We are thrilled to announce the addition of four distinguished experts to the Advisory Board of Industrial Chemistry & Materials: Professor Graham J. Hutchings, Professor Menachem Elimelech, Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, and Professor Bart Van der Bruggen. Each of them brings a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in the respective fields. We are confident that their contributions will significantly enhance the quality and impact of our publication.
Professor Graham J. Hutchings is the Regius Professor of Chemistry at Cardiff University. He is distinguished for his work in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, particularly catalysis by gold and oxidation catalysis. He has held three academic chairs (Witwatersrand, Liverpool, Cardiff), and for each, he has reshaped his research and attacked new fields, demonstrating a proven track record in opening up new areas of heterogeneous catalysis using multidisciplinary approaches. He established the Cardiff Catalysis Institute in 2008, which has now become one of the leading research centers for catalysis globally. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2009 and Academia Europaea in 2010.
Professor Menachem Elimelech is the Sterling Professor at Yale University. His research focuses on energy-efficient, sustainable membrane-based technologies for desalination and the management of brines and industrial wastewaters. He earned his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1989. In 2005, he became the Roberto C. Goizueta Professor and Chair of Yale’s Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department. Elimelech is an elected member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (2022), the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (2021), the Chinese Academy of Engineering (2017), and the United States National Academy of Engineering (2006).
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He is a co-director of the NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI) and heads the Centre for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology. His research focuses on Materials Circular Economy, Sustainability, Nanofibers, and Nanotechnology. He has been named among the Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in cross-field and materials science categories since 2014 by Clarivate. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), the Singapore Academy of Engineering, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology.
Professor Bart van der Bruggen is a professor at KU Leuven, Belgium. His current research interests include, but are not limited to, solvent separation, resource recovery, and water treatment. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Sciences at KU Leuven in 2000, then worked as a postdoc/visiting researcher at Universita della Calabria and ITM-CNR, Italy; Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT), Finland; and the University of North Carolina (UNC-Chapel Hill), USA. With over 800 publications and extensive academic experience, Professor Van der Bruggen is a prominent figure in his field, contributing significantly to both scientific advancements and practical applications in environmental engineering.
We are excited to welcome these esteemed experts to our Advisory Board and look forward to their valuable insights and guidance. Their expertise will undoubtedly help steer the Industrial Chemistry & Materials journal towards new heights of excellence.
