Education: (2013-2015) Mphil, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University Lahore, Pakistan. (2015-2018) PhD, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University Lahore, Pakistan. (2021-2022) Post-Doctoral, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea. Professional Experience: (2017-2019) Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Pakistan. (2019-2022) Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Pakistan. Research Interests: Fluid Dynamics (Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, heat and mass transfer, viscoelastic models with memory, fractional thermoelasticity).

Fluid dynamics; applied mathematics; nonlinear dynamical flow; heat transfer

Prof. Kumar K. Tamma is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U of Minnesota. He is a highly recognized leading researcher, scientist and an educator specializing in computational sciences and engineering. He is particularly recognized for his depth, breadth of knowledge, and his leading role and scientific contributions encompassing the novel numerical developments, novel computational algorithms and framework which encompasses the entire spectrum of LMS methods developed over the past 50 years or so (including new and optimal designs and existing designs) for both 1 st /2 nd order systems, and algorithm designs for linear/nonlinear time dependent problems. He has also made significant contributions in the computational developments of time dependent problems [ODE’s/DAE’s] with an interplay between 1 st /2 nd order time dependent systems, in interdisciplinary research, and in the public understanding of the role of time dependent computational algorithms by design in science and engineering applications. He is an expert in the areas of numerical time dependent algorithms and design/analysis for ODE’s/DAE’s. His contributions preserve the much- coveted 2 nd order in time accuracy in all primary variables and Lagrange multipliers as well, Finite Element (FE) methods, PDEs, mechanics/dynamics, and the interplay between these fields. Much of his recent efforts have been directed towards enabling a general purpose nature of the designs and general applicability to 1 st /2 nd order time dependent systems with novel algorithms by design, and in the design of novel universal error estimators and adaptive features encompassing the entire spectrum of LMS methods that are 2 nd order time accurate in contrast to traditional approaches and error estimators which are limited to only an algorithm-by-algorithm basis. His more recent contributions and efforts that are noteworthy are the novel developments with features enabling altogether different selection of space/time integration methods for the different subdomains within a body including features with model order reduction. His textbook on “Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles Materials, and Structures,” is highly recognized and he is a leading researcher in his google scholar search profile for areas of time integration/computational dynamics. He is currently finishing two book contracts with Springer publishers; “A First Course in Computational Mechanics: Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation,” and “Numerical Modeling and Simulation for Process Modeling, Manufacturing of Composites, and Heterogeneous Materials with Complex Microstructures”.

development/applicability of interdisciplinary finite-element modeling/analysis methodologies and architectures for structure/thermal/fluid interactions in the general area of computational mechanics

Dr. Chandy focuses on the field of hemodialysis; controlled drug delivery; nanotechnology in drug delivery; biomaterials; polymers; targeted drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation; pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology; formulation development of pharmaceuticals; drug formulation

Dr. Srinvasan Sampath completed his M.Sc (Chemistry) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in 2005. He cleared the CSIR-UGC-JRF-NET examination in Dec-2004. Subsequently, he completed his Ph.D. from National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) Trivandrum in 2010. Then he joined Sir Fraser Stoddart's (Nobel Laureate in 2016) group at Northwestern University, USA, for his PDF (2010-2012). Then He joined Prof. Ali Coskun's group at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) South Korea (2013-2014). Dr. Sampath received the DST-INSPIRE Faculty award in 2014 and joined CSIR-CLRI, Chennai (2014-2016). In 2016 he joined the department of materials science at the Central University of Tamil Nadu. His fields of Specialization are design and synthesis of highly conjugated molecules with strong fluorescence in solution state as well as in solid state for energy and water applications. He has vast experience handling carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, RGO, and Fullerenes. He has expertise in designing and synthesizing molecules with Aryl-Aryl (C-C) coupling reactions such as Grignard, Suzuki, Wittig, Wittig-Horner, etc.

physical chemistry; supramolecular chemistry; nanomaterials; carbon nanotube; graphene

Currently working as a researcher at Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. I received my Ph.D. and degree in Polymer Chemistry and postdoctoral research from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Dr. Rasheed has published more than 140 scientific contributions in the form of Research, Reviews, Book Chapters and Editorial type scientific articles in various areas of Science & Engineering. I have an H-index = 37 along with more than 4000 citations. His research interests focus on multiple disciplines including controllable synthesis, characterization and Self-assembly of Polymeric materials, polymers & polymer based composites, nanomaterials & nanocomposites, hybrid nanocomposites, Carbon materials, Energy storage materials, with special emphasis on their potential applications in the field of sensing and biosensing, electrocatalysis, Degradation and quantification of various emerging pollutants, solid polymer electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes for flexible Zinc based batteries and electrodes in energy storage devices (i.e. LI-S and ZIBs etc.).

controllable synthesis, characterization and self-assembly of polymeric materials, polymers & polymer based composites, nanomaterials & nanocomposites, hybrid nanocomposites, Carbon materials, Energy storage materials, with special emphasis on their potential applications in the field of sensing and biosensing, electrocatalysis, Degradation and quantification of various emerging pollutants, solid polymer electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes for flexible Zinc based batteries and electrodes in energy storage devices (i.e. LI-S and ZIBs etc.)

