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About the Editors

Dr. Inamuddin is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He obtained Master of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) University, Meerut, India, in 2002. He received his Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Applied Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India, in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Electrochemistry and, more specifically, Renewable Energy and Environment. He has worked on different research projects as project fellow and senior research fellow funded by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India. He has received Fast Track Young Scientist Award from the Department of Science and Technology, India, to work in the area of bending actuators and artificial muscles. He has completed four major research projects sanctioned by University Grant Commission, Department of Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Council of Science and Technology, India. He has published 178 research articles in international journals of repute and nineteen book chapters in knowledge-based book editions published by renowned international publishers. He has published 120 edited books with Springer (U.K.), Elsevier, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (U.S.A.), CRC Press Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific, Trans Tech Publications Ltd. (Switzerland), IntechOpen Limited (U.K.), Wiley-Scrivener, (U.S.A.) and Materials Research Forum LLC (U.S.A). He is a member of various journals’ editorial boards. He is also serving as Associate Editor for journals (Environmental Chemistry Letter, Applied Water Science and Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, Springer-Nature), Frontiers Section Editor (Current Analytical Chemistry, Bentham Science Publishers), Editorial Board Member (Scientific Reports-Nature), Editor (Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry), and Review Editor (Frontiers in Chemistry, Frontiers, U.K.) He is also guest-editing various special thematic special issues to the journals of Elsevier, Bentham Science Publishers, and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He has attended as well as chaired sessions in various international and national conferences. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow, leading a research team at the Creative Research Initiative Center for Bio-Artificial Muscle, Hanyang University, South Korea, in the field of renewable energy, especially biofuel cells. He has also worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, in the field of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and computational fluid dynamics of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. He is a life member of the Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. His research interest includes ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators.

Dr. Rizwana Mobin is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Govt. College for Women, Cluster University, Srinagar, India. She received her B.Sc. Hons., Masters and Ph.D (Applied Chemistry) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India on the topic “Studies on Thin-Layer Chromatographic Analysis of Surfactants”. She has been the recipient of the Gold medal at Masters level. She has published several research articles in international journals of repute and six book chapters in knowledge-based book editions published by renowned international publishers. She has edited books with Materials Research Forum LLC, U.S.A. Her research expertise includes thin-layer chromatography, development of new methodologies involving green solvent system for the analysis of surfactants and food dyes.

Dr. Mohd Imran Ahamed received his Ph.D degree on the topic “Synthesis and characterization of inorganic-organic composite heavy metals selective cation-exchangers and their analytical applications”, from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2019. He has published several research and review articles in the journals of international recognition. Springer (U.K.), Elsevier, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific and Materials Research Forum LLC (U.S.A). He has completed his B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, India. He has co-edited more than 20 books with Springer (U.K.), Elsevier, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific, Materials Research Forum LLC (U.S.A) and Wiley-Scrivener, (U.S.A.). His research work includes ion-exchange chromatography, wastewater treatment, and analysis, bending actuator and electrospinning.

Dr. Tariq Altalhi joined Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia as Assistant Professor in 2014. He received his doctorate degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He was promoted to the position of the head of the Chemistry Department at Taif university in 2017 and Vice Dean of Science college in 2019 till now. His group is involved in fundamental multidisciplinary research in nanomaterial synthesis and engineering, characterization, and their application in molecular separation, desalination, membrane systems, drug delivery, and biosensing. In 2015, one of his work was nominated for the Green Tech awards from Germany, Europ’s largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. His interest lies in developing advanced chemistry-based solutions for solid and liquid municipal (both organic and inorganic) waste management. In this direction, he focuses on the transformation of solid organic waste to valuable nanomaterials & economic nanostructure. Specifically, his research work focuses on the conversion of plastic bags to carbon nanotubes, fly ash to efficient adsorbent material, etc. Another stream of interests looks at natural extracts and their application in generation of value- added products such as nanomaterials, incense, etc. Through his work as an independent researcher, he has gathered strong management and mentoring skills to run a group of multidisciplinary researchers of various fields including chemistry, materials science, biology, and pharmaceutical science. His publications show that he has developed a wide network of national and international researchers who are leaders in their respective fields. In addition, he has established key contacts with major industries in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.