Micro- and Nanotechnology Enabled Applications for Portable Miniaturized Analytical Systems

Sabu Thomas is the chairman at the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) and the former vice chancellor at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also the director at the School of Energy Materials, the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas is also the former director at the School of Chemical Sciences and the founder of the School of Polymer Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.

Dr. Mazaher Ahmadi received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Bu-Ali Sina University in 2017. He has been to Alicante University, Spain, and Stockholm University, Sweden, as a visiting researcher in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, respectively. He became an Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Bu-Ali Sina University in 2019. His professional experiences also include two post-doctorate research courses at Shiraz University of Medical Science, Iran, and Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran, in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, respectively. Dr. Ahmadi is an expert in nanotechnology, analytical method development, pollutant removal, and wastewater treatment. He has edited six Elsevier books. He also has contributed eleven book chapters with Elsevier.

Prof. Abbas Afkhami is a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry since 2001. He has published more than 310 scientific articles in reputed international journals and two edited Elsevier books in different fields. His research is mainly focused on the development of electrochemical sensors and biosensors. Afkhami has received several awards and honors including the international scientist by ISI (ESI) since 2011, the award of the organization of the Islamic countries (COMSTECH Award), 2009, distinguished professor of the I. R. Iran Universities, 2012, distinguished Analytical chemist of Iran, selected by the Iranian Chemical Society, 2010, and distinguished researcher of Bu-Ali Sina University, selected by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2004. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research, the editorial board of Green and Sustainable Chemistry, and the board of directors of the Iranian Chemical Society. He also acts as a reviewer in many journals.

Prof. Tayyebeh Madrakian is a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry since 2011. Her research interests comprise separation techniques, including the developing of new approaches and synthesis of novel nanomaterials. She has co-authored 190 scientific articles, 2 Elsevier books, and 10 book chapters. Madrakian was on the list of top 1% most outstanding scientists by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in 2019. She has recently received several awards and honors including distinguished Analytical chemist of Iran, selected by the Iranian Chemical Society, and the national award of the second Woman and Science festival. Madrakian serves as the editorial board of Nanochemistry Research and board of directors of the Iranian Chemical Society. She also acts as a reviewer in many journals (e.g. Analytica Chimica Acta, Sensors and Actuators B, Talanta, J. Hazardous Materials, Microchemical Journal, Microchimica Acta, Materials Science and Engineering C, Applied Surface Science, Analytical Methods, RSC Advances, New Journal of Chemistry).

Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience.