Conference Programme - Version 1 September 2021

Please make sure you check the programme regularly (on each day) as last minute changes are very likely.
Speakers shall check the programme carefully and ensure they join the relevant conference session promptly for their presentation.
All timings that appear on the programme refer to British Summer Time (BST) not UTC or GMT – make sure you convert the BST time appropriately to your local time.

 

Day 1 - Wednesday 1 September
8:30	OPTIONAL Technical Drop-in session (session chairs and presenters only)
10:00	Icebreaker - Let's Make Haiku! Chair: Nahoko Miyaji
12:00	Welcome and opening of conference Georgia Kremmyda (Conference Chair, Professor The University of Warwick UK) Jung Sun Kim (President INWES, Vice President and Professor Dongseo University South Korea) Christine Ennew (Provost and Professor The University of Warwick UK) Margot James (Executive Chair Warwick Manufacturing Group)
12:40	Gold Sponsor Address Angela Wilks (Power System Engineer, National Grid)
13:00	Plenary talk Peggy Oti-Boateng (Director - Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building, UNESCO) Engineering for sustainable development-Imperatives for women engineers
13:30	Plenary talk Eucharia Kenya (Professor, Deputy Vice Chancellor University of Embu, Kenya) Sustainable Inclusivity for Women in STEM in the Wake of Global Humanitarian Challenges
14:00	Networking Session (and break)
14:30	Session 1: Education, Training & Ethics	Session 2: Gender & STEM	Session 3: Global Health & Pandemics	Session 4: One Humanity, Shared responsibility	Session 5: Urban Resilience, Disasters & Data
	Chair: Georgia Kremmyda	Chair: Modupe Jimoh	Chair: Kong-Joo Lee	Chair: Toby Mottram	Chair: Belén García
	Keynote talk: Jayshree Seth Advancing Women in STEM The global perception of science and the need for STEM advocacy	Keynote talk: Damla Sener How to future-proof your career and life choices in digital economy	Keynote talk: Haryoung Poo Development of vaccine for COVID-19	Keynote talk: Christina Francis Managing stakeholders' roles and interests during the energy transition	Keynote talk: Rana Ilgaz Achieving strategic change in a world city
15:00	Talk 1: Jung Sun Kim Gender in STEM education in universities in Taiwan and Korea	Talk 1: Rose Atieno Opiyo The Disjunction between Availability of Opportunities in STEM Careers and Lack of Enthusiasm to go into the Careers: Disentangling the Paradox	Talk 1: Ukemeobong Okon Public Health Challenge: Prevalence of brucellosis in occupational categories in Nigeria	Talk 1: Ruby Hanson Managing humanitarian challenges through sustainable micro science activities	Talk 1: Josephine Eze The Impact of Integrating Renewable Energy Source for Rural Electrification Optimization using Neuro-Fuzzy
15:20	Talk 2: Jan Peters Reframing excellence in higher education	Talk 2: Rie Yamaguchi Work-style reform and womens career promotion in Japan	Talk 2: Daniela Valdes Global Evidence on Telemedicine adoption in Primary Care During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic – review protocol and preliminary insights	Talk 2: Scholastica Fidelis Ekanem Pond Construction Estimations: Clues for Integrating Classroom and Field Experience in Secondary Schools and Students' Acquisition Skills in Pisciculture in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria	Talk 2: Evangeline Ekoh Erosion control and reclamation in Opi Nsukka, Enugu - Nigeria
15:40	Talk 3: Maria Natalia Dimaano Immediate chemical engineering online education in the Philippines: Addressing cross-functional tasks empowering critical decisions despite the COVID-19 pandemic	Talk 3: Olufunmilade Fatungase Driving Africas Socio-Economic Growth through Strategic Gender Inclusivity in STEM Career: the Roles of Professional Associations	Talk 3: Kamini Gupta Perceived Behavioural Changes in Commuter's Mobility due to COVID Situation (Delhi-India)	Talk 3: Alexandra Leeper What Antarctica taught us: How a leadership program for women in STEMM is changing the narrative to drive science-based decisions for the well-being of the collective and of our planet	Talk 3: Zeba Zaidi Rethinking the Moria Refugee Camp: Spatial and Structural Reconsiderations
16:00	Panel discussion Electrification Chair: Pam Thomas
17:30	Introducing Film Director Amirose Eisenbach in advance of Day 2 Film Screening on 'Equal Playing Field' Networking
18:00	End of Day 1

 

 

