Dr. Stefanos (Steve) Nitodas is a chemical engineer by training and the holder of a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, New York. He has been a member of the Faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University, NY, since 2018. He teaches core chemical engineering courses, including process control, reaction engineering and separation processes (e.g., membrane cascades). Prior to that, he worked for several years in the industry as R&D Director and also as Industrial Business Development Manager, starting in the microelectronics sector and then continuing in the nanotechnology industry for 12 years. His expertise lies in reaction engineering and advanced nanomaterial development through catalytic processes such as chemical vapor deposition and fluidized bed technology, as well as in the synthesis and applications of nanostructured carbon and polymer nanocomposites. Dr. Nitodas possesses significant know-how related to the transfer of knowledge from academia to industry and the setting up of start-up high-tech companies. He has served as Coordinator/Principal Investigator in EU-funded research projects with a total budget of USD 4.7 million, and he has been involved as Co-Principal Scientist in thirteen other funded research projects.