Organizing & Scientific Committee
The conference Scientific Committee in charge of advising the conference organisation activities.
DOMINIK EDER
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Prof. Dominik Eder is head of the "Molecular Materials Chemistry" division at IMC at TU Wien. His division currently consists of 4 subgroups (faculty members), 4 non-scientific staff and about 20 students and postdocs. His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of nanocarbon hybrids, 0-2D molecular inorganics, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites and ordered mesoporous transition metal oxides and their in-depth fundamental evaluation for catalysis/photocatalysis, photovoltaics and electrochemical storage applications. His group has been instrumental in the introduction and development of nanocarbon-inorganic hybrid materials as a new class of functional composites.
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ALLA ZAK
Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel Prof. Alla Zak is Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Head of the Nanomaterials Laboratory at HIT, and Scientific Advisor in the Dept. of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science. An expert in nanoscience and nanotechnology, she holds a PhD from the Dept. of Materials and Interfaces at the Weizmann Institute and an MSc and BSc in Physics from Kishinev University in Moldova. Before joining HIT in 2012 she served as Chief Scientist at NanoMaterials Ltd. Prof. Zak holds 4 patents, has published more than 80 scientific papers, participated in more than 70 scientific conferences worldwide, and received several national and international awards and grants, in recognition of her excellence and innovation in research.
The research of A. Zak is focused on synthetic of nanospheres and nanotubes from layered transition metal dichalcogenides useful in various electro-mechanical or electro-optical implementations. The unique properties of these material already proved their effectiveness for such applications as strengthening of polymers, piezoresistive sensors, effective catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), as solar cells, memory for artificial vision system and others. |
PAWEL KULESZA
University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Pawel J. Kulesza is Professor of Chemistry at University of Warsaw, Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, and Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His recent interests concern development and characterization of hierarchical and functionalized inorganic nanomaterials and interfaces of importance to electrocatalysis, photoelectrochemistry, analytical chemistry, energy conversion and storage. He is Associate Editor of Electrochimica Acta (Elsevier) and a member of editorial boards of Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, Russian Journal of Electrochemistry (Springer) and Catalysts (MDPI). In Electrochemical Society, in addition to activity in many committees and organization of symposia at meetings, he has served as Chair of Physical Analytical Electrochemistry Division and Chair of European Section. He is a recipient of Alessandro Volta Medal of Electrochemical Society (2024). He is also a member of American Chemical Society, International Society of Electrochemistry, and Polish Chemical Society.
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SAIM EMIN
University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia Saim Emin obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski" in Bulgaria in 2003. He then completed his Master of Science and Ph.D. in Chemistry at Saitama University, Japan, in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He then undertook postdoctoral appointments at the National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) in Japan and the University of Nova Gorica (UNG) in Slovenia. Dr. Emin previously held a junior professorship in the Faculty for Environmental Sciences at UNG before becoming an associate professor. He received the individual Marie Skłodowska-Curie Career Integration Grant from the European Commission. Dr. Emin's research centers on utilizing nanotechnology to create functional materials, particularly in the fields of photovoltaics, electrocatalysis, water splitting, and CO2 conversion. He is acknowledged for his contributions to the subject and acts as an editor for the "Symmetry" journal published by MDPI. Dr. Emin is also the founder of the European Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Association. He has been involved in organizing the annual International Conference on Functional Nanomaterials and Nanodevices series since 2017. Dr. Emin has a prolific publication record, having produced over 50 papers and accumulating more than 1150 citations for his work.
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