My Expertise: Preparation of novel Smart material and Metal ion imprinted polymers and their environmental analytical applications Synthesis of Nanomaterials (Metals & Metal Oxides) and their applications in catalyst and sensor technology Development of chromatographic/ Spectrophotometric methods of analysis for ionic (cations/Anoins) analytes by utilizing non-toxic micellar media Field of Research: Nanochemistry Molecular/ion imprinted Polymer Colorimetric Sensors Catalysis Adsorption Current Research Interest: Materials chemistry (Nano/Micro materials) Application of nano/micro materials for Environmental remediation as catalyst or adsorbent

nanochemistry; molecular/ion imprinted polymer; colorimetric sensors; catalysis; adsorption

Prof. Dr. Ayesha Kausar is affiliated with National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. Her current research interests include design, fabrication, characterization, and exploration of structure-property relationships and potential prospects of nanocomposites, polymeric composites/nanocomposites, nanoparticles/polymeric nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanocarbons (graphene, carbon nanotube, nanodiamond, fullerene, etc.), inorganics/hybrid materials, nanofibers, nano-foam architectures, etc. Dr. Kausar’s contributions to nano/materials science and technology fields include > 600 scientific publication in international peer-reviewed journals. Till now, she has contributed 9 Elsevier authored monographs as (i) “Graphene Quantum Dots and Their Derived Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications”, 2025; (ii) “Three-Dimensional Graphene Nanocomposites: Design, Characteristics, and Technical Potential”, 2025; (iii) “Polymer/Nanodiamond Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications” 2024; (iv) “Shape Memory Polymer-Derived Nanocomposites: Materials, Properties, and Applications, 2024; (iv) “Polymer/Fullerene Nanocomposites: Design and Applications” 2023; (vi) “Polymeric Nanocomposites with Carbonaceous Nanofillers for Aerospace Applications” 2022; (vii) “Graphene to Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposites: Emerging Research and Opportunities” 2021; (viii) “Conducting Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications” 2021; (ix) “Electrical Conductivity in Polymer-Based Composites: Experiments, Modelling, and Applications” 2018.. Moreover, she contributed book chapters to > 113 international Books and Encyclopaedias. Her name has been listed in the world’s Top 2% of scientists in the field of materials science & technology/nanotechnology in surveys conducted by Stanford University to recognize, in recent years.

materials; nanomaterials; nanotechnology; polymeric materials; composite; nanocomposite; hybrids; design/analysis; structure-property relationship; applications, carbon nanostructures; aerospace/automobile; energy devices; electronics; batteries; membranes/coatings

Prof. Kumar K. Tamma is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U of Minnesota. He is a highly recognized leading researcher, scientist and an educator specializing in computational sciences and engineering. He is particularly recognized for his depth, breadth of knowledge, and his leading role and scientific contributions encompassing the novel numerical developments, novel computational algorithms and framework which encompasses the entire spectrum of LMS methods developed over the past 50 years or so (including new and optimal designs and existing designs) for both 1 st /2 nd order systems, and algorithm designs for linear/nonlinear time dependent problems. He has also made significant contributions in the computational developments of time dependent problems [ODE’s/DAE’s] with an interplay between 1 st /2 nd order time dependent systems, in interdisciplinary research, and in the public understanding of the role of time dependent computational algorithms by design in science and engineering applications. He is an expert in the areas of numerical time dependent algorithms and design/analysis for ODE’s/DAE’s. His contributions preserve the much- coveted 2 nd order in time accuracy in all primary variables and Lagrange multipliers as well, Finite Element (FE) methods, PDEs, mechanics/dynamics, and the interplay between these fields. Much of his recent efforts have been directed towards enabling a general purpose nature of the designs and general applicability to 1 st /2 nd order time dependent systems with novel algorithms by design, and in the design of novel universal error estimators and adaptive features encompassing the entire spectrum of LMS methods that are 2 nd order time accurate in contrast to traditional approaches and error estimators which are limited to only an algorithm-by-algorithm basis. His more recent contributions and efforts that are noteworthy are the novel developments with features enabling altogether different selection of space/time integration methods for the different subdomains within a body including features with model order reduction. His textbook on “Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles Materials, and Structures,” is highly recognized and he is a leading researcher in his google scholar search profile for areas of time integration/computational dynamics. He is currently finishing two book contracts with Springer publishers; “A First Course in Computational Mechanics: Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation,” and “Numerical Modeling and Simulation for Process Modeling, Manufacturing of Composites, and Heterogeneous Materials with Complex Microstructures”.

development/applicability of interdisciplinary finite-element modeling/analysis methodologies and architectures for structure/thermal/fluid interactions in the general area of computational mechanics

He works at the Department of Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of São João del Rei - UFSJ. In 2011, he founded a research group focused on the innovation and technology of composite materials (https://panzera5.wixsite.com/citec). His research activities span the field of Precision Engineering and Aerospace Structures, working on polymeric and ceramic composites, biocomposites, fibre-metal laminates (FML), metamaterials, smart structures, reuse of industrial / mineral waste, aerostatic bearings and factorial experiments (DOE). He is a member of the scientific committee of the Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials (BCCM), the Journal of Building Material Science (JBMS) and the Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering.

composite materials; smart materials; mechanical characterisation; hybrid structures

