Adrián Barroso-Bogeat obtained his degree in Chemistry with honours at the University of Extremadura (Badajoz, Spain) in 2010. He also received his Master’s degree in Environmental Pollution with honours from the same university in 2012. During the period 2010-2014 he worked at the Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Extremadura (Badajoz, Spain) as a Predoctoral Fellow, supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education. In 2011 he spent three months at the National Institute of Carbon (Oviedo, Spain) as a Visiting Research Fellow. In 2015 he joined the University of Cádiz (Puerto Real, Spain) as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. He has co-authored many papers published in journals indexed in the JCR, one chapter in book, and over 20 communications in national and mostly international conferences. Adrián Barroso-Bogeat has also acted as a referee of several international journals. He has been a Member of the organizing committee of national and international conferences. He is also an active member of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) and the Spanish Young Chemists Group (JIQ).

His research interests focus on the preparation and characterization of carbon materials, especially activated carbons, and carbon-based composites; their application in environmental remediation, photocatalysis, heterogeneous catalysis and energy storage; and valorization of wastes, mainly from the agroindustrial field. Furthermore, he has a wide research experience in the study of the electrical properties of carbon materials and carbon-based composites.

Dr. Afzal Shah got PhD from Quaid-i-Azam University in 2010. He was selected as Assistant Professor in the same university in 2011. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Oliveira Brett he learnt the skills of using modern electrochemical techniques. In 2014 he worked in the group of Prof. Heinz Bernhard Kraatz as a post doctoral fellow. He has over 100 research publications in well reputed international journals with a total impact factor of over 260 and 3 international books chapters. His research interests include:
• Elucidation of electrode reaction mechanism of biologically important molecules
• Development of nanomaterials based electrochemical sensors for the detection of environmental toxins
• Designing of new synthetic routes for the preparation of surfactants and use of their micelles for water decontamination
• Designing of electrochemical biosensors for the screening of anticancer potential of compounds
• Development of redox, pH and hypoxia responsive polymeric micelles for the delivery of anticancer drugs
• Investigation of electron transfer reactions in peptides
• Screening the antioxidant activity of potential antioxidants using electrochemical, spectroscopic, biological and computational methods.

His research interests include:
• Elucidation of electrode reaction mechanism of biologically important molecules
• Development of nanomaterials based electrochemical sensors for the detection of environmental toxins
• Designing of new synthetic routes for the preparation of surfactants and use of their micelles for water decontamination
• Designing of electrochemical biosensors for the screening of anticancer potential of compounds
• Development of redox, pH and hypoxia responsive polymeric micelles for the delivery of anticancer drugs
• Investigation of electron transfer reactions in peptides
• Screening the antioxidant activity of potential antioxidants using electrochemical, spectroscopic, biological and computational methods.

Dr. Huangxian Ju graduated and received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D degrees from Nanjing University in 1986, 1989 and 1992, respectively, and then became a lecturer in 1992, associate professor in 1993 and full professor in 1999 in this university. He was a postdoctoral researcher in Montreal University (Canada) from 1996-1997 and a short-period guest professor in three universities of Germany and Ireland during 1999-2002.
He won the National Funds for National Distinguished Young Scholars in 2003 and National Creative Research Groups in 2005 (thrice continuous support in 2006-2008, 2009-2011, 2012-2014), and was selected as a Changjiang Professor by Education Ministry of China in 2007, a chief scientist of National Basic Research Program of China by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in 2009. He is currently the director of State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science.
He is Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry, the editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Analytical Chemistry and J. Sensors and Instrumentation, the member of editorial boards for some international and Chinese journals, the directors of Electroanalytical Chemistry Committee of Chinese Society of Instruments from 2008 and Analytical Chemistry Committee of Jiangsu from 2006, and the vice directors of both Analytical Chemistry Committee and Organic Analysis Committee of Chinese Chemical Society from 2011.
Research interests: analytical biochemistry, molecular diagnosis, nanobiosensing, and nanobiotechnology focusing on signal amplification and life analytical chemistry.
Publications: 527 papers (471 papers in SCI journals), including 214 papers in journals with IF>5 and 338 papers in journals with IF>3.0, and authored 31 patents, 2 English books, 6 Chinese books, 15 chapters for 7 Chinese and 8 English books. His research works have been cited by SCI journals for 16560 times (15443 times by other authors), with an h-index of 70 (Google search: 19226 citation,h-index 76) up to Aug 15, 2015.
Awards: 4 "Scientific and Technological Progress Prize" from Jiangsu Province Government in 2014, 2010, 2009 and 2008, 5 "Natural Science Prize in Chinese Universities" from Education Ministry of China in 2013, 2009, 2000, 1998 and 1995, 3 "Scientific and Technological Prize" from Chinese Association for Instrumental Analysis in 2014, 2009 and 2008, "Outstanding Young Scientist Award" from Jiangsu Province Government in 2001, "Young Chemists Award" and "Liang Shuquan Award for Basic Research in Anal. Chem." from Chinese Chemical Society in 1996 and 2009.

