Programme
MANUFACTURING
TOPICS
Next-Gen Manufacturing
Green Tech Revolution
Next-Gen Biomanufacturing
Singapore: The Science and Engineering Nexus
Keynote Speakers
Aarti TOBIN
Just Meat Protein
Lukas MAYR
BASF
Carla SEIDEL
BASF
Dr. Carla Seidel is Senior Vice President at BASF Group Research, where she leads the department of Chemical, Material and Regulatory Science. She is the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, serves on the Board of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board Energy of the Helmholtz Society. Carla has held a variety of leadership roles at BASF, spanning R&D, Strategy, Marketing & Sales, and New Business Development. She joined BASF in 1996 as a lab team leader in Process Research & Chemical Engineering, following the completion of her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Hanover.
Tae-Eog LEE
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
“Next-Generation Manufacturing: Challenges, Issues, and Future Strategies”
Tae-Eog LEE
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tae-Eog Lee is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). He has worked on semiconductor manufacturing automation, including scheduling & control and software engineering of clustered process tools, fab operation management, discrete event system modelling and control, AI-based scheduling and control, smart fab and factory, and manufacturing innovation strategies. He actively collaborated with industrial partners, including semiconductor manufacturing tool vendors and fabs. He graduated from Seoul National University, KAIST, and Ohio State University. He joined KAIST in 1991. He was an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. He received the Korea Engineering Award and the Month’s Scientist from Korea Research Foundation and Korea Ministry of Science and Technology, the Year’s KAIST Award, etc. He is a member and a board member of the Korea Academy of Science and Technology.
Xiaodong CHEN
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
“Conformal Bioelectronic Interface”
Xiaodong CHEN
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Professor Xiaodong Chen is a Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with appointments in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and Medicine. Internationally recognised for his work in interdisciplinary materials science, he has pioneered bio-interfaced electronics that integrate biological systems with rigid devices. His innovations, spanning from water-responsive materials for nerve repair to wearable tactile sensors, are transforming medical diagnostics and treatment.
Prof Chen’s achievements have earned him numerous prestigious honours, including the Singapore President’s Science Award, NRF Investigatorship and Fellowship, the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, the Dan Maydan Prize in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the Kabiller Young Investigator Award. He is an elected member of the Royal Society, the Singapore National Academy of Science, the Academy of Engineering Singapore, and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He plays an active role in the scientific community, serving on editorial boards of top journals such as Advanced Materials, Chemical Reviews, Matter, and Small. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano, a leading global journal in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Invited Speakers
Akihiko KUDO
Tokyo University of Science
“Green Hydrogen Production using Cost-effective Powdered Photocatalyst”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Andreas PESCHEL
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
“Enabling Large-scale Hydrogen Transport and Storage by Chemical Hydrogen Carriers”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Andreas VILCINSKAS
Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME
“Future Potential of Controlled Environment Agriculture”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Balamurugan RAMALINGAM
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
“Integrating High-Fidelity Experiments with Machine Learning for Molecular Design and Optimization”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Bernard TAN
National University of Singapore (NUS)
“How the Internet Came to Singapore”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
David YOUNG
University of Glasgow
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dirk HENKENSMEIER
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
“Membranes for Water Electrolysis and Flow Batteries”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Ekkehardt HAHN
Universität Münster
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Fuwei LI
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Gaëlle LISSORGUES
Université Gustave Eiffel
“Enhancing AI in Diagnosis Using Micro-biosensors”
Gaëlle LISSORGUES
Université Gustave Eiffel
Dr. Gaëlle LISSORGUES studied applied physics at ENS Paris Saclay, France, and graduated with a PhD in Electronics in 1997 from Sorbonne university. She obtained her habilitation for Research in 2006 from University Paris Est, now University Gustave Eiffel. She created the Department of Health, Energy and Environment in 2012 and implemented academic engineering majors in Energy efficiency and Renewable energy on the one hand, Biotechnology and e-health on the other hand. She led the department from 2012 to 2021. After 2007, she oriented her research activities towards MEMS for environment and biomedical applications in the CNRS ESYCOM UMR 9007 lab, within the team “Sensors for Health and Bio-interfaces” (VOC detection, air quality, e-nose approaches, MEMS for healthcare monitoring, innovative wearable physiological sensors, bioelectronics interfaces, microelectrodes and implants for neurosciences). She has supervised around 25 PhD students. Her publications cover 12 patents as co-inventor, around 35 international papers and more than 75 conference papers. She was the director of the doctoral School MSTIC (Mathematics, Communication and Computer Sciences) of University Paris Est from 2019 to 2024, and Vice-President of the ComUE University Paris Est from July 2021 to march 2024. She became Deputy Director of ESIEE PARIS, school of engineering at University Gustave EIFFEL, in March 2024.
