Hall of Fame: Materials Science – 2020

Dr. Francisco Bulnes obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from National Autonomous University, Mexico. He has a Post-doctorate in Infinite Lie Theory and their applications in Informatics and Quantum Electrodynamics in Cuba and Russia. He is full member in ANS (American Nano Society) as distinction for their scientific trajectory. He authored many specialist books: conference compilations, advanced treatise of mathematics for scientists and engineers, technical monographs and mathematical specialist monographs all with ISBN and published for many universities in and out from Mexico. Dr. Bulnes also have published many mathematical papers in international journals and chapters of Books of Mathematical Physics. He is an expert in Quantum Electrodynamics, Infinite Lie Theory, Field Theory, Integral Geometry, Cohomology of Cycles (Motivic and Relative) and Nanotechnology. He belongs to many editorial boards of journals of mathematics as reviewer and scientific support. He has been Chairman and first adviser of many international events in pure and applied mathematics and has some tools and mathematical theorem with his name. He was Co-principal of the doctoral seminar of Lie groups in the Institute of Mathematics-UNAM, and badges, fellowships and other distinctions in the doctoral seminar of research, Head of the Research Department in Mathematics and Engineering, TESCHA, and he is researching on total digital of production and distribution energy plants, on the classification problem of irreducible unitary representations and on one new theory of the Universe with MIT and Harvard groups. He is president of GI (Research Group), the most important research group in State of Mexico. Dr. Bulnes is considered to be a big authority in more than 20 countries on an international scale. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal on Photonics and Spintronics. In this last respect also research on nano-medicine having many works, conferences and papers published. He has mre than one hundred published papers in indexing and arbitrating journals. He has a mathematics theorems and tools with his name. He has much Honoris Doctorates Honoris Causa given by ONG's and Universities in the world. He has more that 50 badges and achievements in mathematics, physics and nanotechnology. Actually, he is a IINAMEI Director, the most important research centre in State of Mexico.

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Institutions: IINAMEI, Mexico.

Prof. Kuipa holds an Msc Degree in Chemical Engineering (with Distinction) from Ivanovo Institute of Chemical Engineering (Russia) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Bradford University (UK). He is a Chartered Engineer, registered with the Engineering Council (UK) and with the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe.

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Institutions: Lupane State University, Zimbabwe

NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, Mechanical Engineering, Singapore 117576, Singapore & Technology Development Centre, Institute of Technical Education College East, 10 Simei Avenue, Singapore 48604, Singapore

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Institutions: National University of Singapore, Singapore

Active researcher & professor (30 years)+. Curiosity is my trigger. Always in search for more. Highly motivated, well versed in teaching and research techniques. Worked in several universities: Mexico (ITESM), USA (Syracuse Univ.) and Lebanon (Al Maaref, AUB, BUC, LAU, NDU, Kaslik, AUST). Graduated from ITRL (Coah.) and ITESM (NL), also worked for VitroFlex, NL (Mexico). Experience in consultancy. Published in refereed journals, conferences, workshops and seminars. Active peer blind reviewer.

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Institutions: Al Maaref University, Lebanon

Jadwiga Sołoducho is a professor of organic chemistry specializing in synthesis and physicochemical properties of macromolecular symmetric heterocyclic structures. She is a representative of the Faculty of Chemistry in the field of advertisement and also works as a co-organizer of Lower Silesian Festival of Science. Her research interests include chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, the synthesis, the relationship between the chemical structure and their physico–chemical properties. Also important, in her research field, are theoretical studies allowed to design the processes of polymerization of conducting materials. She was also distinguished for important results in patent applications, including circulatory system drugs, gas detectors, etc. In 1993–1995 she has been granted with postdoctoral fellowship of Gainesville Center of Heterocyclic Compounds, University of Florida, Department of Chemistry (USA) in the research group of Prof. A.R. Katritzky. In 1996–1998 she has been a visiting professor in Gainesville Center of Heterocyclic Compounds, University of Florida, in the research group of Prof. A.R. Katritzky. In 2004 she has also been a visiting professor at University of Jena (Germany). Since 2008 she is a v-ce Dean of Faculty of Chemistry of Wrocław University of Technology She has been an author of 57 original publications for a reputed international journals, 42 patents, 34 patent declarations.

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Institutions: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

Rike Yudianti conducts research activity since FY 1994 at Research Center for Physics – Indonesian Institute of Sciences (RCP-LIPI). Prior to continuing her study, She was a member in some research collaboration with some university in Japan i.e. Kyoto University, Osaka University and Tokyo University under JSPS Program (exchange scientist and Collaborative Research Program). She obtained Doctoral Degree in Kyoto University Japan with research activity focused on Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Natural Fiber and its Molecular Interaction Analysis. After her study, nanofiber is still make her curious with its interesting characteristic of the nanocomposite material. She has research interest in nanomaterial science for functional nanocomposite. i.e electrocatalyst, photocatalytic, transparent and conductive film, and smart fiber. She actively builds International research collaboration with Osaka University (Japan), Korea Institute of Material Science (KIMS-Korea), ITM University (India) and National Institute of Material Science (NIMS) Japan to improve and accelerate research quality and innovation. Her current position is Head of Research Center for Physics as center of excellent in material science and optoelectronic.

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Institutions: Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia

Dr. Nasr Bensalah holds a position of Associate Professor at Qatar University, and Professor at Faculty of Sciences of Gabes (Tunisia). He has completed his Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from University of Monastir, Tunisia. He has more than 15 years of experience in Electrochemistry teaching and research. Previously he appointed as Research Scientist and Water Lab Manger at Texas A&M University at Qatar, Fulbright Scholar (teaching and research) at University of California Irvine, Associate Professor at Faculty of Sciences of Gabes (Tunisia), Assistant Professor, and Senior Lecturer at ISSAT-Gabes, Tunisia/ Head of Industrial Chemistry Department. His research interests are focused on Electrochemical Methods for Energy Storage and Water Treatment and Corrosion Testing and Control. Additionally, his research interests include Water and Wastewaters Treatment by different processes. He has published more than 40 papers in high impact factor international journals and he supervised 14 graduate students (10 MSc-students and 4 PhD-students). He is Editor-in-Chief in Journal of Advances in Energy Research (IER), review editor for Frontiers in Chemistry/ Green and Environmental Chemistry and member of editor board in many journals. He is also serving as reviewer for number of journals.

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Institutions: Qatar University, Qatar

Applied Thermodynamics and Process Design Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria

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Institutions: Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria