Plenary Speakers
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Prof. Reshef Tenne
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Title: "Inorganic nanotubes- synthesis, properties and applications" Reshef Tenne was born in 1944 in Kibbutz Usha. He earned his Ph.D. in 1976 in the Hebrew University. He joined the Weizmann Institute in 1979, where he was promoted to a professor in 1995. In 1992 he discovered a new family of nanomaterials- the so-called inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like (IF) nanoparticles from layered compounds (2D materials). He and his research group synthesized and studied many kinds of inorganic nanotubes. He received numerous prizes including lately the ACS Chemistry of Materials award (2023) and the Von Hippel award of the MRS (2023)- the highest recognition of this society. He is a Fellow of several organizations and a member of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Academia Europaea and the European Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
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Prof. Shelley Minteer
University of Utah, United States Title: "Bioelectrocatalysis for Electrosynthesis" Dr. Shelley Minteer is a Professor of Chemistry and the Director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She is also the Director of the NSF Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry. She received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Iowa in 2000 under the direction of Professor Johna Leddy. After receiving her PhD, she spent 11 years as a faculty in the Department of Chemistry at Saint Louis University before moving to the University of Utah in 2011 to lead the USTAR Alternative Energy Cluster. She was a Technical Editor for the Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2013-2016) and also an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Chemical Society (2016-2020) before becoming the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the ACS Au Journals. She has published greater than 450 publications and greater than 550 presentations at national and international conferences and universities. She has won several awards including the Luigi Galvani Prize of the Bioelectrochemical Society, International Society of Electrochemistry Tajima Prize and Bioelectrochemistry Prize, Grahame Award of the Electrochemical Society, Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and the International Society of Electrochemistry, American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Electrochemistry, and the Society of Electroanalytical Chemists' Young Investigator Award and Reilley Award. Her research interests are focused on electrocatalysis and bioanalytical electrochemistry for biosensors, biofuel cells, electrosynthesis, and bioelectronics. |
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Prof. Ulrich Wiesner
Cornell University, Ithaca, USA Ulrich Wiesner studied Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, and Irvine, California. He gained his Ph.D. in 1991 with work at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P), Mainz, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the E.S.P.C.I. in Paris, France until 1993. After his Habilitation with work at the MPI-P in Mainz in 1998, he joined the Cornell MS&E faculty in 1999 as a tenured associate professor. He became full professor in 2005 and since 2008 is the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering. He works at the interface between polymer science and solid-state chemistry/physics with the goal of generating novel hierarchical and multifunctional hybrid materials. He is the co-founder of Elucida Oncology, Inc., working on translating theranostic optical nanoparticles into the clinic, and Terapore Technologies, Inc., with the goal to bring block copolymer self-assembly based ultrafiltration membranes to the market. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the Carl Duisberg Memorial Award of the German Chemical Society and the Arthur K. Doolittle Award of the American Chemical Society. |
Keynote Speaker
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Prof. Naoki Komatsu
Kyoto University, Japan Title: “RadioNano Therapeutics” for Cancer by Functionally Programmed Medical Nanodevices" Prof. Komatsu received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s degrees from Kyoto University in 1986, 1988 and 1993, respectively. He joined Okayama University in 1993 and moved to Kyoto University as Assistant Professor in 1994. In 1997, he worked at Florida State University as a visiting scholar for one year. In 2003, he moved from Kyoto University to Shiga University of Medical Science as Associate Professor. He was promoted to full Professor at Kyoto University in 2015. He is one of the cofounders of the startup “RadioNano Therapeutics Inc.” which was established in Apr. 2024, based on the novel “RadioNano” sensitizer in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for cancer. His research concept is to “apply organic chemistry to nanomaterials” including supramolecular chemistry for structural separation of nanocarbons and synthetic organic chemistry on inorganic nanoparticles for cancer nanomedicine. |
Invited Speakers
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Prof. Nicolas Voelcker
Monash University, Australia Title: "Porous silicon based nanomedicines" Professor Nicolas Voelcker is the Director of the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN) and Professor at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University. The core research activity in his laboratory is the study of silicon-based nanostructures at biointerfaces. Following from this more fundamental research, his focus is on the application of silicon-based nanostructured materials in biosensors, biochips, drug delivery and regenerative medicine. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles with over 25,000 citations, h-index 77, and has filed 49 patents many of which have led to licensing deals and start-ups. He has received fellowships from the German Research Foundation (DFG), the CSIRO and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has served on the College of Experts of the Australian Research Council, is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a winner of a Humboldt Research Award and a current Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. As Director of the MCN, he is overseeing the largest joint venture in the Australian university system, and is supporting over 30 companies in their commercialisation endeavours. |