Guo-Xin JIN
Fudan University
“Molecular Macrocycles, Catenanes and Knots”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Hock LIM
NUS
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Imran NASIM
IBM Research Europe
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Iris YU
National University of Singapore
“Biomass Waste Valorisation for Making Renewable Chemicals and Products”
Iris YU
National University of Singapore
Iris Yu is an Assistant Professor at NUS Civil and Environmental Engineering, specialising in microwave-assisted thermoprocessing and heterogeneous catalysis. Before joining NUS, she was a Research Assistant Professor at Hong Kong PolyU and Humboldt Fellow at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. She actively contributes to the scientific community, serving as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and Editorial/Advisory Board member for scientific journals. She received accolades such as MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 Asia Pacific 2023, L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Singapore 2024, and Rising Star in Green Chemistry Education Award, ACS GCI, 2025.
Isabel WEBB
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Engineering Biology: A National Policy Perspective”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Jason HEIN
The University of British Columbia
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Jia ZHANG
A*STAR
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Jun-Jie ZHU
Nanjing University
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Klaus HELLGARDT
Imperial College London
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Libin MA
Labcorp Development (Asia) Pte. Ltd.
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Melanie WEINGARTEN
A*STAR
“Biotech and Food Tech Innovation made in Singapore and Chemistry and Biology Connected – The Development of BASF’s Insecticide InscalisTM”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Pao Chuen LUI
Temasek Defence Systems Institute
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Philipp KLOEBER
Ernst & Young Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Rajashekar DURAI
Aimitari Medtech Pte. Ltd.
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Rinkoo DALAN
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Saif KHAN
NUS
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Timo GEHRING
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes
“Floating Light Ball Reactor: Scalable algae cultivation with artificial lighting for large-scale industrial production”
Michael DJOHAN
Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.
Michael Djohan is a digitalization strategist with over 10 years of experience in process engineering and digital transformation across the chemical and energy sectors. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Process Innovation Animal Nutrition at Evonik, where he leads efforts to make the DL-Methionine production facility smart and autonomous with pilot projects in Singapore. Michael holds a Master’s in IT in Business (Digital Transformation) from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a chartered member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Wan Ru LEOW
A*STAR
Wan Ru LEOW
A*STAR
Leow Wan Ru is a Principal Scientist in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and jointly a Nanyang Assistant Professor in Nanyang Technological University. She received the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, Class of 2024, L’Oreal Women in Science Singapore, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Wan Ru was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests are focused on the study and design of novel and efficient photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems for decarbonized chemical conversions.
Yanjun DAI
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wan Ru LEOW
A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2)
Leow Wan Ru is a Principal Scientist in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and jointly a Nanyang Assistant Professor in Nanyang Technological University. She received the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, Class of 2024, L’Oreal Women in Science Singapore, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Wan Ru was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests are focused on the study and design of novel and efficient photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems for decarbonized chemical conversions.
Yanli ZHAO
NTU
“Integrated Supramolecular Systems for Multispectral Photoacoustic Bioimaging”
Wan Ru LEOW
A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2)
Leow Wan Ru is a Principal Scientist in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and jointly a Nanyang Assistant Professor in Nanyang Technological University. She received the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, Class of 2024, L’Oreal Women in Science Singapore, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Wan Ru was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests are focused on the study and design of novel and efficient photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems for decarbonized chemical conversions.
Ye LIU
East China Normal University
“Design and Synthesis of Phosphine Ligands for Pd-catalyzed Carbonylation of Alkenes/Alkynes”
Wan Ru LEOW
A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2)
Leow Wan Ru is a Principal Scientist in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and jointly a Nanyang Assistant Professor in Nanyang Technological University. She received the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, Class of 2024, L’Oreal Women in Science Singapore, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Wan Ru was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests are focused on the study and design of novel and efficient photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems for decarbonized chemical conversions.
Yun LIU
Peking University
“Controlling the Synthesis of Dynamic Covalent Polu(disulfide)s”
Wan Ru LEOW
A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2)
Leow Wan Ru is a Principal Scientist in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and jointly a Nanyang Assistant Professor in Nanyang Technological University. She received the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, Class of 2024, L’Oreal Women in Science Singapore, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Wan Ru was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests are focused on the study and design of novel and efficient photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems for decarbonized chemical conversions.
Zhi LI
ShanghaiTech University
“Sustainable Catalysis Enabled by Clustered Sodium Salts”
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Zhongyue ZHANG
Kumamoto University
Evelyn WANG
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Evelyn N. Wang is the Vice President for Energy and Climate and the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as the Senate-confirmed Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from 2023-2025, where she led the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy research and development programs. At MIT, she developed technologies for thermal management, energy conversion and storage, and water harvesting and purification. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
