Keynote Speakers
This year will feature two keynote speakers.
Jes Vollertsen
Professor of Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University
Microplastics in our marine environment is an increasing problem affecting the environment and human health. Professor Jes Vollertsen from Aalborg University will explain the need for solid methods to detect and quantify microplastic particles in order to combat the problem, and present the latest research within microplastic detection.
Jes Vollertsen's background is in biological and chemical processes and pollutants in urban technical waters. He and his microplastics research group focus on analytical methods for quantification with the goal of contributing to trustworthy, fast, and affordable methods to quantify microplastics in the environment. The work targets all types of matrixes, e.g. water, wastewater, sludge, biosolids, sediments, soil, biota, food, air, etcetera. His goal is to quantify sources and occurrence of environmental microplastics and address the processes behind mitigation technologies.
