Plenary speaker

Prof. Jamal Chaouki

Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

Speech: Microwave-assisted Thermochemical Reactions: Examples of Process Electrification.

Prof. Chaouki is full professor from 1995 at Polytechnique, Montréal. He is affiliated professor at UM6P. He published more than 500 articles in refereed journals and more than 320 in different reviewed proceedings and more than 450 other scientific articles and edited 34 books. He has 55 patents on different processes. He is member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He received the R.S. Jane Memorial Award in 2018 for an exceptional achievement to the field of chemical engineering and the “Excellence in Research and Innovation Awards” at Polytechnique. He also received the SCI Kalev Pugi Award and Honoris Genius 2021 Innovation from OIQ and the J.R. Grace Award in 2024. He is world-renowned consultant for at least 20 national and international companies. He is internationally recognized for his skills in process development and scale-up. He has created 5 start-ups with his students (the last are Pyrowave, NeoCTech and PyroCycle). His work is mainly dedicaded to develop processes from waste, biomass and complex feedstocks to heat & power, fuels and chemicals.