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Thomas J Webster
Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 111; Google Scholar) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has served as a professor at Purdue (2000-2005), Brown (2005-2012), and Northeastern (2012-2021; serving as Chemical Engineering Department Chair from 2012 – 2019) Universities and has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health. (Pharmacology and Toxicology); and is a fellow of over 8 societies.
Kim Yun Hae
Kim Yun-Hae is currently serving as the President of the Korean Society for Composite Materials and is a Professor at the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University. He has held visiting professor positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Naval Postgraduate School in the U.S.A., and Tokushima University in Japan. He holds both a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree from Kyushu University and Tokushima University, Japan, and completed his Bachelor’s degree at the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University in the Republic of Korea.
Aleksandra Mirowska
Aleksandra Mirowska PhD, Eng, is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland. The scientific disciplines she represents are mechanical engineering and materials engineering. Her research interests are related to metals science broadly, with a particular focus on aluminium alloys. She has completed numerous internships in scientific centres in Iran, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, Belarus and Slovakia. She defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Influence of friction stir welding technological parameters on the properties of the joints of selected aluminium alloys” with distinction in the mechanical engineering discipline.
Peter van den Engel
Peter van den Engel is an architect and climate designer. He makes use of passive design principles, being also a CFD, PCM and ventilation expert. Design of buildings with a low energy demand for heating, cooling, ventilation and usage of natural light are his passions. Currently he works with several consultancy offices and for the Delft University of Technology.
