Richard Riman is a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. His current focus is on transforming the cement and concrete industry into a sustainable one that consumes more CO2 than any other industry. His work has received many national and international awards, including the Edison Patent Award, Innovate 100, NJ Inventor’s Hall of Fame, R&D 100, the ISHA Lifetime Achievement award, and many industrial and federal recognitions. He has received many mentions on television, radio, the internet, and magazines. He is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society, the National Academy of Inventors, and the World Academy of Ceramics.

Building a Circular Supply Chain for Concrete

I hold BS, MS, and PhD degrees in textile engineering, as well as an MS in Applied Statistics & Decision Sciences. I consider myself a multidisciplinary scientist with over 40 years of experience in teaching, research, and industry across polymer, fiber, textile, apparel, carpet, and related fields. Before joining Georgia Tech as a textile engineering faculty member, I served as a technical manager and oversaw the erection and commissioning of a comprehensive textile manufacturing plant in India. I have taught nearly all the dry manufacturing courses available to textile engineers at Georgia Tech. As the coordinator of industry support activities at Georgia Tech for 28 years, I completed more than 220 applied research projects benefiting various segments of the textile and allied industries. Projects fall into the following categories:  Product design  Product/process optimization  Technical troubleshooting  Testing/evaluation of products and production technologies  Design of high-end performance-engineered products for apparel and non-apparel end-uses  Application of emerging new technologies such as Nano & Biotechnologies for product innovation  Assistance for diversification, product enhancement, material selection, and cost reduction  Expert testimony services in legal matters related to raw materials, products, and production technologies I have also conducted basic research in textile manufacturing and served as the primary adviser to several graduate students who earned MS and PhD degrees. I have been an active member of several professional organizations, including the Fiber Society, AATCC, ASTM, and TQCA. I continue to hold leadership roles in several AATCC technical committees, including as the chair of the AATCC Committee on Statistics (since 2003). I have published 65 refereed research papers in reputable journals, delivered 198 conference presentations, including several keynote addresses at national and international conferences, and contributed book chapters to four books. I managed six different characterization labs and three process technology labs for 20 years. Upgraded four characterization labs by adding new equipment (equipment for X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, Spectrometry, Rheology, and Thermal Analysis). OTHER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Served as a faculty member in charge of laboratory safety for 12 years (24 labs in 4 buildings).  Served as an expert witness in 58 litigations involving issues related to raw materials, product safety, product performance, and manufacturing technologies. Testified in courtrooms across eight different states within the US.  Resolved dozens of product/material-related disputes through independent testing.  Conducted failure analysis, identified root causes, and suggested remedies.  Has been serving as Chairman of AATCC Statistics Committee (RA 102) and as a paid AATCC Statistics Consultant since 2003.

Latest Advances in the Field of Smart Wearables

Richard J. Spontak, a Distinguished Professor at NC State University, received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and pursued post-doctoral research at Cambridge University before joining P&G in 1990 and NC State in 1992. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed journal papers. He has received numerous research awards including the NC State Holladay Medal for Excellence, the ACS (PMSE) Tess Award, the SPSJ International Award, the IChemE Underwood Medal, the ACS (Rubber) Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award, and the IOM3 Colwyn Medal. An elected APS, IOM3, ACS-PMSE, and RSC fellow, he is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.

Water-Activated Polymers to Address Global Challenges in the Healthcare, Energy and Environment Sectors

Victor R. Orante-Barrón, Ph.D. Associate Professor since february, 2010. Departamento de Investigación en Polímeros y Materiales. Universidad de Sonora. México. Education Ph.D., Materials Science, Universidad de Sonora. México. 2009. M.Sc., Polymers and Materials, Universidad de Sonora. México. 2005. B.Sc., Chemical Sciences, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey (ITESM). México. 1999. Research Fellowships Post-Doctoral Fellowship, in the Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory of Oklahoma State University. From 2009 to 2010. Supervisor: Dr. Eduardo G. Yukihara. Visiting Researcher, in the Department of Physics of University of South Africa (UNISA), from September 4 to December 6, 2015. Awards Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI, in Spanish) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT, in Spanish). Level 1, since January, 2011. Acknowledgement to Desirable Profile from Program for Professional Teacher Development (PRODEP, in Spanish) of the National Secretary of Public Education. Participation in Conferences 98 presentations of scientific contributions in national and international conferences. Publications 24 articles published in international journals. Organizing Committees Member of organizing committees for three international conferences. Teaching Professor of several courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Human Resources Training Advisor of three B.Sc. theses (two concluded, one in process), five M.Sc theses (four concluded, one in process), and one Ph.D. thesis (in process)

