Metal-Organic Frameworks-Based Hybrid Materials for Environmental Sensing and Monitoring

Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta's research focuses on conducting polymers and composites, green energy production and storage using biowastes and nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, corrosion inhibiting coatings, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles, made over 280 national, international, and regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, edited many books, and written several book chapters. He has received over two and a half million dollars for research and educational activities from many funding agencies. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and editorial board member of numerous journals.

Dr. Tahir Rasheed is currently working as a researcher at Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. and degree in Polymer Chemistry and postdoctoral research from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Dr. Rasheed has published more than 130 scientific contributions in the form of Research, Reviews, Book Chapters and Editorial type scientific articles in various areas of Science & Engineering. His research interests focus on multiple disciplines including controllable synthesis, characterization and Self-assembly of Polymeric materials, polymers & polymer based composites, nanomaterials & nanocomposites, hybrid nanocomposites, Carbon materials, Energy storage materials, with special emphasis on their potential applications in the field of sensing and biosensing, electrocatalysis, Degradation and quantification of various emerging pollutants, solid polymer electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes for flexible Zinc based batteries and electrodes in energy storage devices (i.e. LI-S and ZIBs etc.).

Tuan Anh Nguyen has completed his BSc in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and the University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate & Research Scientist at Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as Head of Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology). His research focuses on the advanced nanomaterials and applied nanotechnology. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and smart sensors/devices. He has managed 4 Ph.D. theses as thesis director and 3 are in progress; He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience" and Founding Co-Editor-In-Chief of "Current Nanotoxicity & Prevention". He is the author of 4 Vietnamese books and Editor of over 52 Elsevier/9 CRC Press books.

Dr. Bilal is presently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He accomplished his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a specialization in Bioengineering and Applied Biotechnology. He has published more than 400 scientific contributions in the form of Research, Reviews, Book Chapters and Editorial type scientific articles in various areas of Science & Engineering. He has an H-index = 50 along with more than 9000 citations. He has edited several special issues and books and serves as a scientific reviewer in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Bilal has a collaborative network with national and international institutes/universities across the globe. His research interests include Environmental biotechnology/bioengineering, nanotechnology, bio-catalysis, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, bioremediation of hazardous and emerging pollutants, liquid and solid waste management - valorization of agro-industrial wastes and biomaterials for bioenergy.