Invited Lectures
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Aristeidis BakandritsosVSB - Technical University of Ostrava, CEET, CNT (MELab), Czech Republic; CATRIN-RCPTM, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic Dedicated scientist specializing in materials and nanomaterials science, catalysis, and biomedicine. Focused on overcoming challenges in energy storage, advancing catalytic systems, and exploring innovative biomedical applications. Experienced in delivering results on high-impact HORIZON research projects and collaborating with international teams to develop groundbreaking solutions. In 2006, he earned a doctorate in chemistry from NKUA and N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” in Athens, worked as an assistant professor at the University of Patras, Greece. In 2008, joined Cornell University. In 2016, he transitioned to RCPTM in Olomouc, where he now leads a research department and has also been a lead researcher at CNT, VŠB-TUO’s since 2019. Has published over 120 papers with more than 5,400 citations, achieving an h-index of 36. |
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Indrajit GhoshVSB - Technical University of Ostrava, CEET, CNT (MELab), Czech Republic His current research focuses on designing functional materials for photochemical transformations, particularly tackling traditionally challenging reactions. Dr. Indrajit Ghosh is a Group Leader and Senior Researcher at REFRESH, CNT, MELab. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Jacobs University Bremen in 2013, he conducted postdoctoral research with Prof. Burkhard König and Prof. Markus Antonietti, contributing to synthetic photoredox chemistry and introducing innovative concepts like ConPET, SenI-ET, and AD-HoC catalysis. With over 50 peer-reviewed publications and approximately 6,000 citations, Dr. Ghosh’s work is recognized for advancing materials science and organic chemistry at the forefront of his field. |
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Petr PrausVSB - Technical University of Ostrava, CEET, IET, Czech Republic His research interests are nanomaterials, photocatalysis, analytical and environmental chemistry, and chemometrics. Prof. Petr Praus graduated from the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague in 1987 and earned a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Pardubice in 1995. A full professor in Materials Science and Engineering at VSB-TUO since 2013, he has held leadership roles including head of the Chemistry Department and Vice-Rector for Research. Now a senior researcher at the Institute of Environmental Technologie. With over 100 publications, an h-index of 27, and recognition as a top 2% cited scientist, he leads impactful research published in leading journals. |
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Srikanth PonnadaVSB - Technical University of Ostrava, CEET, CNT, Czech Republic His current research focuses on the synthesis of functional materials, energy storage devices (Metal-S, Li-ion, Li-Free batteries etc.), conversion devices (fuel cells and electrolyzers), polymer electrolyte membranes, device fabrication, electrocatalysis, and electrochemical sensors. Dr. Ponnada is a Junior Group Leader/Senior Researcher at the Nanotechnology Centre, CEET, VSB-TUO, Czech Republic. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Prof. Andy Herring’s group at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, USA, and also worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He earned his Ph.D. in the area of “Functional Materials and Their Electrochemical Applications in Li-S Batteries and Sensors”. He had previous experience working at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Electrochemical Research Institute-India, as a Project Assistant Level-III on lead-free perovskite-based photovoltaics and electrocatalysis, and at Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad as a Project Junior Research Fellow on gold nanoparticle-assisted heterogeneous catalysis and alcohol oxidation reactions. He published over 30 peer reviewed journal articles with an h-index of 16. |
