NEQLab, Lewes, USA;Applied Physics Scientist specializing in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with a strong focus on combustion, detonations, chemical kinetics, molecular energy transfer processes, aerodynamics, low-temperature plasma, and the kinetics of electrons, ions and excited particles. Extensive experience in experiment, theory, and numerical modeling. Doctor of Science (2000) in Physics and Chemistry of Plasma, Thermophysics and Molecular Physics. PhD (1991) in Mechanics of Gases and Plasma. BS/MS (1988) in Applied Mathematics and Physics. Author of 6 patents, 9 books/book chapters, 150+ journal papers, with 12,500+ citations and an h-index of 55. PI or Co-PI on 56 research projects. Skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration and mentoring. Passionate about advancing nonequilibrium plasma applications in aviation and space industry.

Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER), Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA;Gerald B. Cleaver is Professor of Physics and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Physics at Baylor University. He is a member of the High Energy Physics group and head of the Early Universe Cosmology and String Theory (EUCOS) division of Baylor's Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research. Cleaver earned his Ph.D. at Caltech in 1993, where he studied under John H. Schwarz, one of the founders of string theory. Cleaver has written approximately 120 peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings, which have received over 1300 total citations. He is author of four book chapters and an encyclopedia entry, and co-author of one text book. He is the Field Theory Section Editor-in-Chief for the journal Universe.

Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany;Dr. Haghighirad is a leading experimental physicist specializing in quantum materials. He currently works at the Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, where he leads research in crystal growth and characterization of novel quantum materials . He earned his MSc at the University of Groningen, working under Prof. T.T.M. Palstra, and completed his PhD at Goethe University (Frankfurt am Main) in 2009, under the supervision of Prof. W. Assmus. In 2012, he received a prestigious Royal Society Newton Research Fellowship, subsequently serving until 2017 as a Senior Research Assistant at the Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford. Since 2017, he has been leading material development, crystal growth, and characterization at KIT’s Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies. Dr. Haghighirad’s expertise lies in quantum materials and condensed matter physics. He has contributed to hundreds of publications that are widely cited in top-tier journals. According to his Google Scholar profile, he has over 23,000 citations, and an h-index of about 43. On the funding front, he is a principal investigator in current DFG-funded projects—such as "Elastic tuning of competing orders in quantum materials (CRC/Transregio)"—and has previously led projects on the high-pressure synthesis, crystal growth, and thermodynamic properties of iron-pnictide superconductors in frame of a priority program. Dr. Haghighirad is also a co-inventor on patents, including a semiconductor device comprising halopalladate, illustrating his involvement in translating research into technological innovation. In June 2021, Dr. Haghighirad was appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Quantum Materials” Section of the journal Condensed Matter (ISSN 2410-3896) published by MDPI.