Dr. Ajitanshu Vedrtnam has over two decades of experience in research and teaching. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.B.A. in Marketing, an M.E. in Manufacturing (Gold Medalist), and a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics. He has received prestigious fellowships, including the Marie-Curie Grants, PASIFIC Fellowship, and postdoctoral fellowships from institutions such as the University of California, USA; National University of Ireland; Polish Academy of Sciences; Slovak Academy of Sciences; Singapore Research Foundation; University of Alcala; Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; and the Institute of Advanced Materials. Dr. Vedrtnam has secured over INR 92 million in funding from international and national agencies like the Department of Science and Technology (India), the European Union, IC IMPACT (Canada), and others. He has authored 110+ publications, including 50+ in high-impact journals, holds patents, and has published four books. His research focuses on advanced technologies addressing structural materials, energy storage, and sustainability challenges. He serves as a scientific evaluator and has been invited to deliver 100+ keynote and plenary lectures at international conferences. Dr. Vedrtnam is also an editor, reviewer, and editorial board member for several prominent journals.
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Wdowin is employed at Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, where she has been the head of the Division of Applied Geochemistry and Environmental Engineering since 2007. Since 2021, she has also been the deputy director of the Institute for Scientific Affairs. Since 2024, she is acting director of the institute. For years, he has been dealing with the subject of waste management in the energy sector, developing, e.g., sorbents both for cleaning flue gas from CO2 and Hg as well as for hydrogen storage. In this area, she was the manager of the award-winning LIDER project entitled "The use of energy waste raw materials to capture gaseous forms of mercury from flue gases". In the field of CO2 capture and hydrogen storage, she also coordinates and manages international projects, working with units such as the University of Nottingham, Great Britain, or the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria, South Africa. She has also cooperated with the IEA CCC but also with scientific units from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, and others.
