Dr. Tanvibahen Mahendrakumar Nayak, Nano- Science, Best Researcher Award

🎓 Education and Training: Liming Dai earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Zhejiang University in 1983, followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Australian National University in 1991. He conducted postdoctoral research in Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, from 1990 to 1992 and was a visiting fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1992.

🔬 Research and Professional Experience: Currently serving as the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation, Liming Dai has held various prestigious positions, including Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow at the University of New South Wales. His expertise spans nanomaterials, materials science, and engineering.

🏆 Leadership and Management Experience: Dai’s leadership roles include Director of the Australian Carbon Materials Centre, Director of the Center of Advanced Science and Engineering for Carbon, and leadership in initiatives such as the US Department of Defense Multi-University Research Initiative.

Honours and Awards: Among his many accolades, Dai is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, a member of Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of the (US) National Academy of Inventors. He has received numerous awards, including the NASA-Langley Henry J.E. Reid Award and the Advanced Materials Hall of Fame recognition.

📚 Selected Professional Activities: Dai is actively involved in editorial roles for prestigious journals, such as Nano Energy and Frontiers in Materials. He serves on advisory boards for several publications and is a member of various international committees, contributing significantly to the scholarly community.

👨‍🏫 Selected Education Achievements: Over the years, Dai has supervised numerous postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers, playing a pivotal role in their academic success. Many of his mentees have excelled in academia, securing positions and fellowships globally.

🌐 Selected Professional Achievements: A pioneer in carbon materials, Dai’s impactful contributions include the discovery of heteroatom-doping effects in graphene and the development of carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts for renewable energy applications. His work has garnered international recognition and commercialization efforts.

📖 Books: Dai has authored and edited several books, including “Intelligent Macromolecules for Smart Devices” and “Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts: Design and Applications,” reflecting his commitment to knowledge dissemination.

💰 Funding and Impact: Dai has secured over AU$100 million in external funding during the past two decades, highlighting the significance and impact of his research in the field of carbon science and innovation.