Plenary speakers

Plenary speakers

The following speakers have been preliminarily confirmed for the plenary session:

	Associate Prof. Geeta Somaroo, University of Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius, Microplastics in SIDS: Are Biodegradable/Degradable Polymers a Solution or Illusion?
	Prof. Sabina Jhaumeer-Laulloo, University of Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius, Beyond Lined Single-Use Plastics: A Thermal and Spectroscopic Approach to Material Identification
	Prof. Jose M. Kenny, European Centre for Nanostructured Polymers, Italy, to be announced later
	Prof. Francesco Saliu, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, Advanced Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches for the Characterization of Microplastics and Anthropogenic Microfibers
	Prof. Paolo Galli, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, The Contribution of the MaRHE Center to Microplastic Research in Coral Reef Environments: Nearly Two Decades of Environmental Studies in the Maldives
	Prof. Montserrat Filella, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Plastics as vectors for trace elements
	Prof. Yusuke Saraya, President, Saraya Co., Ltd., Japan, to be announced later
	Prof. Sabu Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University, India, Micro and Nano Plastics: New Challenges
	Prof. Weijun Yang, Jiangnan University, China, Interfacial Capture of Polylactic Acid Microplastics on Treated Hairy Crab Shell-Derived α-Chitin
	Prof. Sergej Filippov, DWI − Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany, Mechanisms Of Cellular Uptake And Toxicity Of Micro And Nanofibers In Intestine And Lung Cell Models
	Prof. Andrea Lazzeri, Università di Pisa, Italy Beyond the Biodegradable Label: The Role of Processing, Morphology and Ageing in Disintegration and Microplastic Formation
	Dr. Juan Carlos Rodriguez Murillo, National Museum of Natural Sciences (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Spain Particle size distributions for data comparison and quality assessment in microplastic research
	Prof. Alexei Khokhlov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Microplastic Particles in Natural and Drinking Water vs. Particles of Biogenic Origin, Sand, and Clay
	Dr. Hiroshi Uyama, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka, Japan to be announced later