Dr. Goh Boon Tong is currently a professor in the Department of Physics, University of Malaya. He obtained his PhD in 2012 with a thesis entitled, “Layer-by-Layer Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films”. His research interest is mainly focused on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials such as one-dimensional (nanowires, nanotubes, and nanorods), two-dimensional (graphene and metal carbides), and metallic nanoparticles. He has obtained many prestigious awards either locally or international such as MASS 2001 Awards (The Best Thesis Awards for Final Year Project of Undergraduate Science) given by the MASS Malaysia, Excellence Award 2012 (for PhD Candidate with Highest Impact Publications in category of Sciences) given by the University of Malaya, the recipient of the Newton Advanced Fellowship 2016, the recipient of the AUA-UAEU Joint Research Grant, the Outstanding Researcher In Materials under the Science Discipline by the Venus International Foundation, and the 2020 Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) Award by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. He has secured many local and international research grants with total 6 filed patents. He has been appointed as adjunct professor, visiting professor, visiting scientist, and PhD thesis examiner by universities elsewhere. Up to date, he has published over 220 international refereed papers with total citations nearly 3, 200 (h-index = 29) according to Google Scholar and over 150 refereed papers with total citations nearly 2, 500 (h-index = 26) according to Publons Web of Science.