Prof. Rony Snyders is a Full Professor at the University of Mons (UMONS), Belgium, where he leads the Plasma–Surface Interaction Chemistry (ChIPS) group. He obtained his PhD in Science from UMONS in 2004, followed by postdoctoral research at École Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) and RWTH Aachen University (Germany). Since 2007, he has been head of ChIPS and also serves as Scientific Director at Materia Nova R&D, fostering collaboration between academia and industry. His research focuses on low-pressure plasmas and their applications in thin film growth, plasma polymerization, surface modification, and plasma-assisted catalysis. Prof. Snyders has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, accumulating over 8,000 citations with an h-index around 48, and has supervised over 20 doctoral theses. He has played key leadership roles, including serving as President of the Belgian Vacuum Society (2018–2021) and as a member of the Rectoral Board at UMONS for the European University initiative EUNICE. Recognized internationally, he has been a Guest Professor at Tianjin University (China) since 2017 and regularly contributes to European collaborative projects on plasma processing and advanced materials. His career bridges plasma science and surface engineering, advancing both fundamental understanding and technological innovation in plasma-based materials research.