The first international conference on “Frontiers in Chemical Technology 2020 (FCT-2020)” was held recently at the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, under the encouragement of Professor Priyani Paranagama, who was the Conference Chair and is currently the President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon.
Professor Janitha Liyanage, Vice-Chairperson of the University Grants Commission, graced the event as the Chief Guest.
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| Highlights from the event |
The conference was organized in celebration of the institute’s 79th anniversary and addressed a myriad of topics focusing on Innovations in drug discovery and development, Modern challenges in environmental and green technology, Alternative energy sources for sustainable development, Genomics and metabolomics, Innovative strategies in chemical education, Nanotechnology for sustainable development, Engineering technology in the chemical industry, Electrochemical and sensor technology, Chemical technology in food and agro-industry and Cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and herbal product industry.
Frontiers in Chemical Technology 2020 included keynote speakers and plenary speakers who joined the conference virtually from several countries that include the United Kingdom, United States of America, Russia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Bangladesh, Portugal and Nigeria. Other highlights of FCT-2020 were the poster presentation session held on the second day of the conference, and the special technical session held on the third day, dedicated to the Women’s’ Chemists Committee of Sri Lanka.
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