Ion Tiginyanu received his Ph.D. degree in Semiconductor Physics from Lebedev Institute of Physics, Moscow, in 1982. Starting from 2001, he has served as the founding Director of the National Center for Materials Study and Testing, Technical University of Moldova. In 2019, he was elected president of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Professor Tiginyanu's research interests are related to nanotechnologies, smart nanomaterials and the development of photonic and electronic novel device structures. He is SPIE Fellow, senior member of OSA, and member of AAAS, MRS, IEEE, and the Electrochemical Society. More information is available at www.ncmst.utm.md.