Advanced & Energy Materials

Ephraim Suhir is on the faculty of the Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA, Technical University, Vienna, Austria, and James Cook University, Queensland, Australia. He is also CEO of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) ERS Co. in Los Altos, CA, USA, is Foreign Full Member (Academician) of the National Academy of Engineering, Ukraine (he was born in that country); Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE), and the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS); Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the Institute of Physics (IoP), UK, and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE); and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Ephraim has authored 400+ publications (patents, technical papers, book chapters, books), presented numerous keynote and invited talks worldwide, and received many professional awards, including 1996 Bell Laboratories Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) Award (for developing EPHRAIM SUHIR, Ph.D. Bell Laboratories, Physical Sciences, and Engineering Research Division, Murray Hill, NJ, USA (ret); Portland State University, Depts. of Mech. and Mat., and Elect. and Comp. Engineering, Portland, OR, USA; Technical University, Dept. of Applied Electronic Materials, Inst. of Sensors and Actuators, Vienna, Austria; James Cook University, Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; and ERS Co., 727 Alvina Ct., Los Altos, CA 94024, USA, www.ERSuhir.com, Tel. 650.969.1530, Cell. 408-410-0886, e-mail: suhire@aol.com and e.suhir@ieee.org effective methods for predicting the reliability of complex structures used in AT& T and Lucent Technologies products), and 2004 ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal (for outstanding contributions to the permanent literature of engineering and laying the foundation of a new discipline “Structural Analysis of Electronic Systems”.

Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Applied and Mathematical Physics,Materials Science and Engineering,Aerospace Electronics and Photonics,Design for Reliability (DfR) of Electronic, Opto-Electronic and Photonic Assemblies, Packages and Systems,Applied Probability and Probabilistic DfR of Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems,Analytical (Mathematical) Modeling in Applied Science and Engineering, Photonics, Fiber Optics, Mechanics of Optical Fibers, Composite and “Smart” Materials and Systems, Thin Film Mechanics and Physics, Shock and Vibration Analyses and Testing, Dynamic Response of Materials and Structures to Shocks and Vibrations, Thermal Stress Analysis, Prediction, and Prevention of Thermal Stress Failures in

Branislav Vlahovic is Director of the National Science Foundation Computational Center of Research Excellence and Director of the NASA University Research Center for Aerospace Device at North Carolina Central University. In 2004 he was awarded by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina Oliver Max Garden statewide award for his research and contribution to science. He has published more than 250 papers in peer reviewed journals.

His research interest are Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Cosmology, Genomics, Atomic,Nuclear, and Hypernuclear Physics

Prior to joining the faculty at Washington University in 2001, Professor Agarwal was the Chair of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Wichita State University from 1994 to 1996 and the Executive Director of National Institute for Aviation Research from 1996 to 2001. From 1994 to 2001, he was also the Bloomfield Distinguished Professor at Wichita State University. From 1978 to 1994, Professor Agarwal worked in various scientific and managerial positions at McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories in St. Louis. He became the Program Director and McDonnell Douglas Fellow in 1990. From 1976 to 1978, Professor Agarwal worked as a NRC Research Associate at NASA Ames Research Center and as a Principal Research Engineer at Rao and Associates in Palo Alto, California from 1975 to 1976. Over a period of 35 years, Professor Agarwal has worked in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Computational Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and Electromagnetics, Computational Aeroacoustics, Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization, Rarefied Gas Dynamics and Hypersonic Flows, Bio-Fluid Dynamics, and Flow and Flight Control. More recently, he has devoted some of his efforts in nanotechnology and renewable energy systems - in particular wind, solar and biomass. He is the author and coauthor of over 500 publications and serves on the editorial board of more than 20 journals. He has given many plenary, keynote and invited lectures at various national and international conferences worldwide. Professor Agarwal continues to serve on many professional, government, and industrial advisory committees.

Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy systems - in particular wind, solar and biomass.

The Nano-Biotechnology Research Group does research inspired in nature with a focus on designing complex systems through the understanding of interactions between living and synthetic components. The NBR Group applies techniques in the fields of Nanotechnology and Systems and Synthetic Biology to advance in the development and design of therapeutics, materials, alternative and clean energy, and contribute to increase the world’s food and water supplies.

He is interested in the fields of Nanotechnology and Systems and Synthetic Biology to advance in the development and design of therapeutics, materials, alternative and clean energy, and contribute to increase the world’s food and water supplies.

Since their introduction at the beginning of the 20th century, the global production of petroleum-based plastics has continuously been increasing. It is almost impossible to imagine our future without the use of the plastics. Polymers have applications in very different areas such as packaging, automotive, aerospace, construction, electronics, medical, and other industrial fields. In the recent years, the development of the polymer nanocomposites has further improved their properties and broadened their applications. More recently, due to depleting petroleum resources and environmental concerns, the research efforts have been directed towards the utilization of the polymeric material from biodegradable and renewable resources as an environment friendly and sustainable alternative for the plastic production. However, the development of the enabling technologies to transform renewable resources into monomers and biopolymers and improvements in their physical properties are among the most pressing challenges and extremely important to be addressed for these materials to be used in wide range of applications. Exploitation of nanotechnology in the field of biopolymers is an emerging and cutting-edge research with future potential to address challenges to the bio-based polymeric materials.

synthesis of monomers, biopolymers, nano-engineered biopolymers, nano-biocomposites and bioconjugates from renewable lipid resources for various applications. More specifically the research is focussed on: (1) the development of renewable monomers from lipids and preparation of biopolymers and biopolymer based nanocomposites for high performance industrial applications, (2) utilization of lipid and protein biopolymers for the preparation of bioconjugates and nano-structured biomaterials for water remediation and biodegradable packaging, (3) modification of lipids for therapeutic and cosmetic applications.

Doctor in Physics, University Padova, Italy, 1966 Pathology Fellow, Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, USA, 1973 Career: Research Associate Department Physics and Laboratory Nuclear Sci., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-70; Guest Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, LI, New York, 1967-70; Adjunct Professor Physics, University Bari, Italy, 1971-72; Adj. Associate Professor Pathology, Temple University Medical School, USA 1974-76; Head Biophysics Research Division, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1975-84; Professor Biophysics and Physiology, Temple University Health Sci. Center, 1977-84; Senior Investigator, National Research Council, Italy, 1980-81; Distinguished Professor Biophysics Faculty of Medicine, University Genoa, 1984-2012; Scient. Director, Industrial Consortium Research Training, 1987-2000; President, Polo National Bioelettronica, Sci. Tech. Park Elba Island, 1990-2003; President, Fondazione Piantoni, 2005-13; Life President, Fondazione EL.B.A. Nicolini, 1992- ; Life Foreign Member, Russian Academy Sciences, 2008- ; Life Hon. Professor Nanobiotech. and Biophysics, Moscow State University, 2010- ; Life President and CEO NanoWorld High Tech LLC, Boston, CA and Tempe,AZ, USA,2017- ; Affiliate Professor Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe,AZ, USA,2018- ;

