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ISESCOScience and Technology

Prize

Publications of the Islamic Educational, Scientiic and Cultural Organization(ISESCO) 1438H/2016

(First Edition)

ISESCO Science and Technology Prize2

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IntroductionAdvances in Science and Technology (S&T), while materializing the highest level reached by contemporary civilization, place great demands on countries, particularly less developed ones, to keep pace with the progress of human mind.

Against this backdrop, ISESCO was established in 1982, with the dual role to drive progress in Education and Culture and to promote human knowledge and boost research in Science and Technology.

This is why we at ISESCO remain tuned in to the constantly evolving world of knowledge and human experience.

More so today than ever before, Science and Technology (S&T) have become a major source of socio-economic change and a critical element in overall human development.

With such framing in mind, ISESCO is definitely acting, via its various organs, as a hub for research collaboration and knowledge sharing and a standard-setter in these vital fields. The overarching role of ISESCO in this connection is to assist Member States in their drive for social

development and progress based on the universal values of justice, freedom and human dignity.

ISESCO maintains a keen interest in investigating and leveraging the whole gamut and full potential of research-generated knowledge, particularly in relation to the environment, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, medical sciences, renewable energies, education science, social and human sciences.

To this end, ISESCO established a Prize for Science and Technology in 1997, to honour outstanding research works of international standard. The prize is a reward for researchers who have contributed greatly to extending the boundaries of human knowledge in an often-difficult research environment.

We want this guide to be a token of memory and recognition of the pioneering work of the laureates and a source of inspiration for fellow researchers and younger generations. The guide is equally meant to develop awareness of the role of science and technology innovations in helping humanity meet the myriad of challenges associated with climate change, biodiversity loss, natural disasters and their risks, natural resource management, and pandemic disease prevention and control.

Dr Abdulaziz

Othman Altwaijri

ISESCO Director General


This guide is published by ISESCO Centre for Promotion of Scientiic Research (ICPSR), a specialized organ of ISESCO. It aims to strengthen Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in ISESCO Member States, by focusing on the main three priority areas identiied within ISESCO Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation in the Islamic World: namely, to push forward the boundaries of human knowledge, to respond in the best manner to global challenges, and to expand the scope of technology.

About ICPSR

The ICPSR has as a mission to strengthen the

vital link between Research and Development

(R&D), to foster scientific collaboration among

ISESCO Member States, and to develop delivery

mechanisms for ISESCO strategies in the areas of

science, technology and innovation.

Two major areas of involvement have been

identified for the Centre: boosting STI policies

within ISESCO’s remit, and reinforcing R&D

through transfer of skills, knowledge and

technology, the ultimate aim being to create

leverage for further progress, enhanced market

competitiveness and greater job opportunities for

the youth.

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Committed to stimulating innovation talent and

creativity and valuing research works proposing

solutions to key science and technology (S&T)

issues for socioeconomic development, ISESCO

established a prize for science and technology in

1997. Awarded every two years, on the occasion of

the Islamic Conference of Higher Education and

Scientific Research Ministers, the prize is intended

to reward remarkable research works of scientists

and technologists from the Member States (who

reside in and work in their home countries).

The prize is given for outstanding works both

in basic sciences (biology, chemistry, geology,

mathematics and physics) and in technological

innovation.

Nominations for the prize are welcomed from

Member States’ science academies, national

research councils, universities and science and

technology institutions.

For the record, the prize has been granted to 47

researchers to date.

ISESCOScience and Technology Prize


This guide is intended to

highlight the important work

done by ISESCO in the

areas of science, technology

and innovation (STI). It is

also a demonstration of

how ISESCO values the

tremendous contribution

of the prize-winners to

scientiic and technological

progress in the Muslim

world. One of the valuable

merits of this guide is that

it also provides a stimulus

to focus on research issues

and questions that have

a tangible socioeconomic

impact.

Guide’s rationale

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ISESCO Science and Technology Prize is intended to reward advanced research in the following areas:

Prize categories

Physics

Biology

Technology

Chemistry

Geology

Mathematics


Candidates for ISESCO S&T

Prize must be

scientists / technologists from

the Member States (who

reside in and work in their

home countries).

For any further informations

regarding the application

procedures, we kindly

encourage you to follow our

website:

http://www.icpsr.org.ma

Criteria

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Prizecategory

20062001 20101997 20082003 2012 2014

Biology

Chemistry

Geology

Mathematics

Physics

Technology

Kazakhstan

Iran

Egypt

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Pakistan

Malaysia&

Guinea

Kuwait

Pakistan

U.A.E

Tajikistan

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Iran

Tajikistan

Pakistan

Jordan

Palestine

Malaysia

Pakistan

Morocco

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Jordan

Bahrain

Iran

Lebanon

Kyrgyzstan

Senegal

Jordan

Tajikistan

Malaysia

Egypt

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Iran

Jordan

Azerbaijan

Kazakhstan

Pakistan

Morocco

Malaysia

Iran

Malaysia

Iraq

Tunisia

Palestine

Egypt

Prize editions

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Region-wisedistribution of winners

Asia

Arab world

Africa

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Asia

Arab world

Africa

Pakistan

Iran

Tajikistan

Malaysia

Bangladesh

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan

Jordan

Egypt

Bahrain

Kuwait

U.A.E

Morocco

Lebanon

Palestine

Iraq

Tunisia

Senegal

Guinea

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BIOLOGY


•Name: Dr Kausar Abdulla Malik

•Nationality:Pakistani

• Position/Title:Professor of Biotechnology

• Dateof birth:1945

• Areasof expertise:Biotechnology , Agricultural Plant Science, Soil Science, Plant Fertilization, Animal and Human Nutrition.

