Plenary Speakers
Peyman Ezzati
ERA Co., Ltd, Science and Technology Center, China
Dr. Peyman Ezzati, a PhD, MSc, BSc polymer science and technology. Dr. Peyman Ezzati is an internationally recognized polymer engineer with over 20 years of experience in advanced polymer science, elastomer engineering, and sustainable materials development. As a top talent, Dr. Ezzati has been recruited by ERA Co. Ltd. in China. Dr. Peyman Ezzati, widely recognized as "Dr. Compound," is an accomplished polymer engineer with extensive expertise in elastomer formulations, advanced polymer materials, and sustainability practices. His groundbreaking contributions in fire-resistant, antibacterial elastomeric materials and circular economy applications have positioned him as a leader in the field. Over a career spanning more than 15 years, he has worked across Iran, China, Australia, and other regions, spearheading innovative projects that address critical industrial and environmental challenges.
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Yanbo Liu
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Professor Yanbo Liu received her PhD in Material Science and Engineering from The University of Tennessee, USA in 2004. Dr. Liu has worked with Tianjin Polytechnical University (Tianjin, China,1991-1999) as textile engineer, Novozymes China (Beijing, China) and Novozymes North America (Raleigh, USA) during 2004-2007 as Research Scientist, Hongda Research Institute Co. Ltd (Beijing, China, 2007-2009) as senior engineer/Post Doc, and Tianjin Polytechnic University (Tianjin, China) as associate professor (2010-2015). Additionally, she ever paid academic visit to NCSU (Raleigh, USA, 1999-2000) which was financially supported by China Scholarship Council (CSC). Currently She works at the Department of Nonwoven Materials and Engineering, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, China, with her research directions focused on the research on technology principles, process control, equipment design and nanofiber products of electrospinning. Her research fields also involve nanofiber-based aerogels, composites, nonwovens, textile materials. She has published 135 papers on national and international academic journals and one edited book with CRC Press, USA, presented more than 20 invited lectures on related national and international conferences, and she was authorized for 25 Chinese patens and one European patent. Furthermore, she has presided or participated for five projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), two projects from Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission (TMSTC), and one project from Hubei Province, China. She also presided and finished more than 20 research projects from domestic enterprises and companies. She received 8 provincial and ministerial awards for scientific and technological progress. She was awarded with the title of “Innovative and entrepreneurial talent of Jiangsu Province, 2011”, “Young Scientist Award” by IAAM, 2023, “Expert enjoying special governmental subsidies of State Council of the People's Republic of China”, and “Tongjiang Scholar, Tongjiang City, Fujian Province, China”.
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Young Gun Ko
Yeungnam University, South Korea
Professor Young Gun Ko has been working for School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea as a full professor since 2009. Prior to the current affiliation, he worked for Professor Subra Suresh group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he investigated nanoscale mechanics of light materials as a postdoctoral researcher. He had been granted Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. diploma from Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Recently, he was responsible as a Head of Integrated Materials Chemistry Laboratory for how to improve the electrochemical response of valve metals via surface reforming based on plasma electrolysis. His h-index is 52.
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