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Prof. Larysa Baraban
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany Larysa studied Physics at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) from 1999 to 2005, where she got her Master of Science degree. For her PhD she worked in the area of soft condensed matter systems with colloidal particles at the University of Konstanz (Germany), with Prof. Paul Leiderer. In January 2009, she joined the group of Prof. Jerome Bibette at the Ecole superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris as a Post Doc. There she was working on the development of an innovative millifluidic platform for microbiological assays. She moved to Dresden in 2011, where she worked at the integration of miniaturized sensors into microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems first, in the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (director Prof. Oliver Schmidt), and then at the TU Dresden in the group of Prof. Gianaurelio Cuniberti. Her research activities include multiple aspects in materials science and nanoelectronics, e.g. novel artificially designed micro-machines and ultra-sensitive nanosensors integrated in microfluidic systems. In 2020 she became an independent group leader at the Helmholtz Center HZDR. |
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Prof. Ladislav Kavan
The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Title: "Band structure and electrochemistry of semiconducting oxides for energy applications" Prof. Dr. Ladislav Kavan is a senior scientist at the J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences. His has been a guest scientist at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin, Germany, the University of Gunma in Kiryu, Japan, and the Institute of Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden, Germany. He has also conducted many research stays at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he has held the position of visiting professor of physical chemistry since 1988. Kavan’s research focuses on nanocarbons, oxide semiconductors, dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells, spectro/photo/electrochemistry, and lithium batteries. He has received nine European research grants (FP5-FP7, H2020) that supported work in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, and nanocarbons, including participation in the Graphene Flagship project. Among his accolades are the Award of the Czech Academy of Sciences for outstanding scientific results (2008), the František Běhounek Prize for promoting the Czech Republic and science within the European Research Area (2017), the silver medal from the Faculty of Science, Charles University (2019), and Metrohm’s award for a lifetime contribution to electroanalytical chemistry (2021). He has co-authored three books and over 330 scientific publications, which have acquired over 18,700 citations; H-index = 63. |
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Prof. Josep Puigmarti-Luis
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Title: "Revolutionizing materials engineering and processing with microfluidic tools" Prof. Dr. Josep Puigmartí-Luis is a Full Professor at University of Barcelona, working on controlled synthesis of functional materials with the aid of microfluidic technologies. His work in supramolecular and flow chemistry, has been awarded with “Premi Antoni de Martí i Franquès de Ciències Químiques”, award from the Institut d’Estudis Catalans (2009), St. Jordi award from the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and the Societat Catalana de Química (2006) and an ETH fellowship in 2008. In 2012, he was appointed a Ramon Y Cajal (RyC) researcher, and in 2015 was awarded an ERC starting grant to study and control self-assembly processes of metal-organic based crystalline materials. In 2019, he was appointed as an ICREA Research Professor, and since 2020, his group is located at the University of Barcelona (UB). He was also awarded "Rising Star Award" from IEEE-3M Nano Community in 2023. |
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Prof. Daniela Placha
VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic Prof. Daniela Plachá obtained her MSc. degree in the Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, the Czech Republic (1991), her Ph.D. in the Protection of the Environment in industry from the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic (2004). Since 2020 she is a full Professor (Prof.) of the Protection of the Environment, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology (2020) teaching and tutoring students in field of organic chemistry, nanotechnology and environmental science. Daniela Plachá started her career at the VSB - TUO in 1996 as an analytical chemist in the field of chromatography. In 2008, she started to devote herself to science and research, namely the applications of nanomaterials in the field of the environment, and then to the development and research of nanocomposites for environmental and biomedical purposes. Currently, she is the Head of the Nanotechnology Centre of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies, VSB - TUO. Research interests of Daniela Plachá are in the area of application of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the environmental chemistry and biomedicine. The Laboratory of Advanced Nanotechnology Materials led by D. Plachá focuses particularly on synthesis of nanoparticles, nanomaterials, nanofibers and nanocomposites, their characterization, applications and environmental impacts. |
