Organic chemistry

Dr. M Amalanathan is Principal of Nanjil Catholic College of Arts and Science, Kanyakumari, with more than 18 years of teaching and research experience in Physics. He has supervised numerous M.Sc., M.Phil., and Ph.D. scholars, published over 70 international papers, and serves as reviewer for leading journals such as Spectrochimica Acta and Journal of Molecular Structure. His leadership has guided his institution to NAAC “A” Grade accreditation and autonomous status. Recipient of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence (2016), he is also a senate member of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. His research interests span computational and experimental spectroscopy, nonlinear optical materials, density functional theory, and molecular docking studies, with applications in chemistry and biophysics, including drug design, antimicrobial activity, and nanomaterials for photocatalysis.

Dr. Faical El Ouadrhiri is a researcher and senior scientific consultant specializing in chemistry and chemical engineering, with expertise in sustainable materials, process engineering, and environmental technologies. He holds a PhD and works at the interface of fundamental chemistry, applied research, and industrial innovation. His research focuses on the design, optimization, and scale-up of chemical processes and advanced materials, with emphasis on biomass valorization, hydrothermal carbonization, polymer and hybrid materials, and water and wastewater treatment. He has contributed to multidisciplinary R&D projects involving academic and industrial partners, playing key roles in experimental strategy, data analysis, and scientific dissemination. Dr. El Ouadrhiri is active in scientific publishing as an author, reviewer, and guest editor for international peer-reviewed journals. He also supports industrial R&D programs as a scientific advisor, contributing to the structuring, evaluation, and valorization of innovation projects within national and international research frameworks.

Biomass and waste valorization, Sustainable chemical processes, Materials chemistry and polymer engineering, Environmental and water treatment, Process optimization and scale-up, Machine learning in chemical engineering, Lab-to-industry translation

Dr. Azim Khan is an Associate Researcher in Materials Science and Engineering at the Yangtze River Delta Research Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, specializing in nickel-based superalloys, high-entropy alloys, and high-temperature oxidation. He previously served as Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow at Anhui University of Technology, with teaching and research spanning solid-state physics, corrosion, and advanced coatings. Dr. Khan earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, following M.Phil. and M.Sc. studies in Pakistan. He has published extensively in Scopus-indexed journals.

Nickel/Nickel base superalloys/High-entropy alloys/ High temperature oxidation of metal materials, Corrosion and oxidation properties of aluminide coating, Preparation of nano-structure materials via electrodeposition technique, Nano-composite materials. Expertise in preparation of metal catalyst for the growth of  carbon nanomaterials using CVD.

Micro-solutions in response to mega-challenges, especially using analytical science, microfluidics, and surface engineering to support chemical greenness and sustainability.

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Abu-Dief Mohammed, Professor of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry at Chemistry Department, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madianh Al-Mounawarah, Saudi Arabia and he obtained Post doctor from Faculty of Chemistry, Oviedo University, Spain, 2015.  Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Abu-Dief published more than 200 articles in international journals, 19 books and participates in more than 125 workshops and international conferences with h- index 76. Moreover, He works as a reviewer in 290 international journals and member of editorial board in more than 65 journals. Stanford University listed his name in the 2% World Research Scientist Ranking in the last five years (2020-2024). He was awarded several prizes such as State Encouragement Award, University Encouragement Award, University Research Excellence Award, Highly cited research Award, and Golden Medal for outstanding performance. He has ten granted US patents, in different areas such as nanomaterials for drug delivery, nanomaterials for electronic devices, nanomaterials for waste water treatment and design of organometallic compounds for super pharmaceutical applications. 

Samir Kamel holds a Ph.D. degree (1996) from Ain Shams University, Egypt, and is currently the head of the Cellulose and Paper Department at the National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt and a seconded professor at the University of Sadat City, Egypt. He was a Vice Dean of the Chemical Industries Institute (2012 –2019) and a senior visiting professor at Mississippi State University - USA, Grenoble Institute of Technology - University of Nancy- Epinal, University of Montpellier - France, Huazhong University of Science and Technology – Wuhan - China, Institute of Macromolecule - Czech, Biological Research Center – Szeged – Hungary, Institute of Polymers, Composites, and Biomaterials of National Research Council, Naples – Italy, and Faculty of Science - University of Jordan - Jordan. Also, he was a foreign professor at the University of Malakand – Pakistan, the University of Sabha, and the University of Omar El-Mukhtar, Libya. He received an award of Scientific Excellence (2013) from NRC, Egypt, an Award of Environmental Research from the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), Egypt (2020), an Appreciative (Basic Science Field) 2022 from NRC, and award of Al-Shorouk Academy for Scientific and Technological Creativity in the field of Chemical Engineering and its Applications, Egypt (2023). Also, he received three individual awards from the NRC and ASRT, Egypt. He is a general coordinator of the Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific Collaboration between NRC and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – France, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, South Valley University, Egypt, and Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt. He is working on different national and international projects. He is a member of the Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, the International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, Kenkyu Open Access Wallet, and Frontiers in Chemistry (Polymer Chemistry) Editorial Board. He is a reviewer for international scientific journals and has published over 200 articles in high-quality international journals.