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The University of Queensland, Australia
| Biography Dr. Kristofer Thurecht is an ARC Future Fellow based within the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and the Centre for Advanced Imaging at the University of Queensland. He received his PhD from the University of QLD in September 2005. His work is focused on the synthesis of architectural polymers for drug and gene delivery, utilising state-of-the-art in vivo imaging techniques. In 2007, Dr Thurecht was simultaneously awarded the Ramsay Centenary Fellowship and the 1851 Fellowship for independent research in the UK. He then received an ARC APD Fellowship in 2008 to undertake research at the University of Queensland. Dr Thurecht has been awarded a UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award (2010) and QLD Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2012) awarded for outstanding scientific leadership for young researchers. He is currently chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) QLD Polymer Group and is on the standing committee of the national RACI Polymer Division. Research Interest
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NCI-Frederick, USA
| Biography Dr. Puri received her Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India studying the chemical synthesis of modified phospholipids and possible use of their liposomes in drug delivery. She joined National Cancer Institute, NIH in the year 1986. Currently she holds the Research Biologist position at the Basic Research Lab, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, NIH. Dr. Puri’s research revolves around several themes from biomembranes to viruses to nanomedicine. Dr. Puri is developing cancer nanomedicine tools that are activated by light for on-demand drug release to improve cancer treatment of patients. She is also developing nanobiosensors for rapid detection of pathogens in patient’s samples. Dr. Puri’s research focuses on the unfolding the mechanisms of entry pathways of enveloped viruses. Using cell biological, biophysical, biochemical approaches, she has studied the assemblies of molecular scaffolds of viral proteins and their receptors that are essential for infection of rhabdo, orthomyxo, paramyxo and retroviruses. She has co-authored of over 75publications, reviews and book chapters. Dr. Puri serves as the reviewer for various grant applications and is involved in several educational activities and has organized and co-chaired meetings and conferences.She is also pursuing research in the nanomedicine arena under the US-India Joint working Group (JWG) on the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS. Areas of Expertise: 1) Biomembranes 2) Membrane lipids: structure, function and analysis 3) Virology (virus-receptor interactions) 4) Nanomedicine 5) Lipid-based drug delivery platforms Research Interest
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University of Michigan, USA
| Biography Dr. Di Chen received his B.S. degree in Radio Physics from Xiamen University, Xiamen, China in 2002. From 2002 to 2004, he worked as an application engineer in SHIMADZU scientific instrument, Fujian, China. In 2004, he joined the Materials Science program as a graduate student in the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA, where he received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science in 2010 and worked as a research associated till 2011. From 2012, he has been working as a research faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Research Interest
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North Carolina State University, USA
| Biography Dr. Richard J. Spontak is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at North Carolina State University and was the 2012 Lars Onsager Professor at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology. A member of several honor societies including Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Mu, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Scabbard & Blade, and Omicron Delta Kappa, Spontak received the B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering (with honors/high distinction) from the Pennsylvania State University in 1983 and was later awarded the Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering (under the supervision of M.C. Williams) from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988. He then pursued post-doctoral research with A.H. Windle in Materials Science & Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge (UK) and T. Riste in Condensed Matter Physics at the Institutt for Energiteknikk (Norway) before joining the Corporate Research Division of the Procter & Gamble Company in 1990. In 1992, he accepted a faculty position at North Carolina State University, where he supervises the Polymer Morphology Group. Since that time, Spontak has published over 275 research papers, and his work has been featured on the cover of 19 journals and 1 book. Although active in a diverse range of disciplines, In recognition of his fundamental and applied research endeavors, he is the recipient of numerous honors and awards such as the Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Award, the Alcoa Foundation Engineering Achievement and Distinguished Engineering Research Awards, Alexander von Humboldt and Tewkesbury fellowships, the North Carolina State University Alumni Outstanding Research Award, the 2006 American Chemical Society (PMSE Division) Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science & Engineering, the 2007 German Society for Electron Microscopy Ernst Ruska Prize, the 2008 American Chemical Society (Rubber Division) Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award, the 2011 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Colwyn Medal, and the 2012 Norwegian University of Science & Technology Lars Onsager Medal. An elected fellow of the American Physical Society and IOM3, he is or has been on the editorial advisory board of 17 international journals and is editor-in-chief of 3 of them. He has been recognized as a 2007 Outstanding Scholar Alumnus and a 2012 Alumni Fellow by the Pennsylvania State University. Spontak is also a highly acclaimed educator and academic mentor. For his instructional effectiveness employing cooperative and active learning pedagogies in the classroom, he has been elected to the North Carolina State University Academy of Outstanding Teachers and selected for the UNC System Board of Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest instructional honor bestowed by the University of North Carolina system. He has been active in promoting multidisciplinary undergraduate research and design, for which he received the 2006 International Network for Engineering Education & Research Recognition Award and the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Southeast Region Outstanding Mid-Career Teaching Award. He presently resides in Raleigh with his wife Josephine and his two children, Danielle and Joshua. Research Interest
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University of Waterloo, Canada
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Dr. Yavuz received his PhD degrees in materials engineering and applied physics from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He worked at the Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Accelerator Technology Corp, Bryan, Texas; and the Texas A&M University, where he was one of the founding members of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Materials Science and Engineering Program. Research Interest
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University of Southern California, USA
| Biography Dr. Alice C. Parker, received the B.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from North Carolina State University and the M.S.E.E. from Stanford University. Dr. Parker is a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering. In addition to her research and teaching, she served the university previously as Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies and Dean of Graduate Studies. Dr. Parker was a member of the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University before joining the faculty of USC. She became a Fellow of the IEEE for her research in design automation, and was an early researcher in behavioral synthesis. Her ongoing research includes electronics implementing structural plasticity, dendritic computations and plasticity, retinal electronic circuits, and binocular vision. She has received the ASEE Sharon Keillor award, and the Northrup Grumman teaching award. Research Interest