Prof. Dr. Gholamhossein Sodeifian (1971) graduated in chemical engineering (M.S) from University of Tehran, in 1997 and received his doctorate (Ph.D), in polymer engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, in 2002. Prof. Sodeifian is currently academic member of Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kashan. His research group focused on extraction of essential and seed oils, solubility measurement of solid medicines, and micro-and nanoparticle formation of pharmaceutical materials in supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO 2) via various methods. He has also developed, for the first time in the world, a new and efficient technique for nanoparticle formation, i.e., ultrasonic assisted rapid expansion of supercritical solution into a liquid solvent (US-RESOLV). He has published more than 87 ISI scientific papers and written several technical books (7), with 5 inventions. Furthermore, he has developed Sodeifian’s model for drugs solubility. He has prepared several anticancer drugs nanoparticles using supercritical technology. Prof. Sodeifian has been assigned and included in the worlds’ top 2% of scientists list in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Furthermore, Prof. Sodeifian has yet been the expert reviewer of more than 50 International Scientific Journals. Finally, he is the continues membership of various scientific societies.

supercritical technology; nanotechnology; rheology; separation; polymer engineering

Wael A. Altabey has been a professor of Mechanical Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. He is currently associate professor at the International Institute of Urban Systems Engineering (IIUSE), and researcher and visiting scholar at National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. He was awarded a postdoctoral research certificate in 2018, from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, after completing a postdoctoral research fellowship for two years in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based schemes for structural health monitoring (SHM), and damage detection of composite structures, under the supervision of Professor Noori, he is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, USA, and a Distinguished Visiting National Chair Professor at Southeast University, Nanjing, China. Dr. Altabey received his PhD in 2015 in the area of fatigue of composite structures and his M.Sc., 2009, in dynamic systems and his B.Sc. with honours degree, 2004, in Mechanical Engineering, from Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University. As a researcher, he has completed supervision of doctoral and Master thesis projects, in the areas of artificial intelligence for damage identification based methodologies under the direction of the main professor, and has published over 60 journal papers and several conference proceeding papers with his team. Dr. Altabey has published over 50 journal and refereed papers, 29 refereed conference papers, 9 books, 10 chapters in books, one SHM Software Copyrights, 3 under registration US patent, supervised three finished research projects and other research projects still under work and has organised three international conferences with his team in Southeast University. Dr. Altabey is an International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT) Membership, and serves as an editorial board member of four journals in his work field, and has delivered over 20 invited talks. My research interests: • Artificial Intelligence (AI) based schemes for structural health monitoring (SHM) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for damage classification, detection, diagnosis, prognosis and dynamic response analysis in composite, and steel Structures (such as aircrafts, wind turbines, pipes, and industrial machines); • Carbon/Basalt fibers and FRP composite technologies, advanced sensor technologies and structural health/risk/disaster monitoring, control, resilience and reliability and smart infrastructure; • Advances in the design of energy harvesting for self-powered sensors in Internet of Things (IOT); • Fatigue Behavior of composite structures; and • Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS/ NEMS).

artificial intelligence; carbon/basalt fibers and FRP composite technologies; fatigue behavior of composite structures; micro/nano electro mechanical systems

Prof. Rafiee has received his PhD in 2010 in Mechanical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology with a specialization on Nanocomposites. He has completed his MSc and BSc studies both in the general field of composite materials and structures. He began his industrial experience in different sectors including wind turbines, composite pipes, strategic planning and technology transfer projects since 2000. He joined the University of Tehran in 2011 as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of New Science and Technologies, where he founded the Composites Research Laboratory (COMRESLAB). He is a member of several graduate student thesis advisory committees and also collaborating with universities worldwide including the University of Weimar (Germany), UPM (Malaysia) and etc. He was promoted to the level of Associate Professor in 2015 with unanimous approval of all evaluating committee members. Then, after 5 years, he was promoted to the level of Full Professor with unanimous approval of all evaluating committee members.

nano-composites; composite structures; multi-scale modeling; mechanics of composite materials

Professor Zhan is an associate professor and doctoral supervisor who has long been engaged in the theoretical and technological research of integrated forming and property manufacturing of large lightweight and high-strength components. He has led over 20 national and provincial-level scientific research projects, including the National 973 Program, major projects of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, National Key R&D Programs, National Major Science and Technology Special Projects (the 04 Special), civil aircraft special projects, key and general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and key projects of the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He has received numerous honors such as the First Prize of Hunan Provincial Technological Invention (ranked 1st), Second Prize of Hunan Provincial Patent (ranked 1st), Second Prize of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Science and Technology (ranked 1st), First Prize of the inaugural NFSOC Higher Education Teaching Achievement (ranked 1st), First Prize of Hunan Higher Education Teaching Achievement (ranked 6th), Second Prize of National Higher Education (Graduate) Teaching Achievement (ranked 8th), the 4th National Excellent Young Scientist Award in Nonferrous Metals, the 10th "Shangyin Outstanding Mechanical Doctoral Dissertation Award," Outstanding Doctoral/Master’s Thesis Supervisor of Hunan Province, the 2nd "Excellent Graduate Supervisor" of Hunan Province, Chen Xinmin Excellent Teacher Award, BYD Excellent Teacher, and Outstanding Communist Party Member of Central South University. He has published over 250 papers in authoritative domestic and international journals in the field of plastic forming such as IJP and JMPT, with more than 1,500 citations on Google Scholar and a single paper cited up to 250 times. He holds 70 authorized national patents, has authored one Chinese monograph and six chapters in Chinese and English monographs, delivered over ten invited reports at international conferences, and serves on the editorial boards of several international and domestic journals including the International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacturing (IJLMM). Supported continuously by national projects, Professor Zhan integrates multiple disciplines including mechanics, materials science, chemistry, physics, and mathematics to address the critical demands of China’s aerospace and related fields for two major categories of lightweight and high-strength materials—high-strength aluminum alloys and carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites—and their components such as stiffened panels and complex curved thin-walled parts. His research aims to achieve coordinated forming and property manufacturing of large, complex thin-walled materials and components. He has elucidated the fundamental laws governing extreme forming capabilities under various extraordinary manufacturing environments throughout the entire manufacturing process, as well as the cross-scale evolution of internal material microstructures and their effects on macroscopic service performance. He seeks mechanisms and manufacturing models that synergistically regulate precise forming and performance enhancement. His work has overcome a series of major technical challenges in manufacturing lightweight, high-strength materials and components for aerospace applications, resulting in multiple innovative research achievements and core technologies that have made significant contributions to aerospace and weaponry manufacturing.

