Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Dielectric Materials and Applications (ISyDMA’6)

lt;p>VASEASHTA Ashok is CEO/CTO and Executive Director for research with the International Clean Water Institute in Virginia, USA. He also serves in several honorary positions, such as a Professor at the Transylvania University of Brasov; Chaired Professor of Nanotechnology at the Ghitu Institute of Electrical Engineering and Nanotechnologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova; Academician at Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of the International Center for Transdisciplinary Research (CIRET), and Senior Strategic Research Advisor for several organizations. Inspired by nature and guided by societal necessities, he strives for technological innovations to address the global challenges of the 21st century. His research interests include critical infrastructure safety, security, and environmental sustainability - all using nexus of advanced technological solution platforms. He is a scholar, visionary, strategist, and dedicated futurist providing strategic leadership to promote and advance research initiatives and priorities using data-driven decisions. He received Ph.D. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA in 1990 followed by Kobe post-doctoral fellowship. Following his Ph.D., he served as a professor and researcher at Virginia Tech and Marshall University. He also served as the Director of Research at the Institute for Advanced Sciences Convergence and International Clean Water Institute for Norwich University Applied Research Institutes, Vice-Provost (Rector) for Research in South Carolina, and Executive Director and Chair of Institutional Review Board at a State University in New Jersey. His earlier honorary positions included a Visiting Professor at the Riga Technical University, Latvia, 3 Nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Romania and Visiting Scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. He served the U.S. Department of State in two rotations, as a strategic S&T advisor in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, and U.S. diplomat.  His research interests span foresight, nanotechnology, environmental/ecological science, and critical infrastructure safety and security. He is the author/editor of 12 books and has published over 300 articles in scientific journals, book chapters, and conferences. He serves on editorial boards of several international journals and is an active member of various professional organizations.

ACHOUR Mohammed Essaid received his "Thèse de 3ème cycle" from The Bordeaux University (France) and "Thèse d'état" from the Moulay Ismail University of  Meknes (Morocco) degrees in field of Physics in 1983 and 1991, respectively.  From 1983 to 1992, he was an "Maitre assistant," at Sciences Faculty of Meknes (Morocco), "Maitre de Conférence" (1992-1996),  and Professor. He joined the Sciences Faculty at Kenitra  in 1999. From 1997 to 2011, he was also teacher with Royal Military Academy at Meknes. He is an expert evaluator, member of the scientific committee of the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), the Moroccan Center for Innovation (CIM), and he is the chair and founder member of Moroccan Association of the Advanced Materials (A2MA). He is an honorary guest professor at Brest University in France and visiting scientist/researcher at different universities and research Centers in France, Canada,  Portugal, Hungary, Italy, and Tunisia.  His research interests include electromagnetic and electrical properties, microwave characterization and dielectric responses of the composite materials: carbon dots, graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon black, and natural fibers in the natural or synthetic polymers, and experience, modeling, and numerical simulations.  Pr. ACHOUR M.E.  has co-authored peer-review more than 65 scientific papers published in leading refereed jour

Physical-Chemical Properties of Sulfur Enriched As-S-Ge Glasses Related to Middle-Range Order Structure .- Microwave Radiation: Applications in Metrology and Materials Synthesis.- Electrospun Nanofibers of High-Performance Electret Polymers For Tactile Sensing and Wearable Electronics.- Processing and Dielectric Properties Of New Lead-Free Ceramics on the Base Of Bismuth Sodium Titanate (Na0.5bi0.5)TiO3 Perovskite.- Comparative Electrical Conductivity Properties Between Nanocomposites of Epoxy and Polyester Matrices Reinforced by Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube.- Compensation of Harvestable Electrical Power Produced by Piezoelectric Systems Under Variable Excitation: Design and Experimental Validation.- Lanthanum-Doped Lead Titanate Ferro- and Piezoelectric Thin Films Prepared by Polymeric Precursor Method.- Investigation of Dielectric Properties of Water Dispersion of Reduced Graphene Oxide/Water Nanofluid Composite.- Investigation of Complex Impedance and Modulus Properties of the Relaxor PMN-xPT ceramics.- AC Conductivity and Dielectric Response of PMMA/Carbon Dots Nanocomposite Materials.- On The Triggering Of Partial Discharges In Polyethylene: Chemical And Electronic Characterization.- Effect of Different Plasma Working Gas Mixtures on the Decontamination of Fungus Polluted Water.- A Possible Crosslinking Behavior of Crosslinkable Polyethylene Under Cyclic Accelerated Weathering Aging.- Study of the Inhibitory Action Of Apatitic Tricalcium Phosphate On Carbon Steel in Two Acidic Media (HCl 1.0 M and H2SO4 0.5 M).- Processing High Permittivity TiO2 for All-Dielectric Metamaterials Applications at Terahertz Frequencies.- Mechanical Energy Harvesting From Human Arm Using a Piezoelectric Ceramic.- Study Of The Aging Of Lithium-Ion Coin Cells By Impedance, Capacity and Noise Measurements.- Antenna Array With 1x4 Microstrip Rectangular Patch for New Wireless Applications at Millimeter-Waves Frequencies.- Rare Earth Effect On Dielectric Properties Of Ba0.98L0.02Ti0.995O3( L = Nd, Ce, and Y) Synthesized by the Solid-State Process.- Spectroscopic Analysis Of The Dielectric Properties In Reduced Graphene Oxide Loaded Epoxy Polymer Composites.- A Comparison of Polypropylene-Surface Treatment By AC Corona and Dielectric-Barrier Corona Discharges in the Air.- Innovative Techniques to Improve Pyroelectric Infrared Detectors Performance.- Synergistic Effect From Allium Sativum Essential Oil and Diethyl Thiourea for Corrosion Inhibition of Carbon Steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 Medium.