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The University of Texas at Austin, USA
| Biography Dr. Paul S. Ho is the Director of the Laboratory for Interconnect and Packaging at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. degree in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1991, he joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin and was appointed the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering. He has 20 years of industrial experience working at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, New York. He has published extensively and held 14 U.S. patents. He has received several awards and honors, including the Michel Lerme Award from the International Interconnect Technology Conference in 1999, the Thomas D. Callinan Award of the Dielectric Science and Technology Division of the Electrochemical Society in 2001, and the University Research Award from the Semiconductor Industry Association in 2007. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Vacuum Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Research Interest
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Singapore Institute of Management University , Singapore
| Biography Dr Muralidharan Paramsothy is currently an Associate Faculty of the School of Science and Technology at the Singapore Institute of Management University (UNISIM) where he lectures on biomolecule related topics. He obtained his PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore in early 2010 and has over 3 years of postdoctoral experience. With above 50 journal papers and about 20 conference papers as well as 1 patent filed with USPTO, his research is focused on the ex-situ and in-situ addition of nanoparticles to magnesium and aluminium alloys as well as selected polymer and bioceramic materials. His published work and invited presentations include the transmission electron microscopy or TEM based elucidation of nanoparticle-matrix interactions at nanoscale (including nanoscale deformation mechanisms) which sometimes simultaneously give rise to beneficial material properties at macroscale. He is the founder of the Nanoscale Electro Negative Interface Density or NENID theory applicable to abundant interface nanoscale systems, recently published in Journal of Nanoparticle Research. He is on the Editorial Board of Surface Engineering (Many Publishing) and an active member of the Composite Materials Committee of TMS/ASM-International, involved in organizing symposia in mainstream US based materials science conferences. Research Interest
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National University of Singapore, Singapore
| Biography Dr Jingsheng Chen is an Associate Professor in Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D degree in 1999 in Lanzhou University, China and joined NUS in December 2007. During 2001-2007 he worked at the Data Storage Institute as a research scientist. He has authored/co-authored more than 180 refereed journal papers, 3 book chapters, holds over ten patents and has made a number of presentations at international conferences. Research Interest
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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Dr. Binyuan Zhao, born in 1973, currently holds the position of associate director of MIE (Materials Industrial Engineering research center), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University. His research is focused on biomass resources, their large-scale and high value-adding application. He has led and participated in several national, provincial and ministerial research projects, and is the director of three University-enterprise joint research centers. He has published 48 SCI-indexed papers, which have been collectively cited 494 times. His main achievements include: Research Interest
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Jackson State University, USA
| Biography Dr. Hongtao Yu, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Jackson State University, obtained his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1982 from the University of Science and Technology of China and Master’s degree from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1986. Then he went to Germany and obtained a PhD degree in bioorganic chemistry from the Technical University of Munich in 1990. After graduation, he came to the U.S. and did postdoctoral fellowships at Louisiana State University and the University of Texas at Austin. In 1996, he was hired as an assistant professor of chemistry at JSU and promoted to associate professor in 2000 and full professor in 2005. Research Interest
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University of Maryland, USA
| Biography Dr. Narsingh Bahadur Singh, currently working at Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He is a Fellow member of American Society of Materials International, SPIE-The International Society of Optics and Photonics, and OSA-The Optical Society of America (OSA), and is internationally recognized for the managerial leadership and research in the area of materials science and engineering. He held the position of Senior Consulting Engineer until December 30, 2011, the highest technical position in the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems at Baltimore Maryland. At Northrop Grumman, he was responsible and led the team for the materials research and technology development. He has transferred several technologies from research to production. Mr. Garry Clark, President, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, had awarded him the corporation’s highest award, the “George Westinghouse Signature Award of Excellence” in 1995, for his leadership and work on development of UV filter materials and technology transfer for PMAWS. Dr. Singh was honored and inducted in the list of distinguished students of the Chemistry Department, Gorakhpur University, India in 2002. He was awarded the Smt. Mayawati Juneja Award for life time achievements in Solid-State researches by the Indian Society of Solid-State Chemists in 2005.Dr. Singh was honored by the ASM-IIM Lectureship award in 2003 and 2013 and OSA Fellow Lectureship award in 2012. Dr. Singh was identified as a “R&D star” to watch by Industry Magazine in 1995. The American Society of Materials International awarded the “2010 International Engineering Materials Achievement Award” to Dr. Singh for his outstanding researches, innovation and leadership. Research Interest
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Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, USA
| Biography Dr. Ajit D. Kelkar is a Professor and Chair of Nanoengineering department at Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. He also serves as an Associate Director for the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures. For the past twenty five years he has been working in the area of performance evaluation and modeling of polymeric composites and ceramic matrix composites. He has worked with several federal laboratories in the area of fatigue, impact and finite element modeling of woven composites including US Army, US Air force, NASA-Langley Research Center, National science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In addition he has collaborated with Rice University, Texas A&M University, Tuskegee University, Air Force Institute of Technology, University of Dayton, Florida State University, Prairie View A&M University, University of Delaware, Texas State University, University of Minnesota, University of California, and San Diego. Presently he is involved in the development of nano engineered multifunctional materials using XD CNTs and electro spun fiber materials. He is also involved in reengineering of several H-46 and H-47 helicopter components for NAVAIR using out of autoclave processing. In the past he has worked on the one step processing of Composite Armored Vehicle using low cost VARTM method in consortium with University of Delaware-CCM and UC San Diego. In the modeling area he is working on blast simulations for the Humvee vehicles subjected to various TNT blasts loadings and atomistic modeling of polymers embedded with CNTs and alumina nanoparticles. He is also involved in high velocity impact modeling of ceramic matrix composites and polymeric matrix composites embedded with electrospun nanofibers. He has published over two hundred papers in these areas. In addition he has edited a book in the area of Nano Engineered materials. He is member of several professional societies including ASME, SAMPE, AIAA, ASM, and ASEE. Research Interest
