Editor-in-Chief

Dr N. P. Singh

Dr N. P. Singh obtained his Ph.D. degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2000. After selection from Higher education department Uttar Pradesh, he is as Assistant Professor in permanent position in department of chemistry , Meerut College, Meerut since 2006. He has published about 35 research papers in national and International journals and presented about 25 research papers in national and international conferences . He has guided 5 Ph. D. students. He has been awarded summer research fellow -2014 from INSA, Bangluru.Presently he is doing research in the field of Bioinorganic chemistry, Metal organic Frame works and nanotechnology.

Associate editor

Dr Hideharu Shintani

Prof and Dr. Hideharu Shintani has received his PhD in Kyoto University during the period of 972-1977. 1977-2008, He has been working for Government Official at National Institute of Health Science, Department of Medical Devices, Ministry of Health?Labor, Welfare. 2009-today, he is working as guest professor in Chuo University. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as Japan delegate of ISO TC 198 and ICH. His research has included sterilization, analytical chemistry, and safety of medical devices. Based on these research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as Award of Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs & expert Reviewers for journals like Biocontrol Science. He has authored Bioinstrumentation and Biosensors, 1990, Ohio Science Workbook Polymers,1994, Analytical Applications of Immobilized Enzyme Reactors, 1994, Sterilization Systems 1995, Adsorption and its Application in Industry and Environmental Protection, 1998; Handbook of Analytical Application of Capillary Electrophoresis, 1996. Sterilization and Disinfection by Plasma?Sterilization Mechanisms, Biological and Medical Applications, 2011 research books. He is a member of Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, Society of Antibacterial and Aantifungal Agents, Society of Analytical Chemistry, Society of Pharmaceutical Science. Gas Plasma Sterilization in Microbiology: Theory, Applications, Pitfalls and New Perspectives, 2016 from Caister Acadeemic Press. His research interests are Sterilization, Solid Phase Extraction, HPLC, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science,and Sterilization Validation.

Dr. Gopal Krishan

Dr. Gopal Krishan is currently Scientist-C, at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Ex-Researcher-Indo Gangetic Basin, Groundwater Resilience Project, British Geological Survey, United Kingdom. Dr. Gopal has over fifteen years of research experience in many facets of hydrological evaluations, surface water and ground water hydrology project management, and field investigations. Before joining NIH, he worked at IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun for 3 years in National Land Degradation, National Landuse/landcover and National Carbon Projects sponsored by Department of Space.he has specialization in Soil Chemistry and he focused his doctoral research on development of biofertilizer technology. Dr. Gopal is a member of the ISRS and AWRA.He has developed skills in Isotope Hydro-meteorology and the work was presented in several International and national forums in India as well as abroad, hydro-geochemistry and water quality studies. He has also imparted training on instrumentation at IIRS-ISRO and on Isotope Hydrology in various training programmes at NIH.he has research expertise in applying isotope in air moisture studies for resolving sources of air moisture, monitoring south-west monsoon, identifying recharge sources, developed natural baseline for water quality, identifying zones for sub-marine groundwater discharge in coastal areas. He has published more than 150 research papers in international/national journals and conferences, 1 book, 11 book chapters, news letter and 7 reports.He has research interest in isotope applications in SW monsoon monitoring, tracking recharge source, surface-water groundwater interaction, studying emerging organic contaminant in groundwater in urban areas.

Dr. S. Murugesan

Dr. S. Murugesan is currently Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacy, BITS, Pilani. He received his Ph. D degree in 2010 from BIT, Mesra, Ranchi. He has completed his M. Pharmacy in 2002 and B. Pharmacy in 1999 from BITS, Pilani and The T.N Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, respectively. He has been involved in teaching and research for the past 13 years. His areas of interest include, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Medicinal Chemistry including Computer Aided Drug Design, Drug synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation against various infectious disorders like HIV, TB, Malaria, Leishmania, Bacteria and Fungi. He has published more than 56 research and review articles in peer reviewed journals of national and international repute. He also has presented more than 43 papers in national and international level conferences as well seminars. He is reviewer and editorial board member for more than 28 peer reviewed national / international journals. He is having various international / national collaborations for screening NCEs against various targets. He has successfully completed DST-SERB funded project and BITS sponsored Research Initiation Grant as Principal Investigator. He also successfully completed one full time Ph. D candidate and currently guiding one full time Ph. D scholar and two M. Pharm research students. Apart from this, he has guided several B. Pharm and M. Pharm students in their project courses. He is the life member of IPA, APTI, ISCA, ISCB, IAPST, IPGA as well as Tamilnadu State Pharmacy Council.

