2025 PHY PRO

1. Vladimir Riabov, Professor, Rivier University, USA.
   Title: Revising the Curriculum and Teaching Methods in STEAM Education.
2. Nirusha Thavarajah, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Tanzina Mohsin, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Phanikiran Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Radeshkiran Ratnakumar, Master Student, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Serina Liu, Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Kaarunya Kandeephan, Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Douglas Taylor Munro, Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Joe Hoang, PhD Student, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Title: Designing and Implementing Experiential Learning Approaches to Address Heavy Metal Contamination from Agrochemicals.
3. Eva Klemencic, Assistant Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
   Robert Repnik, Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia, Matej Mencinger, Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia & Petra Cajnko, Assistant Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia. Energy Literacy in STEM: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Integration in Higher Education.
4. Fai Hang Lo, Lecturer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
   Title: Flipped Classroom Approach to Biochemistry Laboratory Course, a Quantitative and Qualitative Review.
5. Michihiro Sakai, Professor, National Institute of Technology, Kurume College, Japan.
   Katsutoshi Kawashima, Associate Professor, Osaka Sangyo University, Japan.
   Masatoshi Okita, Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Kurume College, Japan.
   Mitsuharu Aizawa, Professor, Ryutsu Keizai University, Japan.
   Title: Teaching Financial Literacy with a STEAM Approach.

1. Evangelia Kotsikorou, Associate Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
   Frank Dean, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
   Title: Inhibition of Androgen Receptor Activity by Two Additional EDCs, BPA and n-Heptylparaben.
2. Jihua Peng, Professor, South China University of Technology, China.
   Title: Study on the Feasibility DLC Coatings Doped with Transition Metal Cu or Ag as Biosensing Electrode for Glucose.
3. Mei-Hsien Lee, Professor, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
   Bo-Rong Peng, Researcher, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
   Ting-Mei Wang, Undergraduate, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
   Yun-Shiuan Chen, PhD Student, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
   Luu Vu Phuong, Master Student, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
   Kuei-Hung Lai, Associate Professor, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
   Title: Chemical Composition and Bioactivity of Soft Coral: Exploring Its Bone Health-Promoting Potential.

1. Haiduke Sarafian, Professor Emeritus, John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor of Science, Pennsylvania State University – York, USA.
   Title: Kinematics of a Point-Like Charged Particle under the Influence of Electric Fields of Unusual Charged Washers.
2. Nikolaos Dimakis, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
   Title: Density Functional Theory Optical and Electronic Properties of MoS2-Graphene-Metal Heterointerfaces.
3. Oscar Abdounur, Associate Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
   Rafael Andrade Pereira, Professor, Interamerican University Association (AUI), Brazil.
   Title: Exploring Relationships between Mathematics/Physics, and Music at the School: A Preliminary Educational Approach under the Perspective of Musical Instruments.

1. Bala Maheswaran, Director, Engineering Division, Athens Institute & Professor, Northeastern University, USA.
   Title: Empowering Global Citizens Through Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future. (slides)
2. Assimina (Mina) A. Pelegri, Department Chair & Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
   Title: AI in Engineering Education and Research. (slides)
3. Vladimir V. Riabov, Professor, Rivier University, USA.
   Title: Disastrous Challenges to the Humanity. (slides)
4. Katsutoshi Kawashima, Associate Professor, Osaka Sangyo University, Japan.
   Title: Japanese Students’ Reading Skills and STEAM Education. (slides)
5. Nirusha Thavarajah, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Title: When Molecules Meet Machine Learning. (slides)

Invited Interventions:

1. Rachid Kherrazi, Teacher, WailSalutem Foundation, The Netherlands.

1. Rafal Szopa, Assistant Professor, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland.
   Title: Pancomputationalism and the Non-Computational Nature of Consciousness.
2. Anshuman Patra, Research Scholar, University of Delhi, India.
   Title: Abstract or Contextual: Decoding the Nature of Numbers.
3. Mihail Calalb, Associate Professor, Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University of Chișinău, Moldova.
   Viorel Dabija, PhD Student, Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University of Chișinău, Moldova.
   Title: Four-Dimensional Pedagogical Model to Foster Lifelong Learning Competence in Physics Education.

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1. Xiufeng Han, Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
   Title: Emerging Magnonics: Materials, Physics and Devices.
2. Aaron Pergram, Assistant Professor, Miami University, USA.
   Title: Playlisting the World: How Music, Technology, and Global Influences Impact the Culture of College Student Listeners.
3. Rachid Kherrazi, Teacher, WailSalutem Foundation, The Netherlands.
   Wail Kherrazi, Researcher, WailSalutem Social Innovation Lab, The Netherlands.
   Title: Picasso and Robotics?! Does that go Together? Yes!
4. Yelena Istileulova, Researcher, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
   Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
   Title: The Socratic Lectures Symposium: Bridging Arts and Sciences through Z-STEAM Approach.
5. Petra Cajnko, Assistant Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
   Robert Repnik, Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
   Matej Mencinger, Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
   Eva Klemencic, Assistant Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
   Title: Enhancing Sustainability Competence: A Case Study of Physics and Mathematics Curricula at the University of Maribor.

1. Magda Carvajal Moreno, Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.
   Title: Aflatoxins Ingested in Food as Cancer Origin.
2. Simmie Foster, Instructor in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.
   Title: Hot and Cool Research: Impact of Temperature on Health and Disease.
3. Ziv Porat, Senior Staff Scientist, Head of Flow Cytometry Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
   Title: Utilizing Imaging Flow Cytometry for Studying Malaria Parasite-Derived Extracellular Vesicles.
4. Shimon Slavin, Medical Director, Biotherapy International, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Israel.
   Title: Immunotherapy of Drug-Resistant Hematologic Malignancies with Cure Potential by Simultaneous Targeting IL-2 Pre-Activated Mismatched T, NK & NKT Cells Against Detectable Cell Surface Cancer Antigens.

1. Stanimir Manolov, Associate Professor, Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
   Title: Synthesis of New Hybrid Molecules of Profens and its Potential Biological Properties.
2. Songul Sahin, Researcher, Ondokuz Mayis University, Türkiye.
   Title: The Relationship between Compound TMAO and Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings from Current Literature.
3. Tyjuanna LaBennett, Senior Lecturer, North Carolina Central University, USA.
   Title: Replacing Traditional Hands-On Labs With Virtual Labs for Biology Nonmajors.
4. Maria-Elena Campos-Aldrete, Researcher and Professor, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico.
   Cristoper Ramírez-Sandoval, PhD Student, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico.
   Title: Importance of the Contribution of Imidazoles and Thiazoles on Antileishmanial Agents Optimized.

1. Jinmei Yuan, Professor, Creighton University, USA.
   Title: Could Set-Thinking Help AI? Exploring the Gaps between Probability and Certainty from the Perspective of Chinese Logic.
2. Elizabeth Diaz, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, USA.
   Title: Using AI in Book Writing with Human Supervision: A Case Study in Astronomy.
3. Svetlana Mikhaylichenko, Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.
   Marco Zimmer-De Iuliis, Associate Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.
   Kris Kim, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.
   Title: Experiential Learning in Chemistry: In the Lab and Beyond.
4. Rana Rais, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, USA.
   Title: Orally Available, Skin Penetrable Prodrugs of Itaconate and 4-Methyl Itaconate.