11^th International Conference and Expo on Nanoscience and Molecular Nanotechnology October 20-22, 2016 ROME, ITALY

Artur Podhorodecki, in addition to his post as Associate Professor at the Wroclaw University of Technology (WRUT), since 2012, he is also a member of the Council of National Centre for Research and Development. He got his MSc in Solid State Physics in 2003 and PhD in Physics in 2007, both at WRUT. In the group of Optical Spectroscopy of Nanostructures, he is leading a team working on synthesis, functionalization of various nanomaterials (i.e. quantum dots (CdS-based, PbS-based, ZnS-based), insulating nanocrystals (NaYF4-based) and their advanced spectroscopy, including investigations of nanocrystalline thin films containing silicon nanoclusters and co-doped with the lanthanides. These materials studies are mainly for bio and photonic applications.

Optical investigations (absorption, emission excitation and time decay) of undoped semiconductor nanocrystals in the form of freestanding powders, nanocrystaline films as well clusters undoped, doped or co-doped with the lanthanide ions. His research is focused on the absorption and relaxation processes in these materials and in particulary on the energy transfer processes, where the excitation energy is transferred from the donor (host matrix, nanocrystal, lanthanide ion) to the acceptor (lanthanide ion).

Chemist, since 2002 is permanent researcher and since 2012 is Associate Professor at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) in the field Materials Science and Technology. She teaches Material Science and Technology for Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biomaterials for Biomedical Engineering. Since 2012 is associated to the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC). She published more than 150 papers on durability and sustainability of materials for Engineering.

Materials and Technology

Chemist, since 2002 is permanent researcher and since 2012 is Associate Professor at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) in the field Materials Science and Technology. She teaches Material Science and Technology for Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biomaterials for Biomedical Engineering. Since 2012 is associated to the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC). She published more than 150 papers on durability and sustainability of materials for Engineering.

Materials Science and Technology

Dr Alexandra Apostoluk, aged 39, has been working on the emission of polymer and inorganic materials since her Engineering and MSc at Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland) and through her PhD in 2000-2003 at Université d’Angers. In 2003, she joined the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) in Saclay for a 2-year post-doc on polymer semiconductors. In 2005 she worked as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Technology of Troyes. In 2006 she became an associate professor at INSA Lyon, working on III-V and II-VI nanostructures. She has a rich experience in both national and international academic and industrial research projects or networks and educational projects (ANR, European FP6 and FP7, Egide project Osmosis and Polonium, French GDR, Tempus) and participated in 3 ANR projects. She is a co-author more than 24 scientific papers, 2 book chapters and was 6 times an invited speaker in international conferences. She worked as an invited researcher at Thamassat University (Bangkok, Thailand), KEIO University (Yokohama, Japan) and at Tokyo University (Tokyo, Japan). Thanks to her training and thematic and geographic mobility (Poland, France, Thailand, Japan), she acquired a polyvalent expertise in the nanomaterial fabrication and deposition techniques, structural properties of polymer and crystalline materials, electrical and optical properties of metallic oxides and in the field of optical spectroscopy and time resolved spectroscopy. She speaks 6 languages and her hobbies are strongly related to mountaineering.

semicoducting materials, optical spectroscopy, solar cells and gas sensors

Elzbieta Jankowska has experience in the field of identification and risk assessment from harmful particles (including nanoparticles) in the working and living environmental, evaluation the efficiency of engineering controls (LEV, general ventilation) and air filters. She has worked in various types of teams projects including EU projects NANOSH, NANODEVICE, SCAFFOLD (task leader).

Medical and Health Sciences.