Dr. Shiva Prasad Kollur

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Research Faculty, Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India.

EDUCATION

Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,Karnataka, India.

Ph.D.,Department of Chemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore. Karnataka, India.

MSc.,Department of Chemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore. Karnataka, India.

BSc.,(Biotechnology) University of Mysore, Mysore. Karnataka, India.

AREA OF RESEARCH INTEREST

Coordination Chemistry Bio?inorganic Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

MEMBERSHIP

Member of Indian Science Congress Association.

AWARDS

Scholarships,RFSMS (Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Student): Awarded for the three year duration of a PhD degree. Dr. D.S. Kothari post-doctoral fellowship.

PUBLICATION

More than 10 naatinal and international publications.

Dr.Kwong Fai Andrew Lo

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Dean, Professor College of Science Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan U.S.A.

EDUCATION

Ph. D. Agronomy and Soil Science, Univ. of Hawaii, USA.

M. Sc. Meteorology, Univ. of Hawaii, USA B. Sc. Meteorology, Univ. of Hawaii, USA.

MEMBERSHIP

Honorary President, Cross-Strait Environmental Resources and Ecological Conservation Association. Executive Board Member, Geographical Society of China. Scientific Committee Member, International Research Center on Karst, under the Auspices of UNESCO. Scientific Committee Member, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics. Visiting Scientist, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Vice-President, Cross-Strait Environmental Resources and Ecological Conservation Association. President, Taiwan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. Director, East Asia Region, International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. President, International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. Vice-President, International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. Treasurer, International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. Chief Secretary, The Chinese Institute of Land Appraisal.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

Academic Editor,Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology,SCIENCEDOMAIN International. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Arid Land. Editorial Board Member, Environment and Natural Resources Research. Editorial Board Member, International Soil and Water Conservation Research. Chief Editor, RAINWATER Journal. Chief Editor, Hwa Kang Geographical Journal. Associate Editor, Bulletin of the Geographical Society of China. Associate Editor, Journal of Social and Regional Development. Associate Editor, Taiwan Soil and Water Conservation. Associate Editor, Soil & Water Newsletter.

EXPERTISE

Soil and Water Resources Conservation,Rainwater Resource Utilization,Environmental Planning and Management,Watershed Management,Urban Meteorology,Environmental Pollution Control. AWARDS: Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Disaster Management, Disaster Management Society of Taiwan. Best Research Article Award, “Erosion assessment of large watersheds in Taiwan”. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (SCI), Soil and Water Conservation Society of America.

Dr. Mona A.H.El-Baz

Dr. Mona A.H. El-Baz has received her MD in Assuit University, Egypt during the period of July 2006. Currently, she is working as Assistant Professor of Medical Biochemistry in Assuit University. Since 1999, She is devoted to study the effects of environmental chemicals on human reproduction from fertilization to postnatal life. Currently, PI project: Effects of prenatal pesticide exposure on fetal outcome. She has authored 21 research articles and one book. She is Member of Egyptian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a member of the Egyptian Society of Natural Toxins.

Assistant Editor

Addis Kokeb Alemu

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Lecturer, University of Gondar,Chemistry Department, Gondar, Ethiopia.

EDUCATION

Master of science -Analytical chemistry,Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Bachelor of Education-Chemistry, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

AWARDS:

Award of C V Raman Visiting Fellowship for African Researchers 2013/14 by the Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology. Award of Best Poster presentation on National Conference on Sustainable Development of Environmental Systems June 20-21, 2014 Organized by Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwhati, Guwhati-781039, Assam, India.

PUBLICATIONS

More than 10 international publications.

Dr. N. Vivekanandan

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Ph.D. Mathematics at Bharathiar University.

EDUCATION

M.Phil:Mathematics Bharathiar University.

Ph.D: Mathematics at Bharathiar University.

M.Sc:Mathematics Madurai Kamaraj University.

M.B.A: Human Resources Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Water Resources Planning and Management, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Soft Computing, Educational Planning and Management.

MEMBERSHIP

Member in working committee for implementation of Right to Information Act, at CWPRS, Principle investigator / Co-investigator for various R&D proposals and Client sponsored projects.

PUBLICATION

150 Research papers published in national and international journals.

Dr. Trupti Vyankatesh Kotbagi

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, The Alabama University, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

EDUCATION

Ph. D., University of Pune, CSIR-National Chemical laboratory, Pune, India

M. Sc.,Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati, University of Pune, India

AREAS OF INTEREST

Heterogeneous catalysis.

