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Bilgin Kaftanoglu
Professor, Atilim University, Turkey
Professor Bilgin Kaftanoglu is the Chairman of the Center of Competence for Boron Coatings at ATILIM University in Ankara, TURKEY. He recieved his B.Sc. degree in M.E. in 1960 from Middle East Technical University (METU) and the DIC and Ph.D. degrees during 1960-66 from Imperial College of Science and Technology-University of London in UK. He served as faculty member, Chairman of ME and Vice President of METU from 1969-2006. He held research position at International Computers Ltd.-London, Bell Labs.-Ottawa and Professorial positions at Ottawa and Oklahoma State Universities(OSU).He established the CAD/CAM/Robotics Centers at METU and OSU. He is a CIRP Fellow and has 288 publications and refereed many journals. He has organized 8 DIE/MOLD Conferences and the CIRP General Assembly. He has been Members of ASME, I.Mech.E., Institute of Metals and MMO. He is chairing the Mechanical Design and Production Society ( MATIM) of TURKEY. He supervised 78 graduate students. His research interests include Fastener Production, CAD/CAM, Wire-Rod Drawing / Forward Rod Extrusion, Forging, Extrusion, Strech Forming, Rolling, Computational Mechanics, Manufacturing Tribology, Solid Mechanics, Bulk Metal Forming, Machine Design, Material Models, Mechanical Characterization, Friction In Metal Forming Process, Metal Forming Theory And Technology, Robotics, Sheet Metal Forming, Manufacturing Methods, Coating and Characterization, Lubricants.

Chiara Maccato
Associate Professor, Padova University, Italy
Chiara Maccato obtained her MSc degree in Chemistry with full marks in 1995; PhD in Chemical Sciences in 1999. After a Post-Doc grant, in 2000 she became Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences of Padova University, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. Her main scientific interests are focused on inorganic/hybrid nanoarchitectures for sustainable energy production, environmental remediation, and gas sensing and accordingly, she has been responsible of several research projects/industrial contracts. Since 2005 she is the coordinator of a morphological characterization laboratory and responsible of a research group on multi-functional inorganic nanosystems. She is referee for many international journals/projects and has authored more than 180 papers on international journals.

Ariela Donval
Director, Advanced Optical Filters (AOF), Engineering – Aerospace Division, Elbit Systems Ltd., Israel
Dr. Ariela Donval carries more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of material and optic sciences. Dr. Ariela Donval is specialized in R&D of nanotechnology-based passive and active optical power control devices, nano-micro technologies, electrooptic devices for telecommunication and nonlinear optics. She held several positions in KiloLambda (2001-2017), last as VP R&D, where she was managing the R&D team and responsible for smart optical devices R&D and production.Since January 2018, KiloLambda’s assets were acquired by Elbit, and R&D group by the head of Dr. Ariela Donval is now a part of Elbit by the name of: Advanced Optical Filters (AOF).
Dr. Ariela Donval received her PhD in optic and photonic, CNET - France Telecom, France (1999), specialized in electro-optic devices for telecommunication and MSc in Material Science in the field of nonlinear optics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (1995). She held an R&D position in the field of nano-micro technology ENS-Cachan, France (1999-2001).