aluminium; microstructure; mechanical properties; metal forming; materials processing; heat treatment; mechanical behavior of materials

slam Elashmawi currently works at the Department of Physics, National Research Center, Egypt. Their current project is 'PU/PVC with MWCNTs and SWCNT nanocomposites'.

physics- polymer science

Dr. Ibnelwaleed Ali Hussein is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and a former Assistant Director of the Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals at KFUPM. Dr. Hussein obtained his PhD from the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at University of Alberta, Canada in 1999. The title of his PhD thesis was “Molecular Order, Miscibility, and Rheology of Molten Polyethylenes”. His PhD Thesis won the Canadian Society of Rheology Graduate Student Award for the year 1999. He joined KFUPM in January 2000. His specialization is in the areas of Polymers, Rheology, and Thermal Analysis with specific interest in structure-property relationships with focus on polymer-polymer miscibility, and rheology of multiphase systems. Through his academic life, Dr. Hussein received many Awards, Scholarships, Prizes and Nominations at University of Khartoum, Sudan and University of Alberta, Canada. Dr. Hussein is actively involved in research in the area of polymers with more than 80 refereed journal papers and many conference publications. Dr. Hussein received “KFUPM Distinguished Research Award” in 2005 and 2010. Dr. Hussein is the Chemical Engineering Editor of the Arabian Journal for Science & His work experience includes four years in the oil industry in Sudan, two years (1992-94) at KFUPM as a lecturer, and about one year at University of Alberta as postdoctoral fellow. His current research interests include enhanced oil recovery, water control in oil and gas reservoirs and stimulation.

oilfield chemistry; materials for energy applications; computational chemistry; H2 storage/transport

Professor Eun Kyu Kim teaches physics at the College of Natural Sciences of Hanyang University. He received the B.S. degree (1979) from Kyungpook National University, Daegu, and the M.S. in condensed matter physics and Ph.D. degrees in semiconductor physics from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. From 1985 to 2002, he joined Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul. From 1993 to 1994, he was visiting researcher at RIKEN, Wako, Japan. Since 2002, he was Professor of Department of Physics at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. Professor Kim has also authored more than 300 articles in leading academic journals such as Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters, Nanotechnology, Journal of the Korean Physical Society, etc. And he got also more than 50 patents. His current research interests include new electronic devices and spintronics with hybrid structure of magnetic and semiconductor, semiconductor nano-structures and quantum devices, and nonvolatile memory devices. Professor Kim has received the paper award from Korean Physical Society, Excellent paper award from KIST, and the prize for honored scientist from MOST, etc. He was enlisted in MARQUIS Who`sWho, the International Biographical Centre, and the American Biographical Institute, respectively.

nano-structures of semiconductor and magnetic semiconductors; quantum devices; next generation non-volatile memories; solar cells with nano-structures; nano-photonics and photo-spintronics

Ahmad Ilyas bin Rushdan or R.A. Ilyas is a senior lecturer at the School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. R.A. Ilyas was the recipient of the MVP Doctor of Philosophy Gold Medal Award UPM, 2019, for Best Ph.D. Thesis and Top Student Award, INTROP, UPM. In 2018, he was recognized as an outstanding reviewer by Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier United Kingdom; Best Paper Award, 11th AUN/SEED—Net Regional Conference on Energy Engineering; Best Paper Award, Seminar Enau Kebangsaan 2019, Persatuan Pembangunan dan Industri Enau Malaysia; and National Book Award 2018. R.A. Ilyas also was listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Subject-Wise) Citation Impact during the Single Calendar Year of 2019. His main research interests are (1) polymer engineering (biodegradable polymers, biopolymers, polymer composites, polymer-gels) and (2) material engineering (natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, biocomposites, cellulose materials, nanocomposites). To date, he has authored or co-authored more than 254 publications (published/accepted), including 93 journals indexed in JCR/Scopus, 14 books, 69 book chapters, 51 conference proceedings/seminars, 2 research bulletins, 10 conference papers (abstract published in a book of abstracts), 9 guest editorships for journal special issues, and 6 editor/coeditor positions of conference/seminar proceedings on subjects related to green materials.

nanocellulose; nanocomposite; biocomposite; composite; natural fiber; hydrolysis; hybrid composite; blend polymer; biopolymer; polymer; mechanical testing; packaging

Professor Long Yu is a doctoral supervisor and the Chief Scientist at the Institute of Chemistry, Henan Academy of Sciences. He served as the inaugural Director and Chief Scientist of the China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute. He is also a doctoral supervisor and professor at South China University of Technology, as well as an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Professor Yu obtained his PhD from Monash University, Australia. From 1988 to 2015, he studied and worked in Australia, during which he served as the Chief Scientist at the Materials Research Institute of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia.

