Scientific Board
Pittsburg State University
USA
Biography
Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Vice President for Research and Support and a Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University. 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 290 peer-reviewed journal articles (9600+ citations, 57 h-index, 207 i10-index), made over 420 national/international/regional presentations, chaired/organized many sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters (100+), worked as Editor for many books (50+) 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.
Japan
Biography
Katsuya Inoue is currently a Distinguished Professor in Hiroshima University Graduate School of Science where he studies the properties of molecules that are both chiral and magnetic. Inoue downplays the special nature of the work that happens in his laboratory, introducing the space by saying, “This is a normal organic chemistry lab.†While a Master’s degree student at the University of Tokyo, he studied molecular magnets, which are usually made using organic, or non-metal, materials. Certain organic materials can also have the special property of being chiral, meaning the molecule can come in mirror image versions, like human hands: identical, but non-superimposable. In the late 1980s, no researchers had combined the fields of organic chiral molecules with organic magnetic molecules.
Netherlands
Biography
Michel de Ruiter, founder of Graphene Pioneer, is a visionary in the construction industry, championing the use of graphene to drive sustainable building practices. With a rich background in graphene and a deep commitment to environmental sustainability, Michel has positioned Graphene Pioneer at the cutting edge of eco-friendly construction solutions. His pioneering products showcase his innovative approach to reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in buildings. Recognized for his leadership and contributions to sustainable construction, Michel is ready to share his insights and inspire further advancements in the field.
USA
Biography
Professor at University of Maryland-Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) Pioneered the field of the physics of failure of semiconductor materials and devices when he started his research at5 the Naval Research Lab in 1980 Chaired the Material Science and Engineering Department since 1990 and directed the Reliability Engineering Program for five years Over the last five years, he made significant contributions to the fields of "Reliable Nitride Semiconductors", to "Photonic Devices and systems" Physics of failure, and to the field of Diamond Electronics.
USA
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Dr. Qing-Ping Ding is currently a scientist at Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University, USA. Before he joined Ames National Laboratory in 2015, he worked as project researcher at the University of Tokyo, faculty member of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and visiting research scientist at University of Wollongong, Australia. He has more than 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals such as Physical Review Letters, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has givenmanyplenary/invited talks at conferences and universities, such as American Physical Society March Meeting and University of Maryland, College Park.
China
Biography
Yasin Orooji comes from a family of scholars. As the R&D Manager, he worked for Yasin Pajooh Co. from 2012 to 2015; meanwhile, he was awarded the Best Inventor title in 2014 by the Ministry of Science. Later, he was invited to join Professor Wanqin Jin's Research Group in 2015. In 2018, he joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Nanjing Forestry University as an associate professor and was promoted to full Professor in 2020. Currently, he is serving as a Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang Normal University and has been listed among the Web of Science and Stanford-Elsevier top 2% scientists since 2021. Since 2017, he has published more than 170 SCI papers (39 ESI top papers, including 2 hot papers) and 10 patents, one of which is the best national patent award. He has about 1120 hours of teaching experience and more than 4200 hours of tutoring student research projects. Since 2012, he has had industrial experiences with DHP Engineering, A.O. Smith and Alfa Laval. He cumulatively participated in more than 33 million yuan of research and industrial projects, making him a unique researcher to expand top research work to industrial products. His goal is to bridge the gap between universities and industries following the concept of Honeywell, Tesla Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Morocco
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Professor Rachid Masrour, from Morocco, actually, is research professor in the Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah the University, Fez, Morocco. Dr. Rachid Masrour completed his Ph.D. in March 2006 at same University. His research interests lie in the area of Condensed Matter Physics, Material Sciences, Material for energy, Magnetism,…. He has 400 articles published in Web of Science and 10 book chapters published in international journal, editor of 6 Book (https://www.bookpi.org/bookstore/product/new-frontiers-in-physical-science-research /)and author of 2 books with h-index 34. He participated in more 100 Moroccan and international congress. He's a Referee of a several articles and also Editorial Board Members in different international journal. He has a lot of collaboration with laboratories from abroad. He has honored with International Association of Advanced Materials Young Scientist Medal in recognition for their contribution to “Magnetism, Electromagnetism and Spintronics” and delivered a lecture in the Advanced Materials World Congress 11 – 14 October 2022. One of the world's most cited top scientists in material physics (top 2 %, Stanford University Ranking, US , 2020 and 2023). He has the Best Oral Presentation Award for MCGPD-2021, by Indian Association for Crystal Growth & Indian Science and Technology Association International Organization for Crystal Growth, 5-8, July 2021. Outstanding Scientist Award (VDGOOD PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, 15-02-2020, India). It was among the most critical in 2020 by Elsevier.
