Advances in Environmental Studies

Dr. H Jamil is working as Professor in Department of Family Medicine at Michigan State University. He have received several Awards from different academic institutions, non-profit organizations, WHO and Governmental agency. He has 173 field research publications, Chapter in a book (Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans : Culture, Development, and Health / Chapter 12 Promoting Environmental Health in the Arab American Community) and more than 254 scientific articles. He has given 183 presentations at national & international scientific meetings. He served as an international visiting lecturer twelve times. He was an external examiner for the 'Board in Community Medicine' at the Jordanian Medical Council. Dr. Jamil's research interests include the impact of environmental exposure (work and home) on the health and wellbeing of new Americans (immigrants and refugees) in particular Arab/Chaldean people. He is also engaged in studies of the health effects from tobacco and waterpipe (hookah), and means to counteract the spread of waterpipe smoking among adolescents.

Dr. James Harold Clarke is Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt University. He is a Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES) by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland in Theoretical Physical Chemistry. Dr. Clarke served on the National Academy of Science Committees on Remediation of Buried and Tank Waste and Tritium Releases from Nuclear Power Plants. He has over 45 years of professional experience with approximately 250 publications and presentations. Dr. Clarke's research interests are in the areas of sustainable and resilient environmental protection, nuclear environmental engineering, environmental risk analysis and performance assessment, the investigation, remediation and long-term management of contaminated sites, and the environmental consequences of energy choices.

Dr. J (Hans) van Leeuwen is Professor of Environmental and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University, USA. He also worked as Professor and chair in Department of Environmental Engineering, University of New England in Australia. Dr. Leeuwen also worked as Senior lecturer, associate professor and professor at University of Pretoria, South Africa. He also was Founder and CEO, Oz Spirits, LLC; manufacturer of IngeniOz vodka, world’s purest. Dr. Leeuwen has received many awards like International Water Association Global Grand Prize for Applied Research, 2012, Innovator of the Year, R&D Magazine, 2009, Iowa State University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research, 2009, etc. Dr. Leeuwen's research area is focussed on includes Bioprocess engineering, Pollution prevention, Physical-chemical processing Physical-chemical processing.

Dr. Hanafi Ismail is Dean at School of Materials & Mineral Resources Eng in Malaysia. He also worked as Deputy Dean in School of Materials and Mineral, January 2013-December 2015, Resources Engineering, Engineering. Dr. Ismail worked as Professor and Associate professor in Polymer Engineering Department, School of Materials and Mineral, Resources Engineering, Engineering Campus. Dr. Ismail won many awards, including Khwarizmi International Award 2000 from Iran, APCTT (Asia Pacific) 2000 International Award, ISESCO Prize in Science & Technology 2001, in UAE and Silver medal at the International Exhibition of Invention, New Technologies and Products in Geneva, Switzerland in 2002, 2004 and 2009. Dr. Ismail's research interests includes Polymer Science and Engineering (Rubber, Plastic, Rubber‐Rubber Blends, Rubber‐Plastic Blends, Plastic‐Plastic Blend, Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE’s), Polymer Recycling and Polymer Composites.

Dr. Mary Ann McGarry is Chair and Associate Professor in Department of Environmental Science and Policy at Plymouth State University, United Kingdom. She served as Director of Education for Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, 2000-2004, and founded Maine Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) and served as the state coordinator from 1995 to 2005, as part of a joint appointment within the University of Maine higher education system. Dr. McGarry concentrates her research on Etna, one of Europe’s most active volcanoes, which poses a threat to nearby Sicilian villages, and the infamous Vesuvius, looming above the millions of residents in the Naples area. Her research interest includes learning more about human and societal issues that arise during an emerging volcanic crisis

Dr. Claudiu T Lungu is Associate Professor in Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also Director of the NIOSH funded Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety. He has received his PhD from University of South Carolina, Columbia, in 1994. He was awarded a research fellowship from the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentorship. Dr. Lungu's current research effort is directed towards evaluating environmental and occupational exposures to gasses and vapors, the use of innovative 3D technology for designing respirator face pieces, the use of carbon nanotubes for air sampling involving photo-thermal desorption, the development of novel natural fiber-based composite adsorbent materials for air pollution control and environmental remediation and fabrication and characterization of composite porous particles for water treatment.

Dr. James Phillip Dobrowolski is a watershed scientist and National Program Leader for Water and Rangeland and Grassland Ecosystems Programs. He also worked as National Program Leader for Agricultural Water Security, One-Half Time IPA, USDA-CSREES, Washington DC. Dr. Dobrowolski worked as Tenured Associate Professor for Teaching, Research, and Extension in Arid Lands Watershed Management, Semiarid and Arid Land Hydrology, Riparian Area and Watershed Restoration, Director of the Watershed Science Unit (15 faculty, 35 students, BS through PhD, 4 years). He was also Director of Watershed Science Unit at Utah State University and was also Assistant Professor in Watershed Science at Utah State University, Logan. Dr. Dobrowolski received his PhD in Hydrology and Watershed Management from Texas A&M University, Master of Science in Rangeland Ecology from Washington State University and Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Davis. Dr. Dobrowolski's topic of expertise are Grasslands and Rangelands, Water, Ecosystems.