renewable resource polymer materials

Dr. Micaela Vannini graduated in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Bologna and obtained a PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the same university. Her skills mainly concern the preparation and characterization of novel polymeric materials with peculiar final properties, usually polyesters and polyamides (especially focused on the synthesis from monomers and NMR characterization), composites and nanocomposites. She is currently Junior Assistant Professor in Principles of Chemistry for Applied Technologies at the University of Bologna and is involved in various H2020 European Projects.

polyesters and polyamides synthesis; NMR characterization; renewable sources; composites and biocomposites; barrier properties; packaging applications

Murat Ates received the BSc degree in Chemsitry Ed. from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, in 1997. The MSc degree from Chemsitry department of Istanbul Technical Uni., Istanbul, Turkey. PhD in Electroactive Polymers from the Istanbul Technical University, Polymer Science and Technology in 2007. He is Full Professor at the Chemistry Department of Namık Kemal University, also he was a postdoc in Univ. of California Los Angeles for 8 months period with Prof.Dr. Richard B. Kaner. His research interests include electrochemical polymerization, conducting polymers, supercapacitors, corrosion and biosensor applications.

electrochemical polymerization; conducting polymers; supercapacitors; corrosion and biosensor applications

Xiaoxuan Liu I was born on 22 June, 1957, in China. I graduated at Dalian University of Technology in 1981. Research for my dissertation was in the field of polymer photochemistry, upon completion of my Ph.D. at Sun Yat-sen University in 2001. From 1986 to 2006 I was professional faculty at Shantou University. From 2006 to present, I was a professor, supervisor for Ph.D. postgraduates, and dean of Department of Polymeric Materials and Engineering, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, and dean of Guangdong Province R&D center of UV-curing Advanced Materials. The main professional works are major in polymer photochemistry, functional photopolymer materials and UV-curing technology. The success of these efforts has been in polymer photochemistry during the past thirteen years. Prof. Liu and co-workers have studied on the reaction kinetics of controlled/living photo-induced polymerization of acrylate and styrene monomers in bulk, solution and emulsion. We have developed a new rout of controlled/"living" photopolymerization at ambient temperature and systematically researched the reaction kinetics of controlled/"living" photopolymerization of reactive Hindered Amine Piperidine Derivatives(r-HAPD). We have completed the main targets set in the NSFC projects (No. 20274023, 20474036, 20874022, 51641302 and 51873043). As a application of photo-living polymerization, novel thermo-sensitive membranes were prepared by photo-grafting N,N’-diethylacryl amide(DEAAm) onto the microfiltration membranes of Nylon. The reaction kinetics of controlled/living photopolymerization of MMA or n-BA in microemulsion mediated by H-TEMPO and SG-1 has been studied at ambient temperature respectively. It was found that obtained homopolymers exhibited relatively narrow molecular weight distribution (PDI = 1.27-1.36), and succeeded to achieve the growth of chain by NMP/ATRP technique. Recently, The combination technique of nitroxide mediated polymerization(NMP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), photo-living polymerization of acrylate monomer by photosensitive technique and the efficient photo-induced nitroxide radical trapping reaction provided a mild, versatile, and orthogonal strategy for the functionalization and construction of well-defined polymers have been researched in our Lab. Around 137 research papers and 59 presentations have been published on the academic journal for polymer science with mentioned above subjects, such as a Prog Polym Sci, J Mat Chem C, Industrial Crops and Products，Chem Engr J; Polym Chem，J Polym Sci Part A Polym Chem，J Membr Sci，Langmuir，Polymers，J. Photochem Photobio, A: Chem, ChemPhotoChem, Polym Int and Prog Org Coat. Now Prof. Liu is invited to be an academic membership of RadTech International North America and RadTech China, and a membership of International association of advanced materials (IAAM) and Prof. Liu would be awards of IAAM medal 2017. Liu’s monograph on Principle of Polymer Photochemistry and UV-curing Techniques has been published by Science Press China, 2019. Prof. Liu ‘s team have developed UV-curable dry film of the transfer printing by cast & cure (C2) technique, UV–curing resin of the vacuum metallization on the surface of plastics, and special developed the multifunctional water-borne polyurethane-acrylate (PUA) and application to UV-curing coatings for the wood and the glass substrates, and 3C products. Recently, we have researched focusing on photosensitive resin and self-healing elastomer applied in 3D printing, 19 patents has been authorized as a patentee.

polymer materials; polymer photochemistry; UV-curing technology

Academic Career Mar. 1974 - Feb. 1978 : Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry, Korea Univ., B. S. in Biochemistry Sep. 1980 - Aug. 1982 : Dept. of Chemistry, Korea Univ., M. A. in Polymer Chemistry Mar. 1985 - Feb. 1988 : Dept. of Chemistry, Korea Univ., Ph. D. in Polymer Chemistry Personal Experience Sep. 1983 - present : Professor Dept. Polym. Sci. & Eng., Kumoh Nat'l Inst. of Tech. Jun. 1990 - Jun. 1991 : Visiting Professor Research Fellow Dept. Polym. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts, Dec. 1996 - Aug. 1997 : Visiting Professor Research Fellow Dept. Polym. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts, Aug. 2002 - Aug. 2003 : Visiting Professor Research Fellow Dept. Mater. Sci. & Eng., Cornell Univ. Jul. 1996 LG Yonam Foundation Fellowship Oct. 2016 Macromolecular Research-Springer Award Research Fields Syntheses and Composites of Liquid Crystalline Polymers Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites Colorless and transparent polyimides Graphene nanocomposites Flexible super-gas barrier films Publications Journal: 180 articles Presentation: 200 Book chapter: 10 h-Factor: 31 Citation: 4203

syntheses and composites of liquid crystalline polymers; organic/inorganic nanocomposites; colorless and transparent polyimides; graphene nanocomposites; flexible super-gas barrier films