Author: Best articles contributor to Nature, Science, Nature Protocol, J.Cancer Inst, Advanced Frug Del, Cancer Treat, Trends Biotech, PNAS,.. with total Impact Factor as first author 309 , as last author 349 and middle author18, over more than 552 international scientific papers on SCI : Author: textbooks, most recent Biophysics and Cancer, 1984, Il Cancro, 1991, Biofisica e Tecnologic Biomediche, 1992, Molecular Bioelectronics, 1996; Molecular Bioelectronics 19 Years Later, 2016 editor: Chromatin Structure and Function, 2 vols., 1979, Cell Growth, 1982, Chemical Carcinogenesis, 1982, Modeling and Analysis in Biomedicine, 1984, Bioscience at the Physical Science Frontier, Nobel Symposium, 1986, Genome Structure and Function, 1992, From Neural Network and Biomolecular Engineering to Bioelectronics, 1994; Molecular Manufacturing, 1995, Biophysics of Electron Transfer, 1998; Molecular Bioelectronics, 1996, World Scientific Singapore; Nanobiotechnology and Nanobiosciences,Pan Stanford Series on Nanobiotechnology Vol 1 2009; Functional Proteomics and Nanotechnology-based Microarrays, Pan Stanford Series on Nanobiotechnology Vol 2, 2010; Synchroton Radiation and Structural Proteomics, Pan Stanford Series on Nanobiotechnology, Volume 3, 2012; Nanobioetchnology in Energy, Environment and Electronics, Pan Stanford Series on Nanobiotechnology, Volume 4, 2015.

Mirosław Kwiatkowski in 2004 obtained Ph.D. degree at the Faculty of Fuels and Energy, AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, in the discipline: technology of chemistry. Currently he is working an assistant professor at the AGH University of Science and Technology, at the Faculty of Energy and Fuels. His published work includes more than 40 papers in international journals and 72 conference proceedings. He is a member of the editorial board of internationals journals as well as a member of the Organizing Committee international conferences, and a regular reviewer in a reputable scientific scientific journals. Main field of his interests is mathematical modelling of the adsorption process, description of the porous structure, practical aspects of adsorption, an analysis of the influence of the production method on the formation of the porous structure of carbon adsorbents, numerical analysis, computer science, energy efficiency, renewable energies and problems connected with municipal waste management. Apart from scientific work Mirosław Kwiatkowski also does some teaching. Runs classes on computer science, numerical methods, chemistry and is a tutor of a student scientific society called “Green Energy”.

Few of his research skill are Adsorption, BET Surface Area Measurement, Mesoporous Materials, Applied Chemistry, Gas Separation, Nanomaterials, Computer Modeling etc..

Professor, Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (2014-2016). Visiting Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2015-2018). Honorary Professor of Frumkin Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCE RAS). Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. Author of 19 Patents, 6 Books, 168 Articles, 51 Reviews in the fields of Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Partitioning & Transmutation of Radioactive Wastes. 21st Century Invention Award, 2018. Member of the editorial board of 4 Journals, including J. of Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.

Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Partitioning & Transmutation of Radioactive Wastes.

Valeria Pozzoli is a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Buenos Aires. She has skills in organic synthesis and is currently working on the synthesis of monomers and their polymerization reactions. She is interested in organic materials for technological applications and enjoys the interdisciplinary work. She also teaches Organic Chemistry for undergraduate students of Chemical Engineering in the University of Buenos Aires and National Technologic University

She has skills in organic synthesis and is currently working on the synthesis of monomers and their polymerization reactions. She is interested in organic materials for technological applications and enjoys the interdisciplinary work.

Ph.D. in materials science: "The Influence of composition on microstructure formation and its influence on the magnetic properties of soft magnetic ceramics", University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1991 Positions: President of SATENA - Slovenian Association of Technical and Natural Sciences, since 2014 Coordinator of the European Project ROMEO, Grant No. 309729, 2012-2015 Member of the Scientific Committee for Science state Awards, since March 2013 Deputy principal for the Programme Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies at Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School Full professor, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, since April 2012 Vice president of the Executive Committee of SATENA - Slovenian Association of Technical and Natural Sciences, since 2013 Member of the Scientific Council of the Jožef Stefan Institute, since May 2009 Associated professor, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 2006-2012 Scientific councillor, since Oct. 7, 2003 Head of the Nanostructured Materials Group, since 2003-present Member of the Executive Committee of SATENA - Slovenian Association of Technical and Natural Sciences, since 2002 European Expert and Evaluator, 2001-present Head of the Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2001-present Assistant professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences, 1997-2005 Visiting scientist, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 1996-1997 Magnetic Materials Group leader, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1990-1996 Senior research associate, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1990-1993 Visiting scientist, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 1989-1990 Research associate, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana,Slovenia, 1974-1989

