ICNST 2026 Speakers
Kun Qian
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Kun Qian, BS/MS at Fudan University, PhD at University of Queensland, Research Fellow at Stanford University. He is now a Distinguished Professor at School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Medicine (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, SJTU), Vice Dean of National Center of Translational Medicine (Shanghai). His research interests and efforts are focused on the development and commercialization of ultra-sensitive and high-throughput bio-analytical methods and mass spectrometry techniques towards large-scale clinical use through design, synthesis, and engineering of materials and devices. He has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles in top international research journals, including Cell, Cell Metabolism, Nature Sustainability et al. Prof. Dr. Qian has attracted grants from top research programs (e. g. from NSFC and MOST) and received several prestigious domestic/international awards for research excellence. He held several key patents and had strong connections with domestic and international industry partners.
Meyer Thierry
EPFL, Switzerland
MER Dr. Meyer earned his MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in 1985 and his PhD in 1989. He subsequently worked in the chemical industry at Ciba-Geigy, Novartis, and Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., holding roles including development chemist, head of development, and production manager. Since 1999, he has been a research group director in risk management at EPFL and led the university’s occupational health and safety service from 2005 to 2022. He has published over 200 SCI(E) journal articles, authored 13 books, and serves as an expert for national and international courts in safety and risk matters.
Jiang Li
China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China
Professor Jiang Li received his Ph.D. degree in 2014 from the University of Science and Technology of China under the supervision of Professor Yao Fu. In the same year, he joined the College of New Energy and Materials at China University of Petroleum (Beijing). From 2017 to 2018, he conducted a one-year academic visit at the University of Delaware, USA, where he worked with Professor Dionisios G. Vlachos. As the first or corresponding author, he has published 19 papers in high-impact international journals, including Nature Communications, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, ACS Catalysis, and Green Chemistry. His work has been cited more than 1915 times with an H-index of 18. He currently leads one project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and participates as a key member in two projects under the National Key Research and Development Program (Youth Scientist Project). His recent research interests focus on the high-value utilization of biomass and waste plastics, with particular emphasis on biomass refining, plastic degradation, CO2 reduction, and photocatalysis. His work involves rational catalyst design, exploration of novel reaction pathways, and in-depth reaction mechanism studies.
Yu-Hsiang Hsu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Prof. Yu-Hsiang Hsu is an associate professor at the Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is the director of the Microphysiological System & Smart Wearables Lab. His areas of interest include microphysiological systems for drug screenings and smart wearables for health monitoring. The microphysiological systems focus on developing microfluidic systems that can replicate physiological environments to develop human tissues for drug testing, including cardiac microtissues, microvasculature, arterioles, and microtumors. The smart wearables focus on developing ultra-compliant piezoelectric textiles that can monitor physiological information of the swallowing process, muscle contractions, tendon deformation, and blood pressure.