Ejembi John Onah
Professor and Chair, US-EU-Africa-Asia-Pacific and Caribbean Academy of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(USEACANN), Ithaca, New York
Ejembi John Onah started his career at the early age of 22 years with a year mandatory national youth corps service at Biu, Borno State after graduating from University of Jos, Jos Nigeria in 1985 with bachelor of science in chemistry with honors and a Master of Science in Applied Organic Chemistry in 1993. He further took Chemistry teaching positions at Federal Government Colleges Sokoto and Jos in Nigeria and Benue State Universities as a professor with tenure from 1987-1997. In 1996 he was awarded a prestigious German international scholarship; Katholischer Akademischer Ausländerdienst-KAAD to further his career in chemistry at the ivy league institute, the Max Institute for Plant Physiology Golm, Humboldt University of Berlin and University of Würzburg from 1997-1998. In 1998 he became a scientist at Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research and doctoral student at University of Technology, TU Dresden where he obtained his doctorate in Chemistry summa cum laude in examination in 2001. In 2001 to 2004, he joined Virginia Tech and ivy league Cornell University faculties in Chemistry in USA. As from 2005, Ejembi founded Focus Nanotechnology Africa Inc where he is currently the President/CEO. He is also currently the founding Chairman of US-EU-Africa-Asia-Pacific and Caribbean Nanotechnology Initiative (USEACANI) and US-EU-Africa-Asia-Pacific and Caribbean Academy of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (USEACANN) as a professor, pioneering the causes of Nano covering 189 countries. He is also founding Editor-In-Chief of peer review journal; Journal Nanotechnology Progress International (JONPI) with several Nobel Laureates as editors.

Zhongfu Zhou
Professor, Abyerstwyth University, UK and Shanghai University, China
Zhongfu Zhou is a graduate of the University of Science & Technology Beijing, China (B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry of Metallurgy and Materials (Rare-Earth Engineering), 1992; Ph.D in Physical Chemistry of Metallurgy and Materials, 1998). He obtained his D.Phil. in Materials Science from the University of Oxford in 2005. Before moving to the UK, he worked as a lecturer at the university he graduated from, and technology director and production manager in a company in China for short periods. In 2002, he started his D.Phil. study in Oxford. After finishing his D.Phil. study in Oxford in 2005, he joined Prof. Kenneth Harris' research group at the School of Chemistry, Cardiff University as a research associate, and then he was appointed as a permanent research fellow in Cardiff University since 2008. Zhongfu Zhou moved to Aberystwyth in 2010 to work for IMAPS and CAFMaD. He is also a visiting fellow to the Department of Materials, University of Oxford since 2006, and is a distinguished professor of Shanghai University, China since 2011.

Mònica Mir
Senior Researcher, Biosensors for Point of Care Diagnosis, Surgery Monitoring, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
Dr. MònicaMir received the Degree in Chemistry from University Rovira i Virgili, Spainin 1998. In 2006 she received her PhD in biotechnology in the same University. She realized different predoctoral stages at the Institute of Microelectronic in Demokritos, Greece, University of Bath, UK and National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece. From 2007, she held a postdoctoral position in Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany. Since 2008, she joins the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain as Senior CIBER researcher, combined with her teaching as associate professor in the University of Barcelona. Along her carrier she was managing European, National and industrial research projects, supervising PhD ad Master students and collaborating in congresses organization as coordinator and scientific committee. Her main scientific interests are focused onelectrochemical biosensor, integrated in lab-on-a-chip and point of care technologies, implantable sensors, organ-on-a-chip for biomedical applications.

Pier Paolo Pompa
Senior Scientist, Head of the Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics group, IIT Central Research Labs Genova, Italy
Pier Paolo Pompa is a tenured Senior Scientist and Director of the Nanobiointeractions&Nanodiagnostics Laboratory of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). After his degree in Physics, in2005 he took a PhD in Nanoscience at the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (NNL) in Lecce. PPP subsequently joined NNL as a junior researcher and, since 2008, as a staff scientist. In2009 he moved to the Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (CBN) of IIT, where he was first appointed Coordinator of the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Research Platform and in 2011 Director of CBN. In 2015 he moved to the Central Research Labs of IIT in Genova, where he leads a group of ca. 20 researchers. He is also Contract Professor at the University of Genova (Department of Biotechnology), Member of the University Board for PhD School (Department of Chemistry), and Editorial Board Member of several international journals in the field of nanoscience.
His scientific activities are highly interdisciplinary, ranging from nanotechnology to biophysics, nanodiagnostics, nanomedicine, nanobiotechnology and nanochemistry, and are intensively focused on the understanding of the interaction between nanomaterials and living systems. His current research interests deal with three main topics: the identification of the response of biological systems upon interaction with nanoscale materials and investigation of the underlying mechanisms; the development of low-cost hybrid sensing strategies, based on nanoparticles, for point-of-care diagnostics; the development of nanomaterials-based systems for nanomedicine, nanoimaging, and biomedical applications.
PPP has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications in International Journals (including Nature Nanotechnology, PNAS, ACS Nano, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Chem. Soc. Rev., receiving >6000 citations), several book chapters, and many invited and oral contributions to International Conferences. He is also author of >25 International Patents. He leads various national and international projects in the field of nanoscience and nanobiotechnology (he has been granted more than 5.5 M€ of external funds). He is also reviewer of major scientific journals (Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, etc.) and international funding agencies (Israel Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, Human Frontier Science Program). PPP is also very active in applied research and technology transfer (First prize - Start Cup Liguria 2016; Special Jury Prize - Start Cup Puglia 2013). He is co-founder and partner of HiQ-Nano, a start-up company specialized in the green production of high quality nanoparticles, reference nanomaterials, and point-of-care diagnostics.

