SUMMER SHOWCASE 2026
Join us for this one-day event taking place on 29 June, which brings together the brightest minds in sustainability research and innovation.
Why you can't miss this event
The Summer Showcase is an opportunity to dive deep into cutting-edge sustainability research. Participants will gain multidisciplinary insights from a diverse array of high-profile speakers, PhD researchers, and key stakeholders, who will explore innovative solutions across Sustainable Chemical Technologies.
This is a chance to network with leading academics, industry experts, and policymakers, fostering potential collaborations and staying at the forefront of sustainable innovation.
Programme
(Subject to change)
ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
Welcome
Plenary
N: Professor Madeleine Bussemaker D: Chemical Engineering, U: University of Surrey Q: BIO A: Madeleine completed her PhD at The University of Western Australia's Centre for Energy focusing on the use of ultrasound for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biorefinery applications (2013). As part of her PhD, Madeleine spent some time at Beijing Forestry University and at Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, (QIBEBT) where she worked on biomass pretreatment and characterisation. Madeleine moved to Surrey in 2013 where she was researching biorefinery supply chain optimisation, based on a techno-economic assessment of a novel treatment of lignocellulose. Following a 10-month postdoctoral post, Madeleine took up a lectureship position, recently promoted to Professor, effective April 2026. Madeleine has been involved in projects on water/environmental remediation (focussing on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, PFAS), sustainable hair dyes, sustainable supply chains, parametric studies on sonochemical effects, waste/biomass processing and classification, and ultrasonic effects in biological systems. The work Madeleine led in PFAS sonolysis led to the co-foundation of start-up company Mantisonix (2024). Most recently Madeleine was awarded a Green Future Fellowship with the Royal Academy of Engineering (2026-36) and leader of a UKRI Cross Council Bid (2025-27). Both projects aim to tackle emerging contaminants using new and hybrid approaches. [[END]] L: | View University Profile | https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/madeleine-bussemaker
Cohort 25: Flash Presentations
Concise, high-impact presentations, designed to highlight current research.
20 Minute Talk
Poster Presentations
With Tea & Coffee
20 Minute Talk
Alumni talk
Lunch
20 Minute Talk
Cohort 24: Ignite Talks
Four students, five minutes each. 20 image-centric slides which automatically advance every 15 seconds.
20 minute talk
Tea & coffee
Cohort 24: 3MT
Four students, three minutes each. A presentation to explain their complex research to a non-specialist audience in under three minutes, using only one static slide.
Plenary
N: Professor Stephen Wallace D: Chemical Biotechnology U: University of Edinburgh Q: BIO A: Professor Stephen Wallace is Chair of Chemical Biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh. His research integrates synthetic biology and chemical catalysis to engineer microorganisms for the sustainable production of industrial chemicals from renewable feedstocks. He earned his MChem from Edinburgh and a DPhil in Organic Chemistry from the University of Oxford, followed by postdoctoral research at leading international institutions. Awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, his work advances green chemical manufacturing through enzyme engineering and microbial biotechnology. His contributions to sustainable biotechnology have been recognised with major honours including the Colworth Medal, the Norman Heatley Prize, and a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. He is also Director of the Carbon-Loop Sustainable Manufacturing Hub (C-Loop) and a TEDx speaker on the future of biotechnology and sustainability. [[END]] L: | View University Profile | https://edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-stephen-wallace
Awards & Prizes
Janet Scott winner (10 minute talk), Abel+ Imray winner, Poster prizes
Closing remarks
Networking
Archive
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