Keynote Speakers
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Prof. Phan Van Tan 9:15 – 10:00: Tuesday, November 25th From Recent Advances to Future Pathways in Climate Studies in Southeast Asia |
| Prof. Phan Van Tan is a leading Vietnamese scientist in meteorology and climate science. He has made significant contributions to research in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, particularly through the development and application of numerical models. As a long-standing professor at VNU University of Science, he has trained many graduate students who now hold key scientific and governmental positions. Prof. Tan has also been active in international collaborations, including CORDEX-SEA, and has published extensively in reputable journals. The Special Session S9 of the iVCEES-2025 is dedicated to honoring the 70th anniversary of Prof. Phan Van Tan |
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Prof. Marco Abbiati Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (currently being the Science and Technology Counsellor at the Embassy of Italy to Vietnam) 8:30 – 9:15: Wednesday, November 26th Innovative technologies for coastal monitoring |
| Prof. Marco Abbiati graduated in Biology (cum laude) at the University of Pisa, obtained the PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Genoa, currently is professor of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. He spent more than 40 years in the academy and actively contributed to develop innovative degrees, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes on Environmental Management, Conservation and Sustainability. Since June 2020 he is on temporary leave from the University to take over the position of Science and Technology Counsellor at the Embassy of Italy to Vietnam. Prof. Marco Abbiati main research interests are sustainable development and long-term management of natural resources, with a focus marine habitats. He applies a multidisciplinary approach to investigate ecosystem functioning, biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and resilience, impact of pollution. He has been visiting scientist at Sydney University, UCSC, Moscow Academy of Science, University of Adelaide, Wesleyan University, and coordinated several research projects addressing fundamental and applied research founded by the EU Framework Programmes, Italian Ministries and private companies. In Vietnam he collaborates with Vietnamese Universities and Academies, Ministries and UN Agencies to promote Italian-Vietnamese and multilateral partnerships in science and technology. He is author and co-author of more the 100 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and of numerous presentations to national and international conferences. |
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Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hoang Institute of Earth Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 9:15 – 10:00: Wednesday, November 26th Volcanism in Vietnam: the cause and the signification |
| Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hoang is a leading geochemist specializing in recent volcanism and mantle dynamics in East and Southeast Asia. From 2002 to 2018, he was a visiting fellow under a research contract with the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES). He has also served as a visiting lecturer at the University of Graz (Austria), the University of Akita (Japan), and the University of the Philippines Diliman. Currently, he manages a chemical clean room and mass spectrometry facilities for radiogenic isotopic analysis of recent volcanic rocks, and serves as a lecturer, graduate supervisor, and senior researcher in isotope geochemistry at the Institute of Earth Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. A list of his recent publications can be found at: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3563-0312.
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Prof. Tran Thi Viet Nga Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE), Hanoi, Vietnam 8:30 – 9:15: Thursday, November 27th |
| Prof. Tran Thi Viet Nga is a Senior Researcher/Lecturer of Faculty of Environmental Engineering and also a Director of Vietnam – Japan Insitute of Advanced Technologies (VJIAT), Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE). She holds M.Eng in Environmental Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (1999) and Ph.D in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tokyo (2002). She also completed a JSPS postdoctoral program on Environmental and Sustainable Development at United Nation University (2005). Since 2009, she resumed her lecturer position in HUCE. The focus of her research is water and wastewater treatment technologies, water pollution control and water-related health risk management. She is author of more than 90 academic papers and books chapters. Her current research in HUCE, which include following contents: 1) Membrane based decentralized and smart wastewater treatment system appropriated to Vietnam and ASEAN region; 2) Environmental protection, energy security and resource recovery by cost-effective anaerobic technology treating waste streams in Vietnam; and 3) Development of a balanced and resilient urban water system adapted to urbanization and climate change |
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Prof. Petra Schneider University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany 9:15 – 10:00: Thursday, November 27th Dimensions of Water Management in Extractive Industries |
| Prof. Petra Schneider has extensive experience in international research projects/consultancy among others on remediation, ecological engineering, environmental planning, water management, and radiation protection. Since 2015, she has been a Professor of International Water Management and the Director of the Master’s program in "Ecological Engineering" at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal. A list of recent publications can be found at: https://ingenieuroekologie.wubs.h2.de/pages/en/publications.php |
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