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
| Biography Ravi Shukla obtained his PhD in the area of NanoBiotechnology jointly from National Centre for Cell Science and National Chemical Laboratory, India followed by a National Cancer Institute (NCI) postdoctoral fellowship in NIH funded ‘NCI-Cancer Nanotechnology Research Platform’ at University of Missouri Columbia, USA . In 2011, Dr. Shukla bestowed with a prestigious Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellowship to join RMIT University, Australia; where he is currently a lead scientist at Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry and a full time researcher at School of Applied Sciences. He is the core member of “RMIT Bio-nanotechnology Research Laboratory” and an active member of RMIT Health Innovation Research Institute (HIRI), one of the four pillars of research excellence at RMIT University. Dr. Shukla’s has over 12 years of research experience in the areas encompassingnanomedicine interfacing material science, cancer biology, Food and beverages safety, green Nanobiotechnology, nanomaterial toxicology, nanoproteomics and targetedtheranostics. His publications have received an average of 33citations per journal article with an h-index of 16, and significant media recognition of his research. Most of his publications are in the area of cancer biology and design, development and evaluation of hybrid nanomaterials for targeted imaging and therapy of breast and prostate cancers. Research Interest
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National University of Singapore., Singapore
| Biography Dr. Suresh Valiyaveettil, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore. He received his PhD degree from University of Victoria, BC, Canada. Before joining the National University of Singapore, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research and Cornell University. His Group has Published More than 150 papers in various refereed International Journals with a total Citation of 3598 (Average citations per paper: 18.08, h-index: 31). About 24 students completed their PhD and 11 students graduated with MSc degrees; More than 100 students finished their final year projects from his group in NUS. One of his key strength is providing quality research experience and training to young talented students. Research Interest
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Clemson University, USA/Moldova
| Biography Prof. Sergei L. Pyshkin is Principal Investigator of the Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow of Clemson University, SC, USA, member of The US Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), He was awarded the State Prize of Rep. Moldova for investigations in solid-state physics and microelectronics. Author of books on properties of semiconductors and laser applications, 10 patents in semiconductor technology, microelectronics and medicine, appr.200 scientific papers. He is included into the Marquis “Who’s Who in America” (2008-2011) and “Who’s Who in the World” (2009-2013). Research Interest
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University of Waterloo, Canada
| Biography Dr. Xiao-Song Wang is an Associate Professor currently working in the Department of Chemistry and the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo. He graduated from East China University of Science and Technology in 1998 with a PhD degree in Polymer Materials and subsequently worked in the University of Sussex and the University of Toronto as a postdoctoral research fellow. He received the Roberts Academic Award/RCUK Research Fellowship working at the University of Leeds in 2006. In 2011, he moved to the University of Waterloo. Research Interest
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Clark Atlanta University, USA
| Biography Dr. Alfred Z. Msezane, is Professor of Physics and the founding director of the Center for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems (CTSPS) at Clark Atlanta University. He obtained the B.Sc. and B.Sc. (Honours) degrees in 1962 and 1964, respectively from the University of South Africa, Pretoria, the M.Sc. degree in 1968 and the Ph.D. degree in 1973 both in physics from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Western Ontario, respectively. In 1974 He taught physics at the University of Western Ontario, joined in 1975 Georgia State University for postdoctoral research, and in 1976 he became a physics instructor at the University of New Brunswick. He immigrated to United States from Canada and served as a visiting professor at Louisiana State University from 1978 to 1980. In 1980, He joined Morehouse College as professor of physics before leaving in 1983 to become a professor at Atlanta University and served as chair of the physics department from 1986 to 1989. He has been professor of physics at Clark Atlanta University, since 1989. He has received research grants from US DOE, NSF, AFOSR, NASA and ARO. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Physical Society (APS), American Nano Society and the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), is an elected Fellow of the APS, the Institute of Physics, London(UK), the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the NSBP. He received D.Sc. (Honoris, Causa) from University of Fort Hare (South Africa) in 1998, and is a recipient of the World University Service Scholarship and the APS’s Edward A. Bouchet Prize. In 2013 he has been nominated Fellow of The Academy of the Sciences of the Developing World, Trieste, Italy, appointed Member of Europe-Africa Foundation for Science & Technology and Member of the Advisory Commission of the UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Pretoria. Msezane was entered into ScienceMaker, Library of Congress. He serves on several Boards. Research Interest
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North Carolina State University, USA
| Biography Dr. Pruthesh H. Vargantwar is a Senior Polymer Applications Scientist in the Corporate Process and Applications Innovation Division of the Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, USA. He received his BS in Chemical Technology (with distinction) from University Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai, India in 2004 followed by his dual MS in Textile Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA in 2007. Later, he was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the same university in 2011 for his work in the area of polymer science. During this degree program he was a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Germany. Dr. Vargantwar joined as an Applications Scientist at the Corporate Headquarters of Eastman Chemical Company in 2011 contributing towards their efforts on novel polymeric materials for new technologies. He has over ten high impact peer-reviewed journal publications and several patent applications filed with the US Patent Office. He has presented his work in numerous domestic and international conferences and published proceedings. His two published papers have appeared as cover pages of reputed international journals and his work on electroactive actuators has been featured in WW-EAP Newsletter of NASA’s JPL lab. Dr. Vargantwar has been invited to chair conference sessions such as the ones by ‘Engineering Properties and Structure’ and ‘Alloys and Blends’ divisions of the SPE’s ANTEC Conference in 2015. For his significant contributions to fundamental and applied polymer science, Dr. Vargantwar was selected as a finalist of the ACS AkzoNobel Awards in Applied Polymer Science in 2011, has received the Best Overall Poster Award at the MRS (Materials Research Society) Fall 2010 Meeting and was awarded a prize at the AATCC’s Herman and Myrtle Goldstien Student Paper Competition in 2007. He is a nominated full member of Sigma Xi honor society and as well of a highly prestigious Fiber Society. Research Interest
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Tongji University, China
