Atul Tiwari is a research faculty member in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawaii.
He received a Ph D in polymer materials science and has been
designated a Chartered Chemist and Chartered Scientist by the Royal
Society of Chemistry, UK. As an organic chemist and mechanical
engineer, Dr. Tiwari has sought in his research work to bridge the
gap between science and engineering. His area of research interest
includes the development of smart materials including silicones,
graphene, and bio-inspired biomaterials for industrial
applications. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research
publications and has 6 patents or patents pending.
Rabah Boukherroub received a Ph D in chemistry from the
University Paul Sabatier, France. He is a group leader at the
Interdisciplinary Research Institute, University of Lille, France.
He is a coauthor of more than 250 research publications and has
written several book chapters in subjects related to
nanotechnology, materials chemistry, biosensors, and lab-on-chip
devices. He has 8 patents or patents pending. Dr. Boukherroub’s
research interests are in the area of functional materials, surface
chemistry, and photophysics of semiconductor nanostructures.
Maheshwar Sharon obtained his Ph D from University of
Leicester, UK, and two postgraduate diplomas in nuclear power and
radio chemistry. In 1978, he joined the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay, as a Professor in Chemistry, retiring in 2003.
He is now a Research Director at the NSNR Centre for Nanotechnology
& Bionanotechnology, Ambernath, India. He is a pioneer in
developing plant-based precursors like camphor, kerosene, and
various non-edible oils for synthesizing almost all forms of
carbon: nanobeads, nanotubes, nanofibers, and various new types of
carbon nanomaterials. He is the first to successfully develop a
homojunction carbon (n-C/p-C) photovoltaic solar cell from
camphoric carbon. He has also pioneered a solar-chargeable battery
and a concept known as the Sharon-Schottky type solar cell. He has
also pioneered the development of a photoactive lead oxide
electrode for application in a photoelectrochemical cell. He has
published more than 172 publications in national and international
journals and has published 4 books.