HQP from BDDC presented their work at the Second Annual ORF-RE07 Meeting in Toronto. The focus of this meeting was to provide updates on the research related to "Clean Manufacturing and Nano-engineering of Sustainable Materials".
Below are some highlighted notes from the agenda:
Venue: The Faculty Club at the University of Toronto
Board Meeting from 8:30 am to 9:15 am for all Principal investigators and management. During this time, breakfast and registration will continue and posters will be put up
Keynote Talk from 9:25 am – 10:00 am
Allotted time for talks: (15 mins each including Q and A).
Wrap up by 4pm
Baraka Gitari presented an oral and a poster presentation at this meeting. He was awarded Second Prize for his poster entitled "Viability of subsequent Komagateibacter xylinus subcultures in producing cellulose".
His oral presentation was entitled "Monitoring nanocellulose yield (g cellulose/L growth medium) in sequential subcultures of Komagataeibacter xylinus".
Daichi Nakayam presented a poster presentation entitled "Biodegradable Composites Developed from PLA/PBAT Binary Blends and Silk Powder: Compatibilization and Performance Evaluation".