| Biography Dr. Jia Huang is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai China. He obtained his BSc in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Science and Technology of China, MSc in Applied Science from the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, USA, and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. After that he worked as a Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. In 2012 he was awarded by the Recruitment Program of Global Youth Experts and joined Tongji University as a professor of Materials Science and Engineering. In 2013 he was awarded by the Shanghai Pujiang Excellent Talents program. Dr. Huang has been the member of many national and international scientific committees and associations. He has published more than 30 publications. His publications have received more than 600 citations and significant media recognition in the past 5 years. He has given numerous talks, including invited talks and keynote talks. He has also served as reviewer for many scientific journals and research foundations. Research Interest
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Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
| Biography Prof. Valentinas Snitka is a Professor at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Director of the Research Center for Microsystems and Nanotechnology (RSMN). He received his Dipl.Eng. degree in Electronics from KTU in 1968, the PhD in Semiconductors Physics in 1975 and habilitation in 1991. In this period he performed research at Russia Military Space Research Center, Microelectronics Laboratory at Kaunas University of Technology and worked closely with many military and space industry research institutions. He developed for Carl Zeiss, Jena nanopositioning stages and silicon micromachined devices for optical applications. He initiated and established Research center for Microsystems and Nanotechnology at KTU in 1998. Dr. Snitka background includes technology transfer, knowledge management, RTD and innovation policy, and he sits on various European Union advisory committees on strategic and future issues. He was serving as a member of European Union Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST 2002-2006), EU 6th Framework programme Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Priority 3) committee member, member of EU FP5 Innovation and SME committee. ”. He was with research and training visits at International Study Center (Jerusalem), Twente University (The Netherlands), Danish Technical University, Wharton school University of Pennsilvania, University of Melbourne, Warwick University. He was a visiting professor at Semiconductors Physics and Photonics department, Campinas University, Brazil during 1993-1994. In 2007, Applied technology research organisation Mimos Bhd, Kuala Lumpur has appointed Prof. V.Snitka, as its new chief scientist for nanotechnology. In 2010 he was involved in European Nanobiotechnology Roadmap and Malaysia Nanomaterials Roadmap development as an invited expert. He is serving an European Commission as an expert and EU FP7 NanoBiotechnology Projects Technical Advisor, coordinated EU FP7 project "Center of Excellence for nanostructured materials". His current research is oriented to application of Scanning Probe Microscopy methods and instrumentation, Nano-Raman spectroscopy and imaging for materials research, synthesis of nanostructured materials. Research Interest
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
| Biography As a scientist-physician, Dr. Youli Zu has earned both an MD in China and a PhD in Japan. After moved to US, he had research fellowship training and subsequently clinical residency and fellowship at New York University and NIH/NCI, respectively. In 2004, he joined Baylor College of Medicine as an assistant professor. Currently, Dr. Zu is a Professor at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Medical Director of the Hematopathology Section at Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Taxes. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Zu is also the Director of the Cancer Pathology Research Laboratory at Houston Methodist Research Institute. These combined positions enable him to apply his research findings to directly address clinical questions and also have the potential to immediately improve disease diagnosis and/or therapy. Dr. Zu has received multiple awards and NIH grants for his translational research works. Research Interest
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University of Birmingham, UK
| Biography Dr. Kyle Jiang, received MSc degree in mechanical engineering from Xidian University and PhD degree in mechanical engineering from King’s College London in 1994. He is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham. He is currently School Research Director and Director of Biomedical Engineering and Micro/Nanotechnology Group at University of Birmingham. His research interest covers microengines, energy harvesting devices, nanofabrication and nanostructures for energy and biomedical applications. He has 200 publications in books, book chapters and research papers in peer reviewed journals and international conference proceedings and 7 patents. Dr Jiang is a fellow of IET and fellow of HEA. He was the General Chair of IEEE 12th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEENANO 2012), general Co-Chair of NSTSI11, Publicity Chair of IEEE NANO 2013, and chaired many conference sessions. He is an editorial member of several International Journals, and Birmingham City Ambassador. Research Interest
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Regent University , Ghana
| Biography Dr. Moffatt is a Distinguished Scholar of Biomedical Science and Nanoengineeringand currently serving as the the Dean of the School of Informatics ad Engineering. Before joining Regent-Ghana in 2009, He was a senior researcher at the University of Texas and Assistant Professor at Florida Southeastern University in the United States, where he applied the principles of nanotechnology engineering at a molecular level to the design of a new class of nanotechnology based therapeutics. Dr. Moffatt led a team in the United States in designing and developing a polymer-based therapeutics model involving a novel peptide linkage system for the tumor-specific molecule, CD13, which was published in several peer-reviewed international nanotechnology journals. He has made numerous presentations at various international meetings in the UK, USA and Asia in this interesting and dynamic area of research. As his contribution to the area of bio-nanotechnology in developing countries, He was recently appointed the Africa Coordinator for USEACANI (US-Europe-Asia Pacific- Caribbean Nanotechnology Initiative). He is currently serving as a faculty at the first ever Nano-school in Pretoria, South Africa. He is a member of several scientific associations in Asia, Europe, and the United States, and has more than twenty six peer-reviewed publications to his credit. Currently, Dr. Moffatt is also the President of the Development Institute of Business Solutions in Ghana. Research Interest
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National University of Singapore, Singapore
| Biography Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng, is the Director of Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore. He is a Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science (worldwide rank is 3). He authored 5 books and ~ 550 ISI listed journal papers, which attracted more than 28,000 citations and 79 H-index. He delivered ~ 120 opening addresses, plenary & keynote lectures. He is considered as the global guru of electrospun nanomaterials. He received academic training from the University of Cambridge. He received several awards and recognitions which include ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Award, C P Sharma Award, University Outstanding University Researcher Award, Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship, Cambridge Nehru Scholarship, Japan University of Tokyo GS Frontier Sciences Fellow, and China Changjiang Professor. He is an elected international fellow of major professional societies & academies in Singapore, ASEAN, India, UK and USA. He regularly speaks at international forums facilitated by the World Bank, OECD, EU, ASEAN, Governments, NGOs, think tanks, and professional societies Research Interest |  |
Central South University, China
| Biography Dr. Junhui Li (School of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering, Central South University, China) is a Professor. Professor Li has over forty journal publications (locally and internationally) and more than thirty conference papers. More than 10 national research projects are being hosted or completed. A provincial science and technology progress award (first prize, ranking 1) was obtained in 2008. Research Interest