EFFECT OF THE INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC DEFECTS ON THE STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF INORGANIC OXIDES OBTAINED BY SOLUTION COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS

Professor des. Dr. Per Arvid Löthman obtained his Ph.D. degree from Twente University , The Netherlands in the field of Magnetics and Self-assembly, conducted research in Canada, France and Germany on carbon nanotubes, Graphen and related 2D nanomaterials. His research is interdisciplinary and involve sensors and sensing, 2D advanced materials, BioNanotechnology including DNA, S-layers, Viruses (archaea, bacteriophages), Biomolecular Architecture, Botany and functional surfaces, Mechatronics and BioMechatronics. Dr. Löthman has published over 90 scientifical articles, several book chapters & books and serves as a reviewer and he is on the editorial board for several journals such as Nature, Nature Materials, Journal of Bioanalytical and Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Thin Solid Films, Sensors and Actuators, Microsystems Technologies. Dr. Löthman is Professor des. in BioMechatronics at the European University of Applied Science Hamburg, and researchgroup leader at University of Bayreuth in the field Organ-on-a-Chip and 3D Bioprinting. Furthermore, Dr. Per Arvid Löthman is Senior lecturer in “Nanomedicine, Nanopharmacy” and “Sensors and Sensing in Engineering, Biology and Medicine” (Kaiserslautern University) and Mechatronics Systems and Design (Hamburg University), Germany and Manufacturing Engineering (HTW Berlin) Germany.

Perspectives on Structures and Life

Dr. Viktor Balema is an expert in novel electronic and energy materials, as well as non-conventional materials preparation techniques. He earned his BS/MS degrees from L'viv State University, Ukraine, and PhD from the A. Nesmeyanov Institute of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Subsequently, he conducted research at the universities of Karlsruhe and Leipzig, Germany as Visiting Scientist, then joined Ames Laboratory of the US Department of Energy. Over two decades, Dr. Balema directed the Hard Materials Segment and Materials Science R&D at Sigma-Aldrich Co. and held Senior Scientist and CTO positions at Ames Laboratory and in the chemical industry. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at Clemson University, SC, USA. Dr. Balema has authored over 100 papers and patents, delivered numerous invited talks, and served as a reviewer for the US DOE, NSF, US CRDF, ACS PRF, and numerous peer-reviewed journals. His research has also been featured in popular scientific magazines, including New Scientist and Scientific American.

Chemistry by Milling: Mechanical Alloying and Solvent-Free Mechanochemistry

Professor Khalid Mujasam Batoo, received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, India, in 2009. He is a full Professor at King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2010. He has been consecutively listed among the world’s top 2% of scientist data published by Stanford University, USA, for the last 4 years. His international acclaims comprise an award of Junior Research fellowship from Inter-University Accelerator Center, New Delhi, India 2007, Speakers award in NANO-15 held at KSR Institutes, Tirchendode, Tamil Nadu, India, ICNA-III-2016 Award from South Valley University, Egypt, young Faculty Award-2016 by Venus International Research Foundation, India, speakers award in Kingdom Plastic Summit 2017, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an outstanding scientist in nanotechnology award by Venus International Foundation 2017, Chennai India, Bharat Vibhushan Young Scientist award, New Delhi, India 2024. As a principal investigator, he has completed several large and small grant research projects funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has authored over 342 research papers in peer-reviewed Journals of International commendation and conference papers. He currently serves on the editorial board of more than 13 international Journals. Among his various research interests include the study of magnetic nanomaterials, graphene materials, solar cells, batteries, e-textiles, magnetic tunnel Junctions, sensors, and biomedical application of nanomaterials and spintronic materials with an emphasis on understanding micro and nano-structural properties of these materials.

