Recent Advances in Electrochemical Science and Technology: Select Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Women in Electrochemistry (Icwec) 202

Dr. Ashwini Ravi is Quality and Application Analyst at Medetronix Labs Pvt. Ltd. She obtained her Ph.D. in Nanotechnology from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka. She holds master's and bachelor's in nanotechnology and biotechnology, respectively, both from VTU. Her passion for scientific research drove her to the Dept. of Materials Engineering at IISc as Research Assistant to work on 2D nanomaterials, such as graphene and its derivatives for biomedical applications. Later, she moved to the Centre for Biosystems, Science, and Engineering (BSSE), IISc and worked as Research Assistant for couple of years on bioimaging techniques and stem cells-based 3D nanofibrous scaffolds. Her research experience at various departments in IISc helped her generate research collaborations and excel in her research career. These experiences provided an impetus to begin doctoral research work on the development of graphene and its derivatives-based electrochemical sensors. She was able to publish her research work in some international journals of high repute, attracting significant interest among the research community as reflected by the citations received. Additionally, her research work was recognized by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, which sanctioned her project under the Woman Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B) for 3 years. Moreover, she was awarded the prestigious "Raman Charpak Fellowship" under Indo-French bilateral Fellowship Programme to work on her doctoral research at IEMN labs, University of Lille, France. She also actively takes part in organizing scientific workshops, international and national conferences, symposiums, and webinars in association with non-profit science organizations.

Dr. S.T. Aruna is Chief Scientist at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India. She completed her master's degree in chemistry from Mysore University (1994), where she secured the first rank and won four gold medals. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in 1998. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Bar-Ilan University, Israel in dye-sensitized solar cells from 1998-1999. She has authored 130 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals, filed 11 patents, co-authored a book and coedited a book, written 14 book chapters and 4 encyclopedia chapters. Her research papers have been well-cited (10,255), and her publications have an h-index of 44. Her name features in the list of the top 2 percent of world scientists released by Stanford University. Her current research interests include the development of tapecast ceramic substrates for electronics application, nanomaterials, plasma-sprayed thermal and environmental barrier coatings, and oxygen sensor and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). She has guided 5 Ph.D. and 25 master's and B.Tech. students. One of her review papers has received the best-cited paper award twice, which was published in Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. She is on the editorial board of Surface Engineering Journal. She has won Sathish Dhawan Young Engineer Karnataka State Award 2021, Sasadhar Ray Memorial award 2023, MRSI Medal 2022, NM Sampat award 2016, and Pavan Nagpal Memorial award 2019, among many others.

Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali, Vice Chancellor of Homi Bhabha National Institute, DAE is formerly Vice Chancellor of VIT Bhopal and Distinguished Scientist of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and Chief Executive and Chairman of Heavy Water Board, a flagship industrial unit of DAE. Dr. Mudali has made pioneering contributions to advanced materials and coating technology; corrosion science, engineering, and technology; materials, process, and equipment development for reprocessing applications; failure analysis, consultancy, and societal contributions, for nearly four decades during his service, including as Director of Materials Chemistry & Metal Fuel Cycle at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, DAE, Kalpakkam. Dr Mudali has 474 Journal publications, 5 patents, and 13,125 citations with a h-index of 55 and i-10 index of 308. He is recognized in the World's Top 2% scientists from India in the field of materials and is a fellow of 12 professional associations, including 4 from abroad. Dr. Mudali is decorated with several distinguished recognitions from India and abroad including: Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Bombay, where he did M.Tech. in corrosion science and engineering in 1984; PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, where he did M.Sc. in materials science in 1982; Lifetime Achievement Award from Ministry of Steel, Government of India, Electrochemical Society of India, Bengaluru & National Corrosion Council of India, Karaikudi; GD Birla Gold Medal, Platinum Medal and Metallurgists of the Year Award from IIM and Ministry of Steel, MASCOT National Award, Vasvik Award, INS Medal, Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award of DAE; Frank Newman Speller Award of NACE International, USA, the highest recognition and first Indian to get in the field of corrosion engineering.

Dr. Ashwini Ravi 是 Medetronix Labs Pvt. Ltd. 的品質與應用分析師。她在印度卡納塔克邦的維斯維斯瓦拉亞科技大學 (VTU) 獲得了奈米科技的博士學位。她分別在 VTU 獲得奈米科技和生物科技的碩士和學士學位。她對科學研究的熱情驅使她成為印度科學院 (IISc) 材料工程系的研究助理，專注於 2D 奈米材料，如石墨烯及其衍生物在生醫應用中的研究。之後，她轉到 IISc 的生物系統、科學與工程中心 (BSSE)，擔任研究助理，專注於生物成像技術和基於幹細胞的 3D 奈米纖維支架的研究。她在 IISc 各部門的研究經驗幫助她建立了研究合作關係，並在研究生涯中取得卓越成就。這些經歷促使她開始進行以石墨烯及其衍生物為基礎的電化學傳感器的博士研究工作。她的研究成果在一些國際知名期刊上發表，並在研究界引起了顯著的關注，這從她所獲得的引用次數中可見一斑。此外，她的研究工作得到了印度政府科學與技術部 (DST) 的認可，該部門批准了她的項目，並在女性科學家計畫-B (WOS-B) 下資助三年。此外，她還獲得了印度-法國雙邊獎學金計畫下的「拉曼查爾帕克獎學金」，以便在法國里爾大學的 IEMN 實驗室進行博士研究。她還積極參與組織科學工作坊、國際和國內會議、研討會及網路研討會，並與非營利科學組織合作。

Dr. S.T. Aruna 是印度班加羅爾的科學與工業研究委員會 - 國家航空實驗室 (CSIR-NAL) 的首席科學家。她於 1994 年在邁索爾大學獲得化學碩士學位，並以第一名的成績獲得四枚金獎。她於 1998 年在印度科學院 (IISc) 獲得博士學位。1998 至 1999 年間，她在以色列巴伊蘭大學擔任染料敏化太陽能電池的博士後研究員。她在國際同行評審期刊上發表了 130 篇研究論文，申請了 11 項專利，合著了一本書並編輯了一本書，撰寫了 14 篇書章和 4 篇百科全書章節。她的研究論文被引用次數達到 10,255 次，出版物的 h-index 為 44。她的名字出現在史丹佛大學發布的全球前 2% 科學家名單中。她目前的研究興趣包括用於電子應用的鑄造陶瓷基板、奈米材料、等離子噴塗的熱和環境屏障塗層，以及氧傳感器和固體氧化物燃料電池 (SOFCs)。她指導了 5 位博士生和 25 位碩士及 B.Tech. 學生。她的一篇綜述論文曾兩次獲得最佳引用論文獎，該論文發表在《固態與材料科學的當前意見》期刊上。她是《表面工程期刊》的編輯委員會成員。她曾獲得 2021 年薩提什·達萬青年工程師卡納塔克邦獎、2023 年薩薩達爾·雷紀念獎、2022 年 MRSI 獎牌、2016 年 NM Sampat 獎和 2019 年帕萬·納格帕爾紀念獎等多項榮譽。

Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali 是霍米·巴巴國立研究所的副校長，曾任 VIT 博帕爾的副校長及原子能部 (DAE) 的傑出科學家，並擔任重水委員會的首席執行官和主席，該委員會是 DAE 的一個旗艦工業單位。Mudali 博士在先進材料和塗層技術、腐蝕科學、工程和技術、再處理應用的材料、工藝和設備開發、故障分析、顧問服務及社會貢獻等領域做出了開創性的貢獻，這些貢獻持續了近四十年。