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Prof. Anantha Padmanabhan Kuppuswamy is a renowned scientist and academician with extensive experience in the field of materials science and metallurgy. He completed his B Sc in Metallurgical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University in 1968 and went on to obtain his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1972. Prof. Kuppuswamy has held various prestigious positions in his career, including being a Professor of Eminence at Anna University in Chennai, a Distinguished Professor at the University of Hyderabad, and the Director of IIT Kanpur. He has also served as a Professor at IIT Madras. His research interests include materials characterization, mechanical behavior of materials, and nanomaterials. He has published numerous papers in international journals and has received several awards and honors for his contributions to the field of materials science. Apart from his academic achievements, Prof. Kuppuswamy is also known for his dedication to teaching and mentoring students. He has guided several PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have gone on to have successful careers in academia and industry. In recognition of his contributions to the field, Prof. Kuppuswamy has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He has also received the prestigious Lifetime Contribution Award in Engineering 2020 from the Indian National Academy of Engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.A.\_Padmanabhan https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=CNpGoFsAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Sanjay Sampath, is currently *Distinguished Professor* of Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University (SUNY) and director of the Center for Thermal Spray Research ([www.sunysb.edu/ctsr](http://www.sunysb.edu/ctsr)) an interdisciplinary industry-university partnership in the field of thermal spray materials processing and surface engineering.  CTSR was created in 1996 through the National Science Foundation’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers. He received his Ph.D. degree from Stony Brook in Materials Science in 1989.  After graduating, he spent four years at GTE Sylvania involved in research, development, and processing of refractory metal compounds and composites.  Upon joining the faculty at Stony Brook University in 1993, Dr. Sampath has directed research efforts on various federal and industrially funded programs.  Under the auspices of the NSF Center, he directed a group of a dozen or so interdisciplinary faculty members towards fundamental understanding of thermal spray processes, materials and applications.  The self-sustaining Center (since 2005) is home to the Industrial *Consortium for Thermal Spray Technology* comprising of 35 leading companies aimed at knowledge transfer from fundamental research to applications.   He was also principal investigator on the DARPA Mesoscale Integrated Conformal Electronics (MICE) project enabling 3D printing of sensors via direct write thermal spray technology. Dr. Sampath has 180 journal publications to his credit, 13 patents and winner of several best paper awards.  He has advised more than 40 MS and PHD students over 20 post-doctoral fellows and more than 100 undergraduates. He received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for excellence in scholarship and creative activities in its inaugural year, was elected Fellow of ASM International, recipient of 2007 R&D 100 award for developing direct write technology  and was inducted as Fellow of the American Ceramic Society.  In 2011, he was recognized as a State University of New York Distinguished Professor, highest faculty designation of the SUNY system. In 2015 he was inducted into the Thermal Spray Society Hall-of-Fame.  In 2017 he received the Application to Practice Award from TMS the Materials Society. In 2019 he received the John Jeppson Award from American Ceramic Society and the 2020 Albert Sauveur Award from ASM International. In 2023 he was elected as Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics and receive the Rishi Raj Medal for Innovation and Commercialization from American Ceramic Society in 2024.

Early career academic at University of Pennsylvania in Electrical and Systems Engineering department. I am a device and materials engineer with extensive experience in semiconductor fabrication, processing and characterization. My primary interests lie in exploring novel materials for applications in electronic and photonic devices as well as in energy harvesting applications. I am equally interested in studying fundamental physical and quantum phenomena in matter under confined environments and exploiting them for useful technology. Actively searching for funding opportunities, science communication and outreach opportunities as well as research collaborations.

Dr. Susanta Das is a physicist who has worked in a variety of settings, including academia, research institutes, and industry. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from Western Michigan University, and his research has focused on areas such as electron and ion transmission through nanocapillaries, beam diagnostics, and ion-surface interaction. In addition to his research work, he has also taught physics at a number of institutions, including Sri Sri University, Central University of South Bihar, P.K. University and Ajeenkya DY Patil University. He is an experienced educator with a proven record of providing service to the institutions’ various initiatives, working at many international and national institutions, teaching diverse students, and acting as a mentor. He has the necessary professional background of working and communicating with persons from a variety of countries as well as have numerous cross-cultural experiences.