interact and learn under the Temasek Foundation-NUS Master Trainer Programme.
URL:https://sjinml.nus.edu.sg/event/brief-introduction-bmri-coral-reef-research-sabah/
LOCATION:SJINML Seminar Room\, Singapore\, Singapore
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