7月27日实验室在三楼会议室举办德国科隆大学无机化学研究所德国科隆大学无机化学研究所Sanjay Mathur教授客座教授聘任仪式和学术报告会。
实验室主任郭烈锦教授主持会议，并为Sanjay Mathur教授颁发客座教授证书。随后，Sanjay Mathur教授为实验室师生作了题为《Chemically Processed Inorganic Nanostructures for Energy & Health Applications》学术报告。
Sanjay Mathur教授作为实验室国际可再生能源研究中心首席科学家之一，积极参与中心建设和前沿研究工作，联合开展研究生培养，承担国际合作项目，每年定期在实验室指导学生，开展前沿学术报告。本次报告中，Sanjay Mathur教授详细介绍了无机纳米材料在新能源以及医疗健康领域的应用状况。实验室师生就先进新能源材料制备，新型光催化剂研究等等作了深入交流。
Sanjay Mathur教授介绍：
Prof. Sanjay Mathur is the Director of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. His research interests focus on various facets of chemical nanotechnologies. He holds five patents and has authored/co-authored over 220 original research publications and has edited several books. He is a Titular Member of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists (IUPAC) and serves as the Chair of Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. A member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of German Materials Science (DGM) and also serves on the Advisory Committees of a number of international societies, and research institutions, he also serves on the Board of the German Chemical Industries Network CHEMCOLOGNE and an appointed member of the Technical Advisory Board of the global company Henkel.
He is currently the Fellow of ACerS, meanwhile, he is also rewarded as World Class University Professorship at the Chonbuk University, Korea. He is a member of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists (IUPAC) and a member of the ISO Technical Committee 229 on Nanotechnologies. He serves as Associate Editors for International Journal of Applied Ceramics Technology, International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanomaterials. He is the Principal Editor of J. Mater. Research (MRS). He is also on the Editorial Boards of Journals Ceramics International, International Journal of Nanotechnology, Materials, Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology, Journal of Electroceramics and NanoEnergy.
Prof. Mathur currently serves as the Chair of Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He is an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics. He has been nominated as the “International Ambassador” of the University of Cologne to foster international collaboration. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of German Materials Science (DGM) and also serves on the Advisory Committees of a number of international societies, and research institutions. He is also on the Board of the German Chemical Industries Network CHEMCOLOGNE and an appointed member of the Technical Advisory Board of the global company Henkel. He is appointed on the Review Advisory Panel of the CSIR, South Africa since 2009.
He had organized several international and national conferences and Symposia. He has got several awards including the fellowships of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the stipend of the Federation of German Chemical Industries for excellence in research. He was an ASM International-Indian Institute of Materials (ASM-IIM) visiting lecturer for 2009. He was given the Global Star Award (2010) of the ECD of American Ceramic Society. He holds Visiting Professorships at the Central South University, China and National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), India.
Association with IUPAC: He was a Young Observer at the 42nd IUPAC General Assembly, Ottawa, August 2003. Following this he served as the member of Inorganic Chemistry Division as National Representative, Associate Member, and Titular Member. He has been an active member of the Materials Sub-committee and was the Co-organizer of WAM –III in 2005 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. He is currently the Secretary of the Interdivisional Materials Subcommittee. He was Co-chairman of the IUPAC Project on “Terminology in Nanotechnology” (2008-2010).