Massimo Masserini is full professor of Biochemistry and Moecular Biology at the School of Medicine, University Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy. He is Head of the Nanomedicine Center NANOMIB of the same University. He has published more than 150 articles on the main Journals of Biochemistry, Neuroscience and Nanomedicine. He is CEO of AmypoPharma, a Spin-off Company of the University Milano-Bicocca aiming to carry nanoparticles for treatment of Alzheimer disease to the Clinical phase

Molecular interactions between cells and ligands,Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration,Design, synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles for biomedical use

Alberto Vomiero is chair professor in Experimental Physics at the Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. He was awarded his PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Trento in 2003 and his Degree in Physics from the University of Padova in 1999. His main interests are in composite nanomaterials (wide bandgap semiconductors, semiconducting nanocrystals and hybrid systems) for gas sensors and excitonic solar cells. He is Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellow of the European Commission, Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK) and of the Institute of Nanotechnology (UK), past chair of the Italian section of the American Nano Society and member of the Global Young Academy. He is member of the editorial board of Scientific Reports (NPG).

wide bandgap semiconductors, semiconducting nanocrystals and hybrid systems

Prof. Dr. Anna Rita Bilia is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Florence, and Director of the Post-graduate School of Hospital Pharmacy. She is President of the International Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research and President of the Italian Society of Phytochemistry. She is Italian delegate at the European Scientific Cooperative for Phytotherapy and Expert of the European Pharmacopoeia. She published more than 180 scientific papers, several books chapters and invited reviews in reputed journals. She is editor and editorial board member of several international scientific journals.

Improvement of the biopharmaceutical and technological properties of drugs and natural products by conventional and innovative formulations

Aziz Habibi-Yangjeh received his PhD degree in physical chemistry/reaction kinetics from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2001. He is currently full professor of physical chemistry at the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. His research interests include preparation of different visible-light-driven photocatalysts based on zinc oxide (ZnO) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4). He has published more than 85 international refereed journal papers. Moreover, he is reviewer in his area of research for several international journals. Also, he has published two Persian text books.

Interests include preparation of different visible-light-driven photocatalysts based on zinc oxide (ZnO

Ali Rostami received his PhD degree in photonic/electronic engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1998. He is currently a full professor of electronic engineering and photonics science at the University of Tabriz. His teaching and research interests include optical integrated circuits and optoelectronic devices as well as solution processed based optical devices and systems. He is a member of the Optical Society of America. Also, he published more than 300 international refereed journal papers, 500 international conference papers, more than 15 Persian text books and 5 books in international publishers such as Springer-Verlag, Germany. Prof. Rostami contributed more than 10 book chapters in international publishers in USA and Europe. Dr. Rostami had a well-known academic person in industry and had more than 50 industrial research projects. He is founder and CEO of ASEPE Company, Tabriz, Iran.

electronic engineering

Dr. Solhe F. Alshahateet is Associate Professor of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry graduated in 2003 from the University of New South Wales / Australia. He works at Mutah University since 2007. He received many awards such as Australian Research Council and Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education scholarships. He was engaged in many projects from local and international funding agencies. Dr. Alshahateet attended many conferences worldwide. He published more than 70 articles mostly in international journals dealing with crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry involving industrial applications. In addition, he is working as a referee and editorial board member for many international specialized journals. Highlights of his research have been in the area of synthesis and characterization of semiconducting materials, organic materials for and industrial applications (functional materials) such as pharmaceutical industry. After completing his PhD (2002) at the UNSW, he undertook research in new synthesis chemistry as a Research Fellow at UNSW for about one year. Since then he had undertaken research into synthesis of new organic materials at the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences ICES, Singapore. He had research visitor appointments at the University of New South Wales (Australia) and at the University of South Florida (USA).

Heterocyclic chemistry; synthesis and applications Polymorphism, salts, co-crystals, hydrates and solvates of pharmaceutical solids Design and develop crystalline molecular complexes of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) Design, synthesis and supramolecularity of new hosts and co-crystal formers Experience in the area of physical organic chemistry such as adsorption of organic functionalities and heavy metals on synthesized organic surfaces; kinetic, thermodynamic; environmental studies and applications. Drugs reformulation Chemical X-ray Crystallography Synthesis and structure of new organic inclusion compounds (host-guest chemistry) Solvent free synthesis (Green Chemistry)

Dr S. Joseph Antony is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, U.K. His research expertise is in the area of nano and micromechanics, multi-scale modelling and experimental mechanics of materials in both discrete and continuum form. Joseph has published over 100 papers in several reputed international journals and conference proceedings. He actively participates in the activities of particle technology community in U.K and abroad. He holds membership in several international professional bodies and serves in technical committees in his area of research. Currently, he serves as a member of peer reviewers in his area of research for several international journals. He is the lead editor of the book on Advances in Granular Materials: Fundamentals and Applications, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, London (2004). He has won many awards, including the prestigious M.I.T Young Research Fellowship for Exemplary Research in Computational Mechanics and the Certificate of Merit as an Example of Outstanding Achievements in U.K Particle Science and Technology in 2002, PTSG, IChemE, U.K. He has served as a guest editor for the Jl. Granular Matter and the lead editor of the book ‘Granular Materials: Fundamentals and Applications’, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, London in 2004. Presently Joseph serves as an editorial board member of the journal of Research Letters in Nanotechnology and editorial review board member of Scientific Journals International. His research sponsors include EPSRC, Royal Society, DTI, ICI, BNFL, P&G, Pfizer, Borax Hosakawa Micron, Bridon International Ltd, Merck Sharp & Dohme and DuPont (U.K).

Nanoparticles,Nanotechnology

Dr. Murugan Ramalingam is Professor at the Centre for Stem Cell Research (a unit of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine-Bengaluru), Christian Medical College Campus, India. Concurrently he is Adjunct Professor at the Tohoku University, Japan. Prior to joining the CSCR, he was Associate Professor of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Strasbourg, France. He has worked at the WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Japan, as an Assistant Professor. He has also worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), under the U.S. National Academies Associateship program. He received his Ph.D. in Biomaterials from the University of Madras. He has also undergone training in Ethical and Policy issues on Stem Cells from Harvard University, USA, and in Operations Management from the University of Illinois-Chicago. His current research interests are focused on the development of multiphase biomedical materials, through conventional to nanotechnology to biomimetic approaches, microfabrication, cell patterning, stem cell differentiation, tissue engineering and drug delivery. He is the author of over 230 publications, including peer-reviewed journal papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, authored books, edited books, and patents relevant to biomaterials, nanotechnology, stem cells, and tissue engineering. His current h-index is 25 with over 4700 citations. He has organized several international conferences and chaired Biomaterials, Nanobiotechnology, Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering sessions. He also serves as a board member of several international scientific and research committees in various public and private bodies and grant reviewer of various international funding agencies. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple biomaterials and tissue engineering-related journals, including Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Journal of Bionanoscience and Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He is a recipient of several prestigious fellowships and awards, including CSIR Fellowship (India), SMF Fellowship (Singapore), NRC National Academies Fellowship (USA), Nationale Professeur des Universités (France), Fellow of Institute of Nanotechnology (UK) and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).

Directed stem cell growth, differentiation and expansion in a 3D culture system • Soft-to-hard interface tissue engineering through nanoscopic gradient approach • Combinatorial-based approaches for generating 3D nanoscale gradient biomaterial libraries for screening stem cells biological functions • Systemic delivery of drugs and biomolecules using micro-/nano-particles • Microfluidic-based approaches for high-throughput screening of neurotoxins and antitoxins • Self-assembled molecular structures, Surface Patterning & Photolithography • Cell patterning, Spatial placement of two-cell (hippocampal) network • Electrospinning, Polymer nanofibers & Nano-structure 3D tissue scaffolds • Bone grafting & Tissue engineering • Biomimetic calcification, Demineralized bone matrix & Coral derived biomaterials • Dental nanomaterials & hydroxyapatite-based nanocomposites • Surface modification of micro- and nano-phase biomaterials • Protein encapsulation, Biomolecular and therapeutic delivery • Small animal experiments

Ahmed Mahmood Abdulateef has completed his PhD at the age of 36 years from Baghdad University. He is the Dean of College of Science at the University of Kerbala for 4 years and the head of the Physics Department at the University of Babylon for 3 years. He has published more than 30 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of "American Journal of Condensed Matter Physics" and as an Editor in Chief of "Karbala International Journal of Modern Science"

Nanotechnology