The visitors included Professor Tetsuo Yamada and Dr Hayate Irie from the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Dr Jiayao Hu from Coventry University, Professor Kim Hua Tan from the University of Nottingham and Dr Mike Tse of York University.
Professor Koh welcomed the group and introduced the Centre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES) and the Advanced Resource Efficiency Centre (AREC).
Professor Yamada presented sustainability related research in Yamada-lab and Dr Hayate discussed his research project. Dr Jiayao Hu and Professor Kim Hua Tan presented 鈥淎 study of Chinese restaurants鈥 reverse logistics: issues and challenges of kitchen waste disposal鈥, and this was followed by a group discussion relating to collaboration between the UK and Japan.