Panče Naumov is Professor of Chemistry at NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and Director of the Center for Smart Engineering Materials. He founded the UAE Chapter of the American Chemical Society and is a Fellow of the ACS, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Chinese Chemical Society. A member of European, UAE, and Macedonian science academies, he received Humboldt and Harvard Radcliffe fellowships. He has published over 340 papers, delivered nearly 400 presentations, mentored 60 researchers, and secured over USD 15 million in funding. He also founded the biennial Middle East Materials Science Conference and organized major international meetings, including the ACS Middle East and Africa Conference.