Prof. Jean-Christophe Charlier is Full Professor at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Belgium and in charge of several lectures at the École Polytechnique de Louvain (Statistical Physics, Quantum Physics, Materials Science, Physics of Nanostructures, Atomistic Simulations, Quantum Transport in Nanomaterials). He is Physics Engineer and Bachelor in Philosophy and got his PhD thesis in Applied Physics in 1994 at UCLouvain. The main scientific interests of Prof. J.-C. Charlier are centred on theoretical condensed matter physics and nanosciences, covering the areas of electronic, structural, dynamical and magnetic properties of crystals and quantum transport in reduced-dimensional solids; nanotubes, graphene and related carbon-based nanostructures, as well as 2D materials. The objective is to explain and predict the properties of materials using first-principles theories and computational physics. He is the author (or co-author) of about 220 scientific publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.