Japan
Biography
Takashiro Akitsu is Professor of Chemistry at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science, Japan since 2016. He graduated from Department of Chemistry, Osaka University in 1995. By studying crystal and electronic structures of chiral copper complexes, he obtained his Ph.D. from from Osaka University in 2000. Dr. Akitsu studied at the Institute for Protein Research (metalloproteins), Department of Chemistry, Keio University (photo and magnetic functional organic/inorganic hybrid compounds), and Department of Chemistry at Stanford University (physical and bioinorganic chemistry) before moving to Tokyo University of Science. He has published about 220 articles and book chapters. He has also served as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for many journals and was involved in the organizing committees for international conferences. His research field is inorganic coordination chemistry and crystalography. His research interest is hybrid materials of (Schiff base) metal complexes and other (photo-)funtional materials such as polymers, dyes or proteins. According to Fingerprint in "Elsevierpure", these topic labels come from his works. Schiff Base; Azobenzene; Ligand; Crystal Structure; Photochromism; Metal; Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Material; Hydrogen Bond; Optical Anisotropy; Ion; Magnetic Property; Environment; Molecular Orientation; Magnetization; N,N-Dimethylformamide; Light Irradiation; Photoisomerization; Molecule; Antiferromagnetic; Illumination; UV/VIS Spectroscopy; Liquid Film; Bond Length; Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction; EPR Spectroscopy; 1-Phenylethylamine; Spectroscopy; Azo Group; Space Group; Intermolecular Force; Magnetism; Polarized Light; Imidazole; Composite Material; Chirality; Dye; Orbital; Surface Analysis; P2(1); Ethylenediamine; Cyanide; Phenol; Electronic Property; Monoclinic Space Group; Anion; Reduction; Dihedral Angle; Molecular Structure; Circular Dichroism; Biofuel
Romania
Biography
Dr. Mihail Lucian Birsa is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. In 2003 he was selected as a member of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, working with Professor Henning Hopf in TU Braunschweig - Germany. Since then numerous return fellowships were granted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has more than 125 publications in peer-review journals and published +45 books/book chapters (John Wiley & Sons, Thieme etc). Also, is editorial board member in more than 50 journals such as Applied Sciences, Arkivoc, BioChem, Edelweiss Chemical Science Journal, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Journal of Fine Chemical Engineering, Modern Approaches in Drug Designing, Pharmaceutical Toxicology.
Switzerland
Biography
Yinghong Wureceived her double Ph.D. degrees with two separated thesesin Chemical Technology from the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences and in Energy and Environment from City University of Hong Kong in 2020. Her research interests lie in clean and renewable energy harvesting, self-powered electronics, smart textiles, sports/health monitoring, advanced materials, wearable technologies, etc. She has completed previous postdoctoral research at the University of Hong Kong in 2021. She is currently a Material Scientist at ETH Zürich. She was awarded HKSTP ideation Fund (2023), Advanced Materials Innovation Award (2023), HK Tech 300 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Fund (2022),the Innovation & Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Hong Kong Government (2020), Global Change Award Finalist (2020),University Dean Scholarships (2020), National Scholarships of China (2019), etc.She has published 38 SCI papers, including SmartMat,Advanced Functional Materials, Nano Energy, ACS Nano, Advanced Science, Small, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, EcoMat,ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, etc.
Romania
Biography
Dr. Laura Gabriela SARBU is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. She received a Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry in 2015. During the Ph.D. program she joined several times the Prof. dr. Henning Hopf research team in TU Braunschweig – Germany. She has more than 45 publications in peer-review journals and published 4 books. Also, is editorial board member in 25+ journals such as Advance in Medical and Clinical Research, Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Recerca, Chemical Glycobiology Journal, International Journal Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences - Green Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Drug Design.
Italy
Biography
Dr. Arun Kumar is a Researcher at the Department of Physics ‘E.R.Caianiello', University of Salerno, Italy. Previously, he worked a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Italian National Research Council (CNR) – Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Agrate Unit, and University of Verona, Italy, within the EU Horizon 2020 Projects. His current research interestsare towards the large area MOCVD/MOVPE growth of chalcogenide nanostructures and electrical performances of the fabricated semiconductor devices for optoelectronics, non-volatile memories, sensors etc.He has authored and co-authored more than 35 publications in peer reviewed scientific journalsand presented his scientific activities at various international conferences.
China
Biography
Bin Zhang has received his PhD degree in July, 2011, from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, and got his bachelor's degree in July, 2005, from Lanzhou University. Now he is working in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, as a professor. He has published more than 100 SCI papers, granted 50 patents of Chinese, one of USA and one of Japan. He has authorized Second Prize of National Technological Invention (2016) and the second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress Award (2019) and 4 other province departmental level Awards.