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Prof. Salvador Pané i Vidal
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Title: "Magnetic Micro- and Nanorobots" Prof. Salvador Pané i Vidal (Barcelona 1980) is a Professor of Materials for Robotics at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS) and co-director of the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab at ETH Zürich. He earned his B.S. (2003), M.S. (2004), and a Ph.D. in Chemistry (2008) from the University of Barcelona (UB). Prof. Pané has authored over 200 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and books on science education. His current focus is on integrating chemistry and materials with small-scale robotics. He has served as coordinator for the FET Open project (MANAQA) and FET Proactive (ANGIE). In 2013, he received the Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). From 2015 to 2019, he chaired the COST Action "e-MINDS" and represents Switzerland in the European Academy of Surface Technology. Prof. Pané is a co-founder of Magnes AG, Oxyle AG and Swiss Vascular AG. In 2017, he was honored with the Big-on-Small Award at the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS) and received a Consolidator Grant (ERC) in 2019, along with the ERC Proof-of-Concept grant in the same year. |
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Prof. Yogendra Kumar Mishra
University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark Title: "Tetrapods based Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies" Yogendra Kumar Mishra is Professor MSO at Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark. Prior to SDU, he worked as group leader at Kiel University, Germany. He earned habilitation (Dr. habil.) in Materials Science from Kiel University in 2015 and Ph. D. in Physics in 2008 from Jawaharlal Nehru University (Inter University Accelerator Centre), New Delhi, India. He has introduced a new flame-based synthesis method for growth of tetrapod structures form zinc oxide and their highly porous 3D interconnected flexible networks. The tetrapods and their 3D networks have demonstrated many applications in engineering, agriculture, and biomedical fields. Additionally, tetrapods can be used as templates to create hybrid and new 3D materials. At SDU Sønderborg, he is heading ‘Smart Materials’ group with the focus to develop new materials for green and sustainable technologies. He is Humboldtian and recently honored with FRSC- Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Prof. Filippo Rossi
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Milan, Italy Title:"Colloid surface functionalization to improve the performances of polymeric nanoparticles in central nervous system" Prof. Filippo Rossi (1984) is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) and director of the 3Ce Lab at POLIMI. From 2015 he is also enrolled as Visiting Professors at Keio University (since 2018), at University of Southern Switzerland (since 2022) and at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (since 2025). He earned his B.S. (2005), M.S. (2007), and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering (2011) from POLIMI. His main research interests are in the field of innovative polymeric materials for nanomedicine, drug delivery and tissue engineering with experimental and model studies. Prof. Rossi has authored over 150 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and books on science education. For his research activities he has been awarded with several international prizes and appointed as Fellow of the Global Young Academy, Full Member of Sigma Xi and Fellow of the Accademia Petrarca di lettere, arti e scienze. |
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Prof. Silvia Marchesan
University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Silvia Marchesan obtained her PhD at The University of Edinburgh (2008, UK), and qualified as Pharmaceutical Chemist (2007, UK) and Pharmacist (2006, Italy), honorary researcher at UCL (2005-2007), Academy of Finland Fellow at University of Helsinki (2008-2010), CRSS Fellow jointly at Monash University and CSIRO (Australia, 2010-2012). In 2013 she moved to the University of Trieste where she opened the Superstructures Lab (www.marchesanlab.com) thanks to a competitive starting grant. In 2018 she became Associate Professor and received the Habilitation as Full Professor. Since 2021 she is Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge (UK). Recent awards: RSC Soft Matter Lectureship (UK, 2021), Howard Lecture (UK, 2020), Aulin-Erdtman Lecture (Sweden, 2019), Nature Chemistry’s selection among international profiles charting chemistry’s future (2019), Rising Star in the natural sciences (Nature, 2018). |
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Prof. Rasa Pauliukaite
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania Title:"Carbon nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing" for the "Symposium on Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials" Prof. Dr. Rasa Pauliukaite is a chief researcher at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC) in Lithuania, where she is also head of the Functional Nanomaterials Laboratory at the Department of Nanoengineering. She received her Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, (Physical) Chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry, Vilnius, Lithuania in 1998. Since 2000, she has held several postdoctoral positions in different European groups such as Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria; National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ETH Zurich, Switzerland; and University of Coimbra, Portugal. During postdoctoral fellowships she changed her research interests to electroanalysis and development of electrochemical (bio)sensors. She returned to Vilnius and joined FTMC in 2010. Her research interests are focused on the development of (bio)sensors, including new materials, conducting polymers, sensor architecture, etc. |
