Shubham Shah | Forestry | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Shubham Shah | Forestry | Best Researcher Award

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, J&K, India

Mr. Shubham Shah is a passionate early-career researcher in the field of Forestry and Ecosystem Services, currently completing his Master of Science in Forestry with a specialization in Forest Resource Management at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

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🎓 Academic Background:

  • M.Sc. in Forestry (2022–2024)
    Specialization: Forest Resource Management
    Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
    OGPA: 8.02

  • B.Sc. in Forestry (2018–2022)
    Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur
    OGPA: 8.43

📘 Master’s Research:

Title: Species Diversity, Provisioning Ecosystem Services (PES) and Livelihood Contribution of Homestead Forestry in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh
Focus areas:

  1. Biodiversity assessment and biomass estimation

  2. Economic valuation of ecosystem services

  3. Livelihood impacts from homestead forestry

  4. Socio-economic and biophysical drivers of income

🧪 Research Skills & Expertise:

  • Forest inventory, biomass & species diversity analysis

  • Valuation of ecosystem services, socio-economic surveys

  • Tools: QGIS, ArcGIS, SPSS, R, Microsoft Office

  • Report writing, data interpretation, economic evaluation

🏕️ Trainings & International Exposure:

  • Urban Green Dynamics & Climate Resilience – Erasmus+ Student Exchange, SKUAST-K (2024)

  • Ex-situ Conservation Strategies – MDP by Ministry of MSME (2023)

  • Bamboo Agroforestry Management – TFRI, Jabalpur (2019)

Publication Top Notes:

  • Species Diversity and Standing Stock of Homestead Forestry in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh, India
    Published in: Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
    Date: December 9, 2024

  • Mahua (Madhuca longifolia L.) Tree – A Lifeline for Tribes of Madhya Pradesh
    Published in: AgroScience Today
    ISSN: 2583-0147
    Date: November 30, 2024

  • Permaculture: A Step Towards Sustainable Farming
    Forthcoming in: Advances in Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 48
    Status: Accepted for publication in 2025

 

Yunting Fang | Forest Ecology | Best Researcher Award

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Prof Yunting Fang |  Forest Ecology |  Best Researcher Award

Deputy director at  Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Yunting Fang is a distinguished Researcher and Deputy Director at the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His expertise lies in the ecology of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, focusing on nitrogen biogeochemical cycles and nitrogen deposition on ecosystems. With a prolific research career, he has led 18 completed and three ongoing projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Yunting Fang has published over 80 SCI papers in top-tier journals like Nature Climate Change and Global Change Biology. He holds editorial roles in several ecological journals and has contributed to advancements in carbon sequestration, soil fertility, and nitrogen cycle technologies. His work on stable isotope analysis has significantly impacted global environmental research.

Publication profile:

 

📚 Academic and Professional Background:

Yunting Fang specializes in the ecology of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, focusing on nitrogen biogeochemical cycles and nitrogen deposition in ecosystems. His research examines how ecosystems respond to global changes like nitrogen deposition and warming.

🌍 Research and Innovations:

Fang has completed 18 projects and is currently leading 3 major research initiatives, including:

  1. Carbon sequestration in Northeastern China (2025-2029).
  2. Soil health and carbon sequestration in black soil areas (2023-2028).
  3. Nutrient efficiency technology systems (2022-2025).

He has also developed novel systems for nitrogen and gas flux measurements.

🏆 Achievements and Contributions:

Fang’s groundbreaking research on the nitrogen cycle has significantly impacted both national and international environmental efforts. He has authored 80+ SCI papers in top journals like Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, and Global Change Biology.

📖 Books Published: 3
📝 Patents: 1 (published), 3 (under process)

🎓 Editorial & Professional Roles:

  • Deputy Editor: Chinese Ecology Journal
  • Board Member: Ecological Processes, PeerJ, and more.
  • Chairman: Special Committee on Stable Isotope Ecology, Chinese Society of Ecology.

