Professor Paulo R. Bueno has a B.Sc. degree in Materials Science and Engineering, an M.B.A. degree, and a Ph.D. in theoretical Physical Chemistry. He is currently a research director at São Paulo State University and Head of the Physical Chemistry Department at that university. His main academic interest focuses on applications of electric and electrochemical spectroscopic methods, aiming to gain an in-depth understanding of the physical and chemical fundamentals of electron transfer and energy storage at the nanoscale. He has authored more than 170 papers, holds six licensed patents, and is one of the founders of Osler Diagnostics, a spin-off company from the University of Oxford, U.K. Dr. Bueno has worked as an academic and researcher visitor on various occasions at several European universities, including the University of Paris and the University of Oxford. In the U.K., some of his research projects have received awards from the Royal Society (including the Brian Mercer Feasibility and Newton Advanced Fellowship awards). He was endorsed as an exceptional talent in Physical Chemistry by the Royal Society and U.K. government. Currently, he is a Research Fellow Director of the Royal Society, a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, and an invited member of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Bueno is also a member of other scientific societies, among them the Electrochemical Society, the International Society of Electrochemistry, and the Materials Research Society.