Polymer Science and Technology

Dr. Mirosław Kwiatkowski in 2004 obtained Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Energy and Fuels at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (Poland), and in 2018 D.Sc. degree from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Wrocław University of Technology (Poland) in the discipline: chemical technology. In addition, he obtained a certificate of completion of postgraduate studies: Professional Research and Development Project Manager at the Krakow University of Agriculture (Poland), Research and Development Project Manager at the University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin (Poland), and Electrical Energy Markets from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (Poland). Currently Dr. Mirosław Kwiatkowski is working an assistant professor at the AGH University of Science and Technology, at the Faculty of Energy and Fuels. His published work includes more than 45 papers in reputable international journals and 80 conference proceedings. He is the editor in chief of The International Journal of System Modeling and Simulation (United Arab Emirates), an associate editor of Micro & Nano Letters Journal (United Kingdom) and a member of the many editorial board of internationals journals as well as a member of the organizing and scientific committees many international conferences in Europe, Asia and United States of America. Dr. Mirosław Kwiatkowski is also a regular reviewer in a most reputable scientific journals.

Chemistry

Abbas Tcharkhtchi is professor, exceptional class at “Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM)”. In 1993, he obtained his PhD degree for researches conducted on Chemiluminescent of polymers during oxidation. After PhD, he continued his research in the field of microstructure-process-properties relationship of polymers and composites”. During this period he had several responsibilities: Head of polymers and Composites group of ENSAM (2006-2018), Head of processing, mechanic and materials department (1998-2006) and member of research council of ENSAM. At present, He is the scientific Manager of the doctoral training of the ENSAM-Campus Paris at the PIMM laboratory and the Naval Academy and the responsible of 60 PhD students. He is the president of technical and scientific commission of Francophone Association of Rotational Molding (AFR). More than 60 companies are the member of this association. He is also the Director of common laboratory between ENSAM and CEA (French Atomic Energy Commissariat) for the development of the fuel cell and the use of hydrogen as energy source for the vehicles. Other responsibilities may be listed as follows: Member of International office of ENSAM, Member of national strategic committee of polymers and composites, elected member of the educational council of ENSAM. He authored around 110 publications and 6 patents; managed more than 50 industrial projects.

Polymers and Composites

Sofiane GUESSASMA Process engineering (11 yrs), Control and optimization (12 yrs), mechanical modelling and code development (15 yrs), physical testing of materials (15 yrs) imaging techniques (15 yrs), Additive manufacturing (2 yrs)2015 elected High-end foreign expert, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China 2013 elected fellow of Churchill college, University of Cambridge, UK 2004 Best paper award - Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 13, 2004, 570-585. 2002 Best paper award - Int. Thermal Spray Conference 2002, Essen, Germany JOPTI 2006 (France), ASMDO 1st 2007 (France), ASMDO 2nd 2008 (Spain), JIAHLE 2007 (Algeria), Workshop Composites Structures 2008 (Netherlands), ASMDO 3nd 2010 (France), Biopolymer conference 2010 (France), Biocomposites 2012 (Morocco), ASMDO 4th 2012 (China), RILEM 2016 (France), ASMDO 5th 2016 (China).

Mechanical modeling Optimization Structure - properties relationship Multiscale approaches Structures generation

Chia-Jyi Liu is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics, National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. in Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, USA, 1991. He has been performing research on superconductivity and thermoelectric materials as a postdoc, research fellow, research scientist in Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, USA (1991-1991), Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processing, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA (1991-1992), Superconducting Research Laboratory, International Superconductivity Technology Center, Japan (1992-1994), Physics Department, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (1995-1996), Research Scientist, Industrial Research Limited, New Zealand (1996-1996). After that he joined the Department of Physics, National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan in 1996. His current interests include developing novel and technically interesting materials and energy materials such as thermoelectric materials, understanding of structure/property correlations, and fabrication of chemical sensors and devices.

Thermoelectric materials, understanding of structure/property correlations, and fabrication of chemical sensors and devices.

Prof.dr.ir. Gustaaf Schoukens is professor of polymer technology at the Ghent University (Belgium), faculty of Engineering. He received his degree in Chemical Engineering from the K.U. Leuven (Belgium) in 1971 where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1978. The subject of his Ph.D. research was “Non-linear viscoelastic behaviour of dispersions”. He worked as senior researcher from 1978 till 2004 in the private industry (Solvay; Central Research Laboratory) in the field of polymerization and polymer processing. In 1994 he obtained the part-time position of lecturer at the Ghent University, teaching “polymer processing”. In 2004 he obtained the fulltime position of professor at the Ghent University teaching all courses concerning polymer technology, including processing and polymerization processes. He is also involved in the courses concerning “environment and sustainable development” in general and teaching the course of “rational use of materials” in particular. Polymer technology in general and polymer processing, including synthetic and biopolymers, in particular are the main leads in his research program and of its publications. The main research topics are now the development of artificial turf for sport applications and the development of biopolymers based on chitin or chitosan with biomedical properties. A more recent research is the study of nanostructures, especially nanoparticles obtained by reaction engineering. These nanoparticles are already used in large quantities for the coating of paper and paperboards. I am an expert in the production of monofilaments for artificial sport applications and founded ERCAT (European Research Centre for Artificial Turf).

Sustainable development and environmental technology Polymers Materials processing

Lavinia BALAN obtained the PhD degree from the University Henry Poincaré in Nancy, France, in 2005. Her PhD was devoted to the elaboration of an original material for the anode of Li-ion batteries. After a post doctorate in Orleans and then in Mulhouse, she joined the Department of Photochemistry of Mulhouse in 2006 as a CNRS Senior Researcher. She opened a new field of research in this laboratory, viz. the photo-assisted synthesis of metal nanoparticles and metal-polymer nanocomposite.

Balan research are concerned with photochemical synthesis of metal/polymer nanocomposites and photo-design of metal nanoparticles and nanocrystals (quantum dots) suited for advanced applications in the fields of optic, photonics, plasmonics, imaging or biology.

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