Dr. Prof. Lev Medovar was educated at Kyiv Polytechnical Institute. After graduating in 1979, he worked on many research projects for the National Academy of Science of Ukraine for more than 40 years as a scientist and head of department in the E.O.Paton Electric Welding Іnstitute. The major R&D interest is focused on high-quality steel ingots manufacturing due to refining and solidification control of modern steel and alloys using different methods, particularly at ESR. Prof. Medovar is the author and co-author of about 400 technical articles and owns about 50 patents in the various fields of metallurgy. Since 2022, he was invited to work in the research center of China First Heavy Industry Corporation as Chief Foreign Scientist.

Name: Midhun P M Educational Qualification 1. Ph.D. scholar - Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India (2021 to present) (Course Work GPA = 10/10) Topic: Investigation of electrical properties of molten oxide-fluoride fluxes in the Electroslag remelting (ESR) process. 2. M. Tech - Process Metallurgy from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India (2019-2021) (Rank 1 with Gold medal - CGPA = 9.02) M. Tech project: Wear behavior of austempered and quenched and tempered ductile iron 3. B. Tech - Mechanical engineering from Calicut University, Kerala, India (2011-2015) (CGPA=7.38/10) Work Experience Hajee A P Bava Constructions Pvt Ltd, India (2015-2018) - Engineer in the Powerplant construction: Location - Lalitpur Power Generation Company Ltd, India Achievements: Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) - 2019 Residential address Paleamkuzhi (House),Muthukurussi(PO),Palakkad,Kerala,Pin-678593 ,India

Professor Zhouhua Jiang, born in 1963, is the Director of the Institute of Special Steel Metallurgy at Northeastern University. He is an honorary professor at the University of Queensland in Australia and the National Metallurgical University of Ukraine. He serves as a technical committee member for IEC/TC27 of the International Electrotechnical Commission. He is also the deputy director of the Electric Metallurgy Branch and the Special Steel Branch of the Chinese Society for Metals. Jiang has been engaged in research and engineering applications of special steel metallurgy, especially in the fields of electroslag remelting, including theory, technology and equipment. The series outcomes have been applied in over 60 enterprises. He has won 1 first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 18 provincial and ministerial level Science and Technology Progress Awards. He is the first Chinese expert to receive the "IEC 1906" International Standard Award (including the revision of two international standards for electroslag furnaces). Jiang has been granted 146 invention patents, published over 500 papers, and authored 10 books. Has received honors such as "National Advanced Worker," "National Innovation Pioneer Award," and "Outstanding Engineer Award" etc.