Adugna Nigatu Alene | Environmental remediation | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Adugna Nigatu Alene |  Environmental remediation | Best Researcher Award

Lecturer at Bahir Dar University,  Ethiopia

Adugna Nigatu Alene is a Lecturer at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, with an MSc in Organic Chemistry. His research centers on sustainable materials, including bio-sorbents, nanocatalysts, and biodegradable films. With extensive hands-on experience in material characterization techniques (UV-Vis, FTIR, SEM, XRD, TGA, BET, CV), Adugna’s work contributes to environmental remediation, energy sustainability, and green chemistry. He has co-authored over a dozen peer-reviewed publications and received multiple innovation awards, including the 2024 Sustainable and Affordable Energy Award by TotalEnergies. Beyond academia, he is active in community outreach, offering training on pesticide safety and supporting local education initiatives.

Profile:

🎓 Education:

  • MSc in Organic Chemistry (1st Honors), Bahir Dar University – 2018

  • BSc in Chemistry (Very Great Distinction), Ambo University – 2013

🧪 Research & Expertise:

Adugna specializes in organic synthesis, nanomaterials, biodegradable films, and bio-sorbents. His research aims to tackle global challenges in environmental remediation, drug discovery, and sustainable energy. He is skilled in materials characterization using UV-Vis, FTIR, SEM, XRD, TGA, BET, and CV techniques.

🧑‍🏫 Academic Roles:

  • Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Dept., Bahir Dar University (Since 2020)

  • Former Lecturer, Chemistry Dept., Woldia University

  • Technical roles in lab support and instruction from 2015 onward

🏆 Awards & Recognition:

  • 🥇 Power’Up Energy Award, TotalEnergies (2024)

  • 🥈 Bruh Ethiopia 2024 Business Idea Award

  • 🏅 Tatariwochu-Awash Bank Entrepreneurship Winner (2023)

🤝 Community Engagement:

  • Pesticide safety training for farmers 🌿

  • Chemical disposal consultation for EFDA 🧪

  • Lab setup support for schools 🏫

  • COVID-19 sanitizer production & free tutorials during weekends 🧼📘

📊 Citation Metrics:

  • Citations: 394 (since 2020: 393)

  • h-index: 7

  • i10-index: 6

Publication Top Notes:

  • Adsorptive Removal of Malachite Green Dye From Aqueous Solution Onto Activated Carbon of Catha edulis Stem as a Low-Cost Bio-Adsorbent

  • A Comparative Study of Acidic, Basic, and Reactive Dyes Adsorption From Aqueous Solution Onto Kaolin Adsorbent: Effect of Operating Parameters, Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics

  • Bioadsorption of Basic Blue Dye From Aqueous Solution Onto Raw and Modified Waste Ash as Economical Alternative Bioadsorbent

  • Adsorptive Removal of Basic Green Dye From Aqueous Solution Using Humic Acid Modified Magnetite Nanoparticles: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies

  • Utilization of a Novel Low-Cost Gibto (Lupinus albus) Seed Peel Waste for the Removal of Malachite Green Dye: Equilibrium, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies

  • Biodegradable Film From Mango Seed Kernel Starch Using Pottery Clay as Filler

  • Cereal-Based Traditional Beverage of Tella Residue (Attela) as a Green Organic Pollutant Sorbent for Methylene Blue Dye Removal: Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Studies

  • A Highly Stable Silver Nanoparticle Loaded Magnetic Nanocomposite as a Recyclable Catalyst

  • Studies on the Effects of Extracts of Fresh Khat/Catha edulis Leaves on the Oxidation of Niger Seed Oil

  • Development of Biodegradable Film From Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) Mucilage Loaded With Acid-Leached Kaolin as Filler

  • Effect of Justicia schimperiana (Acanthaceae) Roots Extract on Blood Glucose Level and Lipid Profiles in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice

  • Nutraceutical, Phytochemical, and Antioxidant Activities of Selected Wild Edible Fruits as Natural Foods

  • Nanocatalytic Reductive Removal of Congo-Red Dye Using Boron-Loaded Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposites From Aqueous Solutions

  • Enhanced Electrochemical Activity of Boron-Doped Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles Towards Supercapacitor Application

 

Zarmina Gul | Environments | Best Researcher Award

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Ms Zarmina Gul | Environments |  Best Researcher Award

Northeast Forestry University, China

Zarmina Gul is a Ph.D. scholar in Biology at Northeast Forestry University, China. She holds a Master’s degree in Botany from the University of Agriculture, Pakistan, with a stellar CGPA of 3.9/4.0. Zarmina has published nine SCI-indexed articles, including a first and corresponding author publication in MDPI Biology. Her research focuses on plant stress physiology, salinity stress, and phytochemistry, with notable projects on Chenopodium quinoa and Moringa oleifera.

 

Publication Profile

🎓 Academic Excellence:

Zarmina Gul is a Ph.D. scholar specializing in Biology with a Master’s in Botany (CGPA: 3.9/4.0) from the University of Agriculture, Pakistan.

🖋️ Research Contributions:

With 9 SCI-indexed publications, including a first and corresponding author article in MDPI Biology, her work spans plant stress physiology, salinity stress, phytochemistry, and medicinal plants. Zarmina has contributed significantly to sustainable agriculture through research on Chenopodium quinoa and Moringa oleifera.

🌟 Achievements:

  • Recipient of three prestigious research awards.
  • Editor at IgMin Research Journal.
  • Reviewer for Physiologia Plantarum and BMC (Plants).
  • Active collaborator with multiple key research laboratories in China.