🧬 Research Focus:

  • Nitrogen cycle in ecosystems
  • Effects of global warming on soil and nitrogen
  • Carbon sequestration and biodiversity

📊 Citations and Impact:

  • Citations: 5970 (2062 since 2019)
  • h-index: 41 (24 since 2019)
  • i10-index: 87 (44 since 2019)

Publication Top Notes:

  • Nitrogen addition reduces soil respiration in a mature tropical forest in southern China
    J. Mo, W. E. Zhang, W. Zhu, P. E. R. Gundersen, Y. Fang, D. Li, H. Wang
    Global Change Biology, 14(2), 403-412 (2008)
  • Effects of experimental nitrogen additions on plant diversity in an old‐growth tropical forest
    X. Lu, J. Mo, F. S. Gilliam, G. Zhou, Y. Fang
    Global Change Biology, 16(10), 2688-2700 (2010)
  • Response of litter decomposition to simulated N deposition in disturbed, rehabilitated and mature forests in subtropical China
    J. Mo, S. Brown, J. Xue, Y. Fang, Z. Li
    Plant and Soil, 282, 135-151 (2006)
  • Nitrogen deposition and forest nitrogen cycling along an urban–rural transect in southern China
    Y. Fang, M. Yoh, K. Koba, W. Zhu, Y. U. Takebayashi, Y. Xiao, C. Lei, J. Mo, …
    Global Change Biology, 17(2), 872-885 (2011)
  • Microbial denitrification dominates nitrate losses from forest ecosystems
    Y. L. M. Y. Fang, Y. Koba, A. Makabe, C. Takahashi, W. Zhu, T. Hayashi, A. A. …
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(5), 1470-1474 (2015)
  • Input and output of dissolved organic and inorganic nitrogen in subtropical forests of South China under high air pollution
    Y. T. Fang, P. Gundersen, J. M. Mo, W. X. Zhu
    Biogeosciences, 5(2), 339-352 (2008)
  • 氮沉降对森林植物的影响
    李德军, 莫江明, 方运霆, 彭少麟, P. Gundersen
    生态学报, 23(9), 1891-1900 (2003)
  • Anthropogenic imprints on nitrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation nitrate in a nitrogen-polluted city in southern China
    Y. T. Fang, K. Koba, X. M. Wang, D. Z. Wen, J. Li, Y. Takebayashi, X. Y. Liu, M. Yoh
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(3), 1313-1325 (2011)
  • Chemical Method for Nitrogen Isotopic Analysis of Ammonium at Natural Abundance
    D. Liu, Y. Fang, Y. Tu, Y. Pan
    Analytical Chemistry, 86(8), 3787–3792 (2014)
  • Emissions of nitrous oxide from three tropical forests in Southern China in response to simulated nitrogen deposition
    W. Zhang, J. Mo, G. Yu, Y. Fang, D. Li, X. Lu, H. Wang
    Plant and Soil, 306, 221-236 (2008)
  • 鼎湖山主要森林植物凋落物分解及其对 N 沉降的响应
    莫江明, 薛花, 方运霆
    生态学报, 24(7), 1413-1420 (2004)
  • 鼎湖山自然保护区土壤有机碳贮量和分配特征
    方运霆, 莫江明, 周国逸, 张倩媚, 李德军
    生态学报, 24(001), 135-142 (2004)
  • Atmospheric deposition and leaching of nitrogen in Chinese forest ecosystems
    Y. Fang, P. Gundersen, R. D. Vogt, K. Koba, F. Chen, X. Y. Chen, M. Yoh
    Journal of Forest Research, 16, 341-350 (2011)
  • Nitrogen leaching in response to increased nitrogen inputs in subtropical monsoon forests in southern China
    Y. Fang, P. Gundersen, J. Mo, W. Zhu
    Forest Ecology and Management, 257(1), 332-342 (2009)
  • High abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in acidified subtropical forest soils in southern China after long-term N deposition
    K. Isobe, K. Koba, Y. Suwa, J. Ikutani, Y. Fang, M. Yoh, J. Mo, S. Otsuka, …
    FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 80(1), 193-203 (2012)
  • Methane uptake responses to nitrogen deposition in three tropical forests in southern China
    W. Zhang, J. Mo, G. Zhou, P. Gundersen, Y. Fang, X. Lu, T. Zhang, S. Dong
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 113(D11) (2008)
  • Response of soil respiration to simulated N deposition in a disturbed and a rehabilitated tropical forest in southern China
    J. Mo, W. Zhang, W. Zhu, Y. Fang, D. Li, P. Zhao
    Plant and Soil, 296, 125-135 (2007)
  • Large loss of dissolved organic nitrogen from nitrogen-saturated forests in subtropical China
    Y. Fang, W. Zhu, P. Gundersen, J. Mo, G. Zhou, M. Yoh
    Ecosystems, 12, 33-45 (2009)
  • Soil acidification in response to acid deposition in three subtropical forests of subtropical China
    LIU Ke-Hui, F. Yun-Ting, YU Fang-Ming, LIU Qiang, LI Fu-Rong, …
    Pedosphere, 20(3), 399-408 (2010)
  • The natural abundance of 15N in plant and soil‐available N indicates a shift of main plant N resources to NO from NH along the N leaching gradient
    Y. Takebayashi, K. Koba, Y. Sasaki, Y. Fang, M. Yoh
    Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: An International Journal Devoted … (2010)

