Sept 26-27, 2023 : University of Technology Sydney, Australia

CECE 2023

Chair's Appreciation Message

Thank you for your contribution!

Dear CECE 2023 attendees,

I wanted to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for your contribution to the inaugural CECE conference. Your participation as a speaker greatly enriched the event, and we are truly thankful for your involvement.

We are delighted to share that CECE2023 was a success, and we are already planning for an even more exceptional CECE2024. Your continued participation and support would mean the world to us, and we sincerely hope you will consider joining us again next year.

In our pursuit of continuous improvement, we are eager to gather feedback from distinguished participants like you. We kindly request a few minutes of your time to share your thoughts, both general impressions and specific insights. Your input will be instrumental in shaping the conference to be even more meaningful and impactful next year (CECE2023 feedback: https://forms.office.com/r/qa5a1ES8uh). We are thrilled to announce that CECE2024 is scheduled for October 1-2, 2024 in Sydney. We would be honoured if you could mark these dates in your calendar. Your influence extends far and wide, and we would greatly appreciate your efforts to encourage members of your network to attend the conference. Together, we can make CECE2024 a diverse and enriching experience for all participants.

Please find those wonderful photo moments from CECE2023 (https://www.nicecece.org/photos-1 ).

Once again, thank you and we look forward to the possibility of your participation in CECE2024, and we eagerly anticipate your valuable feedback.

With warm regards,

Shon

Professor in School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Head of Discipline, Environmental and Water Engineering

Director of ARC Research Hub in Nutrients in a Circular Economy (ARC NiCE Hub)

The Circular Economy For Climate and Environment Conference will be held in Sydney in September 2023. Held over two days, the conference will explore recent advances in technologies and industrial approaches with a focus on Nutrient recovery and reuse for sustainable futures.

Conference Key dates

Abstract submission open: 1 March 2023
Abstract submission closes: 31 May 2023
Extended abstract submission: Submission closed
Abstract notification: July 2023
Speaker registration deadline: 14 August 2023
Early bird registration deadline: 14 August 2023
Conference: 26-27 Sep 2023

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Roadmapping Workshop for Nutrients Circular Ecosystem

The workshop will be held on 26th September 2023, during the afternoon session of the first day of the Circular Economy for Climate and Environment (CECE) Conference, at Aerial UTS Function Centre, in Sydney.
So, all CECE Conference attendees are welcome!

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Our Sponsors

Platinum

Nutrients in a Circular Economy Research Hub

Silver

Membrane Society of Australasia Ltd

Bronze

Membranes Journal by MDPI

Originwater International Pty Ltd

Circular Economy For Climate and Environment (CECE) Conference 2023

26 and 27 Sep 2023 l 8:30 am to 5:00 pm AEST

Aerial Function Centre, University of Technology Sydney

WELCOME

It is an immense pleasure for us to welcome you all to join us at the first international conference on the circular economy for climate and environment (CECE 2023) organised by the University of Technology (UTS) and the ARC Hub for the Nutrient in a Circular Economy (NiCE) Hub. CECE will be an annual international multi-disciplinary conference covering a wide range of topics with themes related to circular economy in water, energy, environment, waste, resource recovery, climate change, etc. The conference provides a platform for the researchers from the academia, industries, government and NGOs globally to come together and share the research works covering both fundamentals and applied research. The conference also is aimed at promoting network among the researchers and foster international collaborations. The conference will feature several eminent plenary and keynote speakers from academia, industry and government. Attractive prizes will be awarded for best young researchers and research student in different categories. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations and may be submitted using the links below.

Prof. Ho Kyong Shon.

