Plenary & Keynote Speakers
16th International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation (ICEPR 2026)
Dr. Edwin Routledge
Brunel University, UK
Dr Edwin Routledge FRSB is an ecotoxicologist and sustainability specialist with more than three decades of experience at the interface of chemical pollution, environmental health, and regulatory science. His pioneering research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals has had significant policy impact, contributing to the inclusion of 17a-ethinylestradiol on the EU Water Framework Directive Watch List, new restrictions on parabens, and tighter controls of alkylphenol ethoxylates under REACH. Formerly a senior academic and Division Lead at Brunel University London, he has supervised numerous doctoral researchers, led major interdisciplinary programmes in sustainability and environmental science, and contributed to the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for endocrine disruption research. As Director of PEAAR Ltd, Dr Routledge now advises government agencies and industry on sustainable chemical management, environmental protection, and water treatment innovation. A member of the UK REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEP), he works across toxicology, systems thinking, and sustainability science to support strategic, future-fit approaches to chemical regulation. A frequent keynote speaker and journal editor, Dr Routledge works at the interface of science, policy, and sustainability to help shape a safer and more sustainable chemical future.
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Dr. Wunmi Sadik
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Dr. Sadik is Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science. She is also the Director of the NJIT BioSensors Materials for Advanced Research & Technology (The BioSMART Center). She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wollongong in Wollongong, Australia, and was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She has held appointments at the State University of New York at Binghamton, Harvard University, Cornell University, and the Naval Research Laboratory.
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Dr. Ronald Sims
Utah State University, USA
Dr. Ronald C. Sims currently serves as Co-director of the Sustainable Waste to Bioproducts Engineering Center (SWBEC) and Huntsman Corporation Endowed Professor at Utah State University . He is the founding head of the Biological Engineering department. With a B.S. degree in biology (University of Dayton, Ohio) and M.S. degrees in global public health (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and environmental engineering (Washington State University) and a Ph.D. degree in biological and agricultural engineering (North Carolina State University), Dr. Sims embraces a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary view of the world. He has worked outside of academia for Mobay Chemical Company, subsidiary of Bayer AG, as Supervisor of the Environmental Control Laboratory, for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the U.S. State Department Agency for International Development (AID) as Director of the International Program in Environmental Aspects of Industrial Development, for Research Triangle Institute (North Carolina) as a process engineer for coal gasification in the Southeast U.S., and for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) at the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center (Oklahoma). He also served as Director of the State of Utah Water Research Laboratory for seven years. He also currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Bioresources and Bioproducts.
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