The 15th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health Issues in Asian Mega-cities (EPAM 2025)
The 15th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health Issues in Asian Mega-cities (EPAM 2025)
31 August 2025
10 September 2025
31 August 2025
20 September 2025
16 October 2025
Circular Economy and Zero-Waste Cities, Carbon Neutrality and Carbon Mitigation, Sustainable Urban Development and Resilient Cities, Artificial Intelligence and Environment Mega Data, Environmental Risk and Public Health, Emerging Contaminant Control and Management
Welcome from the Chairs
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
Event Chairs
Dr. Bing Xie is a professor of environmental engineering and microbiology at East China Normal University, he is director of Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biotransformation of Organic Solid Waste. His work is multi-disciplinary, ranging from advanced biological technology on wastewater & solid waste treatment, emerging contaminants control and bioremediation. He is also director of Shanghai Society of Environment Microorganism committee, vice director of Environmental Sanitation & Protection Committee of China Mechanical Engineering Society, executive member of the council of China Committee of the International Water Resources Society, member of Water treatment and Reuse committee for China Society of Environment Science, member of Environment Microorganism Committee of Chinese Society for Microorganism, Microorganism Ecology Committee of Chinese Society for Ecology. He has more than 250 papers in prints, and has been successful in securing 50+ projects including National Key Research and Development Program. He received multiple honors including the Shanghai Natural Science Award, Shanghai Science & Technology Progress Award. Additionally, he has been selected as one of the top 2% scientists in the world for years.
bxie@des.ecnu.edu.cn
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.
h_kim@uos.ac.kr
Professor Young-Cheol Chang was born in South Korea and earned his Ph.D. from Gifu University, Japan. He is currently a professor at the Muroran Institute of Technology in Hokkaido, Japan. Previously, he served as a Research Fellow at the University of Central Florida, USA. His research interests include the biodegradation of environmental pollutants and the production and degradation of bioplastics. He has received several prestigious awards, including honors from the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation and the Ministry of Science and Technology. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including J. Environ. Sci. Eng. Tech. (Editor-in-Chief), Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Assistant Editor), and Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Associate Editor). He is also a reviewer for journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, Green Chemistry, Journal of Cleaner Production, Chemosphere, and Bioresource Technology, and serves as a project reviewer for NEDO (Japan) and the National Science Centre, Poland.
ychang@muroran-it.ac.jp
Plenary Speakers (continuously updated)
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.
majun@hit.edu.cn
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.
h_kim@uos.ac.kr
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.
gyokuyu.ri.a5@tohoku.ac.jp
jhf@tsinghua.edu.cn
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.
ningyi.zhou@sjtu.edu.cn
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.
hhshi@des.ecnu.edu.cn
Invited Speakers (continuously updated)
Chang Gyun Kim is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Korea since 2003. He had a bachelor’s and master degree in Environmental Engineering in 1986 and 1988, respectively from INHA University, Korea. He became a pH.D at University of Queensland, Australia in 2000. He worked as a researcher from 1989 to 1994 at Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST), Korea. And he worked as senior researcher at Pohang Iron & Steel Institute (1994-1997) and RIST (1997-1999), respectively. His research interests include the phsicochemical/biological degradation of microplastics, analysis of nanoplastics, field survey of microplasitcs in the environment, biomolecular investigation of microbes in the environment, phsicochemical/biological degradation of pharmaceutical products and antibiotics. He was the Dean of Engineering, Inha University from 2019-2020 and has been working as an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports since 2025.
cgk@inha.ac.kr
ychang@muroran-it.ac.jp
Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China
Prof. Dapeng Li, born in 1975, is currently the Dean of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at Suzhou University of Science and Technology. He serves as a committee member for the national accreditation of Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering programs under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. He also leads several key teams in Jiangsu Province, including an outstanding teaching team under the “Qinglan Project” and a provincial-level scientific innovation team. His research focuses on surface water restoration technologies, low-carbon wastewater treatment, and resource-oriented pollutant management. He has served as the principal investigator for more than ten national-level research projects, including sub-projects of the National Key Research and Development Program of China and grants funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). In addition, he has contributed as a core team member to three NSFC key projects and two major national water-related special projects. Prof. Li has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals and holds 15 invention patents, 12 of which have been granted.
