SCON 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology

Date: November 18-19, 2019 Location: Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands

Gagik Shmavonyanis Professor at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia, International Expert in Nanotechnology and Chief Scientific Coordinator of Educational program at LarrainVial Investment and Advisory Company, Santiago de Chile, Chile,Consultant at “African Network for advanced 2D materials” andPresident of NanoHiTech Association. He got his PhD in Physics in 1996 and D.Sc in Engineering in 2009 at the same University. He did postdoc at National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2001-2002). He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Hull, UK (2000, 2003), Polytechnic of Milan, Italy (2004-2005), University of Bremen, Germany (2002, 2006), Free University Berlin, Germany (2011), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2012), University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2013-2014), Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece (2017), University of Cergy-Pontoise, France (2016 - 2017)andUniversity of Tubingen, Tubingen,Germany (2019). Professor Shmavonyan has taught in three universities within three countries: UK, France, and Armenia. His current research interests are 2D atomic materials, their hybrid structures and devices, and flexible 2D electronics. He has authored/co-authored more than 50 refereed papers, 110 Conference papers,20 patents, 3 books, 1 problem book and a chapter (2019)in the 3-volume textbook“Optical Nanospectroscopy” for European students. He is an international Expert in different Scientific Committees, Editorial board member of International Journals, Organizing Committee member and Session Chair of International Conferences. His most significant research awards are- Cleantech Oscar Award at UNIDO Cleantech Open Global Ideas Competition(2014 and 2015, San Francisco, USA); ARPA Institute Invention Competition Awards (2013 and 2014, Los Angeles, USA). He is member of Management Committees of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)Projects:CA15107 “Multi-Functional Nano-Carbon Composite Materials Network”(2018-2020),MP1302 “NanoSpectroscopy” (2015-2017) and MP0901 "Designing Novel Materials for Nanodevices - from Theory to Practice"(2011-2014), Athens Institute for Education and Research (Greece) and St. Petersburg Scientific and Educational Society (Russia).