Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries.
Soft matter or soft condensed matter is a type of matter that can be deformed or structurally altered by thermal or mechanical stress which is of similar magnitude to thermal fluctuations.
In materials science, the sol–gel process is a method for producing solid materials from small molecules. The method is used for the fabrication of metal oxides, especially the oxides of silicon (Si) and titanium (Ti). The process involves conversion of monomers in solution into a colloidal solution (sol) that acts as the precursor for an integrated network of either discrete particles or network polymers. Typical precursors are metal alkoxides. Sol–gel process is used to produce ceramic nanoparticles.
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur is a public technical university located in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was declared to be an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act.
Nanocomposite is a multiphase solid material where one of the phases has one, two or three dimensions of less than 100 nanometers (nm) or structures having nano-scale repeat distances between the different phases that make up the material.
Nanofabrics are textiles engineered with small particles that give ordinary materials advantageous properties such as superhydrophobicity, odor and moisture elimination, increased elasticity and strength, and bacterial resistance. Depending on the desired property, a nanofabric is either constructed from nanoscopic fibers called nanofibers, or is formed by applying a solution containing nanoparticles to a regular fabric. Nanofabrics research is an interdisciplinary effort involving bioengineering, molecular chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, and systems engineering. Applications of nanofabrics have the potential to revolutionize textile manufacturing and areas of medicine such as drug delivery and tissue engineering.
Surface engineering is the sub-discipline of materials science which deals with the surface of solid matter. It has applications to chemistry, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.
Green textiles are fabrics or fibres produced to replace environmentally harmful textiles and minimise the ecological impact. Green textiles are part of the sustainable fashion and eco-friendly trends, providing alternatives to the otherwise pollution-heavy products of conventional textile industry, which is deemed the most ecologically damaging industry.
Martina Heide Stenzel is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She is also a Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) University Ambassador. She became editor for the Australian Journal of Chemistry in 2008 and has served as Scientific Editor and as of 2021, as Editorial Board Chair of RSC Materials Horizons.
Yury Georgievich Gogotsi is a scientist in the field of material chemistry, professor at Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States since 2000 in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering and Nanotechnology. Distinguished University and Trustee Chair professor of materials science at Drexel University — director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute.
Xian Jun Loh is a Singaporean polymer chemist who works in the inter-disciplinary field of biomaterials. He is the Executive Director of the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and a professor at the Nanyang Technological University. He is currently the President of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry.
Irshad Hussain is a Pakistani scientist in the field of chemistry and among the few pioneers to initiate nanomaterials research in Pakistan.
Dr Shalu Vashistha is a prominent Scientist in the field of chemistry and biology. She has several publications in national and international journals.
Alan Kin-tak Lau is a Hong Kong engineer and academic. He is the president and chair professor of product innovation at Technological and Higher Education Institute (Thei) of Hong Kong. Prior to this appointment, he was pro vice-chancellor at Swinburne University of Technology. He is also the Independent non-executive director of King’s Flair International (Holdings) Limited, the international vice president and trustee board member of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2014-2019) and an academic advisor at Asia University. He was also appointed the chair of professional accreditation panel for APEC/IPEA for Korea. From 2014 to 2016, he was the Alex Wong/Gigi Wong Endowed Professor in Product Engineering Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HPKU). Currently, he is a Fellow of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the European Academy of Sciences. Lau has conducted research in the field of mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and materials engineering. His work has been focused on aerospace composites, unmanned aerial vehicle, product design and engineering and bio-composites. Lau is recognized as Australian National Research Leader in Composite Materials 2019, published by The Australian Post. Within the period 2020-2022, he was director of Oceania Cybersecurity Centre Limited and Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory Company. He has been named as “2023 年度傑出人物” and “2024 年度全球傑出華人領袖”. Currently, he has been appointed as 中氫聚力首席技術官, 莞港創科合作顧問委員會成員 and 力嘉（上海）新能源有限公司首席顧. Dr. Lau also established two academician workstations (院士工作站) with Basalt Fibre Composites Development Company Limited and Hebei University of Technology supported by Sichuan’s and Tianjin’s provincial Governments, respectively to support the conversion of new technologies, like basalt fibre reinforced polymer composites and 3D printed concrete bridges to the industry.
Dr. E.K.T Sivakumar is an Indian chemist born in Podaturpet, Tamil Nadu near Tiruttani. He is a visiting professor at Anna University, Department of Ceramic Technology- Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai- 600025. He is also the editor of a Tamil journal, Valarum Ariviyal.
The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) is a research center in Fribourg, Switzerland focused on nanoscience. The institute is named after the Swiss entrepreneur Adolphe Merkle who created the foundation that partially funded the institute.
Kumar Biradha is a researcher in the field of crystal engineering. He was born on 15 June 1968 in Relangi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a professor at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a member of Editorial Advisory board of Crystal Growth & Design, an American Chemical Society Journal.
Shakeel Ahmed is an assistant professor of chemistry in the Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He is listed among the top 2% most cited scientists of the world by Stanford University. He is the elected fellow of International Society for Development and Sustainability and is recipient of Young Scientist Award and Best Professor of the Year Award 2020.
Amar K. Mohanty is a material scientist and biobased material engineer, academic and author. He is a Full Professor and Distinguished Research Excellence Chair in Sustainable Biomaterials at the Ontario Agriculture College and is the Director of the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Guelph.
Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy FRSC FAPS is a British and Kazakhstani scientist, a Professor of Formulation Science and a Royal Society Industry Fellow at the University of Reading. His research focuses on polymers, biomaterials, nanomaterials, drug delivery, and pharmaceutical sciences. Khutoryanskiy has published over 200 original research articles, book chapters, and reviews. His publications have attracted > 12000 citations and his current h-index is 54. He received several prestigious awards in recognition for his research in polymers, colloids and drug delivery as well as for contributions to research peer-review and mentoring of early career researchers. He holds several honorary professorship titles from different universities.