Hard and soft magnetic materials High coercivity sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets Bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets High temperature Sm-Co magnets Intermetallic alloys, thin films and nanostructures by PLD by Electrochemical synthesis Magnetocalloric materials Intermetallic alloys for hydrogen storage Complex metallic alloys Microstructure engineering Effect of processing on microstructure and physical properties Applications of high-energy permanent magnets in ecology The influence of magnetic field on crystallization

Bin Zhu received M.Sc., in 1987 from University of Sci. & Tech. of China and PhD in 1995 from Chalmers University of Technology, Physics and Engineering Physics, Sweden and during 10/ 95-12/97 worked as Postdoc. in Uppsala University (in Ångström Lab). Since 1998, Dr. Zhu moved to KTH and in 1999 became associate professor in Dept of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and then in Dept of Energy Technology KTH until 2018. He is visiting professor in Aalto University and Nanyang Technological University as well as has acted as guest professor and professor in several Chinese universities to co-supervise research projects and PhD students. From 2018, Bin has been appointed as a visiting professor appointed by Loughborough University, UK. Zhu has H-index 43 (@ google scholar) citation over 6500. He is one of the Most Cited Researchers in China (Energy sector) for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 published by Elsevier. Dr. Zhu chaired and supervises research teams more than 30 members, around ten associate professors, lectures, postdocts and more than10 PhD students. Dr. Zhu is leading the research on innovative fuel cell and Semiconductor-Ionics as well as semiconductor-ionic energy devices. His research field has recently granted an Innovation Award of WSSET (World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies) www.wsset.

Innovative Fuel Cell and Semiconductor-Ionics

Ying Zhu Doctoral Supervisor, Vice dean of School of Chemistry, Beihang University. She has undertaken more than 10 significant programs, including the National 863 Program, National 973 Program and National Science Foundation, and so on. She has already authorized 14 national invention patents, and 6 national and international invention patents are in publicity. She has been awarded as National Natural Science Award of China, Second Prize (2014); Beijing Science and Technology Award, First Prize (2012), New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education (2008), K. C. Wong Post-doctoral Research Award Funding, Chinese Academy Sciences (2006).

She is Interested in the field of Electrochemical Conversion of Energy and Chemicals Using Conductive Nanomaterials and Wettability.

She finished her Bachelor Degree (Computer Engineering) at Mahidol University, Thailand in 2003, and Master of Science (Engineering) at Brown University, USA in 2007. Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Sciences and Computer Engineering), at Brown University, USA in 2009. She has more than 35 publications in past 10yrs.

Interested research fields are Nanotechnology, Biomaterials and Biomedical Devices.

Sung-Ho S. Salk graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with Ph.D, in physics and Phi Kappa Phi honor in 1972. He taught ~30 years, mostly at Pohang University of Science and Technology, the Korea’s leading university. Earlier he was honored to serve as vice president of Korean Academy of Science and Technology and is now a permanent fellow of the Korea's highest academy. He published over 420 papers: 236 refereed and invited papers in eminent journals and proceedings and 195 submitted and abstract papers. He is listed as who’s who in the world and who’s who in America.

