Prof. Dr. Simone Morais

Simone Morais is Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic of Porto (Portugal), where she teaches several courses of the Chemical Engineering degree (1st cycle), Bioresources degree (1st cycle) and of the Master in Bioresources- (Bio)Technologies for Circular Economy. She develops her research activity at the Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry of the Network of Chemistry and Technology (REQUIMTE), in the fields of Environmental Sciences, Green Technologies, (Bio)Sensors and Application of Functional Nanostructured Materials. S. Morais co-authored about 155 articles published in international journals with impact factor (h-index: 31 - Scopus ID 7007053747) and 30 book chapters in international publishers, having supervised several PhD and post-doctoral fellows, and having participated and coordinated several projects.

Dr. Anastasia Detsi

Anastasia Detsi is an Associate Professor of Applied Organic Chemistry in the School of Chemical Engineering, NTUA and the Director of the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry. The research group of Prof. A. Detsi consists currently of 14 members [10 graduate students (PhD candidates), 2 postdoctoral researchers and 2 MSc students] of various scientific backgrounds (Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medical Doctor). The group’s work is dedicated to innovative research based on Organic Chemistry and its applications on the following fields: (1) Green Chemistry and Technology: Synthesis and biodegradability assessment of new Ionic Liquids (ILs) and Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs), and their applications in organic synthesis, extraction of bioactive natural products from plants in combination with high-energy techniques (microwave, ultrasound) and preparation of biocompatible and biodegradable edible films with tailored mechanical properties. (2) Nanotechnology: encapsulation of bioactive molecules and plant extracts in nanoparticles using a variety of matrices such as biodegradable polymers (PLA, PLGA, PBS), β-cyclodextrin, solid lipid nanoparticles, chitosan, for applications in drug delivery systems, cosmetics and food additives. (3) Medicinal Chemistry: Design, synthesis, characterization and biological activity evaluation of novel bioactive compounds and natural product analogues.
Prof. A. Detsi has published 75 research articles (h index=23, 1818 citations, source: Scopus, accessed October 2020) and more than 150 conference presentations. She has been the principal investigator or senior scientist in Greek and European research programs and has actively participated in 4 COST Actions as Management Committee member. Prof. Detsi is currently a member of the Management Committee of the European COST Action CA18224-“Green Chemical Engineering Network towards upscaling sustainable processes” (GREENERING).

Dr. Dimitris P. Makris

Dimitris P. Makris was born in Xanthi (Greece), in 1974, and holds a BSc from the School of Food Technology & Nutrition of the T.E.I. of Athens (Greece, 1995), an MSc from the I.U.V.V. (Dijon, France, 1997) and a PhD in food chemistry from Imperial College (London, U.K., 2001). Since 2018, Dimitris holds a permanent position of Associate Professor at the Department of Food Science & Nutrition, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Thessaly. Dimitris has published over than 150 research papers and book chapters and has over than 6,500 citations. Dimitris’s current research interests include food waste and biomass valorization for the production of high value-added products (natural antioxidants, food additives etc.), through modeling and optimization of advanced extraction technologies.

Dr. Jeongmi Lee

Jeongmi Lee earned her B.S. degree (1997) and M.S. degree (1999) in Pharmacy from Seoul National University (Seoul, Republic of Korea). She received her Ph.D. (2008) in Molecular Biophysics from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX, USA). She has been a faculty member of School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University since 2010. Her research interests include: (1) applications and mechanistic studies of deep eutectic solvents in various aspects, (2) discovery of biomarkers and understanding of molecular mechanisms of diseases and drugs through metabolomics-based studies, (3) chromatography-based analysis of endogenous and exogenous small molecules and development of green sample preparation methods for quantitative analysis. She has been serving as an Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member of several SCI(E) journals, including Archives of Pharmacal Research, Journal of Ginseng Research, Scientific Reports, Molecules, and Journal of Analytical Science & Technology.