8^th World Congress on Spectroscopy and Analytical Techniques September 11-12, 2018 Quality Hotel Globe | Stockholm, Sweden

Considered India’s one of the most prominent figure in the field of Spectrometry, Prof Purushottam Chakraborty is one of the world’s leading experts in SIMS. Publishing more than 150 scientific papers impacting the discipline through vast knowledge. Prof has given lectures over 130 countries including Invited talks and Chaired Sessions across the globe. Honored with numerous awards, including the "Most eminent Mass Spectrometrist of India" in 2003 is most significant one among many.

Secondary ion mass Spectrometry (SIMS), Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry (SNMS), X-ray/Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS/UPS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), X-UV optics, Ion beam analysis of surfaces/interfaces.

Internationally renowned dermatopathologist Dr. Rossitza Lazova graduated from Sofia Medical University, Bulgaria in 1985. After completing her fellowship, Dr. Lazova joined the Department of Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, where she worked and taught for almost 20 years. She has over 100 publications in journals. She is the co-author of two books: Differential Diagnosis in Dermatopathology II, Second Edition, and Atlas of Practical Mohs Histopathology. Her leadership qualities can be reflected being a board member of many societies including American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP), International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP) and Organizing Committee of the ISDP. She developed an international program to train visitors from all over the world in the field of Dermatopathology. Dr. Lazova has mentored over fifty foreign physicians from twenty-six countries throughout the world in the last decade.

Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Melanocytic Lesions, Spitzoid Malignant Melanomas

Dr. Rupakula Ravichandra Babu has completed his Master degree and Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. He had 14 years of industrial experience at various positions in quality control laboratories of a metallurgical industry prior to joining at GITAM (Deemed to be University) in August 2004 as a faculty for PG students in Department of chemistry. His area of research mainly includes method development and validation impurities in drug substances using chromatographic techniques, polymorphic studies of drug substances. and application of nano metal oxides/doped oxides for degradation of Organic compounds and Trace Metals. He has been associated several research projects and published more than 25 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of reputed journals. Currently working as ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in the department of chemistry for PG courses in Institute of science, GITAM.

Synthesis of Nanometal oxides /doped oxides and their application for Environmental Remediation, Chromatography techniques for drug analysis, Polymorphism in drugs

Vladimir Zaichick has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 29 years from Institute of Biophysics, Moscow, and his DSc degree and Professor rank from Medical Radiological Research Center, Obninsk, Russia. He is a member of the Scientific Council on Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the British Royal Society of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (since 1996), and a member of some other Scientific Societies. He has published more than 300 papers in reputed journals and 19 patents. He is serving as an editorial board member of few scientific journals.

Nuclear and relative analytical methods in the life sciences, methods for in vitro and in vivo investigation of chemical element contents in human tissue, organs, and fluids suitable for use in medical studies, Role of chemical element contents in tissues and fluids of the human body in normal and pathophysiology, including carcinogenesis.

Professor Nour-Eddine ES-SAFI completed his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1997 from Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco. He undertakes postdoctoral research at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. He is currently working at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Mohammed V University in Rabat as deputy director and a full professor. His research focuses on natural products, especially polyphenols, their structural elucidation, their antioxidant activity and their role in food technology and human health. He has published many research papers and he is a reviewer for various international scientific journals. He is Editorial Board Member of various scientific journals and is Editor in Chief of the Green and Sustainable Chemistry journal.

Organic Chemistry, Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Green Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, NMR Structure Elucidation, Chemotaxonomy, Polyphenols

Magnus S Magnusson is a Research Professor, and did his PhD in 1983 from University of Copenhagen. He is the creator of the T-system model and algorithms implemented in Theme. Focus on real-time organization of behavior, co-directed a two-year DNA analysis project, and published numerous papers. He was invited for talks at numerous conferences (including AIMS, IFNA, Neurotalk, Proteomics) and universities in Europe, USA and Japan. He was the Deputy Director in 1983- 1988, at the Anthropology Laboratory, Museum of Natural History, Paris. He was repeatedly the invited Professor at Universities of Paris (V, VIII, XIII). Since 1991, he was the Founder and Director of the Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland. Since 1995, he was in collaboration between 24 universities based on “Magnusson’s analytical model” initiated at the Sorbonne, Paris.

