International Journal of Experimental Spectroscopic Techniques

ISSN: 2631-505X Impact Factor = 0.21* DOI: 10.35840/2631-505X

Editorial Board

Prof. Alexei Gruverman

Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
United States of America

Dr. Alexei Gruverman is a Charles Bessey Professor in Department of Physics and Astronomy at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his PhD degree in Solid State Physics from the Ural State University in Ekaterinburg, Russia. His research interests are in the field of scanning probe microscopy of functional materials, nanoscale phenomena in multiferroics, non-volatile information storage technologies and electromechanical phenomena in biological systems. Prior to joining UNL in 2007 he held research scientist positions at Sony Corporation, Yokohama, Japan, and Joint Research Center for Atom Technology in Tsukuba, Japan, and research professorship position at the North Carolina State University, USA. While working in Japan he has pioneered the SPM-based method for non-destructive high-resolution imaging of ferroelectric domains in thin films and memory devices - an approach now known as Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM). Dr. Gruverman has co-authored over 150 papers in peer-reviewed international journals (including Science, Nature Materials and Physical Review Letters), which are cited more than 5000 times, a number of book chapters and review articles and has edited three books and several special journal issues on ferroelectricity. Dr. Gruverman serves as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. He is a recipient of the 2004 Ikeda Foundation Award, Japan, and International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. A list of his most important scientific accomplishments include (1) development of Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM), (2) manipulation of ferroelectric domains at the nanoscale, (3) development of an approach for fast switching dynamics in ferroelectric capacitors, (4) demonstration of the tunneling electroresistance effect in ferroelectrics, and (5) nanoscale characterization of electromechanical behavior of biological systems.

Prof. Zhifeng Ren

Chair Professor
Department of Physics and TcSUH
University of Houston
United States of America

Dr. Zhifeng Ren is Chair Professor in University of Houston. Prof. Ren is named the 2014 Recipient of the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Science from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas in Dec 2013. He elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in Dec 2013. Dr. Ren was featured by KUHF radio station and Houston Chronicle during Dec 2013. Dr. Ren completed his Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics at Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests are Nanostructured Thermoelectrics, Thermoelectric Energy Conversion, Solar Energy Harvesting, Carbon Nanotubes, Field Emission, Mechanical and Thermal Properties, Piezoelectric Properties, Ceramics.

Prof. Jun Xu

Professor
Department of Materials Science and Condensed Physics
University of Tongji
China

Dr. Jun Xu is the first distinguished Professor in University of Tongji, China. Prof. Xu has been one of Ten Outstanding Youth Persons in Shanghai. He gained the finance support from the National Outstanding Youth Foundation in 2005. He was awarded the 2nd-class National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2003 and two 1st-class Science and Technology Progress Awards of Shanghai in 2001 and 2004. He has been granted 100 patents and has published over 500 papers in scientific journals, and edited five books. He received the Ph.D. degree from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China, in 1996. His research interests are the growth, structure defects, optical spectroscopy properties and laser performances of solid-state laser and optical crystals such as Nd, Yb, Er, Tm, Ho, Pr, Cr, Ti, Co, Bi etc doped laser crystals, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis of opto-electronic and laser crystals, glass, transparent ceramics.

Prof. Istvan T Horvath

Chair Professor
Department of Biology and Chemistry
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Dr. Istvan T. Horvath is a Chair Professor of Chemistry in Department of Biology and Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong. He received his Diploma in Chemical Engineering (1977) and Ph.D. in Chemistry (1979), both at the University of Pannonia, Veszprem and Hungary. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University (1982-1984), a Scientific Co-worker at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland (1984 - 1987), a Senior Staff Chemist at Exxon (now ExxonMobil) Corporate Research, Annandale, New Jersey (1987-1998), a Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary (1999-2009). He moved to the City University of Hong Kong in May, 2009 and was the Head of the Department of Biology and Chemistry until July 31, 2015. The books on fluorous chemistry were based on the fluorous biphasic concept he invented in the early nineties. He was the Chairman of the COST Action D29 on Sustainable/Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology (2002-2007). Dr. Horvath was awarded a D.Sc. in Chemistry by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1998 and was a Szechenyi Professor Scholar (2000 - 2003). He received the 1st Fluorous Technology Award in 2005, the Senior Humboldt Research Award in 2006, and the Green Chemistry Lecture Award in 2008. He is an Honorary Member of the Academia Nazionale di Scienze Letter e Arti, Modena, Italy (2010) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2013) and the American Chemical Society (2014). Research Interests: The application of the principles of green chemistry in environmentally friendly product and process development including the use of alternative media such as water, fluorous and ionic liquids for facile reagent and catalyst separation, Development of a novel sustainability metrics including ethanol equivalent, resource replacement turnover, waste remediation turnover, sustainability indicator, and greenness indicator, Gamma-valerolactone economy for the production of energy and carbon based chemicals, Valorization of agricultural residues and food wastes, Development of a novel water desalination technology, Development of a sustainable fluorous chemistry, Mechanistic studies of homogeneous catalytic, organic, and organometallic reactions using in situ IR and NMR spectroscopy.

Dr. Burcin Bayram

Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Miami University
United States of America

Dr. Burcin Bayram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She received her PhD degree in Physics from Old Dominion University, Virginia. Prior to joining Miami in 2002 she held postdoctoral research positions at University of Michigan. She is a recipient of the 2015 May APS Woman Physicist of the Month Award. Her research area is in the field of experimental atomic, molecular and optical physics.She has an extensive experience in quantum-optical spectroscopy and laser spectroscopy applications to atomic and molecular systems using a sequence of laser pulses to probe the dynamics and properties of atoms and molecules. She acted as a Referee in more than 10 different journals. Additionally, she has been involved in the development of new pedagogical tools for upper-level spectroscopy laboratories. Dr. Bayram is a member of the American Physical Society, Association of Woman in Science, Ohio Academy of Science and Advanced Laboratory of Physics Association.

Dr. Giulio Malucelli

Associate Professor
Department of Applied Science and Technology
Politecnico di Torino
Italy

Dr. Giulio Malucelli is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and Technology at Politecnico di Torino. He obtained Master degree in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino in 1992. In 1996 he received PhD in Chemistry and in 1995 Dr. Malucelli obtained the position of Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino at the Department of Applied Science and Technology. In 2003 he was appointed as full time Associate Professor in Chemistry at Politecnico di Torino in the Department of Applied Science and Technology. Dr. Malucelli is member of the Italian Society of Macromolecules (AIM, where he is at present member of the management committee) and of the Polymeric Materials Unit at Politecnico di Torino of the Italian Consortium on Materials Science and Technology (INSTM); he joined the "Nanofun-poly" Network of Excellence.

Dr. Juan Antonio Zapien

Associate Professor
Department of Physics and Materials Science
City University of Hong
Hong Kong

Dr. Juan Antonio Zapien is an Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong, SAR China where he teaches physical optics and related courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students. He obtained his BSc (Physics) from the 'Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico' (UNAM) performing his undergraduate thesis at the Materials Research Institute of UNAM (IIM-UNAM). He received his PhD degree from The Pennsylvania State University (USA) in 2000 working in the optical characterization of the nucleation and growth of CBN and wide band gap materials. His current research interests are in the quantitative optical characterization of nanostructures for photonic and plasmonic applications, the use of nanomaterials for energy, lighting, and sensing applications, and the real time optical characterization of the nucleation and growth of thin films. He has been involved in the organization of several international meetings and has also participated as invited speaker in more than 22 international conferences.