analytical biochemistry, molecular diagnosis, nanobiosensing, and nanobiotechnology focusing on signal amplification and life analytical chemistry.

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(i) Advanced oxidation technologies for water treatment, (ii) Advanced oxidation treatment of simulated solution of toxic compounds (iii) Toxicity evaluation of treated wastewater and toxic compounds using bioassays (iv) Hetero-structured nanoparticles synthesis and their photo-catalytic applications (v) Laser and magnetic pre-sowing effect on seed germination, seedling growth and development (vi) Bioactivity evaluation.

Sobhi Mohamed Gomha is presently associate Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University. He received his B.Sc. (1995); M.Sc. (2002) and Ph.D. (2006) degrees from Cairo University. He joined the scientific school of Prof. A. S. Shawali in 1996 and he has published 68 scientific papers all in international journals in the fields of the chemistry of hydrazonoyl halides and heterocyclic chemistry of biological importance.

* Synthesis and biological evaluation of several heterocyclic ring systems utilizing different synthetic routes e.g. 1,3-dipolar cyclization,cyclocondensation.
* Synthesis of a variety of fused heterocyclic ring systems of biological importance.,br>* Preparation of organic products that have wide industrial and pharmacological applications.

Dr. Chun-Hua Wang obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in phytochemistry from China Pharmaceutical University in 2008 and 2012, respectively. He is working as associate professor in Institute of TCM chemistry in Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has published more than 20 articles in the field of natural product chemistry and TCM chemistry and analysis. His scientific interest is searching for the new natural compounds from the natural source and evaluating the bioactivities of these compounds.

Isolation and elucidation of the new compounds from the natural source;
Establishment of the absolute configuration of the natural products;
Traditional Chinese medicine chemistry and analysis;

Claudia Regina Klauck is Graduated in Biological Sciences - Environmental Control Feevale University (2011) and a Master in Environmental Quality University Feevale (2013). Currently it is a PhD Student of Environmental Quality University Feevale. Works in the development and toxicity evaluation of technologies for wastewater and solid waste treatment.

Development and toxicity evaluation of technologies for wastewater and solid waste treatment.

Dongfeng Xue received his Ph.D. from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CIAC, CAS) in 1998. From 1999 to 2003, he worked in Universitaet Osnabrueck (AvH research fellow), University of Ottawa (Postdoc), and National Institute for Materials Science, Japan (JSPS Postdoc). In 2001, he was appointed as full professor in Dalian University of Technology. In 2011, he joined CIAC, CAS as full professor. His research interests include crystallography, crystallization, calculation and simulation of functional materials, chemical synthesis of condensed matters, and electrochemical energy storage. His scientific contributions to the community include (i) Phillips-Van Vechten-Levine-Xue bond theory, (ii) chemical bonding theory of single crystal growth, (iii) ionic electro negativity scale of 82 elements in periodic table. He has published over 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals (with h = 52), and more than 20 invited book chapters. In 2003, he was elected as corresponding member of European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Humanities (Paris).