ustsldp@163.com
Prof. Hongguang Guo, a distinguished Master/PhD Supervisor and National High-Level Young Talent, serves as the Young Chief Scientist of China’s National Key R&D Program. With extensive expertise in water and environmental engineering, he holds pivotal roles including Evaluation Expert for National Water-Saving Cities under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Secretary-General of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Section, and Youth Committee Member of the China Urban Water Association. Recognized for academic excellence, he has been appointed as a Reserve Candidate for Sichuan Provincial Academic Leader, awarded Sichuan University’s "Double Hundred Talents" and "Leading Talent" honors, and distinguished as a Promising Future Outstanding Scholar with First Prize. His research spans drinking water/wastewater treatment, emerging contaminant management, and carbon-neutral technologies, covering diverse areas such as advanced oxidation/disinfection, environmental remediation, aquaculture/high-salinity wastewater treatment, CO2 resource utilization, and smart water systems. A prolific scholar, he has co-edited authoritative textbooks and monographs, led major national projects including NSFC grants and Sichuan Outstanding Youth Fund, and published over 70 papers on top journals including ES&T and Water Research. His contributions earned him the Sichuan Natural Science Second Prize and editorial roles for journals like Environmental Science & Ecotechnology , China Water & Wastewater, and Water Purification Technology.
hgguo@scu.edu.cn
Prof. Jingyang Luo (born in 1989, graduated from Tongji University) is currently the Vice Dean of College of Environment at Hohai University, China. His research interests and efforts focus on biological wastewater treatment, organic solid waste management & bioenergy production, and environmental fates, behaviors and control of new-emerging pollutants. He has served as the principal investigator for national-level research projects, including 3 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Prof. Luo has published over 100 peer-reviewed SCI papers in high-impact journals and 3 book chapters. He is also the top 2% top-cited scientists worldwide (H index=43), and many other scientific awards. He serves as IWA YWP member, associate editor or youth editorial board member of various SCI journals, and expert of ecological and environmental damage & repair assessment in Jiangsu Province.
luojy2016@hhu.edu.cn
Qingran Zhang is currently an Associate Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Rose Amal. His research interest focuses mainly on the design of cost-effective and active catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion systems (including water splitting for green hydrogen production, oxygen reduction reaction for hydrogen peroxide synthesis and other selective electrochemical processes for resource recovery/environmental remediations) and the device development for efficient utilization of renewables.Qingran Zhang is currently an Associate Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Rose Amal. His research interest focuses mainly on the design of cost-effective and active catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion systems (including water splitting for green hydrogen production, oxygen reduction reaction for hydrogen peroxide synthesis and other selective electrochemical processes for resource recovery/environmental remediations) and the device development for efficient utilization of renewables.
qingran_zhang@tongji.edu.cn
Prof. Xiang Li is Vice Director of the Academic Affairs Office at Donghua University. His research primarily focuses on: (1) resource recovery and volume reduction of organic wastes, along with treatment of high-concentration industrial wastewater; and (2) mechanistic studies of metabolic regulation in environmental microorganisms. Prof. Li has led over 10 national and provincial-level research projects, including the NSFC-PAS (Poland) International Cooperation Program, NSFC General Program, and NSFC Youth Program, along with more than 20 government-consultancy projects and enterprise-sponsored projects focusing on organic solid waste reduction and resource recovery. His work has resulted in 70+ SCI publications in leading journals (such as ES&T and Water Research) with over 2,400 citations, as well as 60 authorized patents. Prof. Li's academic achievements include publishing 1 monograph, co-editing 2 Chinese-English textbooks, and receiving multiple prestigious awards, such as: the Second Prize of Shanghai Science & Technology Progress Award (R1), the Silver Award in the Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (Haiju Yingcai) (R1), the Gold Medal at Kaohsiung International Invention Expo (R1), and the Second Prize of China Circular Economy Association's Science & Technology Progress Award (R2), among other honors.
lix@dhu.edu.cn
Nanjing University, China
Xiaolong Wang is currently an Associate Professor at the School of the Environment, Nanjing University. He His research interests and efforts mainly focus on the environmental behavior and health risk of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). He has published over 30 high-quality papers in prestigious international journals including The ISME Journal and Environmental Science & Technology (Letters). His outstanding achievements include winning The ISME Best Paper Award 2024 (only 3 papers globally), one paper recognized as an ESI Highly Cited Paper in environmental ecology. He served as an ISME member selected for the society's Early Career Reviewer Program. As principal investigator, he has led national research projects including the Excellent Young Scientists Fund of NSFC, a sub-project of China's National Key R&D Program, and an NSFC Youth Program.
wang.xiaolong@nju.edu.cn
Scientific Committee
Jun Ma
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
David W. Graham
Newcastle University, UK
Hyunook Kim
University of Seoul, South Korea
Yu-You Li
Tohoku University, Japan
Ju-Sung Park
Seoul Metropolitan Research Institute of Public Health and Environment, South Korea
Bing Xie
East China Normal University, China
Haifeng Jia
Tsinghua University, China
Ning-Yi Zhou
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Huahong Shi
East China Normal University, China
Xiaohong Guan
East China Normal University, China
Dapeng Li
Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China
Hongguang Guo
Sichuan University, China
Jingyang Luo
Hohai University, China
Jingyang Luo
Hohai University, China
Qingran Zhang
Tongji University, China
Xiang Li
Donghua University, China
Event Committee
East China Normal University, China
East China Normal University, China
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
East China Normal University, China
Korea University, South Korea
Tongji University, China
East China Normal University, China
East China Normal University, China
Sessions
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
S6. Emerging Contaminant Control and Management
S7. To be updated soon
Event Schedule
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08:00 - 23:30
Registration
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08:30 - 12:30
Plenary session
14:00 - 18:00
Oral session
18:30 - 20:00
Banquet
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08:30 - 12:30
Oral session
14:00 - 18:00
Eco-City investigation
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Registration
In order to determine the academic agenda of the conference in a timely manner, at least one author (the “covering author”) is required to complete the registration of each accepted abstract to cover the display and publication of the abstract. The deadline for registration of responsible authors is 20 September 2025. If registration is not completed before this date, your abstract will be withdrawn.
