Plenary Speech
Prof. Weihong Zhu
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice President of East China University of Science and Technology, Director of Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology. Professor of Chemistry, Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor, and NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars.
Bio: Prof. Weihong Zhu received his Bachelor degree of Chemistry in 1992 from Nanjing Normal University, Master degree of Organic Chemistry in 1995 from Nankai University, PhD degree of Applied Chemistry in 1999 from East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST), China. He worked in AIST Central 5, Tsukuba (Postdoctoral, 2001.10-2003.4) and in Tsukuba University (visiting professor, 2004.7-2005.3), Japan. He became a full professor in 2004, and has published more than 340 SCI papers in international journals with H-index of 82. He has received several awards, such as NSFC for Distinguished Young Scholars (2013), and Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor by the Education Ministry of China (2015).
Areas of Expertise: Photosensitized chemical products with functional chromophores, including fluorescent sensors, photochromism, and hole-transporting materials (HTMs) for solar cells.
Prof. Shandong Tu
Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of East China University of Science and Technology, President of the University Science Association, Former Vice President of East China University of Science and Technology.
Bio: Prof. Shandong Tu graduated from Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology in 1982, majoring in chemical machinery, and received his M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical process machinery from Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology in 1985 and 1988, respectively. From 1989 to 1990, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Mechanics, Southwest Jiaotong University; from 1990 to 1993, he was invited to be a guest researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; from 1993 to 2001, he served as Associate Professor, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice President and Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing University of Chemical Technology and Nanjing University of Technology; after 2002, he was appointed as Professor at East China University of Science and Technology; from June 2006 to July 2015, he served as Vice President of East China University of Science and Technology. In 2019, he was elected as Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He won the first and second prizes of National Scientific and Technological Progress, the second prize of National Invention, the first prize of Shanghai Natural Science, and the second prize of National Teaching Achievements.
Areas of Expertise: Safety technology for high temperature and high-pressure chemical equipment.
Prof. Xin Chen
Professor of East China University of Science and Technology, Expert of Shanghai Talent Plan, Council Member of Shanghai Micrology Society, Project review expert of Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education, Technology Award Review Expert of Shanghai and Guangdong Province.
Bio: Prof. Chen received his undergraduate degree in 1991 from the Department of Modern Applied Physics, Tsinghua University, and his Ph.D. degree in 2000 from the Department of Physics, University of Houston, USA. He worked in the State's Key Open Laboratory of Surface Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the NASA affiliated Center for Advanced Materials at the University of Houston, Peking University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, etc., respectively. He has been a professor in the School...more...
Areas of Expertise: Supercapacitor materials; Research and development of new nanomaterials with advanced microscopy techniques; New nanomaterials and devices.
State Council's Expert Enjoying Special Government Allowance, Vice President of Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Distinguished Professor of High-level Talents of the Ministry of Education (2012), National Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions, National Candidates of “One Hundred Million Talents Project”.
Bio: Prof. Gao is one of the first batch of "New Century Outstanding Talents Support Program" of the Ministry of Education of China, an outstanding expert under the provincial management of Hebei Province, a young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions in Hebei Province, and an outstanding returnee from abroad in Hebei...more...
Areas of Expertise: Chemistry and chemical engineering: Electrocatalysis; Nanocatalysis; Superhard materials.
Professor of Harbin Institute of Technology, China, Changjiang Scholars Endowed Professor, National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, Ten Thousand People Plan Leading Talents.
Bio: Pro. Zhu is an expert in the field of key special projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Equipment Development, an expert in the field of science and technology innovation of the Bureau of Science and Industry, the leader of the National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Team, the deputy director of the National Engineering...more...
Areas of Expertise: Diamond crystal materials; Transparent materials; High thermal conductivity composite materials.
Keynote Speech
Prof. Chuanhong Jin
Professor of Zhejiang University, National High-level Young Talent, Standing Council Member of Chinese Crystallographic Society.
Areas of Expertise: Key materials and interfaces for carbon-based electronics.
Prof. Shunli Wang
Prof. Shunli Wang is a Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Executive Vice President of Smart Energy Storage Institute, Academic Dean of Electric Power College at Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, IET Fellow, Provincial Senior Overseas Talent, Academic Leader of the National Electrical Safety and Quality Testing Center, Tianfu Qingcheng Provincial Scientific and Technological Talent, Academic and Technical Leader of China Science and Technology City, Top 2% Worldwide Scientist.
Areas of Expertise: Modeling, state estimation, and safety management for energy storage systems.
Prof. Dimitrios Karamanis
Professor of Alternative Energy Sources, University of Patras, Department of Environmental Engineering, Greece.
Bio: Professor of Alternative Energy Sources at University of Patras. His research interest started with the development of appropriate countermeasures ...more...
Areas of Expertise: Wind potential and wind energy, Photovoltaics and solar energy, Μaterials and methods of passive cooling, Accelerator Driven Systems for energy production, Radiation metrology, Environmental impact of energy production and use, Applications of renewable energy sources.
Prof. Guohua Xie
Professor, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.
Bio: He received a Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics from Jilin University, China, in 2011. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Applied Photophysics, Technische Universität Dresden...more...
Areas of Expertise: Novel light-emitting materials and devices: organic light-emitting materials and devices, quantum dot light-emitting materials and devices, chalcogenide light-emitting materials and devices.
Director of Gansu Mining Area Pollution Control and Ecological Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre, Director of Key Laboratory of Plant Adversity Physiology and Ecological Restoration of Xi'an City, Vice President of Lanzhou Smart City Research Institute, Vice President of Gansu Provincial Institute of Urban Development, Executive Vice-President of Academy of Eco Xi'an.
Areas of Expertise: Damaged ecosystem evaluation and restoration.
Chair Professor of East China University of Science and Technology, Adjunct Professor of University of Clyde (UK), Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMchE) (UK), Senior Foreign Scholar of State Funding Committee of China, Chang-Jiang Scholar Chair Professor.
Areas of Expertise: Chemical/nuclear/aerospace equipment safety; High temperature structural integrity theory and numerical methods; Power battery safety; Computational solid mechanics.
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Mathematics and Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai Distinguished Professor, Oriental Scholar.
Areas of Expertise: Cross-cutting areas related to low-dimensional physics and flexible electronics: carbon nanomaterials, nano-ionic devices, and integration of sensing and memory devices.
Central South University, China.
Areas of Expertise:
Computational mechanics of materials; Computational solid mechanics.
National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, Slovenia.
Areas of Expertise:
Heterogeneous catalysis materials; Modelling; Simulation and optimization of process fluid mechanics; Transport phenomena and chemical kinetics.
Professor of Hangzhou International Innovation Institute of Beihang University, Deputy Director of International Research and Cooperation (Europe/Asia), Founding Member of 1st Europe Topical School for Ph.D. Students, Europe. Previously at Paris-Saclay University, France.
Bio: Dr. Karim RAGUI is engaged in Carbon Neutrality theory-based optimization and intelligent design. He is currently the Deputy Scientific Director of International Research and Cooperation...more...
Areas of Expertise: Thermal management; Clean energy; Engineering thermodynamics; Carbon neutrality.