Islem A. Yezza

Current

• Project Manager, Smart and Sustainable Packaging at The Quebec institute of graphic communications

Past

• Consultant packaging innovation & biomaterials at PakBec
• Project manager at Food and Packaging Institute, ITEGA
• Postdoctoral Reseracher at IAF-INRS

• Postdoctoral Researcher at Biotechnology Research Institute (Montreal, Canada)

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Education

• Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique
• Université de Montréal - Ecole polytechnique de Montréal
• Université de Sfax

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Connections

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Industry

Renewables & Environment

Websites

• My Blog

Islem A. Yezza’s Summary

I earned my PhD in bioprocess engineering from the national institute for scientific research (INRS, Quebec, Canada). After graduating, NSERC awarded me a post-doctoral fellowship at the Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI-NRC, Montreal, Canada). One major achievement of my research is the development of an innovative process for the production of biopolymer (PHA) using maple sap as feedstock. I have published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, obtained 1 patent and made over 20 contributions to national and international conferences. I'm also, a regular reviewer for various granting agencies and journals and I'm a member of CTAC Packaging committee (Conseil de la Transformation Agroalimentaire et des Produits de Consommation) and MDEIE bioplastic committee (Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation). Since July 2008, I host a personnel blog: http://pakbec.blogspot.com/; A techno-watch on bioplastics and smart packaging (active, intelligent and sustainable packaging). I have given several interviews in different media as a specialist in bioplastic and smart packaging.

Islem A. Yezza’s Specialties:

Sustainable, Active and Intelligent Packaging; Printed intelligence, Bioplastics, Agro-Environmental/Biotechnology; Control and optimization of fermentation processes ; Bioprocess engineering and Scale-up; Bioconversion of by-products into high value added products (bioplastics, biopestcides, enzymes…); Downstream processes; Wastewater treatment; Soil bioremediation; Environmental impact assessment; Geosynthetics; Water desalination by reverse osmosis; Techno-Watch and Strategic Alert.

Islem A. Yezza’s Experience

• Project Manager, Smart and Sustainable Packaging

  The Quebec institute of graphic communications

  (Packaging and Containers industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Consultant packaging innovation & biomaterials

  PakBec

  (Packaging and Containers industry)

  November 2008 — January 2009 (3 months)

• Project manager

  Food and Packaging Institute, ITEGA

  (Packaging and Containers industry)

  August 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 4 months)

• Postdoctoral Reseracher

  IAF-INRS

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)

  April 2007 — July 2007 (4 months)

  I spent 4 months in Armand Frappier Instiute, working on "Phosphate removal by column packed blast-furnace slag".

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  Biotechnology Research Institute (Montreal, Canada)

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)

  April 2005 — March 2007 (2 years )

  One major achievement of my research at BRI is the development of an innovative process for the production of biopolymer using maple sap as feedstock. The process was patented, highlighted in the NRC website and reported by several newspapers and websites.

Islem A. Yezza’s Education

• Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique

  Ph.D , Bioprocess engineering , 2002 — 2005

  Conception of an operational production process of Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticide using wastewater sludge as a raw material

• Université de Montréal - Ecole polytechnique de Montréal

  M.Sc , Civil engineering , 2000 — 2001

  Stress cracking resistance of HDPE geomembranes seams

• Université de Sfax

  Ing , Geo-Resource and Environment , 1994 — 1999

  Diagnostic and performance enhancement of the first reverse osmosis desalinization plant in a Tunisian hotel

Additional Information

Islem A. Yezza’s Websites:

• My Blog

Islem A. Yezza’s Interests:

Packaging innovation, sustainable packaging, active and intelligent packaging

Islem A. Yezza’s Groups:

•    The-Green-Group.com
•    Sustainability Working Group
•    Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
•    Packaging Professionals
•    Packaging Design
•    Green Packaging Forum
•    PACK EXPO
•    Paperboard Packaging Group
•    Biodegradable Plastics
•    Bioplastics
•    CPC Packaging magazine (Cosmetic + Personal Care Packaging magazine)
•    Flexible Packaging
•    Packaging News
•    Packaging World
•    GreenerPackage
•    Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing
•    Pratiques d'emballages manufacturières
•    Highly Functional Bioplastics
•    Bioplastic / Biodegradable MIcrocellular Foams
•    BlogPack : the BLOG of PACKaging
•    Réseau des professionnels de L'emballage au Québec - Quebec Packaging Professionnals Networking

Islem A. Yezza’s Honors:

2007-2008 Post-doctoral Fellowship: Institut Armand-Frappier (INRS, Laval).
2007-2008 Post-doctoral Fellowship: Fondation Armand-Frappier (INRS, Laval).
2005-2007 Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories (VF) : Biotechnology Research Institute (Montreal)
2005 Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF) : Centre de Recherche Industriel du Québec (CRIQ, Quebec) (declined)
2002-2005 Doctoral Fellowship (Institut national de recherche scientifique, Quebec)
2000-2002 Master Fellowship (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal)
1999-2000 Award for trainee in Sageos (Sainte-Hyacinthe, Quebec)

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