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Jimmy C. Yu is currently Research Professor and Emeritus Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before retiring from teaching, he was Choh-Ming Li Professor of Chemistry and Head of United College. With an H-index over 130, Professor Yu is a leading scientistin materials chemistry research. His major research interest is photocatalysis, and he holds several patents on the fabrication and application of photocatalytic nanomaterials. As a highly cited researcher, Prof. Yu has received numerous honors including a State Natural Science Award and Chang Jiang Scholar Chair Professorship. Many of his former students are holding key positions in academia and industry.

Leslie Yeo is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at RMIT University, Australia. He received his PhD from Imperial College London in 2002, for which he was awarded the Dudley Newitt prize for a computational/theoretical thesis of outstanding merit. Prior to joining RMIT University, he was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, USA, after which he commenced a faculty position at Monash University. He also held the Australian Research Fellowship and Australian Research Council Future Fellowship from 2009 to 2017. Dr Yeo was the recipient of the 2007 Young Tall Poppy Science Award from the Australian Institute for Policy & Science ‘in recognition of the achievements of outstanding young researchers in the sciences including physical, biomedical, applied sciences, engineering and technology’, and several awards for excellence in research and innovation both at Monash and RMIT. Dr Yeo is co-author of the book Electrokinetically Driven Microfluidics & Nanofluidics (Cambridge University Press), and the author of over 200 journal publications and 25 patent applications. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the American Institute of Physics journal Biomicrofluidics and an editorial board member of several journals.

Michael Zharnikov received a Master degree (with honour) in Solid State Physics from the Moscow Engineer-Physical Institute in 1981. From 1981 to 1991 he worked in the RSC Kurchatov Institute in Moscow, where he received a PhD degree in experimental physics in 1989. After two post-doctoral stints with Prof. Dietrich Menzel at the Technical University Munich (1991-1994) and Prof. Jürgen Kirschner at the Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle/Saale (1994-1996), Zharnikov joined the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences at Heidelberg University (initially in the group of Prof. Michael Grunze), where he currently holds a professor position. Zharnikov has published 386papers in peer-reviewed journals, which have attracted ca. 12500 citations with an h-index of 58 (Web of Science). He also received 2 patents and gave 181 lectures, including 76 invited/keynote/plenary conferencetalks. His research interests include interface engineering,functional organic and metal-organicfilms,biointerfaces, molecular electronics,organic electronics and photovoltaics, molecular sensors, soft matter nanofabrication, membranes, electron beam and UV lithography, andmolecular structure of liquids. The group frequentlyapplies advanced X-ray spectroscopy/microscopy techniques, using synchrotron radiation facilities all over the world. Zharnikovis a member of the Editorial Boards of J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. and J. Vac. Sci. Technol. and of the Advisory Board of Membranes.

Vistasp M. Karbhari is a Professor in the Departments of Civil Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he served as the 8th president from 2013 to 2020. An internationally reputed researcher, Dr. Karbhari is an expert in the processing and mechanics of composites, durability of materials, infrastructure rehabilitation, and multi-threat mitigation and has authored/coauthored over 460 papers in journals and conference publications and is the editor/co-editor of 6 books. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the National Academy of Inventors (NAI); the American Society of Civil Engineers; ASM International; the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM); the International Institute for Fiber-reinforced Polymers in Construction; the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure; ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute, and is an elected member of the European Academy of Science and Arts, as well as a Fellow of Complete College America (CCA).

Prof. Yuan receive his Ph. D degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and now he works in Zhejiang University, China as an Associate Professor. His research is focused on molecular/nanoscale self-assembly and its applications in energy conversion and storage, including electrochemical/photoelectrochemical water splitting and fuel cells. He has published over 100 high-quality papers (with an h-index of 36), among which over 60 are first or corresponding-authored, 13 are published in journals with impact factors >10

