来自亚洲、欧洲和非洲的三位杰出青年科学家将为大家奉献精彩讲座！

Addressing the Food Supply Security Problem as a Materials Scientist

Ludovico Cademartiri，University of Parma, Italy

Abstract: In this talk I will briefly outline my perspective on what materials scientists can do to address the food supply issue. As an independent faculty I lead a group that has bridged the disciplinary gap between materials science and agronomy, plant science, and botany. In so doing I have had the privilege and unique opportunity to interact on a daily basis with true experts on the issue of food production, plant breeding, and plant science.

On the basis of this rather unique experience I will give my personal viewpoint with examples from my past and present research and outline how this area of research is extraordinarily ripe for work that is frugal and yet potentially profoundly transformative.

Bio: Ludovico Cademartiri obtained a Laurea degree in Materials Science from the University of Parma in 2002 and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 2008. He was a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of George M. Whitesides at Harvard University. His work spans materials chemistry, physical chemistry, molecular electronics, flame manipulation, plasma processing, polymers, and environments-by-design and has been recognized by national and international awards, most recently the Beckman Young Investigator Award, and the Plant Science Institute Faculty Fellow Award. He was at Iowa State from 2012 to 2020, and is currently Associate Professor at the University of Parma in the Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Environmental Sustainability. 

Flexible hybrid electronics: materials and processes design

Zhuo Li, Fudan University, China

Abstract: Stretchable electronics that enable intimate, non-invasive integration of devices directly with human body have opened many new opportunities in healthcare, disease diagnosis, and human-machine interfaces. Among different approaches to fabricate stretchable electronics, flexible hybrid integration (FHI) that interconnects discrete silicon integrated circuits (ICs) chips and components on a stretchable substrate has exhibited the greatest potential for commercialization, as it merges the high performance and low power consumption of silicon IC with the intrinsic stretchability and large-scale production capability of printed electronics. Nevertheless, developing advanced materials and processes are crucial for FHI. In this talk, I will discuss about our recent work on materials development, including stretchable and highly conductive polymer composites for circuit lines, conductive and highly adhesive composites for interconnects, robust and self-adhesive elastomers for substrates, and associated processes. Based on these materials and processes, we prepared various soft electronic devices, such as electrophysiological sensor, pressure sensor, acceleration sensor and oximeter, which exhibit good performance and high reliability.

Bio: Dr. Zhuo Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science at Fudan University. Her research interests include functional polymer composites for electronic packaging and stretchable electronics. She received her B.S. from Tongji University, her M.S. from Virginia Tech and her Ph.D. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. Before joining Fudan, she worked as a Materials Engineer at Celanese Corp. and CNPC USA, respectively. She was a recipient of the Shanghai Pujiang Program (2017), Rising Star Program (2020) from Shanghai City, and IEEE EPS Outstanding Young Engineer Award (2020). She published more than 60 papers in journals such as Nat. Commun., Adv. Mater., and Adv. Funct. Mater. Dr. Li serves as the guest editor for IEEE T-CPMT, technical committee for IEEE ECTC and IEEE ICEPT, co-president for IEEE-EPS Shanghai Chapter, and vice president for IEEE-WIE in Shanghai. 

ENGINEERED CARBON BASED TECHNOLOGIES -THE ENERGY MATERIALS PERSPECTIVE

Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin，University of Ghana, Ghana West Africa

Abstract: Due to the rapid depletion and high, consumption of fossil fuels and other natural resources, there has been an increase in development and investigation of renewable and clean energy conversion/ storage technologies that can meet present energy and power consumption demands. In order to make effective use of renewable energy technology, it is important to develop high-performance, low-cost and environmental-friendly energy conversion and storage technologies.

Significant progress has been made in developing alternative technologies to harvest and use clean and sustainable energy including solar energy, wind power, biofuels, and hydrogen in concomitance with clean energy technologies, such as fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries. Although these types of energy sources have played a major role in the past, new technologies are progressing to make alternative energy more practical and cost effective. Carbon based materials such as graphene, have been playing a significant role in the development of alternative clean and sustainable energy technology due to their unique properties which includes high surface area, electrical conductivity, chemical stability and low cost. This talk discusses the energy materials applications perspective of graphene produced via CVD and Liquid phase exfoliation.

Bio: Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin is a full Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) at the University of Ghana. He obtained his PhD degree in Materials Engineering from the Department of Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies, University of Trento-Italy in 2010 with particular focus on nanostructured Oxides for energy and Environmental applications. He has undertaken postdoctoral research fellowships/ visits at the University of Pretoria; the Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy group of the Cambridge Graphene Centre - University of Cambridge, UK (under the Cambridge Africa Partnership for Research Excellence (CAPREx) programme; the University of Strathclyde, UK under the royal society organic photovoltaics capacity building programme), Université de Poitiers (France), the RAPSODEE centre- Ecole des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux (France) and the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (Germany), among others. He is a fellow of the Africa Science Leadership programme (an initiative with the aim of growing mid-career African academics in the areas of thought leadership, team management and research development, with the intention of enabling them to contribute to the development of a new paradigm for science in Africa, focused on its contribution to solving the complex issues facing both Africa and the global community.) and a fellow of the Inter-Academy Partnership Science Advice for policy at the International Network for Government Science Advice/International Science Council Regional Office for Africa.

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