 

 

Abebe Ayele | Forests | Best Faculty Award

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Mr Abebe Ayele | Forests |  Best Faculty Award

PhD student at  Bahir Dar University,  Ethiopia

Abebe Ayele Haile was born on November 14, 1994, in Tarmaber Woreda, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Biology at Bahir Dar University and holds an MSc in Botanical Sciences and a BSc in Biology. Fluent in Amharic and English, Abebe has significant academic and research experience. He began his career as a lecturer at Dambi Dollo University from 2017 to 2018 and has been a lecturer at Debre Berhan University since 2019. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Seed Plants, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes, Phycology, Plant Taxonomy, Plant Anatomy and Physiology, and General Biology. Abebe’s research interests span ethnobotanical studies of medicinal and wild edible plants, plant diversity and ecology, identification of plant secondary metabolites, and the investigation of antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants both in vitro and in vivo. He has also contributed to the establishment of a herbarium for research and academic purposes at Dambi Dollo University. Notably, his ethnobotanical research includes studying medicinal plants used by the Sayo and Anfillo districts in the Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

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Academic Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. Candidate: Plant Biology (Bahir Dar University)
  • M.Sc.: Botanical Sciences
  • B.Sc.: Biology

Work Experience:

  • Lecturer at Dambi Dollo University: 2017-2018
  • Lecturer at Debre Berhan University: 2019-Present
  • Ph.D. Student: Bahir Dar University (Since 2020)

Research Activities:

  • 🌿 Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Sayo and Anfillo districts in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • 📚 Herbarium establishment for research and academic purposes at Dambi Dollo University from some selected woredas of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abebe Ayele Haile is a dedicated researcher and educator with a profound interest in plant biology, ethnobotany, and conservation. He is actively involved in the development of innovative methods and techniques to study and preserve plant diversity. 🌿🔬

Publication Top Notes:

  • Woody species diversity, structure and regeneration status of the church forests in West Gojjam Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia
    • Authors: Ayele, A., Seid, A., Mekonnen, A.B., Mekuriaw, A., Shimeles, L.
    • Journal: Trees, Forests and People
    • Year: 2024
    • Volume: 16
    • Article: 100570
  • Predictors of obesity among school-age children in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia
    • Authors: Ayele, A.N., Mekonen, A.G., Seid, A., Abayneh, A.D., Haile, M.T.
    • Journal: PLOS Global Public Health
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 3
    • Issue: 9
    • Article: e0001895