D. Grant Allen, Professor & Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Torontodgrant.allen@utoronto.ca Simon Barnabé, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières.Simon.Barnabe@uqtr.ca Nathalie Bourdeau, Research Scientist, Innofibre-Innovation Centre in in cellulosic products development, Cégep de Trois-Rivièresnathalie.bourdeau@cegeptr.qc.ca Pascale Champagne, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s Universitypascale.champagne@queensu.ca Ajay Kumar Dalai, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewanajay.dalai@usask.ca Isabel Desgagné-Penix, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physic, University of Québec at Trois-RivièresIsabel.Desgagne-Penix@uqtr.ca Patrick McGinn, Senior Research Officer & Algae Biotechnology Team Lead, Aquatic and Crop Resources Development Research Centre, Nation Research Council of Canadapatrick.mcginn@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Tagnon Missihoun, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics, University of Quebec at Trois-RivièresTagnon.Missihoun@uqtr.ca Stephen O’Leary, Senior Research Officer, Phycology, Team Lead – Algal Genomics and Synthetic BiologyNational Research Council of CanadaStephen.OLeary@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Adrian Unc, Professor, Environmental Science, Memorial University of Newfoundlandaunc@grenfell.mun.ca