His research interests include crystallography, crystallization, calculation and simulation of functional materials, chemical synthesis of condensed matters, and electrochemical energy storage.

In 1992, graduated from Chemistry Department at China University of Ocean; in 1992, graduated from School of Chemical Engineering at Dalian University of Technology; In 2005, graduated from State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (SKLC) at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academic of Sciences (CAS); 2005- 2007 a postdoctor in Chemistry Department at Tsinghua University; 2007-2008, Research professor in Energy Division at Ajou University (South Korea); 2009-2011, a postdoctor in Department of Engineering at Michigan Technological University (USA); To date, professor and PhD advisor in School of Environmental Science & Engineering at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.
Publishing more than 90 publications, authorized 11 Chinese patents.
Obtaining more than ten awards and honors, involving 333 Outstanding Youth Scientist of Jiangsu Province, P&G (Procter & Gamble) Award of Excellent PhD of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Excellent Science Research Fruit Award of Liaoning Province Science Committee, etc.
Undertaking more than ten projects including National Science foundation of China, Jiangsu Science Foundation, etc.
Acting as Academic Committee Members of Photo Catalysis of Chinese Sensitive Society; Advisor committee for Jiangsu Engineering & Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM); Academic sectary Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring & Pollution Control (AEMPC); Editorial members for "Current Catalysis", "Frontiers in Environmental Science" (Nature_Publishing_Group_and_Frontiers), "Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences" and “The Open Catalysis of Journal

Nano analysis
Nano Structures and Catalysis Science
Photo Chemistry & Catalysis
Atmospheric Environment pollution control
Super Capacitor Materials and Energy

Dr. Huawen Hu received his PhD degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in April, 2015. After that, he further worked at the same university as a Research Associate. Dr. Hu has published more than 20 high-quality scientific papers. His main research direction is focused on inorganic and organic chemistry, and materials science and engineering. Dr. Hu has a broad research interest, mainly including design and synthesis of carbon nanomaterials, metal-based nanomaterials, semiconductors (especially TiO2-based materials), polymer hydrogel-based materials, and biomimetic interface materials for various promising applications in environment, catalysis, sensing, and nanotechnology.

1. Design, synthesis and modification of carbon nanomaterials for promising applications in metal-free catalysis (especially the mechanistic study on carbocatalytic reactions), reinforcement of polymer matrices, adsorption treatment of pollutants, and others.
2. Design and synthesis of metal-based nanomaterials for promising applications in catalysis, sensing and others.
3. Design and fabrication of liquid and solid chemical sensors, especially fluorescence sensors and probes.
4. Design and synthesis of polymer-based hydrogels for potential applications in controlled drug release, adsorption treatment of organic and inorganic pollutants, catalysis, etc.
5. Design and fabrication of high-performance semiconductors, particularly TiO2-based materials, in terms of improving the visible-light sensitivity for more efficiently harvesting solar energy, through energy band gap engineering and effective combination of functional components.
6. Manipulating and fabricating biomimetic interface systems for potential applications in water-oil separation, construction of liquid marbles (as promising micro-reactors), etc.
7. Design and fabrication of antibacterial materials, e.g. improving the disinfection performance by means of modification with quaternary ammonium salts, and understanding the light-induced antibacterial performance of semiconductors.
8. Study on the thermoreversible sol-gel-sol transforming behavior of block copolymer-based systems.

Isidoro Caraballo Ordinary Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics. University of Seville
Head of the Iberoamerican-Swiss Centre for Development of Dosage Forms (CISDEM). University of Seville

Complete Postal Address:
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
Faculty of Pharmacy. University of Seville .
C/Profesor García González, 2
41012-Seville (Spain)
Nationality: Spain (European Union)
Highest Degree: Ph.D. in Pharmacy by the University of Seville
Main area of interest: Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical Technology
Critical points
Inert matrices
Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
Dosage Forms Design
Controlled release
Solid Dosage Forms
Percolation threshold
Design space
Matrix systems
Hydrophylic matrices
Biopolymers
Polyurethanes

EDUCATION: Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland; M.S. 1960; Ph.D 1967; D.Sc. 1975, Professor Degree 1983.
PROFESIONAL CAREER: Chemistry Department, Wroclaw University of Technlogy – assistant 1960-1975, associated professor 1975-1983, professor 1983-present. 2007. Vice Chairman of Chemistry Department 1972-78, Head of Organic Research Group 1978 -2007. Director of Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry 1984-1985. Director of Institute of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology 1996-2002.
Visiting Professor: Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republik 1976,Mendeleev Institute, Moscow, Russia 1982.

Professor emeritus from 2007
BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Member: Committee of Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1987-1993, 1999-2002; Scientific Council of Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Warsaw 2003-2005; Scientific Council of Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences 1989-2010; Polish Chemical Society 1970-present (President of Organic Branch 1989-1992); He is an expert of National Science Centre (Poland) and a member of advisory boards of six international journals: ISRN Organic Chemistry; Open Catalysis Journal; Current Catalysis, American Journal of Organic Chemistry, Chemical Technology (Lithuania), Karbala International Journal of Modern Sciences.
HONOURS & AWARDS: Cavalier Cross of the Order Polonia Restituta, 1988; Polish Academy of Sciences Award, 1990; Polish Chemical Society Award, 1995; Gold Badge with Diamond of Wroclaw University of Technology 2007.

Chemistry of nitrogen, selenium and sulfur containing heteroorganic compounds.
Synthesis of low-molecular-weight biological response modifiers (immunomodulators, enzyme inhibitors, bacteriocides, fungicides, virucides).
Mechanistic studies on the oxygen-transfer processes.
Design, synthesis and application of novel reagents and catalysts for oxidation of the organic compounds.

Prof. Ki-Hyun Kim has been working on the following areas:
-Development and establishment of detection methods for hazardous/odorous pollutants and heavy metals along with the establishment of basic QA for those pollutants.
-Carbon capture and storage based on development and performance evaluation of diverse sorbent materials.
-Sorptive removal and regeneration cycle in the treatment of airborne pollutants
He was awarded a National Star Faculty offered by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2006. He is currently serving as editorial members of journals like Sensors, Scientific World, and several others. He has published more than 330 articles in peer-reviewed international SCI journals.

Environmental analysis, sorptie removal, regeneration, air pollution, odor pollution, odor control, mercury, lead, environmental cycling.

Prof. Dr. LIU Xuejun is a full professor at College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University. He hosted a number of research projects funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China. He won the awards of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (2014) and the One-hundred Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008). He has being engaged in studies on nitrogen (N) cycling in particular on the N source, fate and their impacts on soil acidification, eutrophication and greenhouse gas emission in major Chinese croplands. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed SCI papers in a number of international top journals including Nature and Science, with H-index 25. He visited many famous Institutions in Germany, US, UK and Nethelands as a visiting scholar and has established long-term cooperation with Rothamsted Research and CEH (UK), Hohenheim University (Germany) and Stanford University (US) in his scientific career.

My research fields are environmental chemistry and analytical chemistry. I am interested in atmospheric N deposition and its effects on human health and ecosystems in relation to anthropogenic reactive N emissions. Meanwhile I am also doing research on nutrient cycling and its environmental impacts in agroecosystems in particular rice/wheat-based cropping systems. My broad interests focus on air pollution, N deposition and N biogeochemical cycles as well as their impacts on ecosystems and human beings.

