Er-Ping Li presently, he holds the esteemed position of Qiushi Distinguished Chair Professor in electronic engineering at Zhejiang University, China, adjunct Professor with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, . His extensive career includes roles such as Principal Scientist and Professor at the Singapore National Research Institute and University from 1993 to 2012. Notably, Dr. Li served as the Founding Dean for the Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Joint Institute (ZJU-UIUC Institute) from 2016 to 2022 .
Dr. Li pioneers in the realm of computational electromagnetics and electromagnetics for micro/nano-devices. Recognized for his outstanding contributions, he has been honored as a Fellow of IEEE (2007), a Fellow of the MIT Electromagnetics Academy in the USA, and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore. Dr. Li's scholarly impact is reflected in the authorship and co-authorship of 400 papers published in reputable international journals.
Acknowledging his expertise, Dr. Li has received numerous international awards, including the prestigious IEEE EMC Technical Achievement Award, the IEEE EMC Richard Stoddard Award for outstanding performance, and the IEEE EMC Laurence Cumming Award - the highest international award in the field. Furthermore, he played a pivotal role as the Founding General Chair for APEMC (Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility) and has served as the General Chair and Technical Program Chair for more than 20 prestigious international conferences. Dr. Li has shared his insights and expertise through over 100 invited talks and plenary speeches at various international conferences and forums. Presently, he serves as Executive Editor-in-Chief for Electromagnetics Science.
Dr. Zhong Lin Wang holds multiple prestigious positions in the fields of nanoenergy and nanosystems. Currently serving as the Director of the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, he also holds the distinguished position of Regents' Professor and Hightower Chair at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Wang is a trailblazer in the nanogenerators field, contributing significantly to the areas of distributed energy, self-powered sensors, and large-scale blue energy.
His pioneering work includes the introduction of the fields of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics, particularly in the context of third-generation semiconductors. Dr. Wang's groundbreaking contributions have earned him several prestigious awards, including the Global Energy Prize in 2023, The Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2019, the Diels-Planck lecture award in 2019, and the ENI Award in Energy Frontiers in 2018. Additionally, he received The James C. McGroddy Prize in New Materials from the American Physical Society in 2014 and the MRS Medal from the Materials Research Society in 2011.
Dr. Wang's academic achievements are reflected in his membership in various esteemed institutions, including being elected as a fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the European Academy of Sciences, a member of the European Academy of Engineering, and a foreign member of the Korea Academy of Science and Technology. He is also an academician of Academia Sinica and an International fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
In addition to his significant roles, Dr. Wang is the founding editor and chief editor of the international journal Nano Energy.