This conference adopts an online registration system, please pay the conference fee in advance.
Participants register online and pay fees through the official website of the conference at the Register button above. Please note that all payments are processed online and directed to the financial account of East China Normal University. A 1% credit card transaction fee will apply. Registration is considered complete and participation confirmed only upon successful payment of the conference fee.
| Early Bird Until 31 August 2025 |
Regular Until 17 October 2025 |
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| Non-student Participant |
2200 CNY (about 300 USD) |
2800 CNY (about 390 USD) |
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Student |
1400 CNY (about 200 USD) |
1800 CNY (about 250 USD) |
Scanned copy or photograph of your current student ID is required. |
Cancellation policy
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Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below: |
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≥ 1 month before the conference |
Full refund but 800 CNY are retained for administration |
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≥ 3 weeks before the conference |
Refund 50% of the applying fees |
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≥ 2 weeks before the conference |
Refund 25% of the applying fees |
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< 2 weeks before the conference |
No refund |
Payment methods
Wire transfer, Credit card
Currencies accepted by this event
Swiss francs (CHF) , Euros (EUR) , US dollars (USD) , Pounds sterling (GBP) , Japanese yen (JPY) , Canadian dollars (CAD) , Singapore dollars (SGD) and Chinese yuan (CNY)
Venue, Travel and Accommodation
Venue
The Shanghai Minhang Platinum Hanjue Hotel
Travel
Route 1
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport →The Shanghai Minhang Platinum Hanjue Hotel
Taxi
Duration: About 30 minutes
Bus: Hongqiao Hub Line 4
Starting Point: Hongqiao East Transportation Center
Terminal: Humin Road Jianchuan Road
Duration: About 1 hour
Route 2
Shanghai Pudong International Airport →The Shanghai Minhang Platinum Hanjue Hotel
Taxi
Duration: About 50 minutes
Subway+Bus
Take the intercity rail to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, then take Hongqiao Hub Line 4, the same route as Route 1.
Duration: About 1 hour 50 minutes
Recommended hotels
| Hotel/Accommodation | Address | Description |
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| The Shanghai Minhang Platinum Hanjue Hotel | 1577 Humin Rd, Minhang District, 200240, Shanghai, China | The Shanghai Minhang Platinum Hanjue Hotel is the tenth flagship property of the Hanjue Group, representing a large-scale integrated hotel complex. Strategically situated at 1577 Humin Road in Minhang District, Shanghai, the hotel is conveniently accessib |
Sponsors and Partners
Organizers
Sponsors
Supporting Organizations
Conference Secretaries
Professor Min Zhan (Overseas Participants)
pobabyzhan@korea.ac.kr
Professor Yinglong Su (Domestic Participants)
ylsu@des.ecnu.edu.cn
Visa Information
All visitors to China must meet the following entry requirements:
- Valid travel document (with a minimum validity of 6 months);
- Onward/return ticket;
- Entry facilities to next destination;
- Sufficient funds to stay in China;
- Visa for China (*if applicable).
Visa-free policy
Unilateral visa-free policy: Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan.
Mutual visa-free policy: The United Arab Emirates, Barbados, Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Fiji, Grenada, Mauritius, San Marino, Seychelles, Serbia, Tonga, Belarus, Qatar, Armenia, Albania, Dominica, Suriname, Maldives, Singapore, Thailand, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Antigua and Barbuda, Solomon Islands.
Request for Visa Application Document(s) - Invitation Letter
If, for visa purposes, you require an invitation letter to allow you to travel to China, please email ylsu@des.ecnu.edu.cn the following details to the conference secretariat:
- Photocopy of your passport;
- Name (as it appears on your passport);
- Passport number;
- Nationality;
- Date and Place of Birth;
- Place of Issue;
- Date of Issue: dd/mm/yyyy;
- Expiration Date: dd/mm/yyyy;
- Country of departure;
- Job title;
- Organization;
- Mailing address;
- Email.
Kindly ensure that you have completed your registration and made payment before sending in your request for your visa application document(s) to the conference secretariat. The document(s) will be prepared and sent by email. Failure to provide the above information will result in the delay of your invitation letter.
