Selvakumar Periyasamy Editor

Dr. Selvakumar Periyasamy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2019. Dr. Selvakumar Periyasamy has over eight years of teaching experience across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs, along with more than a decade of research expertise in the fields of Bioenergy, Nanotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, and Environmental Biotechnology. To date, he has successfully supervised more than 15 master's dissertations and several undergraduate research projects and is currently guiding doctoral candidates. He has an extensive record of publications in high-impact journals, book chapters, patents, and international conference proceedings. In recognition of his academic contributions, he has been listed among the "Top 2% Scientists Worldwide" by Stanford University. Dr. Selvakumar Periyasamy also actively serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several internationally reputed journals. In addition, he has organized and led multiple national and international conferences, workshops, and short courses, further contributing to the advancement of his field.

Dr. Eduardo Alberto López‑Maldonado holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering (2009) and a PhD. in Chemical Sciences (2012) from the National Technological Institute of Mexico‑Tijuana, Center for Graduates and Research in Chemistry. His doctoral thesis, a groundbreaking piece of applied scientific research in collaboration with a semiconductor company in Tijuana’s industrial zone, earned him the prestigious Mexican Society of Electrochemistry’s Best Doctoral Thesis award in 2013. The same year, Dr. López‑Maldonado joined the research staff at the Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ) S.C., Tijuana Branch, where he began his research career. His work there involved projects centered on the extraction and properties of natural biopolymers as coagulating, flocculating, and chelating agents. Dr. López‑Maldonado’s impressive track record includes extensive experience in basic and applied science research projects with industries at the regional and national levels. He is recognized as a member of the Researchers National System and has served as a facilitator of the Environmental Leadership Program for Competitiveness (PLAC), organized by SEMARNAT and PROFEPA. Currently, Dr. Eduardo López‑Maldonado is a full‑time professor‑researcher in the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Engineering at the Autonomous University of Baja California, where he leads the Biopolyelectrolyte Engineering Research line.

Prof. Dr. R. Balachandran is a Professor at Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia. Over three decades, he has vast experience teaching various Material Science and Engineering courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was awarded PhD (Engineering) in 2013 from Multimedia University, Malaysia. In his research areas so far, he has secured six research funds in Malaysia and Ethiopia as project leader / principal investigator and one Technology Transfer Project Grant in Ethiopia. He has published eight patents in U.K. / India / Australia, a book, two book chapters, about sixty research papers in peer reviewed international journals, and presented papers at USA, UK, Malaysia, India and Iran international conferences. He is one of the Task Force Team (TFT) members in the Centre for Advanced Material Sciences and Engineering (CAMSE) in ASTU. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India (FIE), Chartered Engineer from the U.K. [CEng. (U.K.)] and India [CEng. (India)]; Senior member of IEEE (USA) and member of seven professional bodies in USA, UK, and India. He is also an editorial board member and reviewer for a few international journals. He has organized and conducted international and national IEEE conferences successfully.