Piezo-plasmon phototronic effect enhanced direct solar-chemical translations in Au-decorated BiFeO3 3D nanostructures

Auciello graduated with honors: M.S. (1973), Ph.D. (1976) – Physics, Institute “Balseiro”/Universidad Nacional Cuyo-Argentina); EE-Universidad Córdoba-Argentina (1964-1970). Postdoctoral-McMaster University, Canada (1977-1979); Distinguished Research Scientist-University of Toronto-Canada (1979-1984), Associate Professor/North Carolina State University-USA (1984-1988), Distinguished Scientist-Microelectronic Center North Carolina-USA (1988-1996), Distinguished Argonne Fellow (1996-2012)-Argonne National Laboratory-USA. Currently (2012-present), Auciello is Distinguished Endowed Chair Professor-University of Texas-Dallas, Materials Science/Engineering and Bioengineering Departments. Auciello directs basic/applied research on multifunctional oxide [ferroelectric (piezoelectric)/high-K dielectrics films], and nanocarbon films (novel Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCDTM) and graphene films) and applications to industrial, high-tech, and external and implantable medical devices. UNCD film technology is commercialized for industrial products by Advanced Diamond Technologies (Auciello et al.-Founders -2003, profitable-2012, sold to large company for profit-2019), and by Original Biomedical Implants (OBI-USA, 2013) and OBI-México (2016) (Auciello and colleagues /founders), for new generations of superior medical devices/prostheses and other implants. Auciello edited 33 books and published about 500 articles in several fields, holds 23 patents, He was Associate Editor of Applied Physics Letter, and currently of Integrated Ferroelectrics, Functional Diamond, and Coatings. He was President of the Materials Research Society (2013) Auciello is Fellow of AAAS, MRS and IAAM, and has numerous Awards.

Materials Science and Technologies Development Based on a Unique Multifunctional/Low-Cost Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCDTM) Coating for New Generations of Industrial, High-Tech and Implantable Medical Devices/Prostheses

Séverine A.E. Boyer is a CNRS Researcher (France). She has completed her PhD from Clermont-Ferrand University (France) and was associate-researcher from Tokyo Metroplitan University (Japan), and Mines Paris and Mines Douai (France). Topics: Functional Meta-Structures activities to conduct combinations of chemo-physics / morphologies / poly-morpho-genesis / interfaces in hybrids materials (ceramics and polymers composites) to meet the challenges of energies of tomorrow, i.e. to develop new materials, new model-experiments and new numerical models based on the understanding phenomena. International recognitions: ‘William F. Giauque Student Award, CALCON 2003 (USA)’; ‘ICTAC Young Scientific Award, ICTAC 2012 (Japan)’ (1st time awarded to a French researcher); ‘First Place Best Poster, PPS 2019 (South Africa)’; and Awards deserved to her collaborative colleagues.

Structural phenomena in solidified materials: state of art based materials response under Impulse Excitation environmental stress

Hendrik Heinz is a Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Materials Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Senior Editor for the American Chemical Society (Langmuir). He received his Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich and carried out postdoctoral work at the Air Force Research Laboratory. His research focuses on the simulation of biomaterials and nanomaterials from atoms to the microscale, including data science methods. He leads the development of the Interface force field and surface models for the simulation of compounds across the periodic table in high accuracy, including minerals, alloys, 2D materials, proteins, polymers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the International Association of Advanced Materials, received the Career and Special Creativity Awards from NSF, a Sandmeyer Award from the Swiss Chemical Society, the Max Hey Medal from the Mineralogical Society, a NASA Group Achievement Award, and held guest professorships at ETH Zurich, the National Institute of Materials Science in Japan, and the University of Paris. He served as an Amazon Scholar and his contributions support developments by several companies.

Advancing Bioinspired and Low Dimensional Composite Materials Through High-Accuracy Simulations

Prof. Devika Chithrani is the recipient of faculty gold medal and the gold medal for physics when she received her bachelor’s degree in physics. She is a recipient of many fellowships by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada during her graduate and post-doctoral work. Now, she is a full professor at University of Victoria. She is also the director of Nanoscience and technology Development laboratory at University of Victoria. She leverages nanotechnology to create innovations that advance the care of cancer patients. Her work is featured on the cover of journals and her publications have received over 13,000 citations in few years. She is among the world’s top 2% scientists according to the published data by Stanford University. Her passion is to develop smart nanomaterials to improve exiting cancer therapeutics.

Combination of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and nanotechnology to improve outcomes in cancer treatment

David Andrés Fernández Benavides, Ph.D., is currently a professor-researcher at the Center for Industrial Engineering and Development (CIDESI), where his activities are focused on Additive Manufacturing Management within the Emergent Technologies area. He is a mechatronic engineer from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente and holds a Master's degree in Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, both in Cali, Colombia. He also earned his Doctorate in Materials Science at CINVESTAV, Querétaro, Mexico. His main research interests involve the development of multifunctional materials through the study of structural, microstructural, dielectric, and electromechanical properties, and their subsequent analysis using advanced experimental design techniques. Additionally, it focuses on the development of devices, such as biodetection platforms, specifically for detecting viruses and toxic substances. He has experience in advanced manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing of metals, polymers, polyacrylates, and ceramics.

Direct Ink Writing of ceramic Slurries and Hydrogels: Challenges in Formulation, Rheology, and Print Strategies for Medical and Industrial Applications

Jaime Taha-Tijerina completed his PhD in Materials Science and NanoEngineering (MSNE) from Rice University, USA. He has +22 years of industrial experience and +21 years of Academic and Research proficiency. He has wide experience in leadership, planning, development, and maintenance of diverse sets of R&D and cost-reduction projects. He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers in congresses and specialized journals. His current research interest focusses on the synthesis and characterization of nanofluids and nanolubricants for energy/thermal management and tribology applications, as well as nanocomposites and metallic components for industrial manufacturing processes.

Nanolubricants for Industrial Plastic Deformation Applications

Monika Michalska received her Ph.D. at the Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Poland, in 2016. She was on a scientific internship (postdoc) in Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Japan, and Poland. She has been working as a researcher at the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, since 2020. Before joining VSB-TUO, she worked as an assistant professor at ITME. Her research area is a "crossroads of materials science, chemistry, and nanotechnology", including nanomaterials' synthesis and physicochemical characterization of electrodes for secondary batteries and supercapacitors, using various chemical and solid-state methods. She also deals with the surface modification of electrode materials with ceramic oxides and metallic as well as carbon coatings. Her scientific research also includes materials that have applications as photocatalysts in wastewater treatment and photoluminescent materials.

Enhanced energy storage and wastewater treatment through the surface functionalization of various materials with silver nanoparticles

Professor (Dr.) Kaushik Pal belongs to an Indian citizen. He currently leads as a ‘Associate Dean- Research’ at University Center for Research and Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Punjab (India). He was the former “Distinuish Chair Professor” at Laboratório de Biopolímeros eSensores, Instituto de Macromoléculas, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Advisory Chair Professor in Liquid Complex System and Solid State Research Laboratory, University of MaribÖr, Slovenia. Most recently, achieved Honorìs Cauśa DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (D.Sc.) award from Ministry of Education, Govt. of Malasia IKTBN Sepang, Selangor in this session June, 2020. He also acts as Distinguish Chair Professor in Wuhan University, Hubei, Republic of China. Before, he worked as a “Visiting Professor” at IIUCN, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. As a full-time “Research Professor” in the Department of Nanotechnology worked at Bharath University (BIHER), Chennai. He completed a Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics (Expt. Materials Science and Nanotechnology) from University of Kalyani, Govt. of India. Most significant prestigious awards “Marie-Curie Experienced Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow)” offered by the European Commission in Greece and “Brain Korea (BK-21) National Research Foundation Visiting Scientist Fell wship” in South Korea achieved in his research career. He was appointed “Senior Postdoctoral Fellow” at Wuhan University, China and within a year achieved a prestigious position “Chief-Scientist & Faculty Fellow” offered by Chinese Academy of Science. His current spans are focusing e.g. Nanofabrication, Chemical nanoengineering, solid-state condensation chemistry, Renewable green energy revolution, functional Materials hybridization, CNTs/Graphene, Liquid crystalline optical materials, Polymeric nanocomposite, Switchable device modulation, Spectroscopy and electron microscopy, Bio-inspired materials for Nano- biotechnology, Drug delivery, Tissue engineering, Nano-imaging and cell culturing and integration, Flexible and transparent electrodes, Supercapacitor, Optoelectronics, Green nanotechnology and novel biosensor applications. He supervises a significant number of Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. and Postdoctoral scholar’s thesis in Foreign University collaborations. His outstanding research finding and novelty published around 250+ significant research/review articles in SCI & SCOPUS based peer-reviewed international top-tier journals likewise: IOP Nanotechnology, Royal Chemical Society, Elsevier, Springer, InTech, Taylor & Francis, Wiley-Scrivener, IEEE publications got the highest citation in every year and leading editors more than 15- SCI/SCOPUS journal. Throughout his academic experiences, skills and research background deserve him as an editorial member of Elsevier, Springer, IOPSciences, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, InTech Open, CRC Press etc. as well as edited several 32-Book’s along with Authored and Co- authors chapters and since several last decades reviewed approximate 450-articles and expert editor of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, IOP journals. Prof. Pal is an expert group leader as well as the associate member in various scientific societies, reorganizations past decades, he organized mostly 52-National or International and professional bodies. In Conferences and workshops leaded as Chairperson/Convener/Co-convener, Workshops, Summer Internship program, and himself contributed around 40-Plenary, 38-Keynote and 45-Invited lectures worldwide. Outstanding achievements belongs to Prof. Kaushik Pal was selected worldwide as highly cited researcher leading Top 2% Scientist based Stanford University SCOPUS database since in the year 2022,2023,2024,2025.

