Introducing NTC’s New Editors-in-Chiefs

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of several new Editors-in-Chief (EICs) across key Council publications.

Dr. Georgios Ch. Sirakoulis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece) has assumed the role of EIC for IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (TNANO) effective January 1, 2026.

Dr. Jin-Woo Kim (University of Arkansas, USA) has been appointed EIC of IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (INM), also starting January 1, 2026.

Dr. Lixin Dong (City University of Hong Kong, China) started serving as EIC of IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (OJ-NANO) beginning March 1, 2026.

In addition, Dr. Kin Fong Lei (Chang Gung University, Taiwan) has taken on the role of EIC for IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience (TNB) effective January 1, 2026. We look forward to their leadership in advancing the impact and visibility of these publications.

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (T-NANO)

Georgios Ch. Sirakoulis is Professor and Head (from 2020 till this year) of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of DUTH (Democritus University of Thrace) in Greece, Visiting Researcher/Professor in University of West England from 2014 and co-founder and research associate of Ulysses Ltd., Kavala, Greece (1999-2002). Georgios (Google Scholar – h-index: 40, i-index: 165) has published more than 170 journal papers, more than 190 in international conference papers, 16 guest-editorials, 9 international books and 39 books chapters.

He has participated as leader and principal investigator in more than 41 scientific programs and projects funded from the Greek Government, Industry, Third Parties and Countries and EU. He was and he is supervisor of 18 Ph.D. theses, 32 M.Sc. theses and 99 M.Eng. Theses. Three of his students have been awarded and one with best IEEE Greek Chapter Diploma Award. He has been involved in more than 163 Conferences (as PC member, Chair, etc.) and delivered 41 invited talks.

He has served as Vice President of Educational Activities (2026)  and  Vice President of Publications (2024-2025) of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC), NTC AdCom Member as CASS representative and a member since 2020 of the IEEE NTC Nanoelectronics Technical Committee (TC 6).

 

IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (OJ-NANO)

Lixin Dong is a Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. He received his Ph.D. degree in Micro Systems Engineering from Nagoya University and became an Assistant Professor there in 2003. Prior to joining the City University of Hong Kong, he was an Assistant and then an Associate Professor at Michigan State University from 2008 to 2019. He held a Senior Research Scientist at ETH Zurich by 2008, where he led the NanoRobotics Group in the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS) between 2004 and 2008.

He is a Fellow of IEEE and AAIS. His seminal contributions included the world’s first 3D nanomanipulation robots (1999) and the world’s smallest medical microrobots (2007). He has authored and co-authored over 300 publications, including papers in Science Robotics, Science Advances, and Nature Communications. His pioneering work has been widely recognized through 40+ prestigious awards, including the MINE High-Impact Paper Award (2015-2024), the Hot Article Award (2022-2024), and the IEEE T-ASE Googol Best New Application Paper Award (2007). He has led 30+ projects, including HK RGC GRF, China NSF/MOST Key Projects, US NSF CAREER Award (2011), EU Framework Programs, and Swiss NSF Projects.

He served as Vice President of Educational Activities (2022 and 2023) and Conferences (2019 and 2020) of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC), and as Senior/Associate Editor for journals such as IEEE TNANO, IEEE TASE, Cyborg and Bionic Systems, IEEE OJ-NANO, and the Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics. He has served as General Chair/Co-chair, Program Chair/Co-Chair, or Steering Committee Member of many leading international conferences. His service to IEEE includes positions on the NTC AdCom/FEC and the RAS PAB, as well as on the NTC/RAS TCs. He also serves as an AdCom member for the Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology.

 

IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience (T-NB)

Kin Fong Lei (M’13–SM’17) is a Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Dean for International Affairs at Chang Gung University (CGU), Taiwan. Prior to joining CGU, he served as a Lecturer at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 2007 to 2010. Dr. Lei received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 1998, and his Ph.D. in the same field from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2005. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at Western University, Canada, in 2006. Dr. Lei has made significant contributions to the fields of bio-microfluidics, biosensing, and organ-on-chip.

His research output includes more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, as well as contributions to 8 books and book chapters. He has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists and was named a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council for 2022–2023.

Dr. Lei is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the Institute of Physics (IOP), and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He currently chairs the Technical Committee on Nanorobotics and Nanomanufacturing of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC). He also served as Chair of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Technical Committee on Bionanotechnology and BioMEMS from 2020 to 2022. In addition, Dr. Lei has served as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience and has taken leading roles in organizing numerous IEEE conferences related to MEMS and microfluidics research.

 

IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (INM)

Jin-Woo Kim (Fellow, IEEE) is a Distinguished Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Arkansas (USA), and an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Pohang University of Science & Technology (Korea). He earned dual B.S. degrees in Chemical Technology (now Chemical & Biological Engineering) from Seoul National University and in Microbiology from University of Iowa, followed by an M.S. in Biology from University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from Texas A&M University. He has held visiting appointments at Harvard University and Brookhaven National Laboratory.

His research centers on biologically inspired nanotechnology, advancing bio/nano-hybrid materials through the integration of biological and biomedical engineering, biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology. He has authored more than 160 peer-reviewed publications, coauthored or edited one book and 11 book chapters, and holds multiple patents. His work has received broad recognition and has been highlighted as pioneering in the field of bio/nanotechnology.

He served as President of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council (2024–2025), following prior roles as Vice President for Conferences (2021–2022) and Vice President for Publications (2017–2019). He has extensive editorial leadership experience, including serving as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, and has contributed to the advancement of numerous IEEE conferences and journals worldwide. He currently chairs the steering committees of IEEE-NANOMED and IEEE-LANANO and has played key roles in organizing major international conferences, including IEEE-NANO, IEEE-NMDC, IEEE-NANOMED, and IEEE-NEMS. A former IEEE Nanotechnology Distinguished Lecturer (2017–2018), Dr. Kim is an elected Fellow of IEEE and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).