Robotics, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence

Magnus S Magnusson is a Research Professor, and did his PhD in 1983 from University of Copenhagen. He is the creator of the T-system model and algorithms implemented in Theme. Focus on real-time organization of behavior, co-directed a two-year DNA analysis project, and published numerous papers. He was invited for talks at numerous conferences (including AIMS, IFNA, Neurotalk, Proteomics) and universities in Europe, USA and Japan. He was the Deputy Director in 1983- 1988, at the Anthropology Laboratory, Museum of Natural History, Paris. He was repeatedly the invited Professor at Universities of Paris (V, VIII, XIII). Since 1991, he was the Founder and Director of the Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland. Since 1995, he was in collaboration between 24 universities based on “Magnusson’s analytical model” initiated at the Sorbonne, Paris.

Robotics, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence

Magnus S Magnusson is a Research Professor, and did his PhD in 1983 from University of Copenhagen. He is the creator of the T-system model and algorithms implemented in Theme. Focus on real-time organization of behavior, co-directed a two-year DNA analysis project, and published numerous papers. He was invited for talks at numerous conferences (including AIMS, IFNA, Neurotalk, Proteomics) and universities in Europe, USA and Japan. He was the Deputy Director in 1983- 1988, at the Anthropology Laboratory, Museum of Natural History, Paris. He was repeatedly the invited Professor at Universities of Paris (V, VIII, XIII). Since 1991, he was the Founder and Director of the Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland. Since 1995, he was in collaboration between 24 universities based on “Magnusson’s analytical model” initiated at the Sorbonne, Paris.

Robotics, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence

Mercedes Bertotto pursuing her PhD from the University of Buenos Aires. She is having 7+ years’ experience in the field of food technology R&D at SENSA (An agency responsible for implementing national policies on animal health, plant protection and food safety.) She has been Professional Analyst in Gas Chromatography Sector and now a Professional Analyst & Chemometrician in Near-Infrared Microscopy (NIRM) Sector at Directorate for Laboratories and Technical Control (DILAB). She is passionate about science and in particular multivariate statistical modelling of spectroscopic data, formulation data sets and process data. She enjoys exploring new technology and working in teams solving everyday challenges as well as complex problems.

Food Science and Technology. NIR Specialist

Yongsheng CHEN received his BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1994, MS in Physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1997, and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in 2003. Dr. Chen spent 2003-2007 as a postdoctoral associate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA, USA, followed by a stint as a research associate at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. In 2007-2014 Dr. Chen was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, and he is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Chen has published 53 papers in peer-reviewed journals and given numerous presentations at national and international conferences. He was Treasurer of the ACS Fuel Chemistry (later Energy and Fuels) Division for three years and organized 3 American Chemical Society (ACS) symposium in hydrogen production, storage and utilization.

Energy and Catalysis, Functional ]Materials, Emissions control, Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), CO oxidation, Hydrogen production, Solid oxide fuel cells, Ceramic processing, X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, Gas chromatography

Alexander Bagaturyants received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Institute of Organoelement Chemistry of USSR Academy of Sciences in 1968, and his Dr. Sci. in Physical Chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Physics of USSR Academy of Sciences in 1988. He joined Photochemistry Center of Russian Academy of Sciences from its foundation in 1998, and since then and currently he is head of laboratory of quantum chemistry and molecular simulations. Since 2009, he holds the position of a professor at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics of the National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”. His main research interests deal with first-principles DFT calculations of clusters, thin films, semiconductor surfaces, defects, and impurities; molecular simulations of molecular assemblies, supramolecular systems; and molecular aggregates; ab initio calculations of electronic spectra of organic molecules and metal organic complexes, molecular aggregates, and supramolecular systems using wave function and DFT methods; multiscale atomistic (molecular dynamics and quantum chemistry) simulations of organic and inorganic nanostructured materials for applications in sensing, light-emitting and photovoltaic devices.

Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry