Prof. Dr. José Francisco Palomar Herrero | Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
Research focus: applied mathematics and computational methods, in particular the integration of multi-scale simulation tools (from molecular design to process modeling) to optimize new chemical processes with reduced environmental impact.
Prof. Dr. Vera Slaveykova | University of Geneva, Switzerland
Research focus: speciation and bioavailability of trace elements and nanoparticles in the aquatic environment; aquatic toxicology of inorganic contaminants, nanoparticles and microplastics; transcriptomics and metabolomics; community ecotoxicology and biodiversity in aquatic systems.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Voigt | TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Research focus: materials science, with particular emphasis on thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and the development and characterization of advanced materials.
Prof. Dr. Michael Steiger | University of Hamburg, Germany
Research focus: crystallization phenomena, salt weathering, and the physicochemical processes governing the deterioration of porous materials.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zahari Vinarov | Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

Research focus: the development and characterization of oral drug formulations, mechanisms of intestinal absorption, lipid-based drug delivery systems, and the physicochemical processes that control drug solubility and bioavailability.