Paulo C. DE MORAIS, PhD, was full Professor of Physics at the University of Brasilia (UnB) – Brazil up to 2013, Appointed as UnB’s Emeritus Professor (2014), Appointed as Guest Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology– China (2011), Visiting Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) – China (2012-2015), Appointed as Distinguished Professor at Anhui University (AHU) – China (2016-2019), Appointed as Full Professor at Catholic University of Brasília (UCB) – Brazil (2018), Appointed as CNPq-1A Research Fellowship since 2010, 2007 Master Research Prize from UnB, 2008-member of the European ERA NET Nanoscience Committee, Member of the IEEE-Magnetic Society Technical Committee, Senior Member of the IEEE Society, 2012 China’s 1000 Foreign Expert Recipient, and 2012 Academic Excellence Award from Brazilian Professor’s Union. He held two-years (1987-1988) post-doc position with Bell Communications Research – New Jersey, USA and received his Doctoral degree in Solid State Physics (1986) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil. He graduated in both Chemistry (1976) and Physics (1977) at UnB.ProfessorMorais is member of the Brazilian Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – IEEE. He has served as referee for more than 50 technical journals, takes part of the Editorial Board of more than 15 technical journals and has conducted research on nanomaterials for over 40 years. He has delivered more than 150 Invited Talks all over the World. He is known for his research in preparation, characterization and applications of nanosized materials (magnetic fluid, magnetoliposome, magnetic nanoemulsion, magnetic nanocapsule, magnetic nanofilm, magnetic nanocomposite, nanosized semiconductors, polymeric dots, carbon dots, and graphene quantum dots). With nearly 500 published papers in peer reviewed journals, more than12,000 citations and 15 patents, he has appeared in recent World ranking of top 1% scientists, such as 2020-Stanford, 2022-Research.com, and 2023-AD Scientific Index.

Professor Raman Singh’s primary research interests are in the relationship of Nano-/microstructure and Environment-assisted degradation and fracture of metallic and composite materials, and Nanotechnology for Advanced Mitigation of such Degradations. He has also worked extensively on use of advanced materials (e.g., graphene) for corrosion mitigation, stress corrosion cracking, and corrosion and corrosion-mitigation of magnesium alloys (including for the use of magnesium alloys for aerospace, defence and bioimplant applications). Prof Singhis a senior professor at Monash University, Australia. He is a Guest Professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2020, 2023, 2024), US Naval Research Lab, Indian Institute of Science, and University of Connecticut. He worked as a scientist at Indian Atomic Energy and as a post-doc fellow at University of New South Wales, Australia. Prof Singh’s professional distinctions and recognitions include: Guest Professor of ETH Zurich, Editor of a book on Cracking of Welds (CRC Press), Lead Editor of a book on Non-destructive Evaluation of Corrosion (Wiley), Editor-in-Chief of an Elsevier and two MDPI journals, leader/chairperson of a few international conferences and numerous plenary/keynote lectures at international conferences, over 268 peer-reviewed international journal publications and 15 book chapter, and several competitive research grants (that includes 4 Discovery, 7 Linkage and one ITRH grants of Australian Research Council). Prof Singh has supervised 58 PhD students. His vibrant research group at Monash University comprises of PhD students from different disciplines (Mechanical, Chemical, Materials and Mining Engineering, and Science) as well as from different cultural backgrounds (Australian, Middle-eastern, Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, African, North American and Israeli).

Soshu Kirihara is a doctor of engineering and a professor of Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan. In his main investigation “Materials Tectonics as Sustainable Geoengineering” for environmental modifications and resource circulations, multi-dimensional structures were successfully fabricated to modulate energy and materials flows effectively. Ceramic and metal components were fabricated directly by smart additive manufacturing, design and evaluation (Smart MADE) using high power ultraviolet laser lithography. Original stereolithography systems were developed, and new start-up company “SK-Fine” was established through academic-industrial collaborat.

Dr. Seiichi Taguchi is a renowned academic with a Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry from The University of Tokyo. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Applied Chemistry from Tokyo University of Science, launching his academic journey. Currently, he holds the position of Professor at Kobe University, a role he assumed in 2022. His previous notable positions include Professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture, where he also served as Professor Emeritus at Hokkaido University. Additionally, Dr. Taguchi held professorships at Hokkaido University and Meiji University, and worked as a senior scientist at the Riken Institute. He began his academic career as an assistant professor at Tokyo University of Science from 1989 to 1999. Dr. Taguchi's research focuses on sustainable bioproduction of valuable compounds, synthetic biology for both natural and unconventional products, custom synthesis of specific biopolymers, exploration of bioplastics' biosynthesis and biodegradation, and the development of integrated processes for biopolymer production from renewable and waste resources. His work has made a significant impact on the fields of chemistry and biotechnology.

