Dr Nitul S Rajput is currently holding a senior researcherposition in the Advanced Materials Research Center at Technology InnovationInstitute, UAE. He obtained his doctoral degree from Indian Institute ofTechnology Kanpur, India. Subsequently, he has worked at StrathclydeUniversity, UK, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and MasdarInstitute-Khalifa University, UAE. He is a material scientist and ElectronMicroscopist with a keen interest in developing novel methods for materialcharacterization. He has worked on a wide range of materials mostly focusing on2D materials, 2D heterostructure materials, Quantum dot as well as wide bandgap semiconducting materials to understand various nanoscale phenomenon andtheir technological applications. Current job title: Senior Researcher, AvalanchedMaterials Research Centre, Technology Innovation Institute, UAE.
Dr. Yegor Morozov is a scientist and engineer who specializes in electrochemistry and materials that enhance the quality of life for all nations and people on the route to a sustainable future. He battles corrosion of steels and light-weight alloys with self-healing protective coatings and chemically-activated corrosion inhibitors, extending the lifetime of infrastructures, machinery, and transportation; introduces novel construction materials with a lower environmental impact and advanced characteristics; and develops solutions for electrical energy storage.
Dr. Sunil Lonkar is a Senior Researcher at the Advanced Materials Research Centre of Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Lonkar is an experienced materials scientist with 14 years of experience in industries and academia. He completed a PhD from NCL-Pune (India) and LPMM (France). He was a postdoctoral fellow at IPF-Dresden (Germany) and the University of Mons (Belgium). From 2013, he worked as a Research Scientist at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, conducting several research projects in the field of nanostructured materials. His expertise lies in the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced functional materials (nanostructured materials and polymers) for energy and environmental applications. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and 4 patents and presented his findings at several international conferences, reflecting the global relevance of his work.
Dr. Chun Yu Lu is a lead Researcher in the Metamaterials Team at TII. He has a Ph.D. from the department of physics at National Taiwan University. His main activities at AMRC are to design and fabricate metamaterials for different applications, including optics, elastics, and acoustics. He has published over 50 research papers in the fields of nanophotonics, rock/oil/water surface wettability, and 2D materials.
Dr.Gurunathan is the Senior Researcher for the Self-Healing Team at AMRC. With aPh.D. in polymer technology and over a decade of research experience inadvanced materials for energy and electronic applications, his expertise isfocused on materials innovation, sustainable polymers, self-healing materials,coatings, adhesives, materials recycling, and photocurable inks for sustainablesolutions in thermal management, energy storage, wearables, perovskites, and actuators.As anearly-career researcher, he has published over 40 articles in well-renowned,high-impact scientific journals, including Advanced Materials, Nature,and Science series journals, as well as several patents. His research onprinted sustainable and recyclable polymers for wearables has attractedsignificant attention from industries for commercialization and has been widelycovered by international media outlets, including Straits Times, CNA,Science Times, Forbes, Reuters, The Hindu, MSN,Yahoo, Daily Mail, and others.He is aFellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS) PMSE Division, the Royal Societyof Chemistry (RSC), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAS). His accolades include the prestigious "Technology TransferAward" and the "TMS2020 Best Paper Award." His 2020 paper in CompositesPart A became the journal’s highest and fastest-cited article from 2012 to2024.
Dr. MyriamGhodhbane, a researcher at the Technology Innovation Institute. Ph.D. graduatedfrom the National Institute of Polytechnics of Grenoble in France. Before that,I got my engineering degree from the national institute of sciences andtechnologies of Tunis. An enthusiastic, adaptive, and fast-learning person witha broad and acute interest in chemistry, electrochemistry, and materialscience.
Senior Researcher, Nanomaterials group, AdvancedMaterials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Masdar city, AbuDhabi, UAEDr. Nataša Tomić is a distinguished materials scientistspecializing in the compatibilization, interface, and surface modification ofmulticomponent functional materials. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Sciencein 2017 from the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy at the University ofBelgrade, Serbia. With extensive experience in designing and optimizingadvanced materials, Dr. Tomić has contributed significantly to innovationsin self-healing materials, tailoring them for a range of applications incutting-edge industries.Currently, Dr. Tomić is part of the Nanomaterials Group,where she focuses on developing high-performance coatings tailored forindustrial applications emerging in the UAE. Her work addresses crucialchallenges in the materials field, from enhancing durability and functionalityto implementing advanced thermal protection solutions for extreme environments.Her research integrates environmental considerations and practical solutions,supporting developments in sustainable, industry-ready materials.Dr. Tomić’s research is well-documented and widelyrecognized, with numerous publications and citations. For more details on hercontributions, her Google Scholar profile is available here.