Dr. Vladislav Kharton is the head of the Laboratory of Materials for Electrochemical Technologies, Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Vladislav Kharton received his doctoral degree in physical chemistry from the Belarus State University in 1993, he has published over 360 scientific papers in international SCI journals, including 12 reviews, and coauthored over 50 papers in other refereed journals and volumes, 5 books and 6 patents. He is a member of the editorial and advisory boards of Materials Letters, Processing and Application of Ceramics, Review Journal of Chemistry, Crystals, Russian Journal of Electrochemistry, International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, and Chimica Techno Acta. Dr. Vladislav was awarded by the Portuguese Science Foundation prize for Scientific Excellence in 2004. In 2013, he received the Grant of the Russian Federation Government for support of research projects implemented under the supervision of world-leading scientists at Russian institutions of higher learning, research organizations of the governmental academies of sciences and governmental research centers of the Russian Federation. In 2017, his laboratory was awarded by the grant of the Russian Science Foundation “Implementation of research by world-level scientific laboratories in the priority areas of scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation”, Russian President program of research projects implemented by leading scientists.

Dr. Kapil Narula is a Senior Researcher at the Chair for Energy Efficiency within the Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) of University of Geneva. Kapil's career goal is to "provide a leadership role to the world, onto a path of sustainable development". He is an electrical engineer, development economist, and an energy and sustainability professional. Kapil has worked onboard ships, as a faculty member at academic institutes, and as a researcher. Dr. Kapil has a PhD in Development Studies (with a focus on energy economics and sustainability). His PhD studies integrated the subjects of engineering, economics, social sciences, earth sciences and statistics in a system of systems approach. Dr. Kapil's research interest includes Environment and sustainability: Circular economy, sustainable development, marine environment, climate change. Energy: Energy economics, energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy, energy markets, energy security, energy and development, energy policy, energy audits, energy modelling, decarbonisation of heating, district heating, etc.

Dr. Daniel Tang Kuok Ho is an Associate Professor in of Environmental Engineering Program at Curtin University Malaysia. Dr. Daniel obtained his PhD (Safety) from the University of Malaya, MSc in Environmental Engineering from the University of Nottingham (UK) and BSc in Chemistry and Biology from Campbell University (USA). He has also obtained Certificate IV in Training and Assessment awarded by GippsTAFE Australia and Advanced Diploma of Ministry by Christian Leaders Institute. He is a member of the Energy Institute (EI) UK and is registered as a Chartered Energy Engineer with the EI. He is also an EIA consultant registered with both the State and Federal environmental agencies and has accumulated vast experience in managing environmental projects particularly environmental impact assessment and management plans. He is currently active in consultancy as well as research related to health, safety, environment and sustainability.

Dr. Yujia Song is an Associate Professor in the Department of geography at Jilin Normal University, China. He is a Member of European Association of Geochemistry (2010-2013), Senior member of the Chinese society for Environmental Sciences, Senior member of ecological society of China. Dr. Yujia Song major representative works includes 2 projects of National Science Foundation of China, 3 China jilin province projects. Dr.Yujia Song research interests include Environmental chemistry, Environmental health and Environmental toxicology.

Dr. Jan Polcyn is an Associate Professor at Stanislaw Staszic University of Applied Sciences in Pila, Poland. TO his credit Dr. Jan Polcyn has triple Ph.Ds. He received his first Ph.D in agricultural sciences from Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology (1996), Second Ph.D in Economics from Poznan University of Economics and Business (2012) and third Ph.D in Hab. in Economics from Poznan University of Economics and Business (2018). Dr. Jan Polcyn research interests includes Education quality, Human development level as a modifier of education efficiency, Education as a public good, and agricultural sciences, etc.

Dr. Guanxing Huang is Professor of Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China. He received his Ph.D. degree from Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China in 2014. He was working as a visiting scholar in University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2015-2016. He has published over 70 refereed journal articles with a total citation exceeding 1,000. Dr. Huang is an editorial board member of Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, and is a member of both International Association of Geo Chemistry (IAGC) and International Association of Hydrology (IAH). He received several awards/honors, including the Excellence in Review Award of Applied Geochemistry in 2020, Young Scientist Award of Chinese society of Environmental Sciences in 2020, and Outstanding Youth Science and Technology Talent Cultivation Plan, Ministry of Land and Resources of China in 2015. Dr. Guanxing Huang current research includes evolution of groundwater chemistry, assessment of groundwater quality, environmental geochemical behaviors of arsenic in soil-groundwater systems, and remediation techniques for groundwater pollution.

Dr. Mamdouh El Haj Assad is an Associate Professor in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering Department at the University of Sharjah since 2016. Dr. Haj Assad worked at Aalto University as research scientist and docent in the Department of Energy Technology, and as Associate Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Australian College of Kuwait. His research expertise ranges through energy system optimization, solar, geothermal and wind energy systems, absorption chillers, heat exchangers and environmental considerations. Dr. Assad received his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Assad has numerous books as well as large number of journal articles, conferences and book chapters. Dr. Assad received the best teacher award of the year 2011 at Aalto University, Finland, and Sharjah Sustainability Award in 2020.

Dr. Muayyad Al Hseinat is an Assistant Professor at School of Sciences, Department of Geology, The University of Jordan, Jordan. Dr. Muayyad Al Hseinat received his Ph.D in Geophysics in 2016 from Institute of Geophysics, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg/Germany. Dr. Muayyad Al Hseinat research interests includes Tectonics, salt tectonics, Neotectonics Glaciations, Sedimentology and Structural Geology.