Keynote Speaker-1

Prof. Dr. R S BENIWAL

Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi 110012, India

Speech Topic:

Recent Advances in Materials Science Research

 Experiences 

Dr. R S Beniwal received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India in 1980, 1982 and 1987, respectively. Since 1990, Dr. R S Beniwal has been working as a Scientist in Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). Presently Dr. Beniwal is the Chief Scientist in CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi India. He is also a Professor in the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India. During 1987-1990, he served the Institution of Electronics and Communication Engineers, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Beniwal’s research interests are: Materials Science, Composite Materials, Thermal Properties of Materials, Heat Transfer, Solar Thermal. He has 36 years professional experiences in his field of interest. Dr. Beniwal has published a large number of research papers in international SCI journals.

He has edited two books and contributed in four books. He has guided many students for their PG programs and evaluated a number of Ph. D. Theses. Dr. Beniwal is the reviewer of a number of international scientific research journals and the member of the Editorial Boards of more than 10 journals. He is a member of several scientific professional Societies and various national and international scientific committees.

Dr. Beniwal delivered keynote speeches, invited talks, lectures, presented papers and chaired the technical sessions in various conferences. He has attended more than 80 conferences. Recently, he visited: Taiwan, Portugal, China, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia where delivered the Keynote Speeches and chaired the technical sessions in international conferences.

He served as Editor-in-Chief of IETE Technical Review, Research Journal of IETE, IETE Journal of Education, Indian Journal of Technology.

He has been the Founder Editor of Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences and Indian Journal of Chemical Technology.
Currently, Dr. Beniwal is the Editor-in-Chief of:
Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences (IJEMS)
Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics (IJRSP)

 Main Research Activities 

Dr. Beniwal’s areas of research interest are Materials Science, Composite Materials, Thermal Properties of Materials, Heat Transfer, Solar Thermal and Science Communication. He has been involved in dissemination of science and technology information, science editing, science writing, creating awareness of S&T developments  and inculcating scientific temper to the masses.

Keynote Speaker-2

Prof. Dr. Yu-Bin Chen

Professor, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University

Speech Topic:

Development of energy-saving applications using tailored optical responses of periodic micro/nano-structures

 Experiences 

• ASME Fellow Winter 2018 - Now
   
  
• Secretary General, Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Republic of China (STAM), Spring 2018 - Now 
  
  
• Chairman, Heat and Mass Transfer Society of Taiwan, Winter 2016 - Now
  
  
• Professor, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2016 - Now
  National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2016 - Now
  National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 

• Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2015 - Summer 2016
  National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2011 -Summer 2015
  National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2007 - Summer 2011
  National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

 Main Research Activities 

• Energy Harvest and Conversion
• Heat Transfer
• Micro/Nanoscale Fabrication
• Optics and Photonics
• Thermal Radiation