Dr Nisa Salim is a Senior Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She is an internationally recognised expert in multifunctional polymers and composites. Her research activities include composites manufacturing, structural health monitoring, nanocomposites and structural supercapacitors. She started her research career with a highly prestigious Gold Medal for Research Excellence for her PhD work from the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Nisa has won many awards in her research career including Victoria Fellowship, Endeavour Fellowship, Alfred Deakin Fellowship, Australian Academy of Science fellowship, Royal Society of Victoria Phillip Law Award, Smart Geelong Early Researcher award, and many more. Her research team focuses on interdisciplinary science and engineering including advanced composites manufacturing, materials science, and chemistry, enabling key applications in space, aerospace, and defence.

Dr. Sivasambu Bohm received his first degree in Chemical Engineering, followed by an MSc at Hahn Meitner Institute (Max Planck Institute) in Berlin. After gaining his PhD at the University of Bath in Chemistry, he worked at different academic institutions, University of Swansea, TU Delft, The University of Birmingham and India Institute of Technology, Bombay, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. Siva has 20 years of industrial experience (TATA, Talga, CAMI, VEMS, Ceylon Graphite and AM) in various research fields; metallurgy, protective coatings, energy storage in the automotive industry, smart coatings and nanotechnology, synthesis, and applications of graphene. Dr Bohm has published 40 patents and 98 scientific publications. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of Technical Surface Coatings. Dr Bohm has been awarded the Royal Society Industry Fellowship initial at University of Cambridge, Cambridge Graphene Centre from 2017 and till 2021 fellowship at Imperial College London and AM Commercial UK Ltd, also Chief Scientific Officer of Ceylon Graphite Corp. Dr Bohm is currently Zhejiang torch national talent award winner and Director of R&D in Zhejiang Hanano R&D.

He has more than 30 years of experience and has visited South and South East Asian countries for research and presenting papers at international conferences. Presently he is working as a Professor at King Saud University and has worked as a faculty in Manufacturing Engineering at Government University in Malaysia. He was a Keynote Speaker for 45 International/National Conferences and Chair & Co-Chair for 14 International Conferences held in Asia, and a member of the Advisory and Technical Committee for more than 51 International Conferences across the world. He is a member of the Editorial Board/Reviewer for more than 08 international journals and has evaluated 35 Doctoral theses in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Management. He has to his credit 2 books published by reputed publishers and authored more than 68 research papers in Peer-Reviewed, Indexed Journals, and Conference Proceedings.

Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University. He is the Director of Research at the National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA). Dr. Gupta has been recently named by Stanford University as being among the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research spans a range of subjects critical to current and future societal needs including: semiconducting materials & devices, biopolymers, flame-retardant polymers, green energy production & storage using nanostructured materials & conducting polymers, electrocatalysts, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has mentored 10 PhD./Postdoc scholars, 76 MS students, and 58 undergraduate/high school students. Dr. Gupta has published over 270 peer-reviewed journal articles (8300+ citations, 53 h-index, 186 i10-index), made over 350 national/international/regional presentations, chaired/organized many sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters (90+), worked as Editor for many books (35+) for American Chemical Society, CRC, Springer, Elsevier, etc. and received several million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He is also serving as Editor, Associate Editor, Guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals.

Maximilian Rieger is the group leader of the pultrusion team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting-, Composite- and Processing-Technology (IGCV). He has been working for Fraunhofer IGCV for more than 5 years leading various industry and publicly funded projects. He has a background in mechanical engineering with focus on lightweight design and composite manufacturing process from the Technical University Munich (TUM).

Duan Dongping, male, doctor of metallurgical engineering, postdoctoral fellow of chemical engineering, professor and Ph.D. supervisor of Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences(IPE-CAS). He is the leader of the group for Eco-friendlyResources Utilization, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences,and a part-time professor of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also has many social academic part-time job,such as a member of TMS, AusIMM and IAAM, an expert committee of the National Sustainable Development Experimental Zone of the Ministry of Science and Technology, vice president of China Inorganic Salt Industry Association, the committee of Metallurgical Reaction Engineering Branch of The Chinese Society for Metals, deputy director of the editorial committee of Gold Science and Technology,etc. Professor Duan leads a research group of nearly 20 staff carrying on technology and industrialization research on new metallurgical processes, new chemical materials, efficient extraction of salt lake resources, and equipment manufacturing. His key research domains include nonferrous metals field such as efficient gold extraction by hydrometallurgy and complicated multi-minerals pressure leaching process, iron and steel field such as iron ore resource utilization, and large equipment optimization and manufacturing by particle damping and noise reduction technology. His group is focused on Strontium science and application research since 2012, and had some innovation achievement about SrTiO3 with multi crystal facets in recent years. He put forward an overthrow technical route for photoelectrons application based on efficient photoelectric conversion. Professor Duan was awarded the first prize of Anhui province science and technology progress in 2018, the second prize of Tianjin science and technology progress in 2007, and got the title of “National Outstanding Chemical Technology Workers” and “Beijing Outstanding Young Engineer” in 2008, etc. He was awarded the first prize for administrative and technological “Advanced Individuals in CAS-region Cooperation” in 2007, 2009, and 2011 respectively, and won the individual award of “IUR Cooperation and Innovation” held by theMinistry of Science and Technology of China in 2010. Nearly 10 years, he has published over 100 papers of which 60 papershave been indexed by SCI andEI, and holds over 60 patents of which half have been authorized.

Dr. Jamarosliza binti Jamaluddin is a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She is one of the Research Associate in UTM Biopolymer Research Group, where this research group focusses on the natural fibre, natural rubber, coating and adhesive, hydrogel, and nanocellulose. Dr Jamarosliza received her bachelor (Chemical-Polymer Engineering) from UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia in 2001 and M.SC. in Polymer Chemistry from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2006. After completing her master’s degree, she pursued her PhD studies at Dongguk University, South Korea in 2009. Due to her passion in material science, particularly in the polymer area, her main research area is focused on the Adhesives and coating; UV led curing; Nanocomposites, Graphene, Modification of Natural Fiber, Bioplastic. Currently, she has authored or co-authored more than 30 indexed publications, 5 non-indexed publications, 3 book chapters, a patent and a trade secret. In her research field, Dr. Jamarosliza is actively contribute to the projects of several research grant schemes including fundamental, exploratory, and prototype research grant schemes, as well as research university grants. Furthermore, she is truly active in collaborating with industrial companies and government agencies as a project leader and project member.

Dr. Omid Akbarzadeh Pivehzhani is working with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as a research scientist. He used to work at Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya in Malaysia from 2016 to 2020. His main research area is heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. He has spent 13 years in academic-industrial projects as a research officer and post-doctoral. Dr. Omid has worked 5 years in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer. He developed advanced smart catalysts, especially for the oil and gas industries. Dr. Omid has contributed to two PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd industrial catalyst projects and worked on an international Airbus R&D project in NANOCAT. Currently, he is the PI of the graphene catalyst project at Hokkaido University in Japan, project member of FRGS grant in UTP and assigned to the NANOCAT center project. Dr. Omid was the Chairman, keynote speaker and organizing committee of many international conferences. He is currently the supervisor of three Ph.D. students from different countries. He has published many ISI papers; book chapters and has two approved and granted patents. Also, he has hands-on experience and passed several pieces of training on handling different types of equipment which are being widely used for material synthesis, characterization and performance evaluation. He is in close collaboration with other departments, government agencies and universities around the world. He is visiting researcher of Jiangsu University China and Hokkaido University Japan. He is a member of the society of petroleum engineers (SPE) and Senior Member of Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society. Omid awarded a full fellowship from UTP during Ph.D. and were involved for lab demonstrator and teaching in the different courses of chemical engineering. He awarded Silver Medal in 27th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX 2016), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia and Silver Medal of Post Graduate Research Project in the 35th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX 35).

Dr. Noor Najmi Bonnia is an Associate Professor (Ts. Dr.) and currently serves as the Coordinator of the Polymer & Materials Technology Programme at the School of Physics & Materials Studies. With a strong academic background, Dr. Bonnia holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science, as well as an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Materials Science, all from UKM. His research interests primarily revolve around Materials Science, and he is an active member of several professional bodies, including MBOT, IMM, MASS, PERINTIS, and SAFE.

Dr. LEILA ADJAL obtained her doctorate in civil engineering, geotechnical and materials specialty from the National Polytechnic School of Algiers (ENP). Currently a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences and Applied Sciences (FSSA) at the University of Bouira in Algeria. She is a member of the Materials and Sustainable Development laboratory, Materials and Environment team. She works on the resistance and permeability of natural materials such as sand, clay, etc.

Dr. Woo has a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering, and he has obtained PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M. He majors in energy system such as HVAC and its heat transfer, optimal design and control of refrigerator, reliability design of thermal components, and failure Analysis of thermal components in marketplace using the Non-destructive such as SEM & XRAY. In 1992.03–1997 he worked in Agency for Defense Development, Chinhae, South Korea, where he has researcher in charge of Development of Naval weapon System. He was working as a Senior Reliability Engineer in Refrigerator Division, Digital Appliance, SAMSUNG Electronics. Now he is working as associate professor in mechanical department, Ethiopian Technical University.

ELSAYED AHMED ELNASHAR, Full-Professor of textiles Apparel, Kaferelsheikh University, Egypt. Born in 19 /8/1965. Have Ph.D. 2000, Msc.1995, Bsc.1989, Helwan University. Diploma1985advanced industrial textiles institute. He holds several academic administrative positions: Dean, Vice Dean, Head of Department, He has many textiles patents, Member of international scientific committees. Development of Faculties of Education, commissioned of Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities. Has design books published in Germany. Has published over 185 scientific Articles.Editorial board member & Reviewer for more 65 journal Founder and editor two scientific journals.And Smartex Conference Egypt. Member of the editorial board of several international journals and conferences, He has made many scientific agreements with European &Africa universities

Dr. Edison E. Mojica is an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila, Philippines. He has beenan educator for 20 years that provides the best learning environment by helping the learners realize the value of education through relevant and interesting modes of outcome-based education. His research areas are focused on potential renewable and clean energy as a source of electricity and further exploration of the existing technology to develop and enhance its output power; electrical energy management system; and electrical engineering education. He is a Professional Electrical Engineer (PEE), an ASEAN Engineer (AER), and an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE). He serves as Technical Committee member to numerous conferences held in Asia for couple of years now and Resource Speaker to his fellow electrical practitioners in the Philippines. In the past three years and to date, he has been serving as the Vice Chairperson for Scholarship and Academic Affairs Committee of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (IIEE).

Laila M. Montaser MD is a Prof. of Clinical Pathology. Chair, Stem Cell, Regenerative Medicine, Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering (SRNT) Research Group. She served as the Chair Emeritus, Founder leader of Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt. Montaser is an internationally recognized stem cell technology professional. She has key competence in stem cell technology and regenerative medicine policy reinforced by global level and international experience in research, formulation and capacity building. In the era of COVID-19, she was awarded forty four certificates of appreciation for successfully presenting fifty three Global Webinars [44/53 (83%)] from her home office.

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Dr. Rahul Hajare received his B. Pharm. degree in 2002 from Amravati University in India, where he studied pharmaceutical chemistry. After that, he joined the research team at Nagpur University's Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Education, and Quality Assurance. In 2012, he graduated from Vinayaka Mission University with a PhD after completing two years of postdoctoral research at the National AIDS Research Institute (ICMR) in Pune, India, under the supervision of renowned and highly respected scientist Dr. Ramesh Paranjape. In Nashik, he is named a professor at Sandip University, School of Pharmaceutical Science. In SCI (E) journals, he has over 70 research publications to his credit. The Scholar Hindu University of America, Florida, presents Dr. Rahul Hajare with an award.