Atomic and Molecular Systems

Dr. Osman Adiguzel graduated from Department of Physics, Ankara University, Turkey in 1974 and received PhD- degree from Dicle University, Diyarbakir-Turkey. He studied at Surrey University, Guildford, UK, as a post doctoral research scientist in 1986-1987, and his studies focused on shape memory alloys. He worked as research assistant, 1975-80, at Dicle University and shifted to Firat University in 1980. He became professor in 1996, and he has already been working as professor. He published over 50 papers in international and national journals; He joined over 100 conferences and symposia in international and national level as participant, invited speaker or keynote speaker with contributions. He served the program chair or conference chair/co-chair in some of these activities. In particular, he joined in last four years (2014 - 2018) over 50 conferences as Speaker, Keynote Speaker and Conference Co-Chair organized by South Asian Institute of Science and Engineering (SAISE), web: http://saise.org/ , Science and Engineering Institute (SCIEI), web: http://www.sciei.org , International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, web: http://www.iacsit.org/ , The Academic World Education and Research Center (AWER- Center), web: http://www.awer-center.org/ , and other institutes and companies. Dr. Adiguzel served his directorate of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Firat University in 1999-2004. He supervised 5 PhD- theses and 3 M.Sc theses. He is also Technical committee member of many conferences. He received a certificate which is being awarded to him and his experimental group in recognition of significant contribution of 2 patterns to the Powder Diffraction File – Release 2000. The ICDD (International Centre for Diffraction Data) also appreciates cooperation of his group and interest in Powder Diffraction File.

Shape memory effect and displacive phase transformations in shape memory alloys and other alloys, molecular dynamics simulations, alloy modeling, electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and crystallography.

Dr. shrok employed at 1982 as an engineer and assistance scientific researcher in Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization. She Lead microscopic examination team in materials laboratories. At1989 -1991 she supervised nondestructive testing of fuel rods in hot cells, taking into consideration laboratory roles in nondestructive testing, Lama Laboratories- Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization.1992 – 2002 she became a head of alloys department/Iraqi Organization of Atomic Energy. During this period, she was focused in preparation of different compound alloys like (Na15Pb4) that used in TELL, different kinds of alloys used in ceramics bonding, dental fillings materials, and evaluation them by means of chemical, physical and a mechanical characterization. She Lead an investment project: rehabilitation and development of alloys laboratory in Iraqi Organization of Atomic Energy. 2002-2007 during her Ph.D. education, she focused in the bonding of alumina to Inconel 600 using interlayer and the parameters affecting bond quality, using finite element analysis to simulate the optimize bond strength from residual stress analysis. At 2007 – 2010 as Head of thin film department and associate head of crystal growth and thin-film center, Ministry of Science and Technology. Baghdad, Iraq, she focused in: Nanomaterials synthesis for a different application. Lead teams to rehabilitate our systems in Atomic Energy Organization and Ministry of Science and Technology that affected by the war conditions. Participation in the construction of a plasma glow discharge systems. Participation in a training course about safety in the chemical and physical laboratories during her visit to the University of California - United States of America in 2012. Worked in micro-fluidic technology transfer during her visit to United States of America 2012, and employed these devices to detect heavy elements in water. During 2010 – 2013 and as a head of surfaces engineering department in Ministry of Science and Technology. Baghdad, Iraq she leads plasma processing team. Conduct researches in materials surface modification like coating stainless steel with diamond-like carbon to improve their biological compatibility with the human body. Synthesis of ZnO nano-wires and characterization them. Synthesis of Nano-materials for thin film application. 2013 – Present she worked as hydrogen energy team leader in the field of solid-state hydrogen storage. Conduct research in water splitting to generate hydrogen using photo-electrochemical cell and nano-wires photo-anode. Conduct research in improving water splitting using traditional electrolyzer. Electrolyzer design and modified electrode surface to enhance their hydrogen generation. Worked in the laboratories of the chemical corrosion of materials during my visit to the Chinese Academy of Sciences laboratories 2013. Conduct research in different kinds of a fuel cell, MFC, AFC, PEMFC.

Dr. Shrok Allami is an Iraqi metallurgical engineer with 35 years of experience in researching and management. Leading research teams in materials, the nano-materials field for hydrogen fuel, evolution, storage and cell applications. Experience in structural analysis using advanced techniques, as SEM, XPS, XRD. Experience in an electrochemical analysis. Experience in design and manufacture of our research systems, including furnaces, plasma systems, water splitting electrolyzes with their applications and hydrogen storage systems. Reviewer for many journals.