Day 2 - Thursday 2 September
8:30	OPTIONAL Technical Drop-in session (session chairs and presenters only)
9:30	Equal Playing Field - Film Screening
11:00	Session 1: Climate Change / Ecosystems & Biodiversity	Session 2: Renewable Energy	Session 3: Global Health & Pandemics	Session 4: Education, Training & Ethics	Session 5: Gender & STEM	Session 6: Gender & STEM
	Chair: Mohammad Shoeb	Chair: Caroline Thoruwa	Chair: Yiannis Koumpouros	Chair: Ruby Hanson	Chair: Sylvia Kegel	Chair: Jung Sun Kim
	Keynote talk: Sujit Bala Adaptation Efforts and Policy Guidelines for Bangladesh Combating Climate Change at 1.5C, 2C and 4C of Global Warming	Keynote talk: Antonella Vitale Towards More Sustainable Humanitarian Systems	Keynote talk: Yiannis Koumpouros The contribution of innovative ICT applications to the quality of health services: the case of COVID-19	Keynote talk: Sheridan Ash Tech She Can	Keynote talk: Nina Baker More than pioneers: Britain's 'Hidden Figures' women in the space race and Cold War	Keynote talk: Rafaella Ocone Engineering Equitable Innovation
11:30	Talk 1: Kenza Khomsi The contribution of the large-scale atmospheric patterns to pollution with PM10: the new Saharan Oscillation Index	Talk 1: Christia Meidiana Determinants of Community Involvement in Waste Reduction through Waste Bank	Talk 1: Aneeqa Rana COVID-19 Silver Lining: Tinkering to Shift Education Paradigms towards a Learning Revolution	Talk 1: Nelly Sakyi-Hagan Gender differences in performance in integrated science among pre-service secondary school teachers in Ghana	Talk 1: Janet Williams Hidden figures: Surprise findings gleaned from a U.S. National Science Foundation study and other sources	Talk 1: Seema Singh Women in STEM Education and Employment in India: Status and Prognosis
11:50	Talk 2: Toluwanimi Adeoti Household Behaviour towards Energy Conservation in Nigeria	Talk 2: Olufunmilade Fatungase Closing global energy demand gap using renewable energy technologies	Talk 2: Grace Wamue Innovative Gender Responsive Strategies to Sustain Mentorship in Science, Technology and Engineering (STEM) in the Post- Covid-19 Era	Talk 2: Catherine Mavriplis 30 years of Canada's Chairs for women in Science and Engineering: the changing landscape	Talk 2: Joanna Collingwood Challenging Perceptions: research-led efforts to advance gender equality in STEM	Talk 2: Mary Mwangi Participatory, gender-responsive evaluation of climate smart bananas for enhanced food security and income
12:10	Talk 3: Fidela Enodiem Udoh Mid-rain plantain (MUSA SPP) farming innovation technology required by graduates of agriculture for self-reliance in sustainable production	Talk 3: Hind Saidani-Scott Solar panel cooling methods for electrical efficiency improvement		Talk 3: Selline Ooko Contextualized Science learning and Student’s Transition from Secondary School to University: The Case of a Public Day Secondary School in Kenya	Talk 3: Peggy Layne A Systematic Review of Scholarly Research on Women in Engineering	Talk 3: Ogechi Vivian Nwadiaru Co-Op Financing A Gender Effective Energy Intervention for the Last Mile
12:30	Workshop Influential Leaders by Juliet Hart
14:00	Networking Session (and break)			Annual INWES AGM
15:30	Poster Session 1	Poster Session 2	Poster Session 3	Poster Session 4
	Chair: Belén García	Chair: Modupe Jimoh	Chair: Angelos Georgoulas	Chair: Joanna Collingwood
	Poster 1: Jung Sun Kim Is STEM Still a Man's World?	Poster 4: Rufina Dabo Sarr The Digital Economy: The Role and Place of Women (another speaker to present due to unforeseen reason)	Poster 7: Ifeyinwa Obuekwe Effect of climate reanalysis and some spatial attributes on the spread of COVID-19 at global scale	Poster 10: Rose Okoloekwe Public Health Strategy for Wellness Enhancement through Mineral Fortified Drinking Water
	Poster 2: Yumiko Nagoh Steady Effort to Build Soft Diagonal Relationships and Offer Opportunities with Experiential STEAM Learning	Poster 5: Oliva Kilyenyi Contribution of Women in Gender and STEM development	Poster 8: Kamini Gupta Impact of Vision on Driver Safety Performance	Poster 11: Mary Goretti Kariaga Challenges and recommendations in mitigating HIV risky behaviour among students in institutions of higher learning
	Poster 3: Hye Young Park The Missing Link in Regional Gender Policy	Poster 6: Ndidi Arinze Indoor Implementation of Hybrid of Light Fidelity and Wireless Fidelity Networks	Poster 9: Ifeyinwa Obuekwe Design and Operation of a Microbial Fuel Cell utilizing Pineapple and Cassava Wastewaters	Poster 12: Nneka Ogbuagu Combating food insecurity in Nigeria through strategic formulated agricultural mechanization plan
16:00	Workshops in Parallel Sessions			Panels in Parallel Sessions
	Workshop 1: Women in Science and Engineering Role models & allyship	Workshop 2: Jenny Amann, Katie Cross, Andrew Aris Football fair play	Workshop 3: Tomoko Numazawa Diversity in the workstyle - let's talk about work-life balance	Panel 1: World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Learning outside of school: empowering girls in STEM through Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting	Panel 2: Canadian Institute for Women in Engineering and Sciences (CIWES) Creating the Memories & celebrating the Legacy of the Bold & the Brave: Building the Archives of Women Scientists & Engineers
17:30	Networking, social events
18:00	End of Day 2

