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Prof. Thilini Ariyadasa, from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ, delivered invited talks on the theme of waste-integrated microalgae bioprocessing for resource recovery and sustainable biomass production at the International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, and Structural Biology (ICABSB-2025), held from 11th-14th December 2025 at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, and the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Challenges (X-SEEC-2025), held from 15th-18th December 2025 at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India. The invited talks focused on recent advances in the utilisation of nutrient-rich waste streams, including industrial and agro-industrial wastewaters, for microalgal cultivation, and their role in enhancing microalgal biomass productivity within sustainable bioprocess frameworks. In addition, Prof. Ariyadasa also co-chaired technical sessions at the conferences.

Dr. Hiran Chathuranga from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering was appointed as a Scientific Editor (External) for the Next Chemical Engineering Journal and the Next Bioengineering Journal in November 2025. These peer-reviewed, open-access journals publish cutting-edge research in the fields of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering. They are part of the Next family, a suite of multidisciplinary open-access journals from Elsevier dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge across diverse disciplines.

The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ is pleased to welcome Professor Toshio Fukuda, a world-renowned academic in the field of biorobotics. He is a former President and CEO of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). During his visit to the University, Professor Fukuda will deliver a guest lecture organized by