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Prof. Luis Carlos
Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal Title: "Shining Light on Temperature: Principles and Applications in Luminescence (Nano)Thermometry" Luís Carlos earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Évora, Portugal, in 1995, specializing in photoluminescent polymer electrolytes incorporating lanthanide salts. Currently, he is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is a member of both the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Throughout his career, Dr Carlos has had the privilege of serving as a visiting professor at institutions such as S. Paulo State University, Brazil, University of Montpellier, France, and University of Wroclaw, Poland. In 2000, he founded the research group "Phantom-g" at the University of Aveiro, which focuses on photonic hybrids and nanomaterials. Carlos's research interests primarily lie in the realm of luminescent materials for multiple sensing applications and he is widely recognized as an influential figure and early pioneer in the field, particularly for his work on luminescence (nano)thermometry. |
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Prof. Ciprian Iliescu
Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania Dr. Ciprian Iliescu-received B.S. and PhD degrees from Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1989 and 1999 respectively. While pursuing his PhD degree he worked at Baneasa S.A. where he was involved in the design and fabrication of pressure sensors. Between 2001 and 2003 he worked as Post Doc at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and was involved in projects related to microphone, wafer level packaging of MEMS devices and RF microrelay. Between 2003 and 2017 he was with IBN, Singapore as Research Scientist and Senior Research Scientist being involved in projects related to drug screening, dielectrophoresis, electrical characterization of cells by impedance spectroscopy, liquid biopsy and transdermal drug delivery using microneedles array. He was also visiting PI @ IMT Bucharest where he set up the ''Micro and Nanofluidic lab''. He was with BIHHEART @ NUS, Singapore between 2017 and 2019. From 2019 he returned in Romania being affiliated with IMT Bucharest, and Regional Institute of Oncology, Iasi. His current research projects relate to molecular diagnostic, nanomedicine, transdermal drug delivery and e-tattoo. Dr. Iliescu is a member of Academy of Romanian Scientists. |
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Prof. Erik Reimhult
BOKU University, Vienna, Austria Title: "Studying bacteria and their interactions with holographic microscopy" E. Reimhult obtained his PhD in 2004 from Chalmers University of Technology, which was followed by postdocs at IMRE in Singapore and ETH Zürich. From 2008, he was a Senior scientist in the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology at ETH Zürich, supervising a group working on lipid membranes, nanoparticles, and biosensors. Since 2010, he has been a Professor of Nanobiotechnology at BOKU University and head of the Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science. He was awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant in 2012, followed by an ERC PoC grant, and was elected to the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 2013. His research is currently focused on using colloidal methods to study the interactions of bacteria and biofilms with solid and liquid interfaces, fabricating functional bionanocomposites, and synthesizing responsive polymer nanostructures with applications in biotechnology and medicine. While primarily focusing on fundamental research in these areas, his research has led to numerous patents and three spin-offs. |
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Prof. Candan Tamerler
University of Kansas, United States Title: "Biomimetic, Biohybrid and Bioactive Interfaces and Materials Design Guided by Machine Learning Algorithms" Dr. Candan Tamerler is a Spahr professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Bioengineering Program at the University of Kansas (KU). She currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at KU, after having served three years as the School of Engineering's Associate Dean for Research. Prior to KU, Dr. Tamerler was a faculty member in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, and served as the assistant director of the GEMSEC (Genetically-Engineered Materials Science & Engineering Center, an NSF-MRSEC) at the University of Washington, and professor and chair of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU). While at ITU, Dr. Tamerler founded and served as the director of the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (MOBGAM). Dr. Tamerler`s research has a strong interdisciplinary approach being at the intersection of engineering, biology, and nanotechnology. Her most notable contributions include engineering peptide and proteins to modulate materials/tissue interfacial interactions and designing biomimetic bioactive and functional materials for oral and overall health care. She has more than 200 publications and several patents. She received the 2023 Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award by the Functional Materials Division of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). Tamerler is a Fellow of the Turkish Academy of Science (TÜBA), Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). |
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Prof. Uri Banin
