Plenary Speakers
Peter N. Pintauro
Peter Pintauro is the H. Eugene McBrayer Professor, Emeritus and former Chair in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University and Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Vehicle Mobility at Tsinghua University, Beijing China. He has also been on the faculties of Tulane University and Case Western Reserve University, where he was the Kent Hale Smith Professor of Engineering and Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department. His research interests are in the areas of membrane science, fuel cells, batteries, organic electrochemical synthesis, and applications of nanofibers in energy devices. He is a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a past President of the North American Membrane Society, the 2018 recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell R&D Award, and the 2023 recipient of the Electrochemical Society’s Walter van Schalkwijk Award in Sustainable Energy. He recently co-founded Bardo Climate Inc., a start-up company to commercialize nanofiber-based membranes.
Seeram Ramakrishna
Academician Seeram Ramakrishna is a Chair Professor of Tsinghua University, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor, and Director of iWearables Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University. He is also an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore. He made seminal contributions in understanding and enhancing the biological, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and physical responses of nanofibers. He is a cross-fields pioneer advancing nanofibers for diverse applications. He is ranked 11 globally in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Elsevier | Stanford list). He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and a Highly Ranked Scholar (Scholar GPS) with more than 500 Q1 journal papers, 222 H-Index, and 230,000 citations. His contributions also appeared in Nature, Nature Reviews Methods, Nature Communications, Matter, and so on journals. Highest professional distinctions include Fellow | Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; International Academy of Engineering and Technology; International Academy of Bionic Science; and World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WACA). He is also an elected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; IUBSE (FBSE), and ISBE. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He received advanced research experiences from MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA and KIT, Japan. Out of three decades of working at the National University of Singapore (NUS), about 15 years of senior academic leadership includes NUS Vice-President (Research Strategy); Dean of NUS Faculty of Engineering; Director of NUS Enterprise; Chairman of Solar Energy Institute of Singapore (SERIS); Director of NUS Bioengineering Initiative; and Director of NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI). He founded the Global Engineering Deans Council. He is a proponent of internationalisation of higher education and cross-fields research and innovation.
Organizing Committee
Martina Roso
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Carlo Boaretti
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Michele Modesti
Full Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Alessandra Lorenzetti
Full Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Vera Anselmi
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Diego Penzo
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Silvia Zanatta
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Gabriele Rossignolo
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Aldo Rondello
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Filippo Bombarda
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Elena Schievano
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Lara Facchini
PhD Student
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
