The 15th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health Issues in Asian Mega-cities (EPAM 2025)
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The 15th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health in Asian Mega-cities (EPAM 2025) is hosted by East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. As the premier global academic platform in environmental and public health research, the EPAM International Conference remains dedicated to advancing sustainable development in Asia’s mega-cities.
It has been held once a year since 2009 in rotation between Japan, Korea, and China. EPAM 2025 is being held in October 16-18th, 2025 in the most beautiful and magic city, Shanghai, China. On behalf of organizing committee, EPAM 2025 Organizing Committee extends our highest respect to all supporting organizations, academic review board members, and distinguished attendees. Special acknowledgment is given to our strategic partners for their unwavering commitment to advancing global environmental discourse.
Join us in redefining ecological governance for Asia’s future cities. We look forward to welcoming you to Shanghai, where academia, policy, and industry converge to shape a sustainable tomorrow. On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to express our gratitude to our supporters, committees and presenters who made our conference a success. I wish all of you have a wonderful experience during the conference in Shanghai.
Check-in: October 16, 2025
Conference Period: October 16-18, 2025
Conference Location: The Shanghai Minhang Platinum Hanjue Hotel, Shanghai, China
Meet the Event Chairs
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineSep 30, 2025
- Abstract acceptance notificationOct 05, 2025
- Registration end dateOct 16, 2025
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Guibin Jiang
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China;
Professor Jiang Guibin graduated from Shandong University in January 1982, and received his master's and doctoral degree from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987 and 1991. From 1989 to 1991 and 1994 to 1996, he was a visiting scholar and postdoctoral researcher at the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Antwerp, Belgium, respectively.
Professor Jiang is a leading scientist and pioneer in China in POPs and new pollutants studies. He has been the chief scientist of national 973 program on POPs and the principal investigators for national 863 high tech development plan on Endocrine Disruptors. His work on the new pollutants study in the past 25 years has opened up a new research area in identifying new pollutants in the environment and food. He has contributed more than 1300 papers in peer-reviewed international scientific journals with 70,000 times of citations（web of sciences）and published 27 monographs.
He is currently the founding editor-in-chief of the ACS journal E&H and a co-founding editor-in-chief of the Eleseveir journal EE&H.
Prof. Jun Ma
Harbin Institute of Technology, China;
Jun Ma, the Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Harbin Institute of Technology, has long been engaged in research and education in the fields of drinking water treatment and sustainable urban water systems. He has made innovative contributions in areas of pre-oxidation, advanced oxidation and membrane separation technologies for water treatment, which have been applied to address several water crises and safeguard public health for millions worldwide. He is the recipient of China Young Scientist Award, Achievement Award of the National High-Level Talent. He received prestigious awards, including Outstanding Achievements Award in Environmental Science & Technology (2024), Honor Award for Scientific Excellence (2017) by the American Chemical Society, and received Sustainable Water Award (2016) by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Ma has also won two State Technological Invention Award and one State Scientific and Technological Progress Award.
Prof. Hyunook Kim
University of Seoul, South Korea;
Dr. Hyunook Kim is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at the University of Seoul and currently serves as Director of graduate programs focused on Post-Plastics, Climate Change Adaptation, and Carbon Neutrality. Prior to joining the University in 2002, he worked as an Environmental Engineer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. He holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Yonsei University, an M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. Dr. Kim's research centers on smart water and wastewater management as well as sustainable environmental and energy technologies. He has served on the Korean government’s National Science and Technology Advisory Board and holds editorial positions in leading journals such as Water-Energy Nexus, Chemosphere, and Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry. He is also actively involved in international standardization and currently chairs the Korean Mirror Committee for ISO/TC 224. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal papers, holds 92 national and international patents, and has completed approximately 200 R&D projects. His contributions have earned him numerous academic and professional awards, including Korea’s National Medal of Honor for advancing environmental science and policy.
Prof. Yu-You Li
Tohoku University, Japan;
Dr. Yu-You LI (Gyokuyu RI) is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Graduate School of Tohoku University, Japan, responsible for the Lab of Environment Protection Engineering. His research interests and efforts focus on biological wastewater treatment, solid waste management and bioenergy production, especially the anaerobic biotechnologies including AnMBR, bio-methane and bio-hydrogen, anammox processes. He developed the thermal hydrolysis process for upgrading anaerobic sludge digestion in 1992, the recirculated two-phase anaerobic digestion system in 2000, and recently developed a new process for enhanced simultaneous nitrogen removal and phosphorus recovery by anammox-HAP symbiotic granules. He has published over 600 papers with over 500 SCI papers and 20 book chapters. He served as the Chairman of the Anaerobic Biotechnology Committee in Japan Society on Water Environment from 2010 for 10 years and as the Chairman of Environmental Engineering Committee in the Japan Society of Civil Engineers for 2023-2024. He was ranked 3rd in the category of Best Engineering and Technology Scientists in Japan by Research.com.
Prof. Haifeng Jia
Tsinghua University, China;
Dr. Haifeng Jia, Professor and Director of Center for Urban Runoff Control & Stream Restoration, School of Environment, Tsinghua University. He is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Water-Energy Nexus and Co-Chair of International Working Group on Urban Streams(IWGUS），IWA/IAHR JUCD
Dr. Jia has completed 100+ research projects in areas of urban water environmental planning, urban runoff control, water quality simulation modelling, urban river rehabilitation and water resources management. Dr. Jia has published 100+ English peer-reviewed journal papers, 100+ Chinese peer-reviewed journal papers, 70 international conference papers, 50 Chinese conference papers, and 18 books & journal special issues. He has also obtained 18 patents and software copyrights. He has received 39 different level academic and engineering Awards and Honors.
Dr. Jia has engaged in collaborative research extensively with international colleagues: he has served as a Visiting Professor in USA, UK, Germany and Netherlands. He is also very active in participating in international academic activities and international organizations.
Prof. Ning-Yi Zhou
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China;
Professor Ning-Yi Zhou received his Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Wuhan University and PhD in Microbiology from Imperial College London. Following postdoctoral training at Imperial College and University of Wales, he established his own laboratory at Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences before joining Shanghai Jiao Tong University as a distinguished professor. His research is focused on the genetics and biochemistry of microbial catabolism of pharmaceuticals, plastics and plant toxins, as well as their ecological impacts, publishing more than 100 papers in this field. Currently, he serves as the director of Environmental Microbiology Committee, Chinese Society for Microbiology and an editor for Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Prof. Huahong Shi
East China Normal University, China;
Huahong Shi, Ph.D., is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University (ECNU). He received his Ph.D. from Jinan University in July 2003 and conducted postdoctoral research at Nanjing University from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, he joined ECNU. In 2008, 2015, and 2025, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin, North Carolina State University (USA), and the University of Lincoln (UK), respectively. Currently, his research focuses on analytical methods, environmental behavior, and ecological health risks of micro/nanoplastics. He serves as an Associate Editor for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) and ES&T Letters. He has led 11 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects and one key R&D program. Additionally, he has been consecutively named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics for five years.
- S1. Circular Economy and Zero-Waste Cities
- S2. Carbon Neutrality and Carbon Mitigation
- S3. Sustainable Urban Development and Resilient Cities
- S4. Artificial Intelligence and Environment Mega Data
- S5. Environmental Risk and Public Health
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