Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Natalya Rapoport, Ph.D., D.Sc. has completed her PhD from the Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry and D.Sc. degree from the Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. In 1990 she immigrated into the United States at the invitation of the University of Utah where she held a position of a Research Professor. She is currently a Research Professor Emerita at the Department of Bioengineering, the University of Utah. She has been awarded a number of prestigous awards and several patents in the nanomaterial field. She published more than 100 papers in high-rank journals and served as an editorial board member of reputable journals.

Dr. Rapoport is interested in researching targeted drug delivery using stimuli-responsive nanoparticles as an application of nanomedicine.

Dr. Michael Nastasi is the Director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the Elmer Koch Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Mike’s personal research interests include ion-solid interactions, irradiation induced phase transformations, nanomaterials for extreme irradiation environments, ion irradiation and plasma modification of materials, ion beam analysis of materials, synthesis and properties of high strength nanolayered composites, and surface mechanical properties. He has co-authored more than 550 refereed publications, authored the books entitled Ion-Solid Interactions: Fundamentals and Applications, published by Cambridge University Press in 1996, Ion Implantation and Synthesis of Materials, published by Springer-Verlag in 2006, and Ion Beam Analysis: Fundamentals and Applications, published by CRC Press in 2015, and edited several volumes including the MRS best seller, the Handbook of Modern Ion Beam Materials Analysis.

Research interests include ion-solid interactions, irradiation induced phase transformations, nanomaterials for extreme irradiation environments, ion irradiation and plasma modification of materials, ion beam analysis of materials, synthesis and properties of high strength nanolayered composites, and surface mechanical properties.

Prof. P. Davide Cozzoli received his MSc degree in Chemistry in 1999 and his PhD in Chemical Sciences in 2004 from the University of Bari, Italy. His PhD project was partially carried out at the University of Hamburg, Germany. From 2004 to 2005 he worked as post-doctoral fellow at the University of Bari. In 2005 he joined the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (NNL) of CNR Institute Nano science, Lecce, Italy. As CNR Associate Researcher, he has led the Nano chemistry group of NNL from 2009 to 2014. Since 2015 he holds a permanent position as Associate Professor of Experimental Matter Physics at the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, and he is head of the Nano chemistry Department of the newly founded CNR Institute of Nanotechnology, Lecce, Italy. Currently, he serves as Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed journals Science of Advanced Materials, Journal of Nano engineering and Nano manufacturing, Materials Focus, Journal of Nanomaterials, International Journal of Photoenergy, and Frontiers in Materials, and as editorial board member of Science China Materials, AIMS Materials Science, and General Chemistry. So far, he has published about 118 contributions, edited one book (a second book is under preparation) and two conference proceedings. His scientific work has overall attracted over 7000 citations (H-index=40).

His research is focused on the development of advanced colloidal nanocrystal architectures with controlled structural and topological features for applications in (photo) catalysis, photovoltaics, optoelectronics and biomedicine.

Gabriela Morón is a Pharmaceutical Chemistry graduate from the Faculty of Science of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. She has won the Prize for Innovation in Pharmaceutical Technology awarded by the Association of National Pharmaceutical Industries from 2015 to 2016. Currently, he works in the Cosmetic Industry as Technical Director and is pursuing a specialization in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt by the University of the Pacific

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Tongue He has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 39 years from Nanjing University and postdoctoral studies from Southeast University School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering. He is the director of Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices at the Hunan University of Technology. He has published more than 300 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as a co-editor-in-chief of Materials Express

Biomedical Engineering; Biological Physics; Nanotechnology; Nanomaterials