Mardia El Sayed obtained her bachelor degree in Chemistry with honours at Al Azhar University Egypt in 2000. And received a grant from Al Mansoura University for her Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from 2003 to 2005. During the period 2005-2008 she started her work as assistant researcher at Department of Applied Organic Chemistry in the National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. In 2008 she gained PhD scholarship to study abroad in Germany for four years. She started at Jan. 2009 in Martin Luther University, Institute of Pharmacy, Halle, Germany to fulfill her PhD degree in April 2013. After her PhD she spent six months as post doctoral fellow with her PhD supervisor. She did six month NMR training course for Running and Interpretation Spectra in Leibniz Institute for plant biochemistry, Halle, Germany with Dr. Andrea Prozel, in group of Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry. Then she received her promotion as researcher July 2013 in National research centre, Egypt. In 2014 spent two weeks at Organic Chemistry Department, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany from (09/11/2014 - 22/11/2014) in the group of Prof. Dr. Lukas Gooßen as a Visiting scientist. He has many papers published as first author in several journals and three worlds wide published printed books. She has also acted as editorial member in two international journals and as a referee in several international journals.

My research interest is in the feild of applied Organic / medicinal chemistry

Miguel Yus was born in Zaragoza (Spain) in 1947, and received his BSc (1969), MSc (1971) and PhD (1973) degrees from the University of Zaragoza. After spending two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim a.d. Ruhr he returned to Spain to the University of Oviedo where he became associate professor in 1977, being promoted to full professor in 1987 at the same university. In 1988 he moved to a chair in Organic Chemistry at the University of Alicante where he is currently the head of the newly created Organic Synthesis Institute (ISO). Professor Yus has been visiting professor at different institutions and universities among them ETH-Zentrum, Oxford, Harvard, Uppsala, Marseille, Tucson, Okayama, Paris, Strasbourg, Bolonia, Sassari, Tokyo and Kyoto. He is co-author of more than 600 papers (and five patents) and has supervised more than 60 Doctoral Theses (already presented), and delivered more than 200 lectures, most of them abroad. Among others, he has received the Spanish-French Prize (1999), twice the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Prize (Okayama 2000, Kyoto 2007), the Stiefvater Memorial Lectureship Award (Lincoln 2001), the Nagase Science and Technology Foundation fellowship (Kyoto 2003), the Cellchem Lectureship (Sheffield 2005), the Singenta Lectureship (Basel 2007), the Fundeun-Iberdrola Prize (Alicante 2007), the Serratosa Lectureship (Barcelona 2010), the Conferencia Lourenço-Madinaveitia (Lisboa 2012), the Medalla Felix Serratosa from the RSEQ (Madrid 2012), being also named recently Active Academician from the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg 2012). Professor Yus has been in the Advisory Board of 20 international journals, among others, Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron Letters, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Letters, The Chemical Record, Current Organic Chemistry, Current Chemical Biology, Jordan Journal of Chemistry, Applied Sciences, and Trends in Organic Chemistry, being also Editor-in-Chief of Letters in Organic Chemistry and Open Chemistry, as well as Regional Editor of The World Journal of Chemistry. His current research interest is focused on the preparation of very reactive functionalized organometallic compounds and their use in synthetic organic chemistry, arene-catalyzed activation of different metals, preparation of new metal-based catalysts, including metallic nanoparticles, for homogeneous and heterogeneous selective reactions, and asymmetric catalysis. Professor Yus and other members of the ISO founded the new chemical company MEDALCHEMY S.L. to commercialize fine chemicals.

His current research interest is focused on the preparation of very reactive functionalized organometallic compounds and their use in synthetic organic chemistry, arene-catalyzed activation of different metals, preparation of new metal-based catalysts, including metallic nanoparticles, for homogeneous and heterogeneous selective reactions, and asymmetric catalysis.

Dr Mingshan Zhu published 45 papers in peer-reviewed journals including 28 papers as first author or corresponding author. His researches focused on the photochemistry and photocatalysis, such as water splitting, removing environmental pollutants and photoelectrocatalysis. After graduated with doctorate degree from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science (ICCAS) in June 2014, he is working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Toronto.

His researches focused on the photochemistry and photocatalysis, such as water splitting, removing environmental pollutants and photoelectrocatalysis.

