Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011

University New South Wales, Australia

Saarland University, Germany

University of Notre Dame, USA

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Nagoya University, Japan

Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil

Auburn University, USA

Dr. Maria L. Auad is a full professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering, former Director of the Center for Polymer and Advanced Composites, and current Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Development of the College of Engineering at Auburn University. She has published over 100 technical papers in refereed journals. Her extramural support has come from a diverse set of sponsors such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Department of the Army, USDA (US Department of Agriculture), NASA and 3M among others. For all of her research activities, Dr. Auad was the recipient of the Charles Gavin Distinguished Professorship in 2020 and the College of Engineering Senior Faculty Award in 2018. Her research interests include polymer material science, polymer nanocomposites, flow behavior of polymers, control of microstructures & nanostructure in materials, and polymers for structural & biomedical applications.

The University of Edinburgh, UK

Yamagata University, Japan

University of Regina, Canada

The University of Queensland, Australia

Dr. Masud Rana, a lead researcher with the Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship program, has extensive experience in academia and industry. He specializes in energy storage, particularly redox flow batteries, including Zinc Bromine, Zinc Iron, and Iron flow batteries. Dr. Rana completed his Ph.D. in 2020 at The University of Queensland, focusing on rechargeable batteries like Lithium-sulfur and Sodium-ion batteries, supported by a prestigious Australian government scholarship. During his Ph.D., he developed high-performance battery materials, won a 3MT competition, and published in top journals like Energy Storage Materials and ACS Central Science. Dr. Rana also worked as a Research Scientist at Redflow International Pty Ltd, a Brisbane-based company producing Zinc Bromine flow batteries. He holds a Master’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering from IIUM, earning a best student award, and a Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from RUET. His expertise spans materials design, battery testing, and electrochemical analysis.

University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Dr. Leunam Fernández-Izquierdo received a B.S. in Chemistry (2012) at the University of Havana, where he worked on the development of nanomaterials and coordination compounds as materials for the construction of solar cells. He received his PhD in Chemistry from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020) where he worked on the development of water splitting systems using carbon nanotubes and semiconductors. After earning a PhD degree, he joined the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, where he works on developing materials to be used as radiation sensors.