Dr. Debnath completed his bachelor's and master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT’s. He completed his Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee in 2015 in the ever-challenging and intrinsically encompassing field of manufacturing of composite materials. He started his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of NIT Meghalaya in 2015. His commendable efforts and dependable diligence shadowed with a rich blend of dynamism in the domain spanning research have enabled him to publish more than 75 technical manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings or bound volumes culminating from conferences. His systematic and methodical execution of the intrinsic intricacies pertinent to his research has enabled him to compile 17 technical manuscripts that have been included as chapters in books published and put forth by internationally renowned publishers namely Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Woodhead, CRC Press, etc. He has also edited one book titled ‘Primary and Secondary Manufacturing of Polymer Matrix Composites’ published by CRC Press and field an Indian Patent. His current research is focused is in the area of conceptualization and development of bio-degradable composites and manufacturing methods. He was honored with the prestigious ‘Excellent Research Contribution Award’ award on the occasion of Institute Day of NIT Meghalaya on 1st April 2019. He is also an active reviewer of 46 scholarly journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage, Wiley, to name a few and many international conferences.

polymer composites; biodegradable polymer; processing of polymer composites; characterization of polymer composites; wear and friction of polymer composite; natural fiber-reinforced composites

Prof. Sun received a Bachelor degree and Master degree in Chemistry in 1987 and 1992, respectively, at Taiyuan University of Technology , China. Later, He obtained his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry from Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999. He is now a Professor at Beijing Key Lab for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemical Engineering, the Beijing University of Technology, while during 1999-2003 he was a research follower and post-doctor at Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft university of technology, the Netherlands. His research interests focus on nanomaterial synthesis and application for adsorption and catalysis. The peer-reviewed journal articles are more than 200 with citation over 2,000 and h-index of 17.

nanomaterials; catalysis; drug delivery; functionalization; copolymer; adsorption and separation

Aditya Narayan Singh is an assistant professor at the Department of Energy & Materials Engineering, Dongguk University. His interests include taking up the challenges of synthesizing novel materials for future batteries. Simultaneously, looking forward to developing material for multipurpose applications, such as battolyser, PEC, perovskites, and so on.. He is curious and eager to explore a few unexplored paths to tackle the menacing global energy crisis leading to dramatically change his research direction giving rise to two Ph.D. He holds his first Ph.D. degree in metallurgy from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Govt. of India. He is a recipient of University Gold Medal at his M.S. in Nanoscience Nanotechnology from Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat and B. Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. He holds his second Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), under the guidance of Distinguished Prof. Kwang Soo Kim. He focuses on in-depth studies of multivalent electrodes and energy storage materials using experimental techniques while also contributing to high-throughput searches for promising candidates.

material characterization; microstructure; materials; nanomaterials; material characteristics; nanomaterials synthesis; SEM analysis; advanced materials; materials processing; polymers

Dr. Manoj Kumar Gupta is presently working as an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering Department of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004, India. He completed his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 from Integral Institute of Technology Lucknow, U.P., (Now Integral University Lucknow), and M. Tech with specialization “Computer Integrated Manufacturing” in 2011 from Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur, U.P. (Now Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, U.P.). He was awarded by Doctor of Philosophy degree in “Design Engineering” in 2016 from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004, India. Dr. Gupta has over 10 years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 60 peer reviewed research papers in reputed International Journals so far. He is author of an International book and 04 chapters also. He has supervised 02 Ph.Ds and more than 15 M. Tech dissertations so far. He is a reviewer of many reputed International Journals, and is a member of the editorial board in some International Journals also. The h-index and i10 index of Dr. Gupta are 15 and 22 respectively, and has over 700 citations so far.

composite materials; nanocomposites; biocomposites

Dr. Yong Wai Fen is an Associate Professor at School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). She obtained her first degree in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2006. She was a Senior R&D Engineer in the semiconductor industry for 4.5 years. Subsequently, she earned her PhD and worked as a postdoctoral fellow from the National University of Singapore. Her research interests encompass the development of sustainable materials and membrane technologies for CO2 capture, biogas enrichment, industrial air purification, haze removal and air quality control. She received the 2016 Green Talents Award as 1 out of the 25 globally selected young researchers under the patronage of German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). She was awarded as Chartered Engineer by the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in 2019. Besides, she was selected Top 50 outstanding Green Talents alumni from German BMBF in 2019.

membranes; polymers; nanomaterials; CO2 capture; water treatment

Professor Hassan El-Dessouky is a Professor of Applied Physics at Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt. Professor El-Dessouky received his BSc, MSc, PhD degrees in Physics from Mansoura University in Egypt followed by 15 years working experience in the UK. In 2005, he worked for University of Leeds UK from 2005 to 2012 as a Senior Research Fellow then worked for University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC with Boeing) from 2013 to Oct 2020 as Senior Scientist in lightweight composites. Professor El-Dessouky established a research centre called Dry Fibre Processing facility centre for performing and ultralight thermoplastics research activities for composites manufacturing applications at University of Sheffield AMRC with Boeing. He led the dry fibre centre from 2013 to 2018. He has around 25-year experience in multidisciplinary research aspects in the field of Composites Science and Technology including Optics, Fibres, Polymers, Textiles and Nanocomposites. He published 60 scientific papers in high quality journals and international conferences. He has professional memberships with the American Fibre Society, SAMPE and British Composites Society. Professor El-Dessouky supervised 8 MSc and 4 PhD students.

composites; nanocomposites; fibres; polymer applications; advanced manufacturing; sustainable materials

Dr. Abdelaziz Nasr El-hoshoudy Associate Prof. at Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute* Manager of PVT Service Center, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute Lecturer at Faculty of Engineering, British University in Egypt.* Member of Royal Chemical Society (RCS)* current research interest concerned with modification of biopolymers and their application in the field of enhanced oil recovery. these modifications conducted through emulsion and RAFT polymerization.

