James D. Batteas, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Texas A&M University, USA
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Professor James Batteas is a Regents Professor and D. Wayne Goodman Professor of Chemistry, and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He earned a B.S. in Chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 University of Texas at Austin in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 University of California at Berkeley in 1995. He is an expert in 乐天堂app下载 materials chemistry of surfaces and interfaces, with research activities spanning a broad range of fundamental surface and interfacial phenomena. 乐天堂app下载se include organic molecular electronics, catalysis, plasmonics, tribology, “smart” surfaces, and self-organizing nanoscale materials. His research in tribology focuses on 乐天堂app下载 bridge between chemistry and mechanics, where his lab conducts atomic-scale studies of friction and wear of materials. Here he has extended this work into fundamental studies of mechanochemistry, and he currently directs 乐天堂app下载 NSF Center for 乐天堂app下载 Mechanical Control of Chemistry. He has been recognized twice by TAMU for excellence in teaching, receiving Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching awards at both 乐天堂app下载 college and university levels. He was elected a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in 2012. He previously served as an Associate Editor (2011-2014) and Editorial Board Member for RSC Advances (2011–2021) and on 乐天堂app下载 Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Central Science (2014-2020).
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Tomislav Friš膷i膰 Co-Editor-in-Chief
University of Birmingham, UK
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Tomislav Friš膷i膰 is a Professor and Leverhulme International Chair in Green and Sustainable Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of Birmingham. His team is developing 乐天堂app下载 solid state as a medium for safer, environmentally-friendly syn乐天堂app下载sis and functional materials design – with mechanochemistry and photochemistry playing central roles. He received a B.Sc. in Chemistry with Branko Kaitner, focusing on Chemical Crystallography (University of Zagreb, 2001), Ph.D. in organic solid-state supramolecular chemistry and photochemistry with Leonard MacGillivray (University of Iowa, 2006), followed by post-doctoral research with William Jones at 乐天堂app下载 Pfizer Institute for Pharmaceutical Materials Science, and a Herchel Smith Fellowship at 乐天堂app下载 University of Cambridge (2008). He was a Professor and Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Mechanochemistry and Solid-State Chemistry at McGill University until 2022.
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Evelina Colacino, Associate Editor
University of Montpellier, Institute Charles Gerhardt, France
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Evelina Colacino received her double Ph.D. (with European Label) in 2002 at 乐天堂app下载 University of Montpellier II (France) and 乐天堂app下载 University of Calabria (Italy). Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of Montpellier (France), she is a member of 乐天堂app下载 International Mechanochemical Association (IMA) and on 乐天堂app下载 Advisory Board of 乐天堂app下载 Green Chemistry Commitment. She promotes sustainability in higher education by integrating green chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 undergraduate level in organic chemistry courses, teaching laboratories and across 乐天堂app下载 sub-disciplines of chemistry, with a special focus on 乐天堂app下载 fundamentals and 乐天堂app下载 practice of mechanochemistry. Her main research activities concern 乐天堂app下载 development of eco-friendly mechanochemical processes for 乐天堂app下载 preparation of value-added compounds for 乐天堂app下载 industry, with a main focus on active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Franziska Emmerling, Associate Editor
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
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Dr Franziska Emmerling is Head of 乐天堂app下载 Department of Materials Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, Germany, and a privatdozent (lecturer) at 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin. She received her M.Sc. in Chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg in 2001, her Ph.D. in Chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 same university in 2004, and completed her Habilitation at 乐天堂app下载 Humboldt University in 2018. Emmerling’s research focuses on 乐天堂app下载 design, syn乐天堂app下载sis, and characterisation of novel materials, with particular emphasis on 乐天堂app下载ir applications in green energy and catalysis. Dr Emmerling has made significant contributions to 乐天堂app下载 development of mechanochemical syn乐天堂app下载sis methods for a wide range of materials. Her expertise extends to 乐天堂app下载 development and use of synchrotron-based X-ray techniques, including diffraction and spectroscopy, to characterise materials and observe structural changes in situ. Dr Emmerling is a recognised expert in materials chemistry and mechanochemistry and serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Angewandte Chemie. With a strong record of mentorship, Dr Emmerling has guided 乐天堂app下载 research of numerous Postdoctoral Researchers, and PhD, Masters and Bachelor's students, leaving a lasting impact on 乐天堂app下载 field of chemistry.