Professor Rafik Karaman is currently a distinguished professor of pharmaceutical sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine. He received his Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical/bioorganic chemistry from the Hebrew University in 1987, his MS degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Hebrew University in 1983, and his bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the Hebrew University in 1981. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo and University of California at Santa Barbara for 5 years where he worked with Professor T.C.Bruice in the bioorganic chemistry field. Professor Karaman is broadly interested in the design and synthesis of prodrug systems to be used for the delivery of certain drugs that have poor water solubility or/and have low bioavailability as well as synthesis of prodrugs for masking the bitter sensation of commonly used drugs. The prodrug design is executed using ab initio, DFT, semiempirical, molecular mechanics as well as molecular dynamics and conformational dynamics methods. The overarching goal of Karaman’s research activities is to establish a method for obtaining prodrugs that their interconversion rates will be controlled or programmed by the chemical features of the linker (promoiety) attached to their active parent drugs. Professor Karaman has more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters; 100 of them were published in the recent 7 years. He is currently an editor and an editorial board member of 30 international journals in the areas of pharmaceutical sciences.

1. Design, synthesis, characterization and in vitro and in vivo kinetics of pro-prodrug systems to be used for the delivery for certain drugs that have poor water solubility or/and have low bioavailability using ab initio, DFT, semiempirical, molecular mechanics as well as molecular dynamics and conformational dynamics methods. The in-vitro studies will be conducted in media mimics that of stomach (pH 1.2), intestine (pH 6.8) and blood circulation (pH 7.4). The in-vivo studies will be conducted in certain animals and the pharmacokinetic parameters will be determined using advanced technology such as, HPLC and LC-MS.
2. Design and synthesis of linkers to be used for masking bitter taste of drugs that contain a hydroxyl or amine groups (antimalarial, anti-hypertension, anti-bleeding, antibacterial and anticancer drugs) using DFT calculation methods. The synthesis will be carried out using standard organic methods and the kinetic rates of the intramolecular processes will be determined by HPLC monitoring.
3. Design and synthesis of bitter taste antagonists for inactivation of the bitter taste receptor 14.The design will be accomplished using molecular orbital and molecular mechanics methods.
4. Pharmaceuticals removal from wastewater using clay micelle complex, hollow fiber, spiral wounds, charcoal and other adsorbents.
5. Pharmaceuticals removal from wastewater using photodegradation methods such as light/TiO2.
6. Stability of Pharmaceuticals in wastewater and isolation and characterization of degradation products (metabolites).

Currently my group is working on the synthesis of a variety of prodrugs for common used drugs. The goal is to enhance the bioavailability and mask the bitterness of those drugs. Among the selected drugs: cephalexin, amoxicillin, azithromycin, aciclovir, dopamine, paracetamol, atenolol, mefenamic acid, diclofenac, naproxen, alendronate, raloxifene, guaifenesin, tranexamic acid and 6-aminocaproic acid. The synthesis of the prodrugs will be followed by in-vitro and in-vivo kinetic studies. The expected time to complete this mission will be about 10 years.

Dr. Hamad is an environmental chemist and environmental health researcher. She has a B.Sc. in Chemistry; Master in Analytical Chemistry from Baghdad University, and Ph.D. in the Environmental Chemistry and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her postdoctoral research is in public health school at the University of Maryland-College Park. She has gained her experience in the field of environmental toxicants-related health problems from her work with Prof. James Jay Schauer (Doctoral Advisor) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work at the University of Maryland/Battelle Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (A collaboration with George Mason University and the University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences) gave her the opportunity to further her research and experience in the field of Environmental Health to understand the impact of tobacco smoke on human health. Dr. Hamad has also worked with experts at the Biomedical Sciences School-King’s College London, UK as part of her doctoral training program. She has served as a researcher at the Iraqi Ministry of Science and Technology for about 10 years (1998-2008), she has also served as a teacher assistant and researcher at the Water Science and Engineering laboratories, and the Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for about 4 years (2010-2014). Throughout her research careershe has focused on studying the impact of environmental toxicants/chemicals on human health.

I am interested in investigating the chemical toxicants in the environment and their impact on human health; the environmental factors that controlling the chemical reactions of the toxicants, and the biomarkers of these chemicals after exposure. I am also interested in modeling these toxicants to reveal their sources, which help in developing strategies to mitigate their impact on the environment and public health.

