Prof. Philippe Dubois is Rector/President of the University of Mons (UMONS) in Belgium and Full Professor in Materials Chemistry. He founded and directs the Center of Innovation and Research in Materials & Polymers (CIRMAP), and is an internationally recognised expert in macromolecular chemistry, polymer materials, and the reactive processing of nanocomposites, including bioplastics.

He is also President and Scientific Director of the Materia Nova Research Center, and President and co-founder of NANO4 S.A., a spin-off company of UMONS. Prof. Dubois serves on the editorial boards of 18 international scientific journals—co-editor for several of them—specialised in polymer chemistry and materials science. He has published over 750 peer-reviewed scientific articles, authored 11 books, and is inventor of 71 patents. His work has received more than 46,000 citations with an H-index of 98.

Prof. Dubois is a Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium (Class of Sciences) and was elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) in the Engineering Division.

Prof. Philippe Dubois has served as Officer of the Engineering Division since March 2018, across two consecutive mandates: March 2018 – March 2021, extended until April 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; May 2025 – April 2028 (current and final consecutive term, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws).