Conference Program

 

30 July 2015, Thursday

09.00 - 09.45

Registration / Coffee Service

09.45 - 10.00

Opening Ceremony

Prof. Fikri Karaesmen - Dean of the College of Engineering

(Koc University, Istanbul)

10.00 - 10.15

Assoc. Prof. I Halil Kavakli

(Koc University, Istanbul)

Koc University Biofuels Platform and the Current State of Biofuels Research in Koc University

10.15 - 11.15

Prof. Patrick C. Hallenbeck

(University of Montreal, Canada)

Challenges in Sustainable Algal Biofuels Production

11.15 - 12.15

Prof. Meltem Conk Dalay

(Ege University)

Carbon Capture by Microalgae and Biofuel Production

12.15 - 13.30

Lunch Break

13.30 - 14.30

Dr. Gilles Peltier

(CEA Cadarache, France)

Domestication of Microalgal Photosynthesis for Improved Biofuel Production

14.30 - 15.00

Dr. Gurudeeban Selvaraj

(Istanbul Medeniyet University)

In silico Structural Determination of Lipid Metabolic Pathway Enzymes for Biofuel Production in Microalgae

15.00 - 15.30

Dr. Satyavani Kaliamurthi

(Istanbul Medeniyet University)

Production of Silver Nanoparticles from Spirulina Platensis

15.30 - 16.00

Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.00

Assoc. Prof. Turgay Tekinay

(Gazi University)

Efficient Microalgal Biomass Production and Dissolved Inorganic C Fixation from Coal Emissions

17.00 - 18.00

Prof. Tolga Goksan

(Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University)

A Study on CO2 Mitigation in a Cement Plant 

18.00 - 19.30 Leisure Time

19.30 - 22.00

Complimentary Dinner

 

31 July 2015, Friday

09.30 - 10.00

Coffee Service

10.00 - 11.00

Prof. Jun Minagawa

(National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)

Dissipation of excess light energy in a green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

11.00 - 12.00

Assist. Prof. Melih Onay

(Van Yuzuncu Yil University)

Isolation and Characterization of Microalgae from Geothermal Flora of Anatolia for Biodiesel Production

12.00 - 13.30

Lunck Break

13.00 - 14.30

Poster Session / Coffee Service

14.30 - 15.30

Dr. Dorinde Kleinegris

(Wageningen UR, the Netherlands)

An Outlook on Microalgae Production Chains

15.30 - 16.30

Assist. Prof. Esra Imamoglu

(Ege University)

Photobioreactor Systems for Microalgal Products

16.30 - 17.00 Coffee Break

17.00 - 18.00

Assoc. Prof. Harun Bilirgen

(GENTEK Energy)

CO2 Fixation from Flue Gas in a Tubular Photo Bio-Reactor (PBR) Using Municipal Waste Water

18.00 - 18.30

Dr. Zeliha Demirel

(Ege University)

Cultivation of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in Bioreactors Under Autotrophic Conditions

18.30 - 18.45

Closing Remarks

19.00 - 20.00

Cocktail