Aloysius F. Hepp
Chief Technologist, Nanotech Innovations LLC
Dr. Aloysius F. Hepp graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Chemistry and earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Chemistry in 1983. He is Chief Technologist of Nanotech Innovations LLC, Oberlin, OH and Consulting Editor for Elsevier Science and Technology Books. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Materials Science and Engineering B and Heliyon. He was Editor-in- Chief of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (2010-2015) and is currently Chair of the International Editorial Advisory Board. He was senior research scientist at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, OH until his retirement in 2016. He has 200 publications in refereed journals, conference proceedings, technical publications, and book chapters in the areas of energy conversion and storage, precursors for spray pyrolysis of metal sulfides and carbon nanotubes, thin film and nanomaterials for photovoltaics and batteries, materials processing of local resources for space exploration and flight experiments for Mars and small satellites. He has held multiple academic appointments and has served on advisory boards at: Harvard University, Kent State University, University of Tulsa, University of Texas, Arlington, University at Albany, and Cleveland State University.
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Participants desiring to be considered for one of these awards need to specify their interest after their submission of the required abstract. Selected participants will receive felicitation certificates under three categories:
- Outstanding Submitted Abstract
- Best Research of the conference as evaluated by the Scientific Committee
- Young Researcher Award under YRF category to encourage budding scientists/ researcher.
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Past Conference Report
Linkin Science is thankful to all our wonderful Speakers, Conference Attendees, Students, Media Partners, Associations, and Exhibitors for making all the series of Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine & Material Science Conference the best ever event!
1st Global Summit on Nanotechnology & Material science, hosted by Linkin Science was held from December 04 to 06, 2017 at Grand Excelsior Hotel in Dubai, followed by 2nd Nanotechnology & Material Science conference, which was held at Hotel Mercure Roma West at Rome in Italy from August 27 to 28, 2018, based on the theme “Propelling New Technologies by Integrating Nanoscience and Material Structures".
3rd Global Summit on Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine & Material Science based on the theme “New Advances and trending applications in the field of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine” was held in Barcelona, Spain at Salles Hotel Ciutat Del Prat from September 18 to 20, 2019. The support and guidance from Scientific Committee Members, amazing presentations from all the participants, and spectacular zeal of all the Scientists, Researchers, Students and leaders from various fields of Nanotechnology and Material Science made this event a grand success.
4th Global Summit on Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine and Smart Materials conference is a Virtual On-line Conference which was held on September 24, 2020 with remarkable presentations from International speakers and the awards for the summit are the follows;
Best research: Radhamanohar Aepuru, Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana, Chile.
Session: Structure-Property Correlations of Nanocomposites Based Perovskites with Superior Electro-Optic Sensitivity.
Best Poster : Agnieszka Kolodziejczyk, Bionanopark Ltd, Poland.
Session: Toxicity behavior of nanomaterials detected by atomic force spectroscopy.
5th Global Summit on Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine and Material Science conference dates will be announced shortly.