Plenary speakers
Yoshiro Kaneko
[Japan]
Structural Control Preparation of Silsesquioxanes and Siloxanes
He received his Ph.D. Eng. at Yamagata University (Japan) in 2001.
2001–2002 Post-Doc at Yamagata University (Japan).
2002–2004 - National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) (Japan)
2004 –2010 - assistant professor at Kagoshima University (Japan).
Since 2010 - associate professor at Kagoshima University.
His present research focuses on the preparation and application of the regularly structured siloxane compounds, such as ladder-like polysilsesquioxanes and hybrid polymers, POSSs, cyclotetrasiloxanes, etc.
Publications – ca. 150, incl. 7 review papers (H index = 38)
Joe Lichtenhan
[United States]
The Evolution of Coupling Agents into Nano-Chemical Additives
He received his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry at University of California Irvine, USA in 1991.
1998 – established Hybrid Plastics Inc. as a spin-off from the Air Force Research Laboratory (Edwards AFB, CA).
He is a pioneer and world authority in the field of POSS® nanoscopic-chemical additives. His insights into their commercial utility launched the global sales for POSS®.
Academic publications ca.75
(Scopus -H index = 28)
US Patents - 32 US Patents
Consumer publications - 30
Awards, i.a. 2015 Tibbetts Award, US Small Business Association 1996 Basic Research Award USAF & AFOSR
Michel Wong Chi Man
[France]
Silsesquioxanes: Syntheses for Targeted Applications
Michel WONG CHI MAN received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in at University Montpellier 2 (France).
1988– Post Doc - Lab. Chimie Organométallique: University of Montpellier 2 (France)
1989–1990 - Post Doc (A. von Humboldt fellowship) University of Heidelberg (Germany)
1990– Assistant Professor (University Montpellier 2 – France)
1990–2003 - Junior CNRS scientist (University Montpellier 2 and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier-ENSCM)
2003– Senior CNRS scientist (Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier)
His research is predominantly based on sol-gel chemistry and covers quite a broad area, including synthesis of hybrid silica (mainly Bridged Silsesquioxanes) and their applications, such as catalysis, porosity control, separation chemistry, optics, molecular imprinting, drug delivery. He is also developing silsesquioxane-based nanoparticles including HPMO (Hollow Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas).
Publications ca. 156, incl. 2 reviews and 5 book chapters (Scopus - H index = 45)
Patents: 5