Synthesis and characterization of catalysts.

Techniques: Sol-gel, wet impregnation, co-precipitation, grafting, nanocasting.

Catalysis: Oxidations, hydrogenations, couplings, acid catalysis, etc.

Gas and vapor phase, High pressure reactions (skills in handling - down flow reactors, continuous phase pot reactors, high pressure reactors).

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Judge at the Undergraduate Research Conference, the Univ. of Alabama, Al, USA

Senior research fellow, CSIR, New Delhi Govt. of India

International travel award to attend the 2nd Indo-French Bilateral symposium held at Univ. of Lille, Lille, France Visiting Research fellow at Institute for Chemie, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

PUBLICATIONS

More than 15 national and international publications.

Dr. Malinda Wilson Gilmore

Malinda Wilson Gilmore, Ph.D., is currently the Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning and Initiatives andCoordinator/Associate Professor of Chemistry at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas and obtained her doctoral degree from the University of California at Davis in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry. Dr. Gilmore completed her Postdoctoral Experience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the area of Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. Gilmore is an advocate for STEM Education and is fully committed to enhancing the academic skills of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and support them in successfully competing, entering and graduating in STEM programs. As Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Gilmore has been a part of several successful grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the Science and Engineering Alliance, and Title III. Dr. Gilmore has received numerous outstanding honors. Just recently, she has completed the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program. Currently, she serves as the Executive Board Chair of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and also as the Executive Board President of Girls, Inc. Huntsville, Alabama.

Prof.Ephrem Guchi

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Lecturer,Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology at Samara University, Ethiopia.

EDUCATION:

PhD Student,Haramaya University Ethiopia in Plant Pathology Haramaya, Ethiopia.

MSc, Addis Ababa University Ethiopia Graduated in Applied Microbiology Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

BSc, Haramaya University Ethiopia Graduated in Plant Sciences Haramaya, Ethiopia.

AWARDS:

Certificate as Editor of International Journal of Trends and Technologies in Food Processing (IJTTFP). Certificate as Reviewer’s of Bioinfo Publications, International Journal of Agricultural Sciences (IJAS). Certificate as Editor of Excellent Word Journal of Environmental Science (EWJES). Norwegian Institutes for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk), Norway. International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),Ethiopia. PhD Studies sponsored by Samara University Ethiopia. Certificate in Training in Scientific Writing and Public Communications in Agricultural Research and Developmen. Certificate in Curriculum Revision and Development for Ethiopian Agricultural TVET College. Certificate in Training of Trainers in Ethiopia Agricultural TVET College.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

More than 25 international joournals.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

12 international publications and 2 book publications.

Dr.V.Rajendran

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Associate Professor & Head, PG Department of Chemistry, Pachaiyappa’s College for Men Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

EDUCATION

Ph.D , Physical Chemistry,University of Madras, Guindy Campus, A.C. Tech., India

MSc., General Chemistry, R.K.M.Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai, India

AWARD

Awarded Joint CSIR-UGC (NET) Junior Research Fellowship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India

PUBLICATION

More than 35 national and international publications.

Dr. Varahalarao Vadlapudi

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Research Associate, Biology and Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division, Indian institute of chemical technology (CSIR),Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India

EDUCATION

Ph.D, Phytochemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

Master of Science, Biochemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

MEMBERSHIP

Indian Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity

PUBLICATION

More than 45 national and international publications.

Dr. Ashish Chauhan

ACADEMICS QUALIFICATION

Presently, serving in Central Government Institute, Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer, NIPER, Mohali, India

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India

Masters of Science, Organic Chemistry with Spcl. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India

B.Sc,Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India

MEMBERSHIP

British Science Association (BSA).

World Society Interdisciplinary of Anti-Aging Medicine (WOSIAM).

American Chemistry Council.

ITHEA International Scientific Society.

International Forensic Science (IFS/VM/2011-7).

PUBLICATION

70 International Publication, 21 Editorial Articles in International Journals, Paper published in 7 International Conference and 4 National Conferences.

Mr. Ephrem Guchi

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Lecturer,Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology at Samara University,Ethiopia EDUCATION: Phd Student, Haramaya University Ethiopia, Plant Pathology, Haramaya, Ethiopia

AREAS OF INTEREST

Doing developmental research works, reading scientific publications, greening the Environment, peer group discussion, swimming, watching movies, lessening soft music.

MEMBERSHIP

Ethiopian Plant Pathology Society, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

PUBLICAION

Paper: 10

Book: 2

Book Chapters: 5

Technical Reports: 1