Organizing Committee

Professor Vladimir Falko

National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester
UK

Vladimir Fal’ko is condensed matter theorist responsible for several advances in the theory of electronic and optical properties of atomically thin two-dimensional crystals and fundamentals of nanoelectronics. His current research interests include graphene-based electronic and optoelectronic systems and electronic and optical properties of various atomically thin two-dimensional crystals and their heterostructures. He is one of the initiators of the European Graphene Flagship Project, founder of Graphene Week Conference series and Editor-in-Chief of the IoP Journal ‘2D Materials’. Falko is currently Director of the National Graphene Institute and Professor of Condensed Matter Theory at the University of Manchester.

Vinod Kumar Gupta

King Abdulaziz University
Saudi Arabia

Vinod Kumar Gupta, fellow of the World Innovation Foundation (FWIF) ; FELLOW 0f royal society of chemistry( London) and fellow of National Academy of Sciences India (FNASc), obtained his Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee), Roorkee, India, in 1979. Since then he is working at the same institute and at present is the Head of Chemistry department. He has worked as postdoctoral fellow at University of Regensburg, Germany, in the year 1993 as an EC fellow and was DAAD visiting professor at University of Chemnitz and Freie University of Berlin in the year 2002. He received the Citation Laureate Award in 2004 and has been Chair Professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia since 2009. His research interests include chemical and biosensors; chiral chromatography; liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; chemical and biochemical remediation of organic and inorganic pollutants, waste water treatment by developing low cost adsorbents and environmental chemistry. Professor Gupta is a widely travelled researcher and is member on the editorial board of many international journals. He is a highly cited researcher in the area of Ecology and Environment with more than700 papers; 68500 citations and h index=155. He has guided 43 PhD students and 10 are working currently besides supervising about 50 masters dissertation. He is an editor of the Journal- Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR) published by Springer with IF 2.87. He has visited almost all countries for academic/research work.

Chithirai Pon Selvan

Curtin University
Dubai

Dr. Chithirai Pon Selvan obtained his Bachelors in Production Engineering, Masters in Computer Aided Design and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Pon Selvan has over twenty years of experience in teaching, educational assessment, classroom management, and student relations. He has published 100+ research articles in international journals and conferences. He has been invited and honored as keynote speaker, session chair, resource person and technical committee member in various conferences in UAE, India, Thailand, Malaysia, UK, Germany & Italy. He has organized many conferences and he is in the editorial board of more than 50 international journals. His research interests are in the areas of machine design, optimization techniques and manufacturing practices, particularly non-traditional manufacturing methods. He is a well-known researcher in the field of Abrasive Waterjet Cutting Technology and has evaluated several Ph.D. theses in Mechanical Engineering from various universities. He is a member of various professional societies including SAE, ASHRAE, IMechE, ASME, ASQ and ISTE. He has received several prestigious awards in UAE including the following.
>>Teaching Excellence Award (2013-2014) from Manipal University, Dubai
>>Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (2017) from Road Transport Authority (RTA), Govt. of Dubai
>>Dr. Kalam’s International Excellence Award for Education (2017) from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lovers Foundation, UAE
>>Distinguished Conservation Project Award (2018) from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Govt. of Dubai
>>Alleem Sustainability Researcher Award (2018) form Alleem Research and Development Centre, Sharjah
>>Sustainability Ambassador Award (2019) form Road Transport Authority (RTA), Govt. of Dubai
He joined in Curtin University Dubai in July 2018 after serving 10 years in UAE, with Manipal University Dubai and Amity University Dubai.

Rezal Khairi Ahmad

NanoMalaysia
Malysia

As NanoMalaysia’s first employee, he crafted the company structure, developed business model and corporate positioning strategy relative to like-minded government agencies and relevant industries. Between August 2012 and February 2013, Dr. Rezal also served as Acting Under Secretary of National Nanotechnology Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). From June 2012 to May 2014, he came under secondment from Khazanah Nasional, an investment arm of the Government of Malaysia. Prior to that, he was a Manager at GEMS Sdn. Bhd. and Business Development Manager in a local ICT private company from 2000 to 2001.

