Speakers

Speech Title : Macromolecular Materials Incorporating Chitosan: My Various Groups’ Contributions

For the last 63 years, I have been conducting Research and Teaching in Polymer Chemistry, Photochemistry, Physical Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces, in Switzerland, Canada, USA, Cuba, France, Brazil and Portugal, with additional visiting professorships in the UK, Italy, Tunisia, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden and Spain. Major research interest: polymers from renewable resources of which I was a pioneer in the 1980s and am to-day one of the recognized world leaders. Some 500 publications, three books (more than 33,000 citations, h-factor 87) and some 500 communications at scientific symposia, including ~130 invited or plenary lectures. More than 80 Doctorate Theses directed or co-directed. Presently retired professor of Grenoble National Polytechnic with collaborations with various international colleagues. Doctor Honoris Causa of St. Petersburg Forestry Academy and Havana University.

Speech Title : Simple-Shear Plasticity: A New Mechanics for SPD-Induced Nanomaterials

Dr. Jing Tao WANG, a Professor in materials processing at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, graduated in 1982 major in metal materials and obtained his PhD degree in materials processing from Northeast Polytechnic Institute, China in 1990. His research interest focuses on the Restructuring of Materials by Deformation (REMADE), especially the crystal plasticity fundamentals beneath, and the novel materials prepared to meet the new challenges in extreme service environment. He also organized the National Center for International Research on Micro & Nano Materials. The center is equipped with state-of-the-art characterization facilities, providing both structural and chemical precise characterization from micro down to atomic scale, and establishing international research environment for the materialization of creative ideas from all over the world.

Speech Title : Doping Effects on Hydrogen Storage Properties of Graphene

Angyang Yu studied physics at Dalian University of Technology(China) and obtained his B.Sc. in 2003. He received his M.Sc. in2006after conducting his master thesis on molecular reaction dynamics inDalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After obtaining his Ph.D. degree at Jilin University in China, hewasawarded a Postdoctor's Fellowship to study titaniumalloys' oxidationat Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His researchinterests include calculations of molecular spectra, chemical kinetics, molecular excited states, molecular reaction dynamics and engineeringalloy design