Thomas J. Webster (H index: 113; Google Scholar) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has served as a professor at Purdue (2000-2005), Brown (2005-2012), and Northeastern (2012-2021; serving as Chemical Engineering Department Chair from 2012 - 2019) Universities and has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health. He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Hebei University of Technology, Saveetha University, Vellore Institute of Technology, UFPI, and more. Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies.

Professor Vladimir G. Chigrinov is Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1999. He is an Expert in Flat Panel Technology in Russia, recognized by the World Technology Evaluation Centre, 1994, and SID Fellow since 2008. He is an author of 6 books, 31 reviews and book chapters, about 317 journal papers, more than 668 Conference presentations, and 121 patents and patent applications including 36 US patents in the field of liquid crystals since 1974. He got Excellent Research Award of HKUST School of Engineering in 2012. He obtained Gold Medal and The Best Award in the Invention & Innovation Awards in 2014. He is a Member of EU Academy of Sciences (EUAS) since July 2017. He got A Slottow Owaki Prize of SID in 2018. He is 2019 Distinguished Fellow of IETI (International Engineering and Technology Institute). Since 2018 he works as Professor in the School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering in Foshan University, Foshan, China. Since 2021 distinguished Fellow of Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Since March 2022 he is a Fellow of National Academy of Technology for his contributions to Information Electrical and Electronic Research.

Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi is a professor of Mechanical Engineering; He works at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. 2018, 2019 and 2020 highly cited researcher by Thomson Reuters (Clarivate). He has published over 345 journal papers and 55 conference papers. He is the editor of ten International Indexed Journals: Engineering Section Editor of Heliyon, Co-Editor in Chief for Alexandria Engineering Journal, Editorial, Advisory Board of International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Editorial Board of PLOS ONE, Editorial Board Member of Tribology in Industry, Honorary Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of Thermal Engineering, Editorial Board Member of Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, Deputy Section Editor of the Journal of Engineering.

Prof. Huachao Yang, from Zhejiang University, Member of State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization. Editorial member of Advances in Applied Sciences, Applied Chemical Engineering, Energy Research, Global Journal of Energy Technology Research Updates etc. His research focuses on the nanoscale mass transport and related energy storage including supercapacitors, batteries and desalination.

Alexandre Correa joined Gerdau in 2020. He is responsible for identifying suitable target markets and applications for graphene; implementing and managing the company s go-to-market and product development strategies; and overseeing worldwide partnerships, sales, and operations. Prior to Gerdau, Alexandre led the Fluff Business Unit at Suzano between 2015 and 2020, during which he opened the global hygiene market to the first short-fiber fluff pulp, which is used in a variety of absorbent products, fabrics, and more. During his tenure he oversaw production and sales for many of the largest global hygiene manufacturers in Asia, USA, Europe, and Latin America. Throughout his career, Alexandre has managed commercial and operational roles in both large and small organizations operating nationally and globally. Alexandre received degrees in electrical engineering and financial management from the University of Sao Paulo and an MBA from Fundacao Dom Cabral. He lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Ketan D. Patel, Ph.D., joined St. Johns University as an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in September of 2016. He holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India (2013), and a M. Pharm. From Mumbai University, India (2009). He was awarded All India Council for Technical Education and University Grants Commission Special Assistance Programme fellowships for securing first rank in India on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering in 2007 and the Institute of Chemical Technology Ph.D. entrance exam in 2009. During his postdoctoral tenure from January of 2014 through June of 2016, he worked on various projects, including targeted nanotherapeutics for lung and breast cancer treatment; overcoming drug resistance in lung cancer; topical formulations for chemoprevention; and psoriasis treatment. He has received a number of oral/poster/travel ship awards for presenting his research at various international conferences, including those organized by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the Controlled Release Society. Dr. Patel recently received a Melanoma Research Scholar Award from Outrun the Sun, Inc. and a National Institutes of Health grant for his research on development of nanomedicine of Proteolysis Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Currently, he mentors five doctoral students and two undergraduate students in his laboratory.