Chair

Prof. Bernadette McCabe

Co-chair

A/Prof. Stefano Freguia

Co-chair

A/Prof. Dana Cordell

Co-chair

A/Prof. Leonard Tijing,

Co-chair

Conference Themes

Environmental pollution
Environmental Technologies
Bioresource
Environmental health and risk

Circular economy
Climate change: impacts mitigation and adaptation
Water, energy, and environment
Resource recovery from wastes

Conference Organising Committee

Organising committee

Prof Ho Kyong Shon, UTS, Chair
A/Prof Leonard Tijing, UTS, Co-Chair
A/Prof Dana Cordell, Institute of Sustainable Futures, UTS, Co-Chair
Prof Bernadette McCabe, University of Southern Queensland, Co-Chair
A/Prof Stefano Freguia, University of Melbourne - Co-chair
Dr Sherub Phuntsho, UTS
Dr Ibrahim El Saliby, ARC NiCE Hub, UTS
Dr Li Gao, South-East Water
Dr Gary Leeson, Organic Crop Protectants (OCP)
A/Prof Cara Beal, Griffith University
Prof Mikel Duke, Victoria University
Ms Jade Jiang, UTS (student, UTS)
Ms Weonjung Sohn (student, UTS)
Ms Hanwei Yu (student, UTS)

Conference scientific committee

Prof Hadi Khabbaz, UTS/FEIT, Australia
A/Prof Behzad Fatahi, UTS/FEIT, Australia
Prof Qilin Wang, UTS/FEIT, Australia
A/Prof Liu Ye, University of Queensland, Australia
Prof Jason Prior, UTS/ISF, Australia
Prof Anne Roiko, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Jason Reynolds, Western Sydney University, Australia
Prof Jeff Powell, Western Sydney University, Australia
Kim Nance, Rich Earth Institute, USA
Dr Amit Chanan, Water Authority Fiji

Conference Programme

*Information for presenters: The aspect ratio of the presentation screen is 16:10

CECE 2023 Abstract Booklet

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Martina Doblin

C3, University of Technology Sydney

"Inputs of anthropogenic nutrients and other contaminants into coastal waters"

Martina Doblin is Professor of Oceanography at the University of Technology Sydney and current Director and CEO of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science. Passionate about the ocean from a young age, she has been a marine researcher for over 20 years, leading highly successful research teams investigating the impacts of climate change, harmful algal blooms, and more recently the ecological impacts of emerging contaminants released into coastal waters. She is a board member of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System, and member of the National Marine Sciences Committee, providing scientifically-robust, practical advice on marine issues of national significance to Australia. Martina has a profile of scientific and public engagement, is an advocate for diversity in the science, technology, and engineering professions, and has a strong interest in accelerating solutions for improving water quality in the urban ocean.

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"Biochar in the circular economy"

Johanna is the Sustainability Solutions Lead for Logan City Council and Logan Water. Jo has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Chemistry and Microbiology and a Master of Integrated Water Management.

Jo has had the pleasure of working for Logan City Council for over a decade in various roles in Logan Water. Jo started off in the laboratory where she gained hands on experience with the science of water.

Jo utilises her background in science and integrated water management Jo has successful completed multiple projects to achieve successful outcomes and specialises in circular economy and resource recovery.

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Johanna Johnson

Logan City Council

Abraham Noe-Hays

Rich Earth Institute

"Ten years of urine diversion development in the United States: findings and lessons learned"

Abraham Noe-Hays is the Co-Founder and Research Director of the Rich Earth Institute, which operates the nation’s first community-scale urine recycling program, and conducts research relating to reclaiming resources from human waste. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Rich Earth Tools, LLC, which develops technology for productive sanitation, particularly for concentrating and sanitizing source-separated urine and vacuum-flushed blackwater for fertilizer production.

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"Circular Economy: A National agenda for Australia and Pacific"

Lisa McLean Managing Director of Circular Australia, a national independent NFP leading the transition to a 2030 Australian circular economy and a member of the federal Government’s Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group (CEMAG). She has been successfully advising industry and governments in developing new policy frameworks and regulations that bring about market change to enable the circular zero-carbon economy over the past 20 years in infrastructure, energy, water, waste and mobility sectors in the UK and Australia.

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Lisa Mclean, CEO

Circular Australla

Django Seccombe

Sydney Water

"Sydney Water Unlocking the Circular Economy"

Django Seccombe, Circular Economy Manager, Western Sydney Development, Sydney Water

Django is an environmental engineer committed to unlocking new enterprise and creating a more sustainable economy in Greater Sydney and beyond.

Django’s experience spans operations, planning, strategy and policy development in the water sector. His current role focuses on establishing circular economy collaborations with customers in the rapidly growing Western Sydney. His projects focus on organic waste management, bioenergy, agribusiness and integrated water cycle management.

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