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About Mika SilanpääMika SillanpääTonni Agustiono Kurniawan

Mika Sillanpääs research work centers on chemical treatment in environmental engineering and environmental monitoring and analysis. The recent research focus has been on the resource recovery from waste streams. Sillanpää received his M.Sc. (Eng.) and D.Sc. (Eng.) degrees from the Aalto University where he also completed an MBA degree in 2013. Since 2000 he has been a full professor/adjunct professor at the University of Oulu the University of Eastern Finland the LUT University the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Johannesburg. Dr. Tonni Agustiono Kurniawans degrees include a B.Sc. in chemistry from the Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia) a M.Sc. in environmental technology from the Thammasat University (Thailand) and a Ph.D. in applied chemical technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China). He is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications in ISI-rated journals 26 conference proceedings including 9 book chapters and 6 monographs on waste to energy and wastewater treatment. He received the 2010 Green Talent Award from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) the 2013 Young Scientist Award from the World Economy Forum (WEF) (Switzerland) and the 2014 Scope-Zhongyu (France) for his outstanding research contribution to the fields of study. Elsevier and Stanford University (US) listed him among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences.