Behzad Shahmoradi is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (Iran). He completed his B.E. in Urmia University of Medical Sciences (2003), his M.Sc. in University of Mysore, India (2007) and his PhD in the same University of Mysore, India in 2011. In recent years, he has been responsible for many research projects and guidance and supervising for postgraduate and PhD Scholars in the field of Environmental Health Engineering. In addition to publishing numerous scientific articles in reputed journals, he has translated several volumes of specialized books from English to Persian, authored two volumes of English books, and published two chapters of the book in English. His research focus is on the synthesis of doped nanoparticles to photodegrade environmental pollutants and since 2011 is a full-time geographical faculty member of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (iran). He is currently the Editor-in-Chief, and along with Dr. Hamzeh Salehzadeh, the Founder and Owner of Environmental Health and Pollution Research (EHPR).
Kitirote Wantala is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University. He began his career as a lecturer in 2011 and served the academic world for over 12 years. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Thammasat University, Thailand, in 2010. His research focuses on catalysis, especially photocatalysis and VOC oxidation in the gas phase, reaction engineering, and renewable energy in liquid and solid biofuels. He synthesizes and characterizes photocatalysts such as N-TiO2, Fe- TiO2, Fe-N- TiO2, Fe- TiO2/GAC, Fe-TiO2-C, SrTiO3, CeSrTiFeO3, LaSrTiFeO3, ZnO, K-OMS-2, Cu-OMS-2, etc. and tests its performance on organic pollutant degradation in liquid and gas phases. He also studies liquid biofuel production via pyrolytic catalysis cracking (PCC) under atmospheric pressure from waste cooking oil and palm oil. Then, he also explores upgrading the pyrolytic oil produced from biomass pyrolysis. Additionally, he focuses on hydrochar synthesis via hydrothermal carbonization and hydrothermal co-carbonization from industrial and agricultural wastes.
Over the academic years, he managed to secure more than 20 national grants. He has published in more than 100 peer-reviewed journals. Regarding editorial work, he is an associate editor and guest-editor in Scopus journals such as Applied Environmental Research (AER), Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology (APST), Sustainability, and Material Today: Proceeding. He was the conference chair for an international conference on advanced materials in environment, energy, and health applications-AMEEHA 2022, Thailand, The Chemical Engineering Senior Project Pitching Contest, 7 March 2024, Krungsri River Hotel, Ayutthaya, Thailand, The 4th Thailand Biorefinery Symposium (TBioS-4), 13 - 14 June 2024, Pullman Khon Kaen Raja Orchid, Khon Kaen, Thailand, and The 34th Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry International Conference (TIChE2025), 20-21 May, 2025, Dusit Thani, Pattaya, Thailand, including TIChE 2025, TIChE Design 2025, TIChE Senior Project Contest 2025, TIChE High School Project Contest 2025.
He is also an active reviewer for many high-impact journals published by Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and Springer. He is also actively involved in consultation projects and continues contributing his knowledge to solve industry problems.
Expertise:
Dr.Shivaraju H.P was carried out research work on synthesis of novel photocatalytic composites under mild hydrothermal and solvothermal techniques and their environmental remediation applications like degradation of toxic organic pollutants, industrial dyes, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous organic chemicals and industrial effluents during his Ph.D. He has successfully synthesized composites like TiO2 and ZnO nanostructures onto calcium alumino silicate ceramic beads and efficiently treated industrial effluents and waste water under natural sunlight. He has synthesized degradable polymer composites of TiO2 and polyurethane for commercial applications. As synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by advanced analytical techniques like UV Vis spectrometry, FTIR, Powder X-ray diffraction, SEM, TEM, PALS, Photoluminescence, Zeta potential, catalytic activity, etc to determine the desired features of nanomaterials for various applications. He has successfully synthesized novel nanomaterials by adopting green synthesis method with various plant extracts as a potential emulsifiers and capping agents and demonstrated renewable energy production efficiency. In addition to that he has carried out research works related to environmental impact assessment, hazardous waste management, renewable energy production by municipal solid waste, industrial pollution and public health.
Prof. Dr. Hee-Jeong Choi received their PhD. at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, on studies using biological wastewater treatment. After this, she returned to Korea and started her research at the department of Environmental Engineering in Catholic Kwandong University. She has expanded her research area to include biochemistry, biological wastewater treatment and bioenergy. She has contributed to increasing the quality of research in this field in Germany (Frauenhofer Institute and Technical University of Berlin), Japan (The University of Tokyo), India (Mizoram University) and China (Harbin University). Prof. Dr. Choi has more than 150 publications and supervised dozens of students mostly on aspects related to biological wastewater treatment and bioenergy.