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National Centre for Nanoscience & Technology, China
| Biography Prof. Shuqing Sun obtained his BSc and MSc degree in Chemistry from Jilin University in 1991 and 1994, respectively, followed by a Ph. D degree from Institute of Chemistry, CAS in 1997. After his Ph. D he became a postdoctoral fellow at Institute of Photographic Chemistry, CAS. In 1999 he joined Thin Film Electronics AB (Sweden) as a guest scientist. Immediate after that in 2000, he joined UMIST as a postdoctoral fellow at Leggett’s group, where he was promoted to a research fellow and then came to The University of Sheffield with the whole group. He was a professor at National Center for Nanoscience and Technology prior to joining Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University in 2009. Research Interest
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Tongji University , China
| Biography Dr. Jinhu Yang, got his doctoral degree (Physical Chemistry) at Peking University in 2005. He joined as Research Associate in Prof. Yang` Lab of HKUST in the fall of 2005, working on the fabrication of 1D nanowire/nanobelt arrays of semiconductors on ITO/FTO substrates by electrochemical route. Then, he entered the Institute of Frontier Science of Tokyo University, Japan in 2006 as Foreign Researcher supported by JSPS organization, conducting the preparation, characterization and property exploration of magnetic materials and energy materials. In 2009, he joined in Prof. Lukas Schemidlt-Mende’s group of Munich University, and started research of nanostructured hybrid solar cells. Jinhu Yang has published 30 refereed papers including 1 in Scientific Reports, 1 in Angew. Chem. Int. ED., 2 in Adv. Mater. and 1 ASC Nano, which have been cited over 1100 times (H-index:17). Research Interest
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Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
| Biography Prof. Witold Lojkowski is head of Laboratory of Nanostructures in the Institute of High Pressure Physics, PAS. He also teaches materials science and nanotechnology in Bialystok University of Technology. He graduated in Physics at the Warsaw University in 1975 and obtained his PhD in Materials Science in 1981 at Warsaw University of Technology. In the years 1981-82 he was an Alexander von Humboldt Scholar at the University of Saarbrucken, Germany. In the years 1986-96 he also visited several times Max-Planck Institute for Metal Research, Stuttgart, Germany, Osaka University, Japan, and St. Jerome University in Marseilles, France. In the years 1998-2002 he was part time employed at the University of Ulm, Germany. Memberships and Functions: 2008-2013, polish speaker in the European NMP – Nanotechnology, Materials and Production Technology Programme Committee in the 7th Framework Research Programme of the European Commission. Polish Speaker in the COST domain committee “Materials, Physics and Nanosciences”. Selection of projects to be funded. Polish speaker at the OECD Working Party on Nanotechnology. Participation in the projects “Business environment of nanotechnology” and “Nanomedicine”, Member of the Advisory Board of CLINAM – Clinical Nanomedicine Association, Member of the Executive Committee of the European Materials Society and Chair of the E-MRS Fall Meeting in 2013, Member of panel of experts of NCN – National Center for Research of Poland. Co-organiser of several international conferences on nanotechnology and materials science. Prof. Lojkowski is co author of over 170 papers on materials science and nanotechnology as well as 6 patents. He coordinated several research projects, national and European. Research Interest
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Lancaster University, United Kingdom
| Biography Dr Fabrice Andrieux is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Lancaster University, United Kingdom. He received his PhD degree in electrochemistry from the University of Central Lancashire (UK) in 2004. Following a number of Post Doctoral Research fellowships, in the fields of energy storage and ligand hydrolysis kinetics for the extraction of metal ions for reprocessing, he integrated the Department of Engineering at Lancaster University in 2009 and was offered a Lectureship in 2010. He has Produced in Excess of 30 Publications including Technical Reports for Research Sponsors Research Interest
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Tongji University , China
| Biography Dr. Qi Started his research on Nano Biology since 2001, got Ph.D from Zhejiang University in 2005. Dr. Qi finished postdoctoral research at West Virginia University and University of Washington from 2006 to 2008, and then became associate professor of Zhejiang University since 2006. Dr. Qi joined Tongji University since 2012. Up to now, Dr. Qi already published around 20 articles with citation more than 1000 times, and filed 6 patents already, and currently served as associate editor of Smart Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine. Dr. Qi’s research already won six financial support and awards from NSFC, Shanghai SFC and foundation from China Education Department. Research Interest
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Jamia Hamdard University, India
| Biography M Samim is Assistant Professor of Chemistry in Department of Chemistry Jamia Hamdard university, New Delhi. He passed his BSc(H) Chemistry from Delhi University 1999, followed by MSc Chemistry in 2001 at Dept. of chemistry, Delhi University. He did his PhD in the area of Nanotechnology at Dept. of Chemistry, Delhi University 2009. Currently, he is a faculty at department of Chemistry, Hamdard University since 2006. His area of work includes drug delivery, gene delivery, synthesis of metal nanoparticles, Biomaterials nanotoxicology and Nanomedicine. He has got major project from University of Grant Commission, India on “size dependent toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles” and Fast track project from Depatment of science and technology, India on “size dependent antifungal studies of silver nanoparticles”. He also got project from Depatment of science and technology, India on “Formulation of curcumin nanoparticles for the treatment of brain ischemia. He has published 45 articles in indexed journals of high impact factor out of which one has received Best paper award from Materials Research Society of India in 2008 and filed six National patents and two international patents on Nano formulation. He has organized an Indo-Us symposium on “Cancer Nanotechnology” as Treasurer in 2009 He has been the member of Board of Studies to develop the syllabus of MSc Chemistry. Presently He is a Cocordinator of NET Coaching academy of Jamia Hamdard. He is Foreign Student advisor of Faculty of Science Jamia Hamdard. Research Interest Nanomedicine, Gene delivery, Nanosynthesis, Drug delivery |  |
Chang Gung University, Taiwan
| Biography Dr. Shih-Jung Liu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Chang Gung University, Taiwan. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992. He has received Morand Lambla award, The Polymer Processing Society, 2008; International Representative (Taiwan), The Polymer Processing Society, since 2001; He has been serving as an Editor for the Journal of Polymer Engineering, since 2004; Associate Editor for the Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, since 2008; Editorial Board for the International Polymer Processing, since 2005; Editorial Advisory Board for the Plastics, Rubber and Composites, since 2004. He has published more than 140 publications, since 1997. His research interest includes Bioabsorbable medical devices, drug delivery, tissue engineering, nanofibers, Polymer processing, water (gas) assisted injection molding, micro/nano-structure embossing. Research Interest Bioabsorbable medical devices, drug delivery, tissue engineering, nanofibers, Polymer processing, water (gas) assisted injection molding, micro/nano-structure embossing. |  |
Ege University, Turkey
