Prof. habil. Dr. Eng. Buruiana Daniela Laura is a remarkable personality in the fields of industrial engineering and materials engineering. As director of the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Eco-Nanotechnologies and Innovative Materials (CC-ITI), she coordinates research projects that integrate advanced and sustainable technologies in the development of innovative materials. With extensive experience in coordinating research projects, she guides young researchers in exploring innovative solutions and implementing them on an industrial scale. In addition to her research, she is actively involved in publishing scientific papers, obtaining national/international patents, and participating in international conferences. She stays up-to-date with the latest discoveries in the field and contributes to the global scientific evolution.

Circular-Economy-Based Composite Soil Amendments

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)

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry Performance of Novel MgO–La(OH)3 Phosphors

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.

Unconventional Materials Preparation Techniques in Materials Synthesis: Mechanical Alloying, Solvent-Free Mechanochemistry, and the Chemical Effects of Ultrasound

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.

Organelles and Organs as BioMechatronic Systems

Professor Michael Thompson obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Wales, UK and his PhD in analytical chemistry from McMaster University. Following a period as Science Research Council PDF at Swansea University, UK, he was appointed Lecturer in Instrumental Analysis at Loughborough University. He then moved to the University of Toronto where he is now Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry. He has held a number of distinguished research posts including the Leverhulme Fellowship at the University of Durham and the Science Foundation Ireland E.T.S Walton Research Fellowship at the Tyndall National Institute, Cork City. He is recognized internationally for his pioneering work over many years in the area of research into new biosensor technologies and the surface chemistry of biochemical and biological entities. He has made major contributions to the label-free detection of immunochemical and nucleic acid interactions and surface behavior of cells using ultra high frequency acoustic wave physics. In recent years his group has concentrated on solutions to the ubiquitous fouling and biocompatibility problem of sensors and medical devices. This has included the direct operation of biosensors in biological fluids and avoidance of platelet aggregation on medical polymeric materials. Thompson has served on the Editorial Boards of a number of major international journals including Analytical Chemistry and The Analyst and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the monograph series “Detection Science” for the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. He has been awarded many prestigious international prizes for his research including The Robert Boyle Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Elsevier Prize in Biosensor and Bioelectronic Technology, the E.W.R. Steacie Award of the Chemical Society of Canada, and recently the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Horizons Prize in Analytical Science. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1999.

Engineering anti-fouling surface chemistry on materials for medical devices

B.S. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology and M.S Material Science and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame. Over 30 years’ experience in Accident Reconstruction, Code & Standard Compliance Issues, Material Failure Analysis & Metallurgical Testing, Fire Cause and Origin (Commercial and, Residential), Utility Investigations (Gas, Electric and Steam), Gas Turbines and Underwater Structural Inspection Management. Mr. O’Shea founded Applied Materials Technologies, Inc. in 2001. His project management experience includes inspections on hundreds of QA/QC inspections and forensic investigations. He has authored numerous presentations related to failure analysis and engineering investigations and is active in many Technical Societies. Like Dr. Johnson, Mr. O’Shea believes proactive actions prior to incidents are critical in avoiding potential catastrophic events.

Forensic Fingerprints of Combustion From a Metallurgist’s Perspective

Prof. Dr. Nour F. Attia is professor at gas analysis and fire safety lab, chemistry division, National Institute of standards (NIS). Dr. Attia received his B.S. degree from the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science , Alexandria University and his M.S. degree from the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. Then he went to south Korea to join Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) for his doctoral degree and got it from the School of Material Science and Engineering at GIST, South Korea. Prof. Attia’s research contributions in the field of nanochemistry, energy gasses (H2 & CH4) storage, gas separation and greenhouse gases capture, smart textile and water treatments. Prof. Attia published more than 111 international papers in high impact factor journals and presented in more than 60 in international conferences. Additionally, Dr. Nour published 6 international patents (2 USA and 4 Korean) and five Egyptian patents were recently filled. His H-index is 41. He also, was appointed as visiting scientist at Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTECH) from 2017-2021. He was visiting professor at Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea July 2024. Additionally, he was visiting professor at Calabria University, italy May 2025. Also, he has been awarded several national and international prizes such as State Prize, National Institute of Standards Prize, Medal of Excellence from the first class from President of the Republic 2020 , Obada-Prize and Climate Change Alleviation Award 2022 from Mansoura University. He has been elected as a member of the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences for 2021-2024. Additionally, he has selected among the highest distinguished top 2% worldwide scientists in the following connective years 2021,2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He has elected as member of National committee of new and advanced materials 2022-2025, also he elected for another term 2025-2028. He is PI of several research projects funded from ASRT and STDF. Interestingly, he chaired several international conference in nanotechnology and green hydrogen technologies and Editor-in-chief of Climate change action Journal and editorial members for many. Recently, he has been selected as member of Electristy and Energy Research Council 2025-2028, ASRT, Egypt.