Sung Hwa Jhung received his BS from Seoul National University and MS and PhD (in 1990) degrees in chemistry from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Then he worked for Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Samsung General Chemicals co./Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology. Since Sep. 2007, he has been a Professor in the Department of Chemistry of Kyungpook National University (KNU). He had served for the director of Green-Nano Materials Research Center of KNU from Mar. 2011 to Aug. 2015. He is interested in heterogeneous catalysis, adsorptive removal, and adsorption/separation with nanoporous materials. Since 2005, he has published about 160 peer-reviewed journal papers and 10 US patents. He has many awards such as academic award (from Kyungpook National Univ.), the best paper award (from Korean Chemical Society), Prime minister's award (from Korean Government) and the best presentation award (from American Chemical Society). He has served for scientific communities via an associate editor of J. Korean Chemical Society and an editorial board member of Advanced Porous Materials and ISRN Chemical Engineering, etc.

He is interested in heterogeneous catalysis, adsorptive removal, and adsorption/separation with nanoporous materials.

TongQi Yuan, lignin chemist, graduated from College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China in 2012. Then he worked at Beijing Forestry University. He awarded an Associate Professor at Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China in 2015. Sine 2007, he has being focused on lignin chemistry, wood adhesives, as well as pretreatment, efficient fractionation, and high-value utilization of lignocellulosic materials for sustainable biofuels and biomaterials. He has published 47 papers in international peer reviewed journals in English and 22 international conference papers in English. As invited author, he wrote 4 chapters in 3 books (in English). He has been granted 5 Chinese patents. Dr. Yuan is a member of American Chemical Society and also a member of editorial board in Advances in Chemistry and Biochemistry Sciences journal.

Lignin chemistry; Wood adhesives; Pretreatment, efficient fractionation, and high-value utilization of lignocellulosic materials for sustainable biofuels and biomaterials.

Yuzhou Wu obtained her B.Sc (Hons) from Zhejiang University, China in 2008. She was awarded the Medicinal Chemistry research scholarship from National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained her Master’s degree in 2010. From 2010 to 2013, she proceeded with her doctoral research under supervision of Prof. Tanja Weil in Ulm University, Germany and received her PhD degree with summa cum laude honor in the research area of design and biomedical applications of polypeptide-copolymers. Since 2013, she is a group leader in the Institute of Organic Chemistry III in Ulm University. Her research interest focuses on bionanotechnology, including creation of precision nanoarchitectures from biomacromolecules and biofunctionalization of nanomaterials for medical and bioimaging applications. She has received a number of prizes including Forschungsboni and Promotionspreis from Ulm University.

Her research interest focuses on bionanotechnology, including creation of precision nanoarchitectures from biomacromolecules and biofunctionalization of nanomaterials for medical and bioimaging applications.

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Chemistry
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

I am an environmental health researcher. I have bachelor in Chemistry, Master in Analytical chemistry and Ph.D. in the environmental chemistry. My postdoctoral experience is in the public health, where, I work with experts from the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland-College Park, Maryland, and experts from Battelle Memorial Institute at Columbus, Ohio where I have the opportunity to work on projects funded by FDA and NIH and meet experts from FDA and NIH. I have also collaboration with experts in the field of environmental chemistry and health from several parts of the world. I have collaboration with experts from Kings College London, School of biomedical Sciences at London, United Kingdom; experts from Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University at south Korea, and experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Working with experts from different disciplines from different parts of the world have helped me to explore, write and publish significant findings in the field of environmental chemistry related health and to submit several projects to solve problems in the field of environmental health to protect environment and public health.

I am interested in investigating the chemical toxicants in the environment and their impact on human health; the environmental factors that controlling the chemical reactions of the toxicants, and the biomarkers of these chemicals after exposure. I am also interested in modeling these toxicants to reveal their sources, which help in developing strategies to mitigate their impact on the environment and public health.