Waseem Haider

Central Michigan University
USA

Waseem Haider is currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Central Michigan University. Dr. Haider does research in Materials Science and Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Surface Chemistry, Bulk Metallic Glasses and Nanomaterials. Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University, USA, 2010. M.S., Materials Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, 2006. B.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2003.

Ahmad Yazdani

Tarbiat Modares University
Iran

Completed His M.sc (1978) at Oregon, U.S.A Completed His Ph.D (1988) at Greece, Greece.

Peter Bøggild

Technical University of Denmark
Denmark

Yarjan Abdul Samad

Cambridge University
UK

Dr. Yarjan Abdul Samad is a research associate at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge. His research areas include electromechanical and electro and photo- thermal properties of carbon and two-dimensional materials, as well as flexible and stretchable composites for space, health, environment and energy applications. He is among the team of experimentalists who tested properties of graphene for the first time in Zero Gravity (Zero G) environments.

KSV Santhanam

Rochester Institute of Technology
USA

KSV Santhanam: Professor of Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, USA. He is Member of Sigma XI Life Fellow, Society for Advancement of Electrochemical science and technology Life Fellow, Bioelectrochemical Society of India Corresponding Member, Sachsische Academy per Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, Germany Member of New York Academy of Sciences, New York, USA (inactive). The research that is being conducted by Santhanam’s group involves preparation of nanomaterials composites, electrochemical synthesis of nanomaterial such as graphene and investigating the physico chemical properties of the nanocomposites..The different activities that are in progress involves interactions of the nanomaterials with ferromagnetic metals or polymers such as nafion, developing active chemical sensors for the greenhouse gases, for photovoltaic electrolysis of water and developing electrodes for fuel cells. A few of these activities are carried out in collaboration with other materials scientists and engineers in RIT. The funding for research has been obtained from National Science Foundation, NYSERDA and Hoegannaes Corporation.

Tahar Laoui

University of Sharjah Sharjah
UAE

Professor Tahar Laoui is currently a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He received his PhD from the University of Washington, Seattle, USA in 1990. His research interests include development of advanced materials and nanostructured materials, nanocomposites, membranes for water treatment and desalination. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM), member of the editorial board of several journals including Materials Letters, Membranes, Clean Water. He is and was a member of several professional societies including Materials Research Society, European Membrane Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, UK Biomaterials Association, Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He has served as a reviewer/member of the review committee for many journals and national/international conferences. He has published over 180 refereed journal/conference papers and conference abstracts.

Subir Kumar Sarkar

Jadavpur University
India

Prof. Subir Kumar Sarkar has completed his B. Tech, M. Tech and PhD (Tech) from Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, University of Calcutta and Post Doctoral from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), USA. He is an eminent Professor, a meticulous guide and an influential researcher with equally balanced administrative responsibilities and associated with academic bodies of thirteen institutes. He was a student of Ramkrishna Mission, Narendrapur, West Bengal. He has worked around 10 years in industry like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) as Executive Engineer, 26 years in Universities (8 Years in IIEST and 17 Years in Jadavpur University) in different capacities. He was the Head of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University during 2011-2013, coordinator of the Evening course of M. Tech in “VLSI Design and Microelectronics Technology” 2009 - 2013 & 2016- till date and Coordinator of IC Design & Fabrication Centre , Jadavpur University from 2016 to till date. He has authored 6 Engineering text books published by CRC Press USA, Artech House USA, PAN STANFOPRD USA, S.Chand& Company Pvt. Ltd., Inda . He has already guided 52 PhD scholars ( 5 more registered and currently working), 20 R&D; projects sponsored by different Govt. of India funding agencies have been completed/ongoing, published more than 640 technical research papers in archived International/ National journals and peer reviewed conferences. He has 10 foreign trips in several countries like USA, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan , Thailand and Bangladesh as Keynote speaker, Special Guest of Honour and Invited speaker for training, presenting papers and visiting sophisticated laboratories as a part of his collaborative research activities. He has delivered around 104 Plenary/Keynote/ Invited talks, 15 IEEE Distinguished Lectures, and chaired 40 technical sessions in various academic programs in India and Abroad. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, IEEE Electron Device Society Distinguished Lecturer, Life fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) and Life fellow of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, Life member of ISTE and Life member of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS). He has received honours and awards: Won several School Day prizes for standing amongst the top three ranks of the class, Awarded National Scholarship, Recipient of Deboprasad Ghosal Silver medal, Certificate of Merit at Institution of Engineers, 2005. He has successfully organized two IEEE sponsored International Conferences as Convener (2004) and as General Chair (2012).

