Registration

 2:30pm – 5:00pm

Informal discussion: Academy Freedom and National Security
Led by Dr. Yang Shi, CAE/EIC Fellows, University of Victoria
With guest speaker, Dr. Xiaobei Chen, Prof. Carleton University
(Coffee/tea and cookies available throughout)

 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Supper (optional, not included in registration)

 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Social gathering, (+Meeting with Presidents from Chinese Univs)
Led by Dr. Jesse Zhu, Western University, CACP President

Registration

 9:00am – 9:20am

Welcome and Land Acknowledgment – Dr. Yang Shi, University of Victoria
Dr. Mina Hoorfar, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Victoria
Dr. Peter Loock, Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Victoria
Dr. Jesse Zhu, President CACP (Can. Academy of Chinese Professors)

 9:20am – 10:30am

General TopicSession   (Chair – Dr. Ying Zheng)
Academic Entrepreneurship – A Personal Reflection
Dr. Liang-Shih Fan, Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University, Fellows, US Academy of Eng., Chinese Academy of Eng., Canadian Academy of Eng., Australian Academy of Eng.
Award Nomination and Professional Progression – how to prepare a successful Academy Nomination File
Dr. Jesse Zhu, Distinguished Univ Prof., Fellows of RSC, CAE and EIC, CAE Board member, CACP President, Western University

10:30am – 10:50am

Nutrition Break

10:50am – 11:50am

Biomass Conversion Session  (Chair – Dr. Ying Chen)
Turning Wood into a High Strength Lightweight Material “Stronger” than Steel
Dr. Chunbao Xu, Professor, CAE/EIC Fellows, Western University
Value-added Utilization of Biomass Lignin – Recent Progresses and Future Prospects
Dr. Xueqing Qiu, CAE Fellow, President of Guangdong University Technology

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

  1:30pm – 2:30pm

Chemical Breakthroughs Session   (Chair – Dr. Bing Chen)
Engineering Graphene and 2D Materials for Energy Storage and Polymer Composite
Dr. Aiping Yu, University Research Chair, University of Waterloo
Fusioning Chemistry into Chemical Engineering
Dr. Xiaonian Li, President of Zhejiang University of Technology

 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Advanced Mechanical & Mechatronics Session  (Chair – Dr. Yajun Pan)
Incorporating Humanities in Mechanical Engineering Research and Innovation: Personal Perspective and a Case Study
Dr. Zhongchao Tan, CAE Fellow, University of Waterloo
Towards Smarter, Safer, More Reliable, More Resilient and More Sustainable Autonomous Systems
Dr. Youmin Zhang, Professor, Concordia University

 3:30pm – 3:50pm

Nutrition Break

 3:50pm – 5:20pm

Sustainable Technologies Session   (Chair – Dr. Hong Gu)
Microfluidics Enabled Soft Robotic Wearable Systems for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Liqing Ren, CAE Fellow, University of Waterloo
Love it or Hate it: Coal Fired Power Plant
Dr. Xiaohong Xu, Professor, University of Windsor
Fibre-based Insulation Materials of Nano Co-crystals for Buildings
Dr. Ruhe Zhao, Professor, CAE Fellow, UBC

 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Conference Banquet  (University Club)

(排华法案100周年 纪念场)   (Chair – Dr. Lin Cai)
Learning from History?  (Special Invitation)
Canada–China University Linkages amid Geopolitical Tensions: Reporting the Results of a Survey of Canadian University Faculty
Dr. Qiang Zha, Faculty of Education, York University
Intelligence Agencies and Categorical Suspicions in Canada
Dr. Midori Ogasawara, Professor of Sociology,
University of Victoria （小笠原教授）
The Collateral Damage of Tech Wars
Dr. Lin Cai, University of Victoria, CAE/EIC Fellows

10:40am – 11:00am

Nutrition Break

11:00am – 11:50am

Panel Discussion on the above and related topics
            Led by Dr. Lin Cai,
            All speakers and audience

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch
(Livestream: National Remembrance to Commemorate
the Centenary of the Chinese Exclusion Act)
Also, meet Dr. Kevin Hall, President, University of Victoria

 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Topics of common interests   (Chair – Dr. Youmin Zhang)
Issues of English speaking by Chinese international students
Dr. Marshall Jiang, Professor, Brock University
Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Discipline of Xinjiang Agricultural University
Dr. Junxian Guo, Professor, Xinjiang Agricultural University
Sustainable Propulsion for Automotive Vehicles
Dr. Ming Zheng, Professor, University of Windsor
High Precision GPS/GNSS to Mass-Market Applications
Dr. Yang Gao, Professor, University of Calgary

 3:30pm – 4:10pm

Closing Nutrition Break, Co-chairs

 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Dinner (optional, not included in registration)