🤝 Engagements:

Zarmina serves as a Research Fellow at the Pakistan Economic Forum, fostering economic and scientific development.

🏸 Beyond Research:

An international badminton player and recipient of the Best Player Certificate, demonstrating versatility in academia and sports.

🌿 Research Focus Areas:

Abiotic stress tolerance, phytochemistry, plant systematics, ethnobotany, and environmental sciences.

Citation Metrics:

  • Citations: 131 by 127 documents
  • Publications: 9
  • h-index: 6

Publication Top Note:

  • An intelligent solvent-responsive surface molecularly imprinted membrane with switchable adsorption/desorption performance for selective separation of psoralen and recognition mechanism
    Luo, Z., Xu, Y., Tian, M., … Li, C., Zhao, C.
    Industrial Crops and Products, 2024, 207, 117766. (8 Citations)
  • Quality Evaluation of Sanguisorbae Radix via Python-Aided Optimization Fingerprint Chromatography Combined with Quantitative Analysis of Multi-Components by Single Marker
    Gao, Y., Qiao, B., Gul, Z., … Zhao, C., Li, C.
    Chromatographia, 2023, 86(11-12), pp. 717–727. (0 Citations)
  • pH-responsive functionalized surface active ionic liquid as an enhanced medium for efficient extraction and in-situ separation of flavonoids in Vitex negundo L. Leaves
    Cheng, J., Tian, M., Gul, Z., … Zhao, C., Li, C.
    Microchemical Journal, 2023, 193, 109080. (1 Citation)
  • Advances of responsive deep eutectic solvents and application in extraction and separation of bioactive compounds
    Zhang, M., Zhang, Z., Gul, Z., … Zhao, C., Li, C.
    Journal of Separation Science, 2023, 46(15), 2300098. (15 Citations)
  • Effects of Ficus carica L. Water Extract on Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. Growth
    Li, Q., Huang, J., Yang, X., … Li, C., Zhao, C.
    Forests, 2023, 14(6), 1213. (2 Citations)
  • Effects of riparian buffer and stream channel widths on ecological indicators in the upper and lower Indus River basins in Pakistan
    Hira, A., Arif, M., Zarif, N., … Xiangyue, L., Yukun, C.
    Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023, 11, 1113482. (11 Citations)
  • Impacts of Stressors on Riparian Health Indicators in the Upper and Lower Indus River Basins in Pakistan
    Hira, A., Arif, M., Zarif, N., … Liu, X., Cao, Y.
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19(20), 13239. (7 Citations)
  • An Insight into Abiotic Stress and Influx Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants to Cope in Saline Environments
    Gul, Z., Tang, Z.-H., Arif, M., Ye, Z.
    Biology, 2022, 11(4), 597. (58 Citations)
  • Effects of exogenous calcium on adaptive growth, photosynthesis, ion homeostasis and phenolics of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Plants under salt stress
    Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., … Abozeid, A., Tang, Z.-H.
    Agriculture (Switzerland), 2021, 11(10), 978. (29 Citations)

 

Saeid Naderi | Environmental Sciences | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc Prof Dr  Saeid Naderi |  Environmental Sciences  |  Best Researcher Award

Academic staff, Professor at  University of Guilan, Iran

Saeid Naderi was born on February 22, 1972, in Bandar-e-Anzali, Iran. He is an accomplished Iranian environmental scientist. Saeid earned his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Environmental Sciences from Gorgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences University in 1994. He further pursued his studies and obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Environmental Sciences in 1997 from Tarbiat Modarres University, within the Natural Resources Faculty, Department of Environment. Driven by his passion for environmental research, Saeid completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences in 2007 at Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1) in France, working at the Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine. His academic journey has equipped him with extensive knowledge and expertise in environmental sciences.

Profile

🎓 Education:

  • B.Sc. Environmental Sciences, 1994, Gorgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences University
  • M.Sc. Environmental Sciences, 1997, Tarbiat Modarres University, Natural Resources Faculty
  • Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, 2007, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1), France

Research Focus: Environmental Sciences

Saeid Naderi’s research focus in Environmental Sciences includes ecological studies, particularly in alpine environments. His work likely involves biodiversity conservation, ecosystem management, and environmental sustainability in challenging and sensitive habitats.

📄 Publication:

  • Identifying Wild Boar Crop Damage Hotspots
    Journal Article: Global Ecology and Conservation, 2024
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03065
    Contributors: Alireza Eshtiaghi; Saeid Naderi; Alireza Mohammadi; Ho Yi Wan
    This study aims to identify specific areas in northern Iran where wild boars (Sus scrofa) cause significant crop damage, contributing to strategies for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts.
  • Exposure to Pesticides Affecting Non-Target Species
    Journal Article: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021
    DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13168-2
    Contributors: Nadimeh Shojaei; Saeid Naderi; Esmaeil Yasari; Naeim Moradi
    This research investigates how common pesticides used in northern Iranian rice fields impact the survival of non-target species, specifically Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia: Ranidae).
  • Trophic Flexibility of Eurasian Otter
    Journal Article: Aquatic Ecology, 2021
    DOI: 10.1007/s10452-021-09832-x
    Contributors: Alireza Mirzajani; Saeid Naderi; Ahmad Ganeh; Ehsan Hadipour; Morteza Salahi; Jamileh Javidpour
    This study examines the dietary habits and trophic flexibility of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Anzali Wetland, Iran, using fecal and stable isotope analysis.