Sonik Bhatia did his PhD from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar under the guidance of Dr. R K Bedi. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar. He has his expertise in Materials Science. He is working on a major research project granted by University Grants Commission New Delhi. Recently, he visited France and Spain to present his research work on metal oxide based semi-conductor materials. He has number of publications in reputed journal.

He has his expertise in Materials Science. He is working on a major research project granted by University Grants Commission New Delhi. Recently, he visited France and Spain to present his research work on metal oxide based semi-conductor materials.

Dr. K Srinivasa Rao was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. He received Master’s & PhD degree from Central University. He is presently working as a professor & Head of Microelectronics Research Group, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering in Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (Deemed to be University), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. His current research areas are MEMS based Reconfigurable Antenna’s RF MEMS Actuators, Bio-MEMS, RF MEMS Switches, RF MEMS Filters etc. He received Young Scientist Award from Department of Science & Technology, Government of India in 2011. He also received UGC Major Research Project in 2012. He received Early career research Award from SERB, Government of India in 2016. Presently he is working on MEMS project worth of 40 Lakhs funded by SERB, Government of India. He has published more than 94+ international research publications and presented more than 45 conference technical papers around the world. He is member of IETE, ISTE, and IEEE. Four Ph.D Research Scholars has been awarded under his guidelines

His current research areas are MEMS based Reconfigurable Antenna’s RF MEMS Actuators, Bio-MEMS, RF MEMS Switches, RF MEMS Filters.

Dr. Omid Akbarzadeh Pivehzhani is working with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemcistry as a research scientist. He used to work at Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya in Malaysia from 2016 to 2020. His main research area is heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. He has spent 13 years in academic-industrial projects as a research officer and post-doctoral. Dr. Omid has worked 5 years in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer. He developed advanced smart catalysts, especially for the oil and gas industries. Dr. Omid has contributed to two PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd industrial catalyst projects and worked on an international Airbus R&D project in NANOCAT. Currently, he is the PI of the graphene catalyst project at Hokkaido University in Japan, project member of FRGS grant in UTP and assigned to the NANOCAT center project. Dr. Omid was the Chairman, keynote speaker and organizing committee of many international conferences. He is currently the supervisor of three Ph.D. students from different countries. He has published many ISI papers; book chapters and has two approved and granted patents. Also, he has hands-on experience and passed several pieces of training on handling different types of equipment which are being widely used for material synthesis, characterization and performance evaluation. He is in close collaboration with other departments, government agencies and universities around the world. He is visiting researcher of Jiangsu University China and Hokkaido University Japan. He is a member of the society of petroleum engineers (SPE) and Senior Member of Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society. Omid awarded a full fellowship from UTP during Ph.D. and were involved for lab demonstrator and teaching in the different courses of chemical engineering. He awarded Silver Medal in 27th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX 2016), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia and Silver Medal of Post Graduate Research Project in the 35th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX 35).

heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering

Dr Mahdi Bodaghi is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Mechanical Engineering in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University. He is the module leader for the Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, and Medical Applications of Smart Materials UG and PG modules. Mahdi actively pursues research on Smart Materials, Composite Structures, 3D, 4D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Technologies and Biomedical Device Design (h-index: 41, citations: 5000). His vast experience and research on smart materials and additive manufacturing has led him to co-found the 4D Printing Society and to co-edit the book series- Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing (Vol. 1 & 2) published by Elsevier. His research has also resulted in the publication of over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers in prestigious journals.

Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Composite Materials, Mechanobiology, Smart Materials and Structures, Meta-materials, Soft Robotics, Bio-inspired Design, Additive Manufacturing, 3D and 4D Printing Technologies, Machine Learning, Customization in Health Care