Iontronics Series Webinars: From Materials to Intelligent and Bio-Integrated Systems
Contents
Chair
Prof. Rodrigo Martins
Department of Materials Science, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal.
- Full Professor, Department of Materials Science, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
- Coordinator, CENIMAT|i3N (Centre for Research in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology / Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication)
- President, European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)
- Member, Portuguese Academy of Engineering
- Leadership roles in the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS, Strasbourg, France)
- Leadership roles in the Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative (EMIRI, Brussels, Belgium)
Biography:
Prof. Rodrigo Martins is internationally recognized as a pioneer in transparent electronics and a co-inventor of paper electronics, where paper functions not only as a substrate but also as an active functional component. His research focuses on advanced functional materials, nanotechnology, microelectronics, oxide semiconductors, flexible electronics, and sustainable energy systems, with a strong emphasis on bridging fundamental science and practical applications.
He has authored more than 900 scientific publications, receiving over 30,000 citations with an h-index of 91, and holds numerous international patents. Prof. Martins has participated in more than 200 research projects and has received multiple international awards and distinctions. His work has made significant contributions to the advancement of materials science and to the development of European strategies in advanced materials and industrial innovation.
Prof. Rodrigo Martins is internationally recognized as a pioneer in transparent electronics and a co-inventor of paper electronics, where paper functions not only as a substrate but also as an active functional component. His research focuses on advanced functional materials, nanotechnology, microelectronics, oxide semiconductors, flexible electronics, and sustainable energy systems, with a strong emphasis on bridging fundamental science and practical applications.
He has authored more than 900 scientific publications, receiving over 30,000 citations with an h-index of 91, and holds numerous international patents. Prof. Martins has participated in more than 200 research projects and has received multiple international awards and distinctions. His work has made significant contributions to the advancement of materials science and to the development of European strategies in advanced materials and industrial innovation.
Speaker(s)
Prof. George Malliaras FRS
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Topic: Iontronic Materials and Devices for Bioelectronics
- Prince Philip Professor of Technology, University of Cambridge
- Director, Institute for Biomedical Innovation (IBI), University of Cambridge
- Head, Bioelectronics Laboratory, University of Cambridge
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Member, Academia Europaea
- Member, European Academy of Sciences
Topic: Iontronic Materials and Devices for Bioelectronics
Biography:
Professor George Malliaras FRS is the Prince Philip Professor of Technology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Institute for Biomedical Innovation (IBI). He leads the Bioelectronics Laboratory, an interdisciplinary team developing innovative bioelectronic technologies for healthcare applications. His research focuses on the development and translation of organic mixed conductor-based devices for bioelectronic medicine. He is internationally recognized for pioneering contributions to the development of next-generation bioelectronic devices.
Prof. Malliaras received his BS in Physics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and his PhD in Mathematics and Physical Sciences from the University of Groningen. Before joining Cambridge in 2017, he held faculty and leadership positions at Cornell University and Mines Saint-Étienne in France. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Linkoping in Sweden. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications with over 63,000 citations and an h-index of 130.
Professor George Malliaras FRS is the Prince Philip Professor of Technology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Institute for Biomedical Innovation (IBI). He leads the Bioelectronics Laboratory, an interdisciplinary team developing innovative bioelectronic technologies for healthcare applications. His research focuses on the development and translation of organic mixed conductor-based devices for bioelectronic medicine. He is internationally recognized for pioneering contributions to the development of next-generation bioelectronic devices.
Prof. Malliaras received his BS in Physics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and his PhD in Mathematics and Physical Sciences from the University of Groningen. Before joining Cambridge in 2017, he held faculty and leadership positions at Cornell University and Mines Saint-Étienne in France. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Linkoping in Sweden. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications with over 63,000 citations and an h-index of 130.
Prof. Jun Chen
Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Topic: Discovering Magnetoelasticity in Soft Matter for Bioelectronics
Topic: Discovering Magnetoelasticity in Soft Matter for Bioelectronics
Dr. Jun Chen is currently an associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on soft matter innovation for healthcare and energy. He has published two books and 430 journal articles, with 330 of them being corresponding authors in Nature Review Bioengineering (3), Nature Materials (3), Nature Electronics (10), Nature Biotechnology (2), Nature Chemical Engineering (2), Nature Nanotechnology (1), Nature Sensors (2), Nature Cardiovascular Research (1), Nature Biomedical Engineering (1), Nature Communications (10), Science Advances (6), Chemical Reviews (2), Chemical Society Reviews (2), among others. With a current h-index of 137, Dr. Chen was identified to be one of the world’s most influential researchers in the field of Materials Science on the Web of Science. Among his many accolades are the V. M. Watanabe Excellence in Research Award (1 faculty per year in UCLA Samueli School of Engineering), ACS Nano Lectureship, MRS Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award, Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award, Stephanie L Kwolek Prize, Shu Chien Early Career Award, Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering (AAASE) Rising Star Award, ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering, BMES CMBE Rising Star Award, UCLA Faculty Mentor Award, UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows Award, Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40, ONR Young Investigator Award, AHA Innovative Project Award, AHA Transformational Project Award, AHA's Second Century Early Faculty Independence Award, NIH UCLA CTSI KL2 Translational Science Award, BBRF Young Investigator Award, Okawa Foundation Research Award, Advanced Materials Rising Star, Materials Today Rising Star Award, Chem. Soc. Rev. Emerging Investigator Award, Nano Research Young Innovator Award, ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award, among others. He is a Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Beyond his research activities, Dr. Chen serves as the Executive Editor-in-Chief of Med-X, a section editor for Biosensors and Bioelectronics, and associate editors for VIEW Medicine, Soft Science, MRS Communications, FlexMat, Iontronics, cMat, and Textiles. Additionally, he is a member of the advisory and editorial boards of over 20 journals, including Matter, Materials Today, Materials Today Energy, Nano-Mirco Letters, Cell Reports Physical Science, The Innovation, Nano Trends, Biomedical Technology, among others.
Beyond his research activities, Dr. Chen serves as the Executive Editor-in-Chief of Med-X, a section editor for Biosensors and Bioelectronics, and associate editors for VIEW Medicine, Soft Science, MRS Communications, FlexMat, Iontronics, cMat, and Textiles. Additionally, he is a member of the advisory and editorial boards of over 20 journals, including Matter, Materials Today, Materials Today Energy, Nano-Mirco Letters, Cell Reports Physical Science, The Innovation, Nano Trends, Biomedical Technology, among others.
