Dr. Leon L. Shaw is Rowe Family Endowed Chair Professor in Sustainable Energy and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is the founding director of NSF Center of All-Solid-State Batteries. Dr. Shaw has extensive experience in nanomaterials synthesis and processing for applications in hydrogen storage, Li-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and structural materials. He has authored and co-authored more than 300 archival refereed publications in these areas. Among these 300+ publications 229 are journal articles and invited chapters for books and encyclopedias. His publications have been cited more than 13,600 times with h-index of 61 and i10-index of 201 (according to Google Scholar). His publications are ranked top 1.4% citations for career-long impact among all scientific fields and top 0.2% citations for career-long impact in the subfield of “materials” (based on the composite score c compiled by Elsevier). His accomplishments are recognized worldwide with many honors and awards. Dr. Shaw is a Member of EU Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials, a Fellow of ASM International, a Fellow of the World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, and a Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.

Richard Syms has been Professor of Microsystems Technology in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London since 1996. He was awarded BA and DPhil degrees from Oxford University in 1979 and 1982, respectively, both in Engineering Science. After postdoctoral positions at University College London, Oxford University, and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, he joined Imperial College in 1987 where he headed the Optical and Semiconductor Devices Group for almost 30 years. His research interests lie in electromagnetic theory, RF and optical engineering, metamaterials, sensors, and micro and nano technology. In 2001 he co-founded the Imperial College spin-out company Microsaic Systems, which developed the world’s first desktop electrospray mass spectrometers based on MEMS technology. Prof. Syms is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and Fellow of the Institute of Physics.

IMPORTANT DATES
Feb
2
2024

Final Extended Paper Submission Deadlines

Feb
9
2024

Final Extended Notification to Authors

Feb
16
2024

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  • 1 banquet dinner OR cruise tour

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