Interest concerned with modification of biopolymers and their application in the field of enhanced oil recovery. these modifications conducted through emulsion and RAFT polymerization

Leonard Ionut Atanase obtained an M.S. degree in Macromolecular Chemistry from University of Haute Alsace in 2006 and a Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from University of Haute Alsace in 2010. He is now a professor and the dean of dental medicine at Apollonia University in Romania, as well as the coordinator of the Biomaterials Laboratory and also the Office of International Relations. He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Medical Dentistry and a member of the Organizing Committee of the International Congress of Apollonia University. He has published several papers in various journals, including 32 articles published in ISI-listed journals, and 52 published papers, 45 of which were published in international scientific conferences. His research interests include block copolymers, emulsion, hydrogels, drug delivery systems, and micelles.

block and graft copolymers; amphiphilic copolymers; emulsion; hydrogels; drug delivery systems; micelles; polysaccharides

Jincai Su is the Lecturer & Senior Manager in the School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He teaches Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Introduction to Research and Chemical Reaction Engineering. His research work has focused on advanced materials and processes for water treatment, particulate removal, indoor humidity control, liquid product enrichment and liquid degassing. He has published 24 papers, 3 patents and 1 book chapter.

advanced materials and processes for water treatment; particulate removal; indoor humidity control; liquid product enrichment and liquid degassing

M.G.H.Zaidi is Physical Chemist, educator and academic administrator. He is presently serving as Professor, Department of Chemistry, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar India. He has conferred thought first class B.Sc. (1985), M.Sc. (1987) and Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (1992) from Lucknow University U.P. India. He has been serving G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology since 1998 with great distinction and dedication. Dr.Zaidi has academic and administrative experience of more over 30 years in various capacities. He has been involved in formulation & direction of research projects in the area of material science since 1998. Dr. Zaidi has availed research funding from Ministry of Defense, Department of Biotechnology, University Grants commission and International private organizations. Dr. Zaidi's research activity involves synthesis of polymer based materials through traditional methods and in supercritical fluids, their degradation and applications in structural, electronics, energy storage, biomedical applications. He is the member of editorial board and reviewer of various international journals, member of organizing committee, session chair, technical program committees and speaker at national and international conferences, symposia and training programs. His contributions to research and development are collaborative with reputed national laboratories and are recognized as author of patents, research publications, monographs, technical notes in refereed international journals and patents.

polymer science & technology; polymerization and polymer modification in supercritical fluids; solid waste management; sustainable construction materials; multifunctional coatings; green nanotechnology

Dr. Koramala Naveen Kumar obtained his Ph.D degree (2015) in Physics from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He was also awarded with a UGC-SAP-CAS Research Fellowship in Science from University Grants Commission, New Delhi for pursuing his Doctoral degree. He worked as Postdoctoral Fellow in Yeungnam University, South Korea. He was appointed as an International Research Professor in 2016 in the same University. Currently he is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in department of Physics in the same university. He did commendable research work in the area of transition metals and rare earth ions doped polymer composite materials for electrochemical and photonic applications. He is sound enough in characterization techniques regarding XRD, FTIR, RAMAN, XPS, Optical absorption, Photoluminescence analysis, AFM, EPR, VSM, TG/DTA and also Electrical properties of the polymer samples. To his credit, until now, he has 32 papers published in reputed national/international journals. He presented his work in 17 national/international conferences in India, Korea and overseas. He is also a Editorial Board member of two international journals. They are (1) SciFed Journal of Laser and Optics (2) Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology Open Access (NNOA).

photoluminescence; phosphors; optical spectrosocpy; optical materials; solid polymer electrolytes; photonics

Ramiro is a scientist at the Center for Applied Chemistry (CIQA) in Saltillo, Mexico. CIQA is a world-class teaching and research facility specializing in chemistry, polymers, materials, biotechnology, environment, and natural resources. Having originally studied at the Universities of Coahuila (Mexico) and Strasbourg (France), he completed his chemistry doctorate in France in 1990. He also has a Master in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas and a Master in Administration from the Iberoamericana University. Ramiro became a Member of Mexico’s National Research System in 2001 and served as Head of the Polymer Chemistry group at the Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, a Center of CONACYT (National Council of Science and Technology) from 2005 to 2007. He is the Founding Director of Inova, an initiative dedicated to accelerating the regional innovation process. He is also founder of the Polymer Technology Network, promoting open innovation to improve technology transfer and commercialization in Mexico. Ramiro’s research currently focuses on advanced polymerization techniques and the design of polymer structures for nanomedicine and energy storage. He has been a visiting professor at The Polymer Science Institute of the Akron University/Dow Chemical and is a frequent visitor to many of the leading polymer laboratories in Europe.