 

 

Day 3 - Friday 3 September
8:30	OPTIONAL Technical Drop-in session (session chairs and presenters only)
10:00	Icebreaker - Virtual Magic By Chris Fleming
10:30	Handover to ICWES19
11:00	Session 1: Gender & STEM	Session 2: Renewable Energy	Session 3: Sustainable Cities	Session 4: Environmental Sustainability	Session 5: Water and Environmental Sustainability
	Chair: Ruby Hanson	Chair: Modupe Jimoh	Chair: Toby Mottram	Chair: Kong-Joo Lee	Chair: Seema Singh
	Keynote talk: Marlene Kanga Increasing gender participation and leadership in STEM organisation	Keynote talk: Eucharia Kenya Bioprospecting Cellulases from Organic Wastes for Bioethanol Production in Kenya	Keynote talk: Oliva Kilyenyi Sustainable cities through creation of sustainable transport system	Keynote talk: Uduakobong Okon Communal conflict and agriculture education ethics and practice: case of community crisis in Nigeria	Keynote talk: Alice Liddell Methodologies for the detection of microplastics in clean water systems, and their removal by conventional drinking water treatment technologies
11:30	Talk 1: Rehema Ndeda Technology as a tool for impact evaluation in Gender and STEM: A review of literature	Talk 1: Gabriella Gardosi Sustainable bioenergy in Nigeria to benefit rural women	Talk 1: Aminata Kolé Faye Solar energy, corner stone of Africas industrialization	Talk 1: Adebisi Osim Chemical Attenuation Assessment of Cement Kiln Dust Treated Black Clay Soil in Waste Containment Facilities	Talk 1: Mohammad Shoeb Biodiversity, water quality and environmental contaminants of the Bay of Bengal
11:50	Talk 2: Helene Goetschel Gender Studies as a Tool to Overcome Social Inequalities in Physics Education	Talk 2: Irnia Nurika Bioconversion of lignocellulosic tropical agricultural wastes to produce potential renewable chemicals and biogas through integrated biorefinery concept	Talk 2: Emma Hellawell Evaluating asbestos contamination on brownfield sites to inform sustainable urban development	Talk 2: Uche Chiwetalu Jenice Investigations on the use of different bio- materials (Poultry Droppings, Mashed Cassava Peels, and Slightly Mashed Grasses) in control of Soil Alkalinity	Talk 2: Emily Ngeno Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin Adsorption from Water onto Clinoptilolite: Linear Isotherms, Kinetics, Thermodynamic and Mechanistic Studies
12:10	Comfort break
12:30	Workshop Engineering education, diversity and inclusion by Marlene Kanga
14:00	Networking Session (and break)
14:30	Workshops in Parallel Sessions			Panels in Parallel Session
	Workshop 1: Christina Francis Smart Local Energy Systems (SLESs) - Data for Change for People, Communities and Environment	Workshop 2: Graeme Gooday Where are the histories of women’s international collaboration in engineering and applied science?	Workshop 3: Christine Grant Strategic Development: Design Your Decision… Determine Your STEM Destiny!!	Panel 1: ENHANCE Consortium (Erasmus plus project) Humanitarian Attributes in Community-based Engineering Education	Panel 2: Warwick Engineering Society STEM Education: Students perspective
16:00	Plenary Talk Leah Jamieson (Professor, Purdue University, USA) Reflections on Women in STEM: Balancing Concerns and Optimism
16:30	Plenary Talk Reini D. Wirahadikusumah (Professor, Rector Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)
17:00	Awards and Prizes
17:10	Closing Address Gail Mattson (Past President, INWES) Georgia Kremmyda (Professor, Conference Chair)
17:30	Post-conference networking and social events
18:00	End of Conference