6^th International Conference on
Material Science and Nanotechnology

Ajay Kumar Mishra (MSc, MPhil, Ph.D., CSci, FRSC) is a full Professor at the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at College of Science, Engineering & Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, South Africa. Prof. Mishra is currently working for University of South Africa as “Full Professor” since January 2015. He is also working as “Adjunct Professor” at Jiangsu University, China. Prof Mishra recently recognised as “Fellow member” and “Chartered Scientist” by Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. Prof AK Mishra research interest involves in the broader areas of Nanoscience/Nanotechnology; Materials Science; Polymers; Composite/Nanocomposites; Photocatalysts and Water Research. He is also actively involved in the area of nanotechnology towards the development of smart materials for various applications in the field of materials science and water research. He supervises students involved in the nanotechnology and water treatment research in projects involving organic, inorganic pollutants from both synthetic and wastewater solutions. His research focuses aims at developing a protocol which may lead to developing a technology which may be utilized for industrial purposes. He has delivered a number of including Plenary/Keynote/Invited Lectures. For his outstanding research profile, he was awarded a number of international awards. Prof. Mishra also served as Associate Editor as well as a member of the editorial board of many peer-reviewed international journals. He has edited several books by the renowned publishers and also a reviewer of many international journals. He is serving as member advisory board of a number of international scientific societies, conferences, and workshops.

synthesis of multifunctional nano-materials, nano-composites, biopolymer and/or petrochemical based biodegradable polymers, polymers based materials/composites, smart materials, CNT and graphene-based composite materials and water research

I am a professionally trained-qualified Materials and Corrosion Scientist/Engineer with Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, with over 25 years of professional work experience, which includes over 20 years related to Materials, Corrosion and Nanotechnology and over 10 years related to training management. I am also an Assessor, Scrutineer & Interviewer on behalf of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3). To date, I hold more than 100 publications which include – over 6 patents, 6 books/book chapters, and over 30 conference papers and confidential reports for industry and government sector establishments. In December 2013 as a Guest Editor, I have completed editing a Special Issue of Journal of Experimental Nano Science (Taylor and Francis - publishers). Further information can be found on the following links: https://doi.org/10.1080/17458080.2016.1188460 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17458080.2014.869005

Materials

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1987 (Excellent-Grade). M. Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1992. Title of the thesis: Utilization of some indigenous raw materials for newsprint making. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Abo-state (Cairo University), Prof. Dr. Naim A. Fadl (National Research Center), Prof. Dr. Samira FahmyYacoub (National Research Center). Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University (March 24,1998). Title of the thesis: Influence of esterification of bagasse on the properties of the produced boards. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Roger M. Rowell (University of Madison, Wisconsin, USA), Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Abo-state (Cairo University), Prof. Dr. Naim A. Fadl (National Research Center), Prof. Dr. Samira FahmyYacoub (National Research Center).

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology of cellulosic materials.