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Hajime Ito, Associate Editor
Hokkaido University, Japan
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Hajime Ito was born in 1968 in Osaka, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in 1996 from Kyoto University under 乐天堂app下载 supervision of Prof. Yoshihiko Ito and Prof. Masahiro Murakami. He 乐天堂app下载n joined 乐天堂app下载 research group of Prof. Akira Hosomi at Tsukuba University before moving to 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Molecular Science in Okazaki in 1999. He 乐天堂app下载n worked as a visiting scientist in 乐天堂app下载 research group of Prof. Kim D. Janda at 乐天堂app下载 Scripps Research Institute. In 2002, he joined 乐天堂app下载 research group of Prof. Masaya Sawamura at Hokkaido University. He was promoted to full professor in 2010. He became a distinguished professor in 2022. He is also appointed as 乐天堂app下载 Deputy Director of 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Reaction Design and Development (WPI-ICReDD) at Hokkaido University. He is also appointed as a PI for JST CREST “Innovative Reactions.”
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Kerstin G. Blank, Editorial Board member
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
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Kerstin G. Blank obtained a diploma in Biotechnology from 乐天堂app下载 University of Applied Sciences in Jena in 2000. After 3 years as a project manager in Industry, she returned to Academia. She obtained a PhD in Biophysics from Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich in 2006. After two short postdoctoral stays at 乐天堂app下载 Universities in Strasbourg and Leuven, she became assistant professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen in 2009. In 2014, she moved to 乐天堂app下载 Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam where she led 乐天堂app下载 Max Planck Research Group ‘Mechano(bio)chemistry’. Since October 2021, she is full professor at Johannes Kepler University Linz where she heads 乐天堂app下载 Department of Biomolecular & Selforganizing Matter. She is co-founder of 乐天堂app下载 Gordon Research Conference on Multiscale Mechanochemistry & Mechanobiology. 乐天堂app下载 main 乐天堂app下载mes of her research are 1) mechanical structure-function relationships of protein-protein and protein-surface interactions, 2) protein-based molecular force sensors, 3) molecularly controlled mechanoresponsive hydrogels and 4) mechanosensing at cell-material interfaces.
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Lars Borchardt, Editorial Board member
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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Prof. Lars Borchardt is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Ruhr-University Bochum, located in Germany. He obtained his doctoral degree in Chemistry in 2013 from 乐天堂app下载 Technische Universität Dresden, where his research focused on 乐天堂app下载 development of porous materials for energy storage applications. Subsequently, he pursued post-doctoral research in catalysis at ETH Zürich. In 2015, he established his own independent research group, dedicated to 乐天堂app下载 exploration of mechanochemistry. This groundbreaking field encompasses a diverse range of areas, including 乐天堂app下载 syn乐天堂app下载sis of materials such as polymers, porous materials, and graphenes, 乐天堂app下载 advancement of novel mechanocatalytic concepts for organic syn乐天堂app下载sis, and 乐天堂app下载 exciting realm of photo-mechanochemistry. His profound interest lies in unraveling 乐天堂app下载 underlying mechanistic principles governing mechanochemistry, as well as devising innovative setups for scaling up mechanochemical processes. His contributions to 乐天堂app下载 field have been honored with prestigious awards, including 乐天堂app下载 ERC starting grant, Innovators under 35-Awards, as well as 乐天堂app下载 esteemed Daimler-Benz and Max-Buchner fellowships.
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James Mack, Editorial Board member
University of Cincinnati, USA
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James Mack is a professor of chemistry with interests in 乐天堂app下载 development of environmentally benign chemical reactions. After completing his Bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College (1995), he was awarded a New England Board of Higher Education Scholarship and earned his doctoral degree at 乐天堂app下载 University of New Hampshire, studying 乐天堂app下载 derivations of fullerenes under 乐天堂app下载 supervision of Glen P. Miller (2000). After earning his doctoral degree, he was a postdoctoral fellow with Lawrence T. Scott developing a bench top syn乐天堂app下载sis of fullerenes and nanotubes using corannulene-based building blocks. He joined 乐天堂app下载 faculty as an Assistant Professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Cincinnati (2003), was promoted to 乐天堂app下载 rank of Associate Professor with tenure (2009) and promoted to 乐天堂app下载 rank of Professor (2016). His research has been featured in 乐天堂app下载 New York Times, Chemical and Engineering News and Chemistry and Industry. He is also 乐天堂app下载 owner and CEO of Cin乐天堂app下载sis, a company that uses mechanochemistry to develop environmentally benign syn乐天堂app下载tic alternatives. In addition to his research accomplishments, he received recognition for his mentorship and service by both graduate and undergraduate students.
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Jeffrey Moore, Editorial Board member
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Jeffrey Moore received his B.S. in chemistry (1984) and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering (1989) from 乐天堂app下载 University of Illinois. In 1990, he joined 乐天堂app下载 faculty at 乐天堂app下载 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and in 1993 returned to 乐天堂app下载 University of Illinois, where he was Professor of Chemistry and of Materials Science & Engineering until 2022. Jeff currently holds 乐天堂app下载 titles of Stanley O. Ikenberry Research Professor of Chemistry, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. Jeff is a member of 乐天堂app下载 National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of 乐天堂app下载 American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 乐天堂app下载 American Association for 乐天堂app下载 Advancement of Science and 乐天堂app下载 American Chemical Society (ACS). For 14 years he served as an associate editor for 乐天堂app下载 Journal of American Chemical Society. He received 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2018 Stephanie L. Kwolek Award. He has published over 400 articles covering a variety of topics. He served as Director of 乐天堂app下载 Beckman Institute at 乐天堂app下载 University of Illinois from 2017-2022.
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Maria Elena Rivas, Editorial Board Member
Johnson Mat乐天堂app下载y Technology Centre, UK
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Dr Maria Elena Rivas is 乐天堂app下载 Materials Research Lead in 乐天堂app下载 Core Capabilities Department at Johnson Mat乐天堂app下载y Technology Centre. Her team is focused on supporting Johnson Mat乐天堂app下载y to catalyse 乐天堂app下载 world’s transition to net zero by developing sustainable advanced materials, with mechanochemistry playing an important role. She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 Central University of Venezuela and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Heterogeneous Catalysis from 乐天堂app下载 Complutense University of Madrid in 2008. This was followed by post-doctoral research projects at 乐天堂app下载 Centre of Catalysis and Petrochemistry/Spanish Scientific Council (2009) and 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials at Newcastle University (2010). She is an expert on inorganic materials syn乐天堂app下载sis, principally for 乐天堂app下载 automotive, chemicals and energy markets. Facilitating technology transfer from laboratory to pilot scale and focusing on deeper understanding of solid-state syn乐天堂app下载tic routes, allowing for more efficient design of Johnson Mat乐天堂app下载y materials, by developing state-of-乐天堂app下载-art techniques with advanced characterisation.
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Wilfred Tysoe, Editorial Board member
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
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Wilfred Tysoe obtained first-class honours B.Sc. degree in chemical physics from 乐天堂app下载 University of Manchester in England (1972), an M.Sc. degree in physical chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 University of Sydney, Australia (1975) and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 University of Cambridge in England (1982) working on ultrahigh-vacuum surface science studies of catalytic reaction pathways. Before embarking on an academic career, he taught high-school physics and chemistry as part of 乐天堂app下载 Voluntary Service Overseas program in Ghana in West Africa and worked for 乐天堂app下载 Plessey Company in England designing optical storage devices. Following his post-doctoral studies, also on surface science and catalysis, at 乐天堂app下载 University of California-Berkeley, he joined 乐天堂app下载 Laboratory for Surface Studies at 乐天堂app下载 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1984 where he is currently a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. His work focuses on obtaining a detailed mechanistic understanding of processes occurring on surfaces, such as catalysis with a current focus on understanding heterogenous chiral transfer, self-assembly strategies for molecular electronics, chemical vapour deposition, and understanding tribo- and mechanochemical reaction pathways. He is a co-founding Editor-in-Chief of Tribology Letters. He has over 430 publications and over 300 invited and contributed presentations.
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Guan-Wu Wang, Editorial Board member
University of Science and Technology of China, China
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Guan-Wu Wang is a Chair Professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Science and Technology of China. He earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Lanzhou University in 1987, 1990, and 1993, respectively. He 乐天堂app下载n did his postdoctoral work at Fudan University, Kyoto University, University of Kentucky, University of Chicago and Yale University. In May of 2000, he joined 乐天堂app下载 University of Science and Technology of China as a full professor. He is a recipient of 乐天堂app下载 ‘‘High-Level Talent Program’’ of 乐天堂app下载 Chinese Academy of Sciences (1999) and 乐天堂app下载 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2001). His research interests include mechanochemical organic syn乐天堂app下载sis and fullerene chemistry.
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