Prof. Neal Tai-Shung Chung is a Jade Mountain Chair professor at Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan. Before joining NTUST, he was a Provost’s Chair Professor at the ChBE dept of National University of Singapore in 2011-2021. His research focuses on polymeric membranes for clean water, clear energy and pharmaceutic separation. In 2005-2008, he worked as a Senior Consultant for Hyflux, led and built its membrane research. He became a Fellow in the Academy of Engineering Singapore in 2012 and received IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK) Underwood Medal for exceptional research in separations and Singapore President’s Technology Award in 2015. He was ranked as No. 6th in Chemical Engineering worldwide by “the top 2% scientists in the world” published by Stanford University in both 2022 and 2023. He was one of the top 0.1% of scholars on Water Purification over the past 10 years, as "World Expert" by Expertscape (2021). (Water Purification: Worldwide - Expertscape.com). H-index = 130 (Scopus) or 150 (Google Scholar); Number of citations > 63,928 (Scopus) and > 81,420 (Google Scholar) (Feb 21, 2024). He is an editorial board member of journals including J. Membrane Science, Env. Sci. & Tech., AIChE J., Separation & Purification Tech., Desalination, J. Applied Polymer Science, and many others.

Richard Spontak, a Distinguished Professor at NC State University, received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and pursued post-doctoral research at Cambridge University before joining P&G in 1990 and NC State in 1992. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed journal papers and 40 book chapters and invited works. He has received numerous research awards including the NC State Holladay Medal for Excellence, the ACS-PMSE Tess Award, the SPSJ International Award, the IChemE Underwood Medal, the ACS-RUBB Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award, and the IOM3 Colwyn Medal. An IOM3, ACS-PMSE, APS and RSC fellow, he is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.

Farid Taheri is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University, where he has made significant contributions to academia and industry. He obtained his professional engineering license in 1986 and spent 8.5 years working in various industry sectors, gaining practical knowledge. In January 1994, he transitioned to academia. His dedication to research and training of highly qualified personnel secured him the Faculty of Engineering "Senior Research Professor of the Year" award in 2008.Prof. Taheri's scholarly output has been published in over 200 papers in international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journals. Moreover, he has played a pivotal role in training scholars and graduate students, mentoring eight post-doctoral fellows and 30 doctoral and 31 master-level students. His research interests have been concentrated on advancing industrial materials, focusing on their characterization through a blend of computational and experimental methodologies. His research has aimed at developing and characterizing resilient materials and components capable of withstanding harsh and highly nonlinear loading conditions mainly suited for aerospace and automotive applications. His research portfolio includes various topics, including the characterization of fiber-reinforced composite materials, nanocomposites, structural health monitoring utilizing smart materials and sensors, and comprehensive assessments of materials' fatigue, fracture, and impact behaviours. Through extensive computational modelling and experimental investigations, his research team strives to develop and promote lightweight, cost-effective and recyclable materials.

Prof. Tang received BS and PhD degrees from South China University of Technology and Kyoto University in 1982 and 1988, respectively. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto in 1989–1994. He joined the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology in 1994 and was promoted to Chair Professor in 2008. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009, the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials in 2017 and the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries in 2020. In 2021, he joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, as Dean of the School of Science and Engineering, with a concurrent appointment of X.Q. Deng Presidential Chair Professor. Prof. Tang has published >2,000 scientific papers, which have been cited >193,600 times. His h-index is 194. He has delivered >500 invited talks at international conferences and has been granted >100 patents. He is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of Aggregate published by Wiley, and is sitting in the editorial boards of >20 international scientific journals. Mainly engaged in materials science, macromolecular chemistry and biomedical theranostics. He coined the concept of aggregation-induced emission (AIE), and his labs are spearheading the AIE research in the world. Prof. Tang has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in both areas of Chemistry and Materials Science since 2014. He received a series of awards, scholarships and honors, such as Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Award in 2007, MACRO Lecture Award (American Chemical Society) in 2012, Honorary Citizen of Guangzhou City in 2015, National Natural Science Award (1st Class) in 2017, Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation) in 2017, Nano Today Award in 2021, and Biomaterials Global Impact Award in 2023.