Alexander L Kalamkarov

Dalhousie University in Halifax
canada

Dr. Alexander L. Kalamkarov is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada since 1993, and Director of Smart Materials Centre since 1995. He was awarded the PhD degree from the Moscow State University in 1979 and the Doctor of Sciences (Habilitation) from the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1990. His academic career spans over 40 years in Research and University teaching. He has taught in the Universities in USA, England, France, Australia, Japan, and visited numerous Universities and Research Institutes around the world. Research performed by Prof. Kalamkarov in mechanics of solids, and specifically in micromechanics of advanced composite materials and smart structures is internationally recognized. He has authored more than 350 research publications, including 150 refereed journal papers, 8 Research Monographs and 2 US patents. Prof. Kalamkarov is awarded the CANCAM Gold Medal for the “outstanding contribution in the area of Applied Mechanics” in 2011. He has served as a Vice-President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and is a Member of numerous prestigious International Editorial and Advisory boards in the area of composite materials and smart structures.

Dr. Reza Jamshidi Rodbari

R & C JAM CATALYST INDUSTRIAL GROUP
USA

DOCTORAL in Materials Sciences & Engineering at the Federal University of Pernambuco/UFPE; MASTER in Materials Science & Engineering at Federal University of Pernambuco/UFPE; MESTER in Civil Engineering & Urban Planning at Islamic Azad University; Graduation in Social Planning at Islamic Azad University; GRADUATION in Civil Construction & Design at Islamic Azad University Two Books with ISBN/ An International Patent in the Catalyst Area & 31 publications of articles. He has experience in the field of Petroleum Engineering, Sustainability Energetics, developed researches in Materials Engineering. Acting mainly in the following subjects: Graphene Oxide, Metal Alloys, Films Fine and Catalysts Heterogeneous. Experience in physicochemical characterization; X-Ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, & Thermal Analysis. Experiences Coordination & Director Complex City of University in Tehran.
OMICS 2° & 3° INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES ON PETROCHEMICAL & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING in 2013 SAN ANTONIO/2014 LAS VEGAS-USA
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER at 2° WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO ON PETROCHEMICAL/NATURAL RESOURCES 2018 PRAGUE-CZECH
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER to THE WORLD CONFERENCE GRAPHENE NANOTECHNOLOG 2019 TOKYO-JAPAN
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER to THE UPCOMING 3oth INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2019 FRANKFURT-GERMANY
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER to INTERNATIONAL GRAPHENE & CARBON NANOTUBES CONFERENCE OLCGCNC-2019 DUBAI- UAE
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER to Global Conference on Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Technologies 2019 MILAN, ITALY
2° International Conference on Materials Science & Engineering as speeker,2019 PARIS, FRANCE.
European Congress on Nanotechnology & Materials Science Engineering Nanomaterials as speeker 2019 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.
Two Books with ISBN/ An International Patent in the Catalyst Area & 31 publications of articles. He has experience in the field of Petroleum Engineering, Sustainability Energetics, developed researches in Materials Engineering. Acting mainly in the following subjects: Graphene Oxide, Metal Alloys, Films Fine and Catalysts Heterogeneous. Experience in physicochemical characterization; X-Ray Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, & Thermal Analysis. Experiences Coordination & Director Complex City of University in Tehran

Zafar Said

University of Sharjah
Sharjah, UAE

Zafar Said: Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (SREE), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University Malaya, Malaysia, Oct. 2014 (Fast Track Masters leading to Ph.D.) Worked on the thesis titled “Effect of thermo physical properties on the energy & exergy efficiencies of flat plate solar collector using metal oxides and SWCNTs based nanofluids “, Master of Engineering (Mechanical), University Malaya, Malaysia, Feb. 2011. Thesis titled “Investigation on fundamental optical properties of nanofluids”. 2011: Best Final Year Project, University Tenaga Nasional 2012: Fast-Track to Ph.D. Included in Who’s Who in the World 2016-33rd Edition. Dean List 5 times: University IPRS Feb. 2012- March 2014. (Ph.D.)

