Scientific and Industrial Conferences
Green Chemistry & Sustainability
The 9th Indonesian-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium
Kombolias, M. Factors in Policymaking for Greener and Sustainable Manufacturing.
Aug. 11, 2023, Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Sustainability
Microgrid 2022
"Microgrids to the Rescue"
Served as a panelist discussing the role of photovoltaic microgrids in disaster recovery. Microgrid 2022, June 1, 2022, Philadelphia, PA.
Sustainability
GREEN 2021
Kombolias, M. Best Practices Versus Practices That Work: Rethinking Sustainability Strategies in the Mediterranean Region Using Data. GREEN 2021, Nov. 15, 2021, Athens, Greece
Secure Credential Manufacturing
Connect:ID 2020
Kombolias, M., Obrzut, J., Obeng, Y. Innovations in Secure Credential Testing: Reducing Human Error in the Manufacturing Process. Connect:ID 2020, Mar. 11, 2020, Washington, DC.
Secure Credential Manufacturing
Optical Document Security 2020
Kombolias, M., Obrzut, J., Obeng, Y. Resonant Cavity Dielectric Spectroscopy for Quality Assurance Evaluations of Secure Documents. Optical Document Security 2020, Jan. 30, 2020, San Francisco, CA.
Archeology
25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists
Kombolias, M., Obrzut, J., Postek, M., Poster, D., Obeng, Y. Analysis of Cellulosic Writing and Graphic Arts Substrates via Resonant Cavity Dielectric Spectroscopy. 25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, Sept. 5, 2019, Bern, Switzerland.
Secure Credential Manufacturing
Document Security Alliance
Kombolias, M., Obrzut, J., Obeng, Y. Applications of Resonant Cavity Dielectric Spectroscopy in Secure Credential Manufacturing. Document Security Alliance Meeting, June 6, 2019, Washington, DC.
Paper Science and Manufacturing
TAPPI PaperCon 2018
Kombolias, M., Obeng, Y., Obrzut, J., Montgomery, K., Postek, M., Poster, D. Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic Studies of Biological Material Evolution and Application to Paper. PaperCon 2018, April 16, 2018, TAPPI: Charlotte, NC.
Chemical Science
254th American Chemical Society National Meeting
Kombolias, M., Obeng, Y., Obrzut, J., Montgomery, K., Postek, M., Poster, D. Non-Destructive Analysis of Printing Substrates via Resonant Cavity Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy. 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Aug. 20, 2017, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC.
Invited Speaking Engagements
I have been honored to speak about my journey on becoming an award-winning scientist, innovator, and patented inventor. Listed here are some of my most recent invited speaking engagements. Please feel free to contact me if you would like me to address your group or organization.
July 18, 2023
United States Earth Science Organization Training Camp
"Funding Green Energy Projects Based on Positive Future Impact"
April 2021 - present
DreamWakers
Various Public Elementary Schools, USA
Described my career journey to 4th grade students
November 2019
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Rockville, MD
Speaker at the CESJDS Annual Career Day for the Upper School (Grades 9-12) Students
March 2019
National Academy of Inventors 8th Annual Meeting
Houston, TX
I participated as a member of the panel discussion entitled Harnessing ALL Available Talent to Invent a Better World: Perspective from the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors with four of my colleagues from the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador Program.
February 2019
2019 AAAS Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Invention Breakfast (panelist speaker) & Meet & Greet the Invention Ambassadors Event
February 2019
George Washington University Innovation Center
Washington, DC
I, along with three of my fellow AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador colleagues, participated in a panel discussion entitled INVENTING IN ACADEMIA - The Big Ideas.
July 2018
Celebrate Invention 2018 sponsored by AAAS and the Lemelson Foundation
Washington, DC
Video of this presentation is available in the "Who I am" page and also via