| Biography Dr. Yurdasiper obtained her BSc and MSc degree in Faculty of Pharmacy from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey and respectively, followed by a Ph. D degree from the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Ege University, studying on nanogel delivery system of nonsteoridal anti- inflammatory drugs: preparation, characterization and in vitro- in vivo studies on dermal drug delivery. She has studied as a Ph.D. Student with TUBITAK Scholarship in Cardiff University, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff, UK. Her work is focused on dry powder inhalers, dermal delivery (topical, transdermal drug systems), controlled release formulations (nanoparticles, microparticles) for drug delivery and nanomedicine in pulmonary delivery. She is Editor in chief in American Journal of Drug delivery and Therapeutics also Editor and on the Editorial Board of several International Journals. She has filed a National patent on dry powder inhaler formulation and she is a member of Turkish Pharmaceutical Technology Scientists' Association (TUFTAD), Turkish Pharmacists' Association (TEB), Controlled Release Society (CRS) and American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). She has been working as a researcher in Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Ege University. Her current research interest focus on the development of novel nanomedicine including polymers and in vitro-in vivoevaluation for the treatment of asthma. Research Interest Dry Powder Inhalers, Dermal Delivery (topical, transdermal drug systems), Controlled Release Formulations (nanoparticles, microparticles), Nanomedicine |  |
Palms Connect LLC, USA
| Biography Balu Ranganathan completed his PhD from Department of chemical engineering at Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Madras, India. He has worked in France, Singapore and Malaysia. He was involved in pedagogy and research on pharmaceutical engineering technology. Needleless electrospining technology for nanomedicine is under development in collaboration with Elmarco limited, Japan. He also worked as principal supervisor for master and doctoral candidates on nanomedicine and nanoformulation. His focus is of technology development in the field of breast cancer therapy. Controlled drug release instead of injection is his team’s core activity. BaluRanganathan owns companies in India, Malaysia and United States. These companies embed healthcare technology with social causes. Feminine care and feminine hygiene are the primary aim of the companies situated in different parts of the world. He has visited 15 different countries to garner knowledge, as he believes smart knowledge is power. He is in the advisory board of three different companies in India and Malaysia. He evaluates PhD thesis and research articles at very high level of competency. His research activity includes organic polymer nanoparticles for breast cancer therapy and culture and growth of mammalian breast cancer cells (MCF7 and SKBR3). Peptide synthesis for immuno modulatory drugs using Fmoc chemistry. Insilico drug design for the treatment of breast cancer due to overexpression of Erbb2 was worked upon. Research Interest Research Interest: Biochip development; Breast cancer therapy; Nanoformulation; Controlled drug release; Nanofibers; Electrospinning |  |
Tokai University, Japan
| Biography Dr. Ganesh Kumar Mani is a Research Scientist at Micro / Nano Technology Center, Tokai University, Japan. He completed his Ph.D. in Nano Sensors Lab at Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB) and School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India. He published over 40 research papers in reputed international journals with the cumulative impact factor over 70 with a few papers under review. He is also one of the inventors in two patents titled "Low Concentration Ammonia Vapour Sensor (Ref. No.28261N004) & Acetaldehyde Sensor Using ZnO Nanoplatelets (Ref. No. 2826IN015). He visited Orebro University, Sweden during 2012 and 2013 respectively, which gained him exposure towards research carried out in an international platform. He has also participated and organized national and international conferences and presented posters in various institutions among which he has been awarded Best Poster Award in NANO-INDIA 2015 conferred by Professor C.N.R. Rao, FRS, National Research Professor, Linus Pauling Research Professor & Honorary President. He also won “Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award” for his doctoral thesis work. He worked at Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata titled "Patterning of Sol-Gel based Zn1- xMnxO Thin Films by Capillary Force Soft Lithography" under Dr. Sunirmal Jana, Principal Scientist, Sol-Gel Division. Research Interest Fabrication and development of the nanostructured (Nanospheres, Nanorods, Nanowires, Nanoplatelets, Nanosheets) thin film based gas / chemical sensors for predicting food quality, developing thin film based pH sensors for biomedical applications and developing painless microneedles for multifunction applications, etc. |  |
Osaka University, Japan
| Biography Xiaoxin Ye completed Ph.D from Department of Composite Materials Processing, Joining and Welding Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. His research fields involve the biomedical titanium alloy processing/characterization, surface modification, mechanical/ corrosion/ biocompatibility property. His research is currently about electropulsing-assisted processing and characterization of titanium alloy. Electropulsing ultrasonic striking and electropulsing- induced topographical oxidation have been also brought in to modify the materials surface for improving the microhardness, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility with the help of nanocrystallization and nanostructured oxide. Research Interest His research interests include green materials processing, surface coating, nanomaterials, energy materials and biomaterials. |  |
Gurukula Kangri University, India
| Biography Dr. LP. Purohit is Working as Professor in Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Gurukula Kangri University (Deemed to be University fully funded by UGC, Govt. of India), Haridwar (India). Did research work for Ph.D. Degree in University of Delhi, India as a CSIR, Research Fellow. His major Fields of research are Amorphous Semiconductors, II-VI Semiconductors and Nanocomposites. Supervised so far ten students for research work leading to Ph.D. degree. He published more than 75 research papers in reputed international Journals. He has More than 23 years of experience of teaching and research in Physics and Material Science. He delivered more than 40 invited talks and chaired the technical sessions at various national and international conferences/seminars/symposia in India and abroad. He is a member of Board of Studies and Research Degree Committees of many Indian University and working as Executive member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) -Haridwar Chapter. Research Interest
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North Orissa University, India
| Biography Dr. P. Mallick is working as a Lecturer in PG Department of Physics, North Orissa University, Baripada, India. His research interests include synthesis and study of nanoparticle thin films and bulk materials and evolution of materials under irradiation by high energy heavy ions. He has acted as a reviewer for many journals published by Elsevier, AIP, IOP, Springer, ACS, World Scientific etc. He is the member of Editorial Board for the journals: Nanosci. Nanotechnol., International Journal of Physics and Research, Universal Journal of Physics and Application. and International Journal of Solid State Materials. He has also received Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award-2013 from the Journal Solid State Sciences, Elsevier. He has published 45 research articles in journals of International/ National repute. Research Interest Synthesis and study of nanoparticle thin films and bulk materials and evolution of materials under irradiation by high energy heavy ions |  |
Northeastern University, USA
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Dr. Kenan Song works at Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He has published papers on ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Carbon, Macromolecules, Polymer, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. He served as reviewers and editors for ACS, MRS, Elsevier, and Wiley journals and international conferences. He is a member of the Society of Plastic Engineers, Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, American Chemical Society, and Materials Research Society.
