Thapanee Sarakonsri Associate Professor, Doctor Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University (Thailand) Title: Toward Sustainable Energy Storage: Biomass to Efficient Anodes for Next-Gen Batteries

1999-2002 PhD (Material Science and Engineering)
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, U.S.A.
1996-1999 M.S. (Metallurgical Engineering)
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, U.S.A
1990-1994 B.S. (Chemistry)
Khon Kean University, Khon Kean, Thailand

Fields of Speciallization: Chemical synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles metals, graphene,
porous carbon, and silicon/silica-base composites from biomass for renewable energy applications
especially anode materials for high performance lithium-ion batteries

Professional Experience record:
June 1994 - July 1996 Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
March-April 1999, Jan-April 2000, Sept-Nov 2000 Visiting Researcher, Chemical Technology Division,
Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA
June-Oct 2008 Visiting Researcher, Chemical Department, Imperial College, London, UK
May 2002-2006 Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2007-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2013-present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

83 International Publications and 3 book chapters in High Energy Density Lithium Batteries, Materials,
Engineering, Applications, K.E.Aifantis, S.A. Hackney and R.V.Kumar, Wiley-VCH, 2010 and Rechargeable
Ion Batteries: Materials, Design, and Applications of Li-Ion Cells and Beyond, K.E.Aifantis, R.V.Kumar, and
Pu Hu, Wiley-VCH, 2022

Bronze Medal Award for the invention "Highly porous carbon and nano silicon-based materials from biomass for use as anode materials in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries." at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025

	Denis Noble Professor Emeritus Professor of Physiology & Pioneer of Systems Biology Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics University of Oxford (UK) Title: Born of Water, Built on Silicon. Are we so different in Intelligence?

Denis Noble published the first mathematical model of pacemaker processes in the heart in Nature in 1960, so opening the way to the development of electronic pacemakers, since the process can be electrically driven. He became the Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology at Oxford University, where his team identified multiple electric processes responsible for maintaining heart rhythm. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society and recipient of the Lomonosov Grand Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is author of many books, including The Music of Life (OUP 2006), Dance to the Tune of Life (CUP 2016) and Understanding Living Systems (CUP 2023).

	Steven R. Schmid Ph.D. & P.E. & FASME & FSME & Belk-Woodward Distinguished Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of North Carolina at Charlotte (USA) Title: Ubiquitous and Latent AI: The Future of Machinery

Steven R. Schmid received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology; Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees at Northwestern University; was a professor for over 25 years at the University of Notre Dame, and is currently the Belk-Woodward Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He conducts research and teaches courses in the general fields of manufacturing, metal forming, tribology, and design. He has won research awards for his work in the field of tribology in manufacturing processes, including lubrication theory, friction modeling, solid state welding processes such as linear friction welding and inertia friction welding. He has conducted over $20 million in externally funded research.

Of his textbooks, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology (with S. Kalpakjian) is the world's most popular manufacturing textbook. Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, Schey���s Tribology in Metalworking, Fundamentals of Machine Elements and Fundamentals of Fluid Film Lubrication are some of his other books. He has won numerous best paper and teaching awards.

In 2012-2013, Dr. Schmid was the first Faculty Fellow at the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, and served as the Associate Director for Research Partnerships. He played a key role in the design of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (Manufacturing USA) program. From 2016-2019 he served as Program Director for the Advanced Manufacturing Program at the National Science Foundation, where he started the SME Blue Skies program and reorganized the manufacturing programs into the current over-arching Advanced Manufacturing program.

Dr. Schmid has served as an International Delegate for SME (equivalent to Board member), and as President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He serves as the Chair of the ASME Manufacturing Public Policy Task Team and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. He is the Director of the Center for Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics (CAMAC) at UNC Charlotte.

He was awarded the SME Gold Medal in 2019, the Award of Merit (a lifetime achievement award) by the Manufacturing Engineering Society of Spain in 2020, and the David Dornfeld Innovation Award in 2023.