Hans Fecht is Chair Professor(em) in the faculty of engineering science, computer science and psychology at Ulm University, Germany and the Director (em) of the Institute of Functional Nanosystems. He is also the office director for Cluster Metallurgy Europe, an international non- profit organization, since 2015. Prof. Dr. Fecht has published over 500 scientific papers. He has served as the European editor for the Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the regional editor for the American Journal of Nanotechnology, and as the associate editor for the International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Nanotechnology. An elected fellow and member of the Max Kade Gesellschaft in New York, Dr. Fecht is also a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 1998, he was awarded a G.W. Leibniz Award from the German ResearchFoundation.

Ping Liu is a professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the Institute of Materials Science in South China University of Technology (SCUT). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Sun Yat-sen University in 1986 and 1991, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Materials chemistry from Osaka University in Japan in 2000. He joined the Institute of Materials Science, South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 1991, and became a full professor in 2005. His research focuses on organic/polymer functional materials, including: organic/polymer optoelectronic materials and devices, organic/polymer flame retardants and flame retardant material, adhesives for automotive, pressure sensitive adhesives for power batteries, etc.