Research interests:
Dr. Kenan Song works at Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He has published papers on ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Carbon, Macromolecules, Polymer, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. He served as reviewers and editors for ACS, MRS, Elsevier, and Wiley journals and international conferences. He is a member of the Society of Plastic Engineers, Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, American Chemical Society, and Materials Research Society.
Research interests:
Dr. Kenan Song works at Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He has published papers on ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Carbon, Macromolecules, Polymer, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. He served as reviewers and editors for ACS, MRS, Elsevier, and Wiley journals and international conferences. He is a member of the Society of Plastic Engineers, Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, American Chemical Society, and Materials Research Society. Research Interest Dr. Song’ research interests concern the processing-structure-property relationships in nano-composites. His research is also focused in the area of fabrication and characterization of advanced high-performance polymer nano-composites. Polymers of interest include mainly those of linear architectures and biopolymers. His work also looks at the interfacial interaction of these polymers with carbon nano-materials to understand morphological behavior in high-performance composites. |  |
University of Babylon, Iraq
| Biography Assist.Prof.Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein was born in Babylon City - Hilla - Iraq on19 May 1974.Currently, he works asan assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Babylon, Babylon City, Iraq. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Al-Mustansiriya - Iraq in 2006.Meanwhile, he is a reviewer of many local and international journals and conferences. He has about fifteen yeas of teaching and reserch work experience .In addition, he is an editor of more than twenty-twointernational journals. Also, he is a member of many international scientific societies in Austria, Singapore, United States of America, Japan and United Arab Emirates. His research work concerns numerical modelling of various areas of heat transfer, CFD, aerodynamics, nanotechnology, clean energy and extended irreversible thermodynamics. He has also more than fifty five appreciation letters from different scientific organizations around the world .He has published many papers in manylocal and international journals and conferences. Research Interest 1.Supersonic Aerodynamics. 2.Non-Equilibrium Conduction Heat transfer. 3.Convection Heat Transfer. 4.Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics. 5.CFD. 6.Renewable Energy.
7-Nano Fluid Technology.Supersonic Aerodynamics.1-Supersonic Aerodynamics.
2-Non-Equilibrium Conduction Heat transfer.
3-Convection Heat Transfer.
4-Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics.
5-CFD.
6-Renewable Energy.
7-Nano Fluid Technology
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
| Biography Dr. M Joyce Nirmala PhDis a Young Scientist, Department of Science and Technology-Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB), Government of India. Her current host Institution is the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM). She obtained her Ph.D. in Nanobiotechnologyfrom the Centre for Nanobiotechnology (CNBT), VIT University in 2015. She twice received the Research Scholar Award from Vellore Institute of Technology with the highest cash prize for the year 2012 and 2013. This was to honor her maximum number of research publications in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. She has authored many original research articles and editorials in peer-reviewed reputed International Journals. She worked as a Teaching and Research Assistant (TRA) in the School of Biosciences and Technology (SBST), VIT University (2010-2014). She completed her post graduation (M. Sc) in Biotechnology from VIT University in 2009. Dr. M. Joyce Nirmala did her Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology (BMLT) in Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) (2000-2003), followed by one year of internship in 2004. She also completed her two years of a bond period in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Clinical Pathology of CMCH, Vellore. She also obtained her Honors Diploma in Computer Applications (2004). She worked on a research Project titled “Antimicrobial use and resistance of E. Coli in pregnant women in India” (AMUREC) in the Department of Microbiology, CMCH in collaboration with WHO, Geneva (2005). She also worked on another research project entitled “Pharmacological and biochemical studies of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist in combination with phosphatidic acid” Member for in the Department of Pharmacology, CMCH (2009). She is a Life Member at Innovare Academics Sciences Group. She serves as an EditoriMember for“Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology”, “International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research”, “Journal of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics”, “Journal of Nanosciences: Current Research”, “Journal of Applied Pharmacy”, “Nanomedicine and Nanoscience Research”, “Journal of Nanomedicine and Biotherapeutic Discovery”, SciFed Materials Research Letters” and “SciFed Drug Delivery Research Journal”. She is a regular reviewer of many other International Journals of high repute. She was an invited speaker atTM’s 1st World Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Online Conference, Target Meeting, TX, USA and at Biozone’ 16 organized by Dr. MGR Research and Educational Institute She participated in many National and International Conferences. Research Interest
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Center for Infrastructure Engineering Western Sydney University, Australia
| Biography Dr Abbas Amini is an assistant professor at the Australian College of ACK and Western Sydney University, and the member of graduate supervisory board. After obtaining PhD, he conducted research with other Australian universities, as a postdoctoral research fellow at Monash and Deakin Universities, and as a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne. His fine outcomes have been presented in high impact factor journals, e.g., Nature publication group, and a recent published book in 2016. Abbas is the editor of more than 10 reputed journals, and the committee member of more than 100 international conferences. Research Interest Bionanotech |  |
Islamic Azad University, Iran
| Biography Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, is a PhD of civil engineering, Department of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering. His topics of interest include Groundwater Hydrology, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Sustainable Development and Environmental Assessment, Climate and Integrated and Sustainable Water Resource Management, Water System Engineering, Water Resources Planning, Artificial Neural Network, and Genetic Algorithm. He has contributed to more than 195 publications in Journals, Books and Technical Reports. He collaborates as Editorial Board Membership in more than 45 Journals and as reviewers in more than 30 Journals. Currently, he is a Faculty Member of the Department of Civil Engineering, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran. He is Editor-in-Chief of International journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research (IJREH) and Associate Editorial Board Membership of International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources (IJESNR) and Civil Engineering Research Journal (CERJ), Juniper Publishers. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), Dubai, UAE, and American University in Dubai (AUD), UAE. On the research side, he started a research partnership in May 2017 with Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Research Interest Chemistry Research, Climate and Sustainable Water Resource Management, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Groundwater Hydrology, Sustainable Development and Environmental Assessment, Statistical Hydrology and Hydro-geology and Artificial Neural Network & Genetic Algorithm,Flood Modelling,Geochemistry, Geo science, Natural Hazards,Mathematics,Discover Statistical Analysis Research, Numerical Analysis, Hydrologic and Water Resource Modeling and Simulation |  |
Damascus University, Syrian
| Biography Ibrahim Alghoraibi is a PhD in Physics with Highest Distinction (Highest honours), INSA, Rennes (France). His research projects are European network of excellence on Self-Assembled semiconductor Nanostructures for new Devices in photonics and Electronics (SANDiE), European Network of Excellence on Photonic Integrated Components and Circuits (EPIXNET), Fabrication and Characterization of Nanofibers by Electrospinning Technique, Department of Physics, University of Damascus, Self-assembled InAs(Sb) quantum dots and quantum wires nanostructures, Department of Physics, University of Damascus, : Preparation and Characterization of Nanomaterial Films Amorphous Silicon For Solar Cells, Department of Physics, University of Damascus, Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications, Department of Physics, University of Damascus, Project of Biosynthesis of nano-silver and their anti-microbial effects, faculty of Pharmacy, Arab International University, syria . He has contributed to more than 37 papers in international journal publications, more than 42 papers in international and national conference and more than 5 research projects Research Interest
ï¶ Nanomaterial, thin films deposition and characterization, Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of nano thin films, Industrial application of thin film coatings.