vinyl polymerization; RAFT; block copolymers; RDRP

Sam Sung Ting is currently an Associate Professor in Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He is graduated in Chemical Engineering (Polymer) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He received the MSc and Ph.D. in polymer engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He started his career in Universiti Malaysia Perlis as a senior lecturer at 2012. His research specializes on polymer composites, microbial degradation of polymer, and polymer coagulant. He has published more than 100 international research papers, reviews, and books with the H-index of 18. The research product is recognized nationally and internationally. He won more than 10 gold and special awards in the national and international exhibition. He is also a member in Institute of Materials Malaysia and the Plastic and Rubber Institute of Malaysia. He is also a Professional Technologist certified by the Malaysia Board of Technologists.

nanocomposites; polymer composites; biopolymer

I obtained my M.S. in Polymer Science and Technology from the University of Manchester/UMIST, UK in 1984. My M.S. Thesis was concerned with the "Nucleation of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene". In October 1990, I obtained my Ph.D. in Materials Science with specialization in Polymer Science, from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, CT. My Ph.D. dissertation is titled "Thermoplastic Matrix Composites Via In-Situ Electropolymerization". Three major patents were issued based on my work at The University of Connecticut. Between 1990 and 1991, I worked under Professor M. M. Labes at Temple University as a Post-Doctoral Future Faculty Fellow. At Temple, I concentrated on the study of the "Mechanism of Electrochemical Polymerization". I was also involved in the study of "Polymer Composite Interphases". I joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering twenty nine years ago on September 1, 1991 as an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. On the May of 1997, I was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure. I was subsequently promoted to the rank of Professor on September 1, 2002. I have established myself as a top-notch educator, scholar and an Inventor. I have made a significant and positive impact within the Materials Science and Engineering Program, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the University of Cincinnati and the Scientific Community at large. I have published over 280 papers in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, technical conferences, technical reviews and patents and disclosures. I have organized and developed international technical conferences, presented invited papers and chaired several sessions of International Technical Conferences. I am a Co-holder of Four United States Patents (One for Corrosion Preventive Resins and Coatings (2017), and three in Electrochemical Process Technologies (1993,1995 and 1996). I am also a Co-Inventor of the Electrochemical Process for In-Situ Impregnation of Carbon Fibers with Polyimide. I have also filed over 10 invention disclosures and 2 US Provisional Patent applications since joining the University of Cincinnati, UC. A world Patent on Conductive Transparent Films and Coatings was issued in 2016. I was elected Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, SAMPE in 2004. I served as a Resident Senior Research Associate at the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/MLBT from March 2001 to September 2003, under the National Research Council, NRC/Air Force Office of Scientific Research, AFOSR, Research Associateship Program.

nanocomposites; polymer composites; polymer science; corrosion prevention; energy storage systems; flammability and decomposition

Long Zhang, Ph. D Advisor, Professor( Second grade) of Changchun University. of Tech., Director of Jilin Provincial key Laboratory for resources complex Utilization. He mainly focus on the green process design and application in the synthesis of new polymers, polymer clean degradation, clean and efficient conversion of bio mass, natural polymers, with more than 40 SCI indexed publications, 24 issued patents and 6 books .

clean synthesis of polymers; functional polymers; polymer degradation; biodegradable polymer

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is presently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic. Dr. Deshmukh completed his M. Sc. degree in Physics from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, India and Ph.D. degree in Physics from B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai-600048, Tamil Nadu, India. During his Ph.D. he worked on “Graphene oxide and transition metal oxide reinforced flexible polymer composites as high dielectric constant materials for energy storage applications”. He has over 15 years of research experience in synthesis, characterization and structure-property investigation of a wide range of polymeric materials, polymer blends and nanocomposites. He has authored and co-authored over 85 research publications in the peer-reviewed international journals and 15 book chapters. Besides, he has also co-edited a book on 3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials: Processes, Applications and Challenges. He has actively participated and presented his research work in several international conferences and seminars. Moreover, he has been serving as a reviewer for several reputed international journals.

synthesis and characterization of polymer blends and composites; polymer composite processing; graphene and its derivatives reinforced polymer composites; EMI shielding properties of polymer composites; dielectric properties of polymer composites; sensing properties of polymer composites

Professor Dr. Kinsuk Naskar received his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Polymer Science and Technology in 1998 from the University of Calcutta. In early 2000, he completed his M.Tech in Rubber Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (Silver Medalist). In April 2000, he joined the University of Twente, The Netherlands as a Ph.D. employee under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jacques Noordermeer in a project funded by Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI). He received his Ph.D. degree in June 2004. Since August 2004, he joined Rubber Technology Centre, IIT Kharagpur as a Faculty member. Currently he is holding the position of a full Professor. In 2005 he received DPI Patent Award from The Netherlands for his invention. In 2008, he received prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from Germany and worked in the group of Prof. Dr. Gert Heinrich. In 2016 he received as the first Indian the prestigious Morand Lambla Award in Lyon, France from International Polymer Processing Society (PPS). His fields of interests are: Structure-property relationship of various polymers and synthetic rubbers, rubber compounding and vulcanization, polymer blends and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs and TPVs), radiation processing and cross-linking, green tyre technology, shape memory polymers, Self healing polymers, thermo-reversible crosslinking, etc. He has more than 120 international journal papers, 85 conference papers, 6 patents and 15 book/book chapters. He has already supervised 13 PhD students and 25 M.Tech students. Currently he is the supervisor of 10 PhD students and 6 M. Tech students. He was convenor of several short term courses and International conferences at IIT Kharagpur.

polymer blends and composites; polymer characterization; elastomer and rubbers; thermoplastic elastomers; fillers