Prof. Dr. Costas Charitidis is a Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens and Director of the Laboratory of Advanced, Composite, Nano Materials and Nanotechnology. He is a member of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and, since 2018, President of the body. He has years of experience in materials science and nanotechnology, carbon-based materials, and the safety impacts of nanotechnology.