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Title: "Colloidal quantum dot molecules: Fusion chemistry, multiexciton spectroscopy and color switching" Uri Banin received his B.Sc. degree summa cum laude (1989) and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry summa cum laude (1994), all from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After his postdoc as a Fullbright and Rothschild fellow (UC Berkeley, 1994-1997) he joined the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1997) where he is a Full Professor since 2004, holding the Alfred and Erica Larisch Memorial Chair. He was the founding director of the Hebrew University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2001-2010), served on the scientific advisory board of Nanosys Inc. (2002-2007), was the founder (2009) of Qlight Nanotech that developed the use of quantum dots in displays – and that was acquired by Merck in 2015. He served as an Associate Editor of the ACS journal Nano Letters (2013-2021). Banin is studying the chemistry and physics of nanocrystals and is best known for inventing new types of semiconductor and hybrid semiconductor-metal nanocrystals, and for his studies on their unique chemical and physical properties with relevance for applications in nanotechnology in the fields of displays, alternative energy especially photocatalysis, materials science and quantum technologies. He published over 240 papers that have been widely cited and is an inventor of over 30 patents in nanotechnology. He received numerous awards including the Michael Bruno memorial award (2007-2010), the Landau prize in Nanotechnology (2015), the Israel Chemical Society Prize of Excellence (2018) a Miller fellowship at UC Berkeley (2019), and the Rothschild prize in chemical sciences (2024). He received the ERC advanced investigator grant twice (Project DCENSY 2010-2015; Project CoupledNC 2017-2023). |
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Prof. Maya Bar Sadan
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Title: "Innovative Phosphides for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution and Alcohol Oxidation Catalysis" Prof. Maya Bar Sadan is the Head of the Department of Chemistry at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry and Materials Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 2007. Following her doctorate, she was awarded a Minerva Foundation (Max Planck Society) postdoctoral fellowship, conducting research at the Institute of Solid-State Research and the Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons in Jülich, Germany. She joined Ben-Gurion University in 2011. Prof. Bar Sadan has been recognized for her excellence in both teaching and research. She received the Charles Roth Prize for Teaching Excellence from Ben-Gurion University in 2014 and the Krill Prize for Scientific Excellence from the Wolf Foundation in 2016. Her research focuses on correlating macroscopic properties, such as catalytic activity and optical behavior, with atomic-scale structures. Leveraging advanced high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy, she aims to design innovative electrocatalysts and photocatalysts. |
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Prof. Jurriaan Huskens
Institute for Nanotechnology (MESA+), University of Twente, Netherlands Title: "Multivalent Interactions in the Detection of DNA and Viruses" Jurriaan Huskens (1968) studied chemical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and obtained his PhD (1994) at the Delft University of Technology with Herman van Bekkum. After postdoctoral stays with Dean Sherry (UT Dallas) and Manfred Reetz (MPI Kohlenforschung), he became assistant professor (1998) with David Reinhoudt at the University of Twente, where he became full professor “Molecular Nanofabrication” in 2005. He received the Unilever Research Award 1990, a Marie Curie fellowship (1997), the Gold Medal 2007 of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, a Fellowship of the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, UK (2019) and an ERC Advanced Grant (2024). Present research interests encompass: multivalency, virus and DNA sensing, supramolecular chemistry at interfaces, supramolecular materials, nanofabrication, and green chemistry. |
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Prof. Jozef Keckes
University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria Title: "In-situ nanoscale characterization of strains and microstructure in thin films" Jozef Keckes is a professor of material physics at Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria. His experimental research focuses on the extensive application of synchrotron X-ray diffraction in materials science, primarily for the characterization of thin films, coatings, metals, microelectronic components, and cellulosic materials. His work addresses both fundamental and applied aspects, analyzing the correlation between microstructure and strain on one side and the functional properties of materials on the other. A key focus of his research is the investigation of materials under operando and in-situ conditions, integrating a range of external stimuli to replicate real-world environments. This approach involves the incorporation of mechanical testing, controlled thermal conditions, and hydrogen charging directly into synchrotron experiments. These methodologies aim to uncover changes in strain and stress distributions, material microstructure, phase transformations, and functional performance. Jozef Keckes also serves as an editor for the Journal of Applied Crystallography. |
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Prof. Sharath Sriram
RMIT University, Australia Title: "Semiconductor biosensors for non-invasive diagnostics" Professor Sharath Sriram is a science and research leader creating and delivering breakthrough technologies in nanoelectronics, sensors, and medical technologies. He jointly leads the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. The team are focussed on translating technology for healthcare, to bring science fiction to reality. Sharath led and coordinated a $60 million multi-user, inter-disciplinary research facility for micro- and nano-fabrication. He is currently leading medical device prototyping and scale-up manufacturing initiatives, as Director of the Discovery to Device Facility. He is the President of Science & Technology Australia and an active contributor to science policy with a focus on innovation and long-term strategy, research translation and commercialisation, and support for early- and mid-career researchers. |