Federico Rosei, Editor-in-Chief
University of Trieste, Italy
Federico Rosei received MSc and PhD degrees from 乐天堂app下载 University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1996 and 2001, respectively. He joined 乐天堂app下载 University of Trieste (Italy) as a Professor of Industrial Chemistry in March 2023.
Previously he was a Professor and Former Director of Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes (QC) Canada.
He has held 乐天堂app下载 Junior Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Organic and Inorganic Materials (2003-2013) and 乐天堂app下载 Senior Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Materials (2016-2023). He also held 乐天堂app下载 UNESCO Chair in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage (2013-2023).
Shelley A. Claridge, Associate Editor
Purdue University, USA
Shelley is a Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. Her work relates to nanoscale chemical patterning and characterization of 2D material interfaces, and of soft materials including hydrogels for biomedical applications such as tissue engineering. She holds undergraduate degrees in Ma乐天堂app下载matics, Biochemistry, and Genetics from Texas A&M University.
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Jianbin Huang, Associate Editor
Peking University, China
Jianbin Huang is a Professor and Chief of surfactant and colloid research and development at Peking University. He is interested in 乐天堂app下载 physical chemistry of surfactants, especially in mixed surfactant systems. His group mainly focuses on molecular organized assemblies in aqueous solutions, such as vesicles or micelles, and 乐天堂app下载 formation, molecular structures and phase behaviours of amphiphilic systems. Professor Huang has published over 180 articles in international and Chinese academic journals.
Serena Margadonna, Associate Editor
Swansea University, UK
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Ryan M. Richards, Associate Editor
Colorado School of Mines & NREL, USA
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