Professor Ioannis V. Yentekakis has born in 1960 in Crete, Greece. He graduated in 1983 from the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, where in 1983-1987 he elaborated his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor C.G. Vayenas. In 1987-1888 he was employed as postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Princeton University, NJ, USA. In 1988 he returned to Greece, joined the ICE-HT/FORTH in Patras and the department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras as a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in both institutions. In 1995-2001 he served as Faculty Member (Lecturer and Assistant Professor) in the field of “Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Processes” in the department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras. Then, in 2001 he was elected as Associate Professor in the Technical University of Crete (TUC) in the field of “Physical Chemistry” and in 2006 as Full Professor in the same field and University. In 2013 he moved to the School of Environmental Engineering of TUC, where he is working up to today. For many years (1989-today), he sustains very close collaboration (frequent visits as Visiting Professor) with the department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, UK (Prof. R.M. Lambert).

Environmental Catalysis; Catalytic Emissions Control of pollutants (CO, NOx, N2O, HCs, VOCs) from automotive and stationary sources. Electrocatalysis, Electrochemistry.

Prof. Nacci completed his PhD in Chemical Sciences in 1994 at Bari University (Italy). Next, he became researcher of Organic Chemistry at Chemistry Department of Bari University. In 2001 was visiting researcher at TUM University of Munich (Germany) and in 2005 became associate Professor of Organic Chemistry. He is currently the President of Chemistry Courses Degree at Bari University. Research interests are focused on: i) organometallic chemistry in ionic liquids; ii) green nanocatalysis; iii) CO2 capture and valorization and iv) synthesis and recycling of bioplastics. He is co-author of almost 70 publications on major journals, more than 50 Communications to Congress and 1 patent.

Nanostructured Metals for Green Catalysis. nanoparticles as recyclable catalyst for polycarbonate depolymerization.

Ufuk Yildiz studied chemistry at Karadeniz Technical University, finishing his PhD in 1998 supervised by Prof. Baki Hazer. He came to Kocaeli University as an assistant professor in 1998. After postdoctoral work on miniemulsion and emulsion polymerization with Prof. Markus Antonietti, Dr Katharina Landfester and Dr Klaus Tauer at Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Golm, Germany) he returned to Turkey and was promoted to associate professor in 2004. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry within the Centre for Materials Discovery working with Prof. Andy Cooper and Dr Jon Weaver (2008). He became a full professor in 2009.

polymeric phthalocyanines,heavy metal ion adsorption,heterophase polymerization

Dr. Emilio Benfenati is head of the Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology at the Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy, since 1997. Previously he has been researcher at Stanford University, California, USA (in that period he also had a collaborative research at the Berkeley University, California, USA). He coordinates/coordinated 16 European projects (including CAESAR, CALEIDOS, ANTARES, PROSIL, ToxBank, IMAGETOX) and participates/participated to 27 others. Many of them are on toxicity and environmental modelling. His research activities include: toxicity and environmental modelling, molecular descriptors, QSARs, toxicity prediction, environmental management, characterisation and assessment of contaminants, risk assessment; development of QSAR models; analysis of environmental and food samples for pollutants such as dioxins, PCB, PAH, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, industrial pollutants; environmental assessment. He is author or co-author of 340 papers in international journals and edited a few books

Toxicity,Environmental modelling,computer chemistry,Environmental Management

Doctor in Chemistry 110/110 cum laude, University of Bari, 29/3/1995. Research Advisor: Prof. C. F. Nobile. PhD in Chemistry, 24/2/1999, University of Reggio Calabria. Advisor: Prof. Cosimo Francesco Nobile and Prof. Rosario Pietropaolo Assistant professor (Ricercatore SSD CHIM/07) September 2000 –present

Transition metal complexes,Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis,Risk assessment and analysis.

Prof. Wang is occupied in the teaching and research work on resource utilization and environmental materials; Some achievements have been realized on the physical chemistry fields of resource integrated utilization and material preparation. He has undertaken and completed more than 20 programs including National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars, National “863” Programs, National “973” Programs, National Key Problem Programs and National Natural Science Foundations. More than 30 patents have been got authorized and 8 National and Provincial awards have been received. More than 100 research articles have been published and amongst more than 60 are SCI papers; furthermore, two academic monographs have been published. He was promoted to Professor and Doctoral supervisor in 2003, got the National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2004, awarded the special allowance of the State Council in 2005 and was then selected in the New Century Talents Project in 2006.

Comprehensive utilization of multi-element-natural resources and waste,Energy and environmental materials