Nanoporous Materials For CO2 Capture as Tool for Climate Change Mitigation

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.

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Severine A.E. Boyer, CNRS Researcher, has completed her PhD from Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand University (France), and Assistant-Professor studies from the Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan), and respectively from Mines Paris PSL and IMT Mines Douai (France). She has published more than 50 papers. Her activities aim to conduct combinations of chemo-physics / poly-morpho-genesis / interfaces in hybrids materials to meet the challenges of new materials, new model-experiments and new numerical models.

When Nature illuninate us with 2D-3D Design-Morphologie

Professor of Engineering. Ashish Thakur is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Echelon Institute of Technology, India. Earlier, his expertise disseminate in Solid Mechanics and Design, Manufacturing Engineering at Mekelle University. His work engages with mechanical engineering in the Ethiopia, Thailand, India and cut across materials science, metallurgical, mechanical and industrial engineering regime. He is involved in various researches and consultancy activities and published around 75 research articles on mechanical, materials and industrial engineering domain, reviewed more then 40 papers worldwide, written book chapters, guided engineering students, authored and honour my degree from IIT Bombay in year 2007. He has won multiple awards for his research and teaching work across the borders of African states, visited many countries, world premier institutions like Harvard, MIT, Brown, Manhattan, AIT Thailand, Addis University subjected to field of engineering teaching and team research.

Aerogels finding new applications areas

Visionary engineer specializing in Bio-Quantum Resonance and Atomic Architecture. Pioneer in the application of the Bravo Constant (0.7520) to molecular biology. Successfully unified graphene physics with protein engineering to achieve 99.9% structural purity and biological stabilization at 42.2 Hz. Currently leading the most advanced longevity and cellular repair project in the private sector.

Beyond Graphene: Atomic Folding and the 42.2 Hz Bravo Resonance

Fatima-Zohra Charik is an Assistant Professor in Physico-Chemistry of Materials at the École Normale Supérieure of Casablanca, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco. She also serves as Scientific Platform Manager at the Cité d’Innovation et de Transfert de Technologie of Hassan II University, overseeing two advanced chemistry platforms dedicated to research, high-level characterization, and technology transfer. She holds an international joint Ph.D. in Physico-Chemistry of Materials and Chemical Engineering from Hassan II University of Casablanca and the University of Rennes (France). Following her Ph.D., she pursued an academic career in France as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry-Process and Environment at the IUT of Rennes, University of Rennes. Her current research focuses on membrane materials and processes for water treatment and desalination, including reverse osmosis, low-cost ceramic membranes, and sustainable separation technologies.

Low-cost geomaterial-derived ceramic membranes for diverse applications: seawater pretreatment and solvent dehydration

Viorica Ghisman is a Lecturer in the Department of Materials and Environmental Engineering at “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, Romania. She specializes in Materials Engineering, with research interests focused on the development of innovative and advanced materials aimed at improving material performance in the medical field, environmental applications, and asphalt mixtures.

Sustainable Materials-Based Strategies for Soil Degradation Mitigation

Prof. Hasirci is a member of Middle East Technical University BIOMATEN-Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (Türkiye), and Near East University (TRNC). Her research covers synthesis and characterization of different types of polymers and composites, including micro-and-nano modifications of polymeric materials used in medicine. She attended more than 500 conferences, has more than 250 publications, 4 patents, 21 chapters, 3 books (as one of the two authors of the ‘Fundamentals of Biomaterials’). Her research awarded by various organizations and by different universities. Her h-index is 56 (Google Scholar). She received ‘Science Award’ given by M.Parlar Foundation and ‘Technology Award’ given by Elginkan Foundation. She is Honorary Member of ‘ESB-European Society of Biomaterials’; and Fellow of the Science Academy’ (Türkiye).

Applications of Polymers in Medicine, Health and Biotechnology

Andrei Ivanov is a second-year PhD researcher in Materials Engineering at Dunărea de Jos University of Galați, Romania. He completed his bachelor's studies in Industrial Robotics and later earned a master's degree in Advanced Materials and Innovative Technologies. His work focuses on nanomaterials for food quality and safety, with emphasis on nano-enabled sensors and smart packaging.

Nanotech Applications in the Food Sector

Ayman Hassan AL-Qudah is a skilled civil engineer and academic who was awarded a Ph.D. in Highway Engineering from the Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He holds a Master’s degree in Highway Engineering from the Universiti Malaysia Perlis and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from AL-Balqa’ Applied University, Jordan. His research interests are in Highway Engineering, Green Materials Innovation, Pavement Materials, Asphalt Pavement, Semi-Flexible Pavement, and Smart Transportation. With extensive experience across Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia, AL-Qudah has worked as a lecturer, lab instructor, and consulting engineer. His professional and academic contributions center around pavement engineering, sustainable construction materials, and infrastructure development. He also won awards in international events and competitions.

Performance of High-Fluidity Cementitious Grouting Materials with Recycled Waste Glass in Semi-Flexible Pavement Mixture

Andromeda Iacob is a first-year PhD researcher in Materials Engineering at Dunărea de Jos University of Galați, Romania. She holds degrees in Traffic Police, Law, and Business Administration, as well as a Master’s degree in Criminal Sciences and Criminology. Since 2013, she has worked at the Galați Traffic Police Department, with expertise in traffic management and road systematization. Her doctoral research focuses on the development and evaluation of advanced asphalt materials and the integration of smart sensors for real-time monitoring, aiming to enhance road safety, durability, and the sustainability of transportation infrastructure.

Smart-Sensor-Based Monitoring and Optimization of Asphalt Mixture

Bianca-Elena Roșca (Neagu) is a first-year PhD student in Materials Engineering at “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați. She completed her bachelor’s studies and master’s degree in Naval Architecture. Her doctoral research focuses on developing advanced strategies to prolong the service life of high-performance industrial materials, with an emphasis on enhancing the corrosion resistance of steels in order to improve long-term durability and operational reliability.

Advanced Protective Coatings for Enhancing Performance of Materials used in Naval Industry

Balan-Balantof Ionut-Cristian is a first-year PhD researcher in Materials Engineering at Dunărea de Jos University of Galați, Romania. He holds degree in construction installation engineering – firefighting at Faculty of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza“ Police Academy from Bucharest. He currently works at the Emergency Situations Inspectorate of Galati County as head of the Prevention Inspection Service. His doctoral research focuses on developing innovative strategies to enhance the corrosion resistance of steels in aggressive environments using inhibitors, aiming to improve material durability and performance in demanding industrial applications.

Innovative Strategies for Enhancing the Corrosion Resistance of Steels in Aggressive Environments Using Organic and Inorganic Inhibitors

Marian-Cristian Staicu is a second-year PhD researcher in Materials Engineering at Dunărea de Jos University of Galați, Romania. He completed his bachelor's studies at the Faculty of Naval Architecture, specializing in Naval Architecture, and later earned a master's degree at the Faculty of Engineering, in the field of Quality Management in Industrial Engineering, also at Dunarea de Jos University of Galati. His doctoral research focuses on the development and characterization of advanced materials designed for the storage of cryogenic liquids, with the aim of improving safety, structural integrity, and performance under extreme operating conditions.

Integrated Perspectives on Liquefied Gas and Cryogenic Storage

Georgiana Ghisman (Alexe) is a second-year PhD researcher in Materials Engineering at Dunărea de Jos University of Galați, Romania. She holds degrees in Materials Science, and Finance and Banking, as well as a master’s degree in Advanced Materials and Innovative Technologies. Her doctoral research focuses on the advanced materials for ballistic protection, with particular emphasis on coatings, high-performance fibers, and micro/nanostructured surface treatments.

Advanced Coating Strategies for High-Performance Fiber-Based Materials in Ballistic Protection Systems