ï¶ Surface studies using different techniques like Auger , XPS electron spectroscopies, Low electron energy diffraction, Surface roughness study using Atomic force Microscopy and optical methods like UV, PL, EL....etc
ï¶ Study and fabrication of gas sensors based on metal oxides, porous silicon and carbon nanostructures and hybrids.
ï¶ Fabrication of solar cells based on CdS/CdTe , CuInSe2/CdS/ZnO
ï¶ Nano particles formation using pulse laser ablation and arc discharge method.
ï¶ Nanofibre formation using electrospinning technique
ï¶ Electrospun fibers and composites for tissue engineering applications, Micro-Ultra-Nano-RO-Filtration and Purification of water.
ï¶ Polymer fibers for multifunctional applications.
ï¶ Self-cleaning, superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials
ï¶ Quantum dots elaboration using Epitaxy.
ï¶ Sol-Gel, Wet chemistry and chemical bath (solution) deposition.
ï¶ Nano Material & Devices: Nanosensors, CNT.
ï¶ Synthesis of Nano-Silver Colloids (Metallic Nanoparticles)
ï¶ Application of Silver Nanoparticles and Nanofibers in Drinking Water Purification
ï¶ Application of nanotechnology in medical:
ï¶ Anti-Microbial, Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Fungal
ï¶ Dental Materials Scaffolds
ï¶ Scaffolds for teeth tissue engineering
ï¶ Nanostructure Scaffolds for tissue engineering
ï¶ Drug delivery
ï¶ Nano-biopolymeric fibers in wound healing
ï¶ Wound dressingï¶ Nanomaterial, thin films deposition and characterization, Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of nano thin films, Industrial application of thin film coatings.
ï¶ Surface studies using different techniques like Auger , XPS electron spectroscopies, Low electron energy diffraction, Surface roughness study using Atomic force Microscopy and optical methods like UV, PL, EL....etc
ï¶ Study and fabrication of gas sensors based on metal oxides, porous silicon and carbon nanostructures and hybrids.
ï¶ Fabrication of solar cells based on CdS/CdTe , CuInSe2/CdS/ZnO
ï¶ Nano particles formation using pulse laser ablation and arc discharge method.
ï¶ Nanofibre formation using electrospinning technique
ï¶ Electrospun fibers and composites for tissue engineering applications, Micro-Ultra-Nano-RO-Filtration and Purification of water.
ï¶ Polymer fibers for multifunctional applications.
ï¶ Self-cleaning, superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials
ï¶ Quantum dots elaboration using Epitaxy.
ï¶ Sol-Gel, Wet chemistry and chemical bath (solution) deposition.
ï¶ Nano Material & Devices: Nanosensors, CNT.
ï¶ Synthesis of Nano-Silver Colloids (Metallic Nanoparticles)
ï¶ Application of Silver Nanoparticles and Nanofibers in Drinking Water Purification
ï¶ Application of nanotechnology in medical:
ï¶ Anti-Microbial, Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Fungal
ï¶ Dental Materials Scaffolds
ï¶ Scaffolds for teeth tissue engineering
ï¶ Nanostructure Scaffolds for tissue engineering
ï¶ Drug delivery
ï¶ Nano-biopolymeric fibers in wound healing
ï¶ Wound dressing
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Chemistry at California South University (CSU), Irvine, California, USA
| Biography Prof. Dr. Alireza Heidari, Ph.D., D.Sc. is a Full Distinguished Professor and Academic Tenure of Chemistryat California South University (CSU), Irvine, California, USA. He has got his Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from California South University (CSU), Irvine, California, USA. Furthermore, he has double postdocs in Project Management, Oncology, Human Cancer Tissues and Synchrotron Radiation from Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and also in Nanochemistry and Modern Molecular Electronic–Structure Computations Theory from California South University (CSU), Irvine, California, USA. He has a history of several years of teaching for college students and various disciplines and trends in different universities. Moreover, he has been a senior advisor in various industry and factories. He is expert in many computer programs and programming languages. Hitherto, he has authored more than twenty books and book chapters in different fields of Chemistry. Research Interest
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INTI international university, Malaysia
| Biography Dr HO SOON MIN is professor in Centre for Green Chemistry and Applied Chemistry at INTI International University, Malaysia. He received his Ph. D in Materials Chemistry at University Putra Malaysia. He taught a variety of chemistry courses such as physical chemistry, organic chemistry, general chemistry, chemistry & society since last seven years. Research Interest research areas include activated carbon, green chemistry, semiconductor, nano materials and thin film solar cells. |  |
CT institute of pharmaceutical sciences, India
| Biography I am doctorate in dendrimers based drug delivery, Post graduate in Pharmaceutics from RGPV, Bhopal, Graduate from Pune University and having experience of 11.9 years in academics & research. I have received fellowships from India Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) New India in 2001 & 2005. I am life time member of SPER, IANN, ASR and IAASSE, member of ACS, ISART, INC and NPhA. I have published around 40 research/review publications in peer reviewed journals, published 06 books & 04 book chapters. I have guided 16 M. Pharmacy candidates and 06 Ph.D students. Currently I am working on dendrimers based drug delivery, surface modification of dendrimers and polyphenol loaded nanocarriers for cancer targeting. Research Interest
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