of Korea. Her current research focuses on dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, organic solar cells, sensors, catalysts, and optoelectronic devices. She specializes in the synthesis and application of clean energy materials. She received a gold medal for academic achievement and several scientific honors, including the Excellence in Research Award, Outstanding Scientist Award, Asia's Top-50 Scientist Award, Certificate of Excellence, and Best Researcher Award. She was listed among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford University, USA. She has authored or co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed papers on solar cells, catalysts, and sensors, as well as contributed to book chapters and edited several books. Professor M. Shaheer Akhtar obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea, where he is a full professor. His research interests include the photo-electrochemical characterizations of thin film semiconductor nanomaterials, composite materials, polymer-based solid-state films, solid polymer electrolytes and electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells, small molecule-based organic solar cells, and photocatalytic reactions.Professor Hyung-Shik Shin received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, USA, in 1984. He is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Republic Korea, and president of the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI). He has been a visiting professor and invited speaker at several universities worldwide. He is an active executive member of various renowned scientific committees such as the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE), copyright protection, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), and others. He has extensive experience in electrochemistry, renewable energy sources, solar cells, organic solar cells, charge transport properties of organic semiconductors, inorganic-organic solar cells, biosensors, chemical sensors, nano-patterning of thin film materials, and photocatalytic degradation.