Ramin Yousefi received his Ph.D. in solid-state physics from the University of Malaya (U.M.), Malaysia 2010, and joined the Islamic Azad University (I.A.U.) as an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department. He has been a Professor since 2021 at I.A.U. His research interest is synthesizing metal oxide, metal-chalcogenide nanostructures, graphene, and graphitic carbon nitride and their applications as gas sensors, photocatalysts, and solar cells. He has (co)authored tens of scientific papers, some chapter books, and numerous presentations at international conferences or seminars.
My research experience covered a wide range of material chemistry for composite applications, and my current research interest has been focused on antiviral and antimicrobial alternatives and their nanoparticles in applications in biomedical and healthcare settings.
My most recent research has been centered on the antiviral & antimicrobial nanoparticles regarding preparation and characterisation for applications such as potentiating antimicrobial and antiviral therapeutics, facemasks, and air/water filtration systems for healthcare settings.
My current project & lab work covers the following:
1) to identify and formulate antiviral and antimicrobial nanoparticles/nanoclusters (AVNPs/AVNCs) as alternatives with advanced functionality, and dispersibility for targeted biomedical, enhanced therapeutics, and healthcare setting applications.
2) to further conjugate nanoclusters with small molecules aiming at enhancing antibiotics against AMR and repurposed antivirals against Covid-19 and other deadly emerging viruses.
3) to develop novel organic/inorganic antiviral/antimicrobial alternatives by processing extractions from plants and food animals.
My research projects have been supported by the EPSRC, RAEng, Royal Society, and the UKRI KTN. Previously, my work also covered fiber-reinforced lightweight polymeric and ceramic matrix composites, sustainability, and life cycle assessment (LCA) of natural fibre products, and Radar Cross-section (RCS) reduction using carbon-based materials.
I also carried out a collaborative research activity for fission energy waste management targeting engineering-barrier system (EBS) using mineral silicates-bentonite, plus storage canisters using antimicrobial stainless-steel materials for a possible geological nuclear waste repository (Sponsorship: IUK/BIS, Euratom, and FCO).
Ebrahim Mohammadi is an Associate Professor of Toxicology at the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, with an active research focus on environmental toxicology, including the effects of metals, nanoparticles, pesticides, and cigarette smoke on oxidative stress, mitochondrial injury, and molecular damage. With over a decade of experience in toxicology research and peer review, he has published extensively in the field and regularly reviews manuscripts for international journals.
Dr. Azita Behbahaninia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environment and Civil Engineering at Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Iran. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Pure Chemistry from Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Science from Islamic Azad University, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, which she completed in 2011.
Her primary research focus encompasses environmental pollution, with particular emphasis on environmental contaminants. Her research interests include:
Investigating the effects of heavy metal pollution, toxic chemicals, and hazardous substances on ecosystems.
Assessing the environmental impacts of energy production processes.
Developing novel methods for water and wastewater treatment.
Advancing innovative techniques for pollutant removal in environmental systems.
Conducting simulation and modeling studies to evaluate the distribution and behavior of pollutants in the environment.
Over the years, Dr. Behbahaninia has led numerous research projects and has served as a supervisor and advisor for Master’s and Ph.D. students specializing in environmental pollution. In addition to her extensive publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals, she has contributed to the academic community by translating two scientific books from English to Persian.
Since 2011, she has been a full-time faculty member at Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, where she continues her academic and research activities in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Anvar Asadi is currently serving as an Associated Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Engineering at School of Health (Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences). Dr. Asadi obtained his Master degree and Ph.D. degree in environmental Health from Tehran and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Asadi scholarly impact is reflected in his publication record of over 70 papers in international journals, receiving about 3,000 citations, and an h-index of 31 according to Scopus. Anvar Asadi has been involved in research on various aspects of environmental Health Engineering, with special focus on Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE), micropollutants monitoring and microplastics since 2015. He has participated in over 70 research projects, focusing on environmental engineering and science, water and wastewater treatment, environmental chemistry and solid waste management. Dr. Asadi is an active collaborator with various peer-reviewed journal as a reviewer. He is also the winner of Iranian National Elite Foundation for various awards.
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