{"id":3308,"date":"2025-08-08T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saci.co.za\/SACI2025\/?page_id=3308"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:32:53","slug":"invited-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saci.co.za\/SACI2025\/invited-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Invited Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Prof. Dr. Jan J. Weigand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry\nTechnische Universit\u00e4t Dresdan\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Prof. Jan J. Weigand is a renowned chemist known for his significant contributions to sustainable chemistry and circular economy practices. He earned his diploma in chemistry in 2002 and a Dr. rer nat. degree in 2005 from LMU in Munich with distinction. He has received numerous accolades, including the Bavarian Culture Prize in 2005. His academic journey continued with a Lynen Scholarship from the AvH Foundation, facilitating postdoctoral research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Returning to Germany, he pursued habilitation at WWU M\u00fcnster in late 2007 and received the Liebig scholarship from FCI in 2008. In April 2010, he became a fellow of the Emmy Noether research program by the DFG and earned the W\u00f6hler Research Award for young scientists. His pioneering work secured an “ERC Starting Grant” from the European Council in July 2012. Since January 2013, he has been a Professor at TU University Dresden and his research spans molecular inorganic and phosphorus chemistry, with a strong emphasis on sustainable methodologies, technical applications, and innovative recycling strategies. He secured a Reinhardt Koselleck funding from the DFG (2023) for his project, “Blueprint for Modern Sustainable Phosphorus Chemistry,” and is a member of the CTC-Expert Pool (Center for the Transformation of Chemistry) since 2023. His work highlights a dedicated commitment to advancing sustainability within the chemical industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Michael Nolan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of Group - Materials Modelling for Devices\nTyndall National Institute, Ireland\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Michael Nolan is Head of Group \u2013 Materials Modelling for Devices and Member of the Senior Leadership Team at Tyndall National Institute. Dr. Nolan\u2019s research explores emerging materials and their atomic level processing for future nanoelectronics, beyond-CMOS, and ICT applications. The group\u2019s work focuses on atomistic simulation of materials processing , working with leading European and International groups in materials processing. The group is pioneering machine learning and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations in materials processing. Dr. Nolan supervises and manages 7 postdoctoral researchers, 6 PhDs, a principal scientist, a research fellow and a staff researcher. He is a Tyndall PI on p-type semiconducting oxide and transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) activities in the EU NanoIC pilot line. His current funding also includes Chips JU project GENESIS on sustainable semiconductor processing, multiple Research Ireland fellowships, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Research Ireland Research Centres. Industry support comes from direct and co-funded projects with leading companies in the wider ICT space, including Intel, ASM and Logitech.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Prof. Ehud Keinan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Isreal\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ehud Keinan is Benno Gitter Professor of Chemistry at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Israel. Born in Israel, Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute and a postdoc at the University of Wisconsin with Barry Trost; published over 200 papers, 22 patents, and four books on biocatalysis with antibodies and synthetic enzymes, organic synthesis, drug discovery, molecular computing, and supra-molecular chemistry; was Dean of Chemistry at the Technion, an Adjunct Professor at The Scripps Research Institute, California for 25 years, founded the Institute of Catalysis, and two startup companies. He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Sciences, GTIIT, Guangdong, China, and since 2020 he is a Distinguished Visiting Prof. at the Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Editor-in-Chief of the Israel J. Chem, and the AsiaChem magazine (FACS), Council Member of the Wolf Foundation, President of the Israel Chemical Society, Chairman of the Bowei Research Conferences, and IUPAC President. Keinan received the New England Award for Academic Excellence, the Herschel-Rich Award, the Henri Taub Prize, the Schulich Prize, the Engagement Leader of the Year Award, and the EuChemS Award of Service. He is an AAAS Fellow and an ACS Fellow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Invited Speakers Prof. Dr. Jan J. Weigand Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry Technische Universit\u00e4t Dresdan Prof. Jan J. Weigand is a renowned chemist known for his significant contributions to sustainable chemistry and circular economy practices. He earned his diploma in chemistry in 2002 and a Dr. rer nat. degree in 2005 from LMU in Munich with distinction. He has received numerous accolades, including the Bavarian Culture Prize in 2005. His academic journey continued with a Lynen Scholarship from the AvH Foundation, facilitating postdoctoral research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Returning to Germany, he pursued habilitation at WWU M\u00fcnster in late 2007 and received the Liebig scholarship from FCI in 2008. In April 2010, he became a fellow of the Emmy Noether research program by the DFG and earned the W\u00f6hler Research Award for young scientists. His pioneering work secured an “ERC Starting Grant” from the European Council in July 2012. Since January 2013, he has been a Professor at TU University Dresden and his research spans molecular inorganic and phosphorus chemistry, with a strong emphasis on sustainable methodologies, technical applications, and innovative recycling strategies. He secured a Reinhardt Koselleck funding from the DFG (2023) for his project, “Blueprint for Modern Sustainable Phosphorus Chemistry,” and is a member of the CTC-Expert Pool (Center for the Transformation of Chemistry) since 2023. His work highlights a dedicated commitment to advancing sustainability within the chemical industry. Dr. Michael Nolan Head of Group – Materials Modelling for Devices Tyndall National Institute, Ireland Dr. Michael Nolan is Head of Group \u2013 Materials Modelling for Devices and Member of the Senior Leadership Team at Tyndall National Institute. Dr. Nolan\u2019s research explores emerging materials and their atomic level processing for future nanoelectronics, beyond-CMOS, and ICT applications. The group\u2019s work focuses on atomistic simulation of materials processing , working with leading European and International groups in materials processing. The group is pioneering machine learning and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations in materials processing. Dr. Nolan supervises and manages 7 postdoctoral researchers, 6 PhDs, a principal scientist, a research fellow and a staff researcher. He is a Tyndall PI on p-type semiconducting oxide and transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) activities in the EU NanoIC pilot line. His current funding also includes Chips JU project GENESIS on sustainable semiconductor processing, multiple Research Ireland fellowships, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Research Ireland Research Centres. Industry support comes from direct and co-funded projects with leading companies in the wider ICT space, including Intel, ASM and Logitech. Prof. Ehud Keinan Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Isreal Ehud Keinan is Benno Gitter Professor of Chemistry at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Israel. Born in Israel, Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute and a postdoc at the University of Wisconsin with Barry Trost; published over 200 papers, 22 patents, and four books on biocatalysis with antibodies and synthetic enzymes, organic synthesis, drug discovery, molecular computing, and supra-molecular chemistry; was Dean of Chemistry at the Technion, an Adjunct Professor at The Scripps Research Institute, California for 25 years, founded the Institute of Catalysis, and two startup companies. He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Sciences, GTIIT, Guangdong, China, and since 2020 he is a Distinguished Visiting Prof. at the Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Editor-in-Chief of the Israel J. Chem, and the AsiaChem magazine (FACS), Council Member of the Wolf Foundation, President of the Israel Chemical Society, Chairman of the Bowei Research Conferences, and IUPAC President. Keinan received the New England Award for Academic Excellence, the Herschel-Rich Award, the Henri Taub Prize, the Schulich Prize, the Engagement Leader of the Year Award, and the EuChemS Award of Service. 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