Emerging Avenues in Nanoarchitectonics in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Gowhar Ahmad Naikoo, PhD, FHEA, MRSC, is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Dhofar University, Oman, and is ranked among the world’s top 2 % scientists (Stanford University – Elsevier/Scopus 2024 & 2025). His research focuses on the rational design of advanced nanomaterials for green hydrogen production, sustainable energy storage, next-generation sensors, and environmental remediation. A defining period of his career was his tenure as a Visiting Scientist under Professor C. N. R. Rao at JNCASR (India), which inspired his pursuit of innovation in materials chemistry. Dr. Naikoo has secured eight competitive research grants, including major projects funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI) and Dhofar University. His current work emphasizes hydrogen generation from seawater and wastewater and the development of eco-friendly nanostructures for clean energy systems, addressing key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). He has earned numerous distinctions, including the Best Faculty Award (2019), Best Research Scholar Awards (2022, 2024), Young Scientist Award (2020), and the Global Teacher Award. A Fellow of Advance HE (UK) and Editorial Board Member of several journals, Dr. Naikoo stands as a model of scientific leadership, driven by innovation, guided by sustainability, and inspired by the pursuit of positive societal impact.

Where Atoms Dream Big: The Power of Nanotechnology

Biao Yan is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental, Chemical, and Materials at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and has published one related paper in the journal Polymers.

Molecular Simulation of the Isotropic-to-Nematic Transition of Rod-like Polymers in Bulk and Under Confinement

Diego E. Alvarado M. graduated as a Chemical Engineer from Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela) and now has just completed his Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the ETSII at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain.

Structural Analysis of Primitive Paths: Athermal Semi-flexible Polymers

Dr. Manmatha Mahato currently serves as a Research Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Dr. Mahato specializes in designing advanced electroactive flexible devices using functional nanomaterials, such as COFs, MOFs, and MXenes. His notable research achievements include pioneering developments in electrochemical actuators, soft robotics, energy storage solutions, and smart composite materials. He has received prestigious accolades, including the 2024 AMSM Young Scientist Award and the 2022 NANO KOREA Young Scientist Award. Dr. Mahato has published extensively in high-impact international journals, secured multiple patents, and regularly delivers invited talks at prominent international conferences.

Ultralow-Voltage High-Performance Soft Actuators Based on Polysulfonated COF Hosts

Dr. Md Salah Uddin has a combined decade of work experience in advanced manufacturing, spanning both academic research and industrial settings. After completing his PhD from Montana Technological University, USA, he accepted a Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship position at Southern Methodist University, USA. Dr. Uddin worked in varied industries, ranging from industrial laboratories to manufacturing facilities. He received an MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Montana Technological University. He also obtained a master’s degree in Physics from Miami University, USA. Currently, Dr. Uddin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Physics, North South University, Bangladesh.

Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Modeling in Metal Additive Manufacturing