Rabah Ali Khalil

University of Mosul
Iraq

Rabah Ali Khalil is a full Professor of Physical Chemistry in University of Mosul, College of Science, Chemistry Department. He completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at University of Mosul in 1994, his M. Phil. Degree in Inorganic Chemistry at University of Sheffield in 1990 and his B.Sc. in General Chemistry at University of Mosul as a1st among 128 students. He has published more than 27 papers in reputed journals, serving as an editorial board member of reputed journal, keynote speaker, TPC and OC member at many international conferences. His most cited articles are Kinetic and prediction studies of ascorbic acid degradation in normal and concentrate local lemon juice during storage, Food Chemistry (2007) 101:254-259, Application of a Schiff base derived from sulfanilamide as an acid-base indicator, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society (2009) 6:345-352, and Theoretical estimation of the critical packing parameter of amphiphilic self-assembled aggregates, Applied Surface Science (2014) 318:85-89. He introduced a new physical insight for the formation of worm-like micelles called Critical Intermolecular Forces (CIF) theory, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan (2014) 36:211-220.

Pankaj Srivastava

Indian Institute of Technology
India

Pankaj Srivastava is currently a Professor of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India. He has completed his PhD in Physics from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India and post-doctoral studies at CRISMAT, Caen, France and Free University, Berlin, Germany. He has extensively worked at various synchrotron facilities in Europe and has also worked as a Visiting Scientist at RRCAT, Indore (India). His interest lies in surface-interface characterization and electronic structure of technologically relevant systems involving dielectrics like silicon nitride, CNTs, nano-composites and functional oxides. He has more than 130 research publications in refereed journals.

Hemachandran K

Ashoka Institute of Engineering and Technology
India

Professor at Ashoka Institute of Engineering and Technology.Skilled in C++, Lecturing, Curriculum Development, Public Speaking, and Xilinx ISE. Strong education professional with a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) focused in VLSI & EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN from Dr.MGR Educational & Research Institute University and Ph.d interdisciplinary electronics and communication / electrical engineering

Omar Chaalal

Abu Dhabi University
UAE

Chaalal is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Abu Dhabi University (ADU). Chaalal is an internationally renowned expert in the separation technologies. He is the inventor of the EnPro Process that deals with the sequestration of carbon dioxide and global warming reduction. He has undertaken several successful research related to CO2 cleaning in Natural Gas and subsequently two patents applications have been filed for the use of this technology. The benefits of these patents were, in addition to the environmental benefits, used in the treatment of large quantities of desalinated formation water in the oil field. Chaalal has pioneered among others the use of seawater and ammonia to reduce the effect of carbon dioxide on the environment. August 2017, Dr. Chaalal was honored with a prestigious IAAM scientist medal of year 2017 for notable and outstanding research in The Advanced Material Science and Technology during award ceremony held in Stockholm Sweden in the 23 of August.2017. Chaalal was an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Ibn Khaldun University Algeria, as well as at the United Arab Emirates University. He was the Chief Scientist of Enpro As. Norway, a member of Al Mobdioon Center of Excellence and innovation of King Abdul Aziz University (Saudi Arabia), an Advisory Board of IIB environmental Company in Japan and a member of the board of the Journal of Nature Science and Sustainable Technology (Nova Science Publisher). He has authored 50 refereed publications, 2 European patents, 1 US patent pending and 200 presentations.

Mohammad A Alkhedher

Abu Dhabi University
UAE

Mohammad A. Al-Khedher, Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University, has more than 12 years of academic experience, received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from JUST, Jordan, MSc in Mechatronics Engineering from American university of Sharjah, UAE and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, USA. He has published about 40 Journal and conference papers. His research interest is in Mechatronics and Nanotechnology. He has several publications in the area of Carbon nanotubes: characterization and synthesis, as Nanotechnology and Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering.