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Prof. Dr. Yongfu Zhu

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Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Interests: alloys; corrosion; film; corrosion mechanism; heat treatment; oxidation
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Prof. Dr. Dinesh Agrawal

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Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, TX, USA
Interests: microwave processing of ceramics; composites; metals; low-thermal-expansion materials; ceramic processing; rad-waste management
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Dr. Antonio Agresti

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Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: the design, engineering, fabrication and electrical/spectroscopic characterization of hybrid and organic solar cells and large area modules; the use of graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides and new bi-dimensional materials such as MXenes for photovoltaics engineering and in particular for perovskite solar cells, tandem devices, large area modules, and panels
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Dr. José Aguiar

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Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC), University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: sustainable construction; energy efficiency of buildings; phase change materials; composite materials; material durability; construction and demolition waste; foundry industry waste; polymers in concrete
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Prof. Dr. Iskander Akhatov

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Center for Design, Manufacturing & Materials (CDMM), Skolkovo Institute of Science & Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
Interests: multiphase and multiscale fluid dynamics; mathematical modeling; materials engineering; additive manufacturing; functional coatings; composite materials; materials structure and mechanical properties; atomistic modeling
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Prof. Dr. Marco Alfano

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Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Interests: adhesive bonding; surface pre-treatments; interface modeling & identification; architected materials and interfaces
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Dr. Michela Alfè

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Institute for Research on Combustion (IRC-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
Interests: photocatalytic materials; carbon-based hybrid nanostructures; metal–organic frameworks; end-of-life materials valorization; graphene-related materials
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Prof. Dr. Zeynep Altintas

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Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Interests: diagnostics; micro-fluidics and lab-on-a-chip devices; sensor applications in medical diagnosis, chemistry, food safety and biotechnology; nanomaterials in health care diagnostics
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Dr. Ulises Julio Amador Elizondo

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Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain
Interests: materials science; multidisciplinary; chemistry; crystallography; electrochemistry; energy and fuels; physics

Dr. Eugenio Amendola

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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB), National Research Council, P.le Enrico Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: self-healing; epoxy resin; liquid crystalline polymers; thermosets; composites; cultural heritage
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Dr. Sima Aminorroaya Yamini

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Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1 WB, UK
Interests: design, fabrication, and characterisation of functional materials for advanced manufacturing applications
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Prof. Dr. Linan An

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Interests: ceramics; composites; mechanical behavior; advanced processing

Dr. Qi An

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: machine learning, machine learning force field, molecular dynamics simulations, quantum mechanics simulations, reactive force field, and applying these methods in advanced materials design

Dr. Jānis Andersons

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Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Interests: polymer composites; cellular and porous materials; durability of polymer composites; deformation and fracture mechanics of composites; natural fibers

Dr. Marco Annunziata

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Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: periodontology; periodontal diseases; implant dentistry; peri-implant diseases
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Prof. Dr. Margarita D. Apostolova

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Medical and Biological Research Lab., Roumen Tsanev Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: bionanotechnology; nanotoxicology; regenerative medicine; proteomics; tissue engineering; genomics
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Prof. Dr. Carla Renata Arciola

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1. Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specially Medicine, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
2. Laboratorio di Patologia delle Infezioni Associate all’Impianto, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Interests: anti-adhesive surfaces; anti-biofilm agents; anti-biofouling materials; antibiotic-loaded biomaterials; anti-infective materials; anti-infective tissue regeneration membranes; bioactive antibacterial coatings; materials delivering antimicrobials; covalent conjugation of antimicrobial peptides; (GTR/GBR) membrane with anti-infective properties; implant infections; multilayer antibacterial films; periprosthetic infections; photocatalytic coatings for hygienic surfaces; technologies and nano-technologies for infection-resistant surfaces
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Prof. Dr. José Ramón Ares Fernández

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Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: synthesis and characterization of novel materials for energy conversion and storage; hydrides and sulfides; hydrogen storage; thermoelectricity

Prof. Dr. Dimitris S. Argyropoulos

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Departments of Forest Biomaterials & Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2820 Faucette Drive, Rm 3104, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, USA
Interests: materials; chemicals and energy from forest biomass; organic chemistry of wood components; bio-refining of lignin; cellulose and nano-cellulose based smart materials; NMR spectroscopy and polymer chemistry of biopolymers
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Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Avalle

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DIME—Department of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transportation Engineering Polytechnic School, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Interests: materials characterization and modeling; design and optimization of AM structures; cellular materials
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Dr. Vincenzo Baglio

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CNR-ITAE Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “N. Giordano”, Via Salita S. Lucia sopra Contesse 5, 98126 Messina, Italy
Interests: polymer electrolyte fuel cells; direct alcohol fuel cells; water electrolysis; metal–air batteries; dye-sensitized solar cells; photo-electrolysis; carbon dioxide electro-reduction
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Prof. Dr. Xuedong Bai

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Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: TEM and its in-situ characterization; nanomaterials and nanosacle physics

Prof. Dr. Rafael Antonio Balart Gimeno

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Technological Institute of Materials (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 03801 Alcoy, Spain
Interests: aliphatic polyesters; blends; compatibilization; advanced characterization; functional additives; unsaturated polyester resins; composites
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Dr. Mike Bambach

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Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Interests: cold-formed steel; carbon fibre strengthening; natural fibre composites; impact and blast loads; numerical methods; computational inelasticity; structures; sustainability in construction

Dr. Ismet Baran

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Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Interests: fiber-reinforced polymer composites; numerical modeling; process simulations; pultrusion; material characterization
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Prof. Dr. Nektaria-Marianthi Barkoula

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Interests: structure-property relationships in materials; durability of polymers/polymer composites and cement-based composites; tribological behavior of polymers; metals and composites; biodegradable/biobased polymers; recyclability; eco-composites, nanocomposites/multi-functional materials/hierarchical composites
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Prof. Dr. Danuta Barnat-Hunek

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Department of Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
Interests: recycled aggregates; materials based on cement; durability; hydrophobizaton; nanopolymers
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Prof. Dr. Pedro Barquinha

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CENIMAT/I3N, Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais (DCM), and CEMOP/UNINOVA, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: oxide transistors; flexible electronics; nanogenerators; oxide nanostructures; oxide thin films; nanolithography
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Dr. José F. Bartolomé

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Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM) - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: ceramics; ceramic-metal composites; biomaterials; mechanical properties; fatigue; fracture; microstructural characterization

Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Batentschuk

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering VI, Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: luminescent materials; optical materials; nanomaterials; phosphors; hybrid films; single crystalline films; ionizing radiation; needle-structured layers; dielectric crystals; point defects; storage phosphors

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