Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently working as Distinguished Professor at Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, UAE. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes hybrid composites, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. So far, he has published 100 books, more than 100 book chapters, more than 500 peer-reviewed international journal papers, and several published review papers under top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013–2020. He also obtained 6 Patents and 6 Copyrights/Industrial design. H-index and citation in Scopus are 100 and 42491 and in Google scholar, and H-index and citation are 118 and 57218. 40 Ph.D. and 17 Master’s students graduated under his supervision in 2014–2024 in the fields of hybrid composites, green composites, nanocomposites, natural fiber-reinforced composites, nanocellulose, etc. He secured various research grants at university, national, and international levels on polymer composites of around USD 3 Million. He also delivered plenary and invited talks in international conferences related to composites in India, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, UAE, Portagal, etc. Besides that, he is also a member of technical committees of several national and international conferences on composites and material science. He is founding Series Editor of Springer Three Book Series. He worked as guest editor of special issues of Several Peer reviewed Journals. Besides that, he is also reviewer of several high-impact international peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Saga, ACS, RSC, Frontiers, etc. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid also received Several Award at National and International Level. He is also Winner of Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund: UK-Malaysia Research and Innovation Bridges Competition 2015. He is also Professional membership of ACS, SPE, APA, MySET, etc. He is Fellow and Chartered Scientist of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), UK. He is also Clarivate 1% Highly cited Researcher-2023. Dr. Akil Ahmad is currently working at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia as Assistant Professor in Chemistry and having the experience of seven years as Research Fellow, Teaching Fellow, Postdoc and Visiting Researcher from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. He has completed Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2011) with the topic “Modification of resin for their use in the separation, preconcentration and determination of metal ions” from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India. His research interest in the areas of environmental pollutants and their safe removal, synthesis of nanoparticles and Nano-sorbents (GO, CNT), photo-degradation and antimicrobial effects, water and wastewater treatment and adsorption and ion-exchange. He has published more than 200 research articles and chapters in the journals and publishers of international repute such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Science of the Total Environment, Applied Water Science, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Liquids etc. He has also edited more than ten (10) books of Springer and Elsevier. He is reviewer of several high-impact international peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, ACS, RSC, MDPI, Frontiers, etc. He is also guest editor of many reputed journal namely Adsorption Science and Technology-Hindawi, Polymers MDPI, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry and Journal of Chemistry, Hindawi. H-index and citation in Scopus are 39 and 6142 and in Google scholar, H-index and citation are 43 and 7849. He is listed as Top 2% researcher in the world by Elsevier/Stanford University 2024, 2023, 2022. Dr. Aatikah Meraj completed her PhD in Materials Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia, located in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. She pursued both her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Her research area includes lignin, micro- and nanocrystalline cellulose, Natural deep eutectic solvents, modifications and treatments of lignocellulosic biomass, Biopolymers and their derivatives, and CO2 adsorption and packaging applications. Her research experience also encompasses biocomposites and lignin-based composites. She has published her research in high-impact journals, including Q1 and Q2 Quartiles, such as Industrial Crops and Products, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, and Scientific Reports. She was awarded the Graduate on Time (G.O.T.) recognition by Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2024. She has also received a research grant (GP-IPS, UPM) during her research. She has presented her research at international conferences and national conferences, and workshops, and has published book chapters with Elsevier and Springer-Nature on topics including lignin-based adsorbents, nanocellulose composites, and biopolymer processing. She has also edited books for Springer Nature. She is proficient in various analytical techniques, including TEM, FESEM/SEM, FTIR, UV/Vis, XRD, DSC, TGA/DTG, and PSA. She also has hands-on experience with planetary ball milling (PM 100). She has also completed coursework in entrepreneurship, focusing on innovation and innovation methodology. As of now, Google Scholar H-index and citation are 5 and 120.
