Prof Haritz Sardón is Professor in Polymat – UPV/EHU. He is an expert in polymer chemistry, focused on the synthesis of sustainable materials and the chemical recycling of mixed polymers. He has published more than 175 articles in peer-reviewed journals that have received more than 10000 citations with a H-index >55. He has supervised >9 post-docs, 11 PhD students and numerous master students. He is and has been involved in several European projects. Prof. Sardon works in close collaboration with international companies including IBM, BASF, Corbion, ElixPolymers, Wacker. Selected honours and awards include Prize of Excellence Young Researcher in Chemistry by the RSEQ (2021), ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules /Macromolecules Award (2021), and Prize for Excellence of the Young Researcher in Polymers by the GEP (2020)

Eva Blasco completed her doctorate at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Then, with the an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2014), she carried out her research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. During this time, she spent a research stay in Brisbane (Australia) and subsequently worked as a group leader at KIT. In 2020, she was appointed Junior Professor at Heidelberg University and in 2023 she was appointed W3 Professor at the newly founded Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM).
She has published more than 100 publications and has been awarded several prizes. Furthermore, Prof. Eva Blasco is project leader (PI) and since 2023 co-spokesperson in the Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O). Her research interests include the development of new functional and sustainable polymer materials for 3D and 4D printing, especially on the micro- and nanoscale.

Since 2020, Prof. Long has an interdisciplinary faculty position across the School of Molecular Sciences (SMS) and the School for Engineering Matter, Transport, and Energy (SEMTE) at Arizona State University (ASU) where he launched and now leads the Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing (BCSM3). In addition to over 440 peer-reviewed publications, his research awards include the 2023 3M Excellence in Adhesion Award, 2022 Paul J Flory Award, 2020 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award and many others. His most recent research efforts address the need for tailored advanced macromolecules for advanced manufacturing (3D printing), including vat photopolymerization, direct ink write, binder jetting, powder bed fusion, and melt extrusion. His research ranges from controlled polymerization processes for block copolymers to high performance engineering polymers for emerging technology with a lens of earth sustainability.

David Mecerreyes is an Ikerbasque Research Professor and Scientific Director at POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country in Spain. His actual research interests include the design of new polymers for applications in emerging technologies in energy, environment and bioelectronics. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles. His research interests include the design and additive manufacturing of ionic and electronic conducting polymers, redox polymers and ionic soft materials such as eutectogels. He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal ACS Applied Polymer Materials.

Tao Xie is Qiushi chair professor at the College of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University. He obtained Ph. D from University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2001. He had since worked at the General Motors Global Research Lab and HRL Laboratories before returning to China in 2013. He is the inventor of over 80 patent and a recipient of Omnova Solution award (2001), R&D 100 award (2013), and Wang Baoren Award (2019, Chinese Chemical Society). He is a fellow of ACS PMSE division and an Associate Editor for ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.