•Nameof institution:National institute for biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE)

•Mail:Zahur Elahi Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan

• Tel.:+924299231581Ext 504

• Fax: +924299207301

• Email:[email protected]

Biotechnology, Agricultural Plant Science, Soil Science, PlantFertilization,AnimalandHumanNutrition

History: • Distinguished National Professor, Dean

Postgraduate Studies, Forman Christian College

(A Chartered University), Lahore, 2008-present.

• Member, Planning Commission of Pakistan,Islamabad, 2006-2008.

• Member Biosciences, Pakistan Atomic EnergyCommission, Islamabad, 2001-2006.

• Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural ResearchCouncil, Islamabad, 1998-2001.

• Chief Scientist/Director, National Institutefor Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering,

Faisalabad, 1992-1998.

• Chief ScientificOfficer,NuclearInst.ForAgri.& Biolgy (NIAB), Faisalabad, 1987-1992.

• Principal Scientific Officer, NIAB, Faisalabad,1977-1987.

• AlexandervonHumboldtFellow,Braunschweig,Germany, 1974-1975.

• Senior Scientific Officer, NIAB, Faisalabad,1971-1977.

• Postdoctoral:AlexandervonHumboldtFellow,Braunschweig, Germany, 1974-75.

• Ph.D.(BiologicalSciences):Universityof Astonin Birmingham. UK, 1970.

• M.Sc.(Botany):PunjabUniversity,Lahore,1965.

Research activities: •Physiologicalandbiochemicalaspectsof nitrogen

fixation and denitrification in Kallar grass roots associated bacteria. Funded by USNSF grant No.INT.83192281985-90.US$100,000/-.

• Associative N2-fixation in grasses growing insaline environments: Funded by US National Academy of Sciences. (CRG.BNF-PK-1-83-15) 1985-91. US $ 700,000.

• Contribution of biological nitrogen fixation torice grown on salt affected areas. Funded by US National Academy of Sciences (BOSTID/PARC) PAK-CS-PB-19,1992-94US$50,000/-.

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• Use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteriaand Azolla to increase rice productivity. Pak-China Collaborative project funded by PSF, 1994-97. US $ 20,000.

• Microbial diversity and molecular signalscontrolling Plant-Microbe interaction in the rhizosphere. Pakistan Academy of Sciences 2009-211; Rs 2.4 million.

• Development of wheat with low phytate forincreasing bioavailability of iron and zinc, Funded by Punjab Research Agricultural Board (PARB) Project No. 188, March 2010, Rs. 26.572 million. Ongoing research Projects.

• EnhancingFertilizerUseEfficiencyinWheatbyUsing Transgenic Approach, Funded by (ALP-PARC), 2014, Rs. 15.813 million.

• Microbial Diversity and Metagenomic Analysisof Rhizosphere of Plants Growing in Extremely Halophytic and Xerophytic Environments, Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) No. 20- 2038/NRPU/R&D/HEC/12,Rs. 4,478,100 Million.

Publications:• Iqbal, S., Bashir, A., Naseer, H.M., Ahmed,

M. and Malik. K.A. 2007. Identification of differentially expressed genes in developing cotton fibers (Gossypium hirsutum L) through Differential Display. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology[online].15January2008http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/next/index.html

•Khan,S.A.,Zafar.Y.,Briddon,R.W.,Malik,K.A.and Mukhtar, Z. (2006). Spider venom toxin protects plants from insect attack. Transgenic Research, 15(3): 349-357.

• Mirza M.S., Mehnaz S., Normand P., Prigent-ComboretC.,Moenne-LoccozY.,BallyR.andMalik K.A. 2006. Molecular characterization and PCR detection of a nitrogen-fixing Pseudomonas strain promoting rice growth. Biol. Fertil. Soils 43 :163-170

•AsmaImran,FauziaYusuf Hafeez,AnjaFrühling,Peter Schumann, Kauser Abdulla Malikand Erko

Stackebrandt (2009) Ochrobactrum ciceri sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cicer arietinum in Pakistan. Published online ahead of print on 14 August 2009 as doi:ijs.0.013987-0 Int J Syst Evol Microbiol(2009);DOI10.1099/ijs.0.013987-0

•SamiUllahKhan,AsmaImran,M.J.Abdulla,S.U.Khan,M.S.Mirza,K.A.Malik,F.Y.Hafeez,Ochrobactrum sp. Pv2Z2 exhibits multiple traits of plant growth promotion, biodegradation and N-acyl-homoserine-lactone quorum sensing. , Annalsof Microbiology01/2014

• Ammara Ahad, Asma Maqbool and KauserAbdulla Malik, Optimization of Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation in Eucalyptus Camaldulensis, Pak. J. Bot., 46(2): 735-740, 2014

•EdwinJohn,AsmaMaqboolandKauserAbdullaMalik, Optimization of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Mediated Transformation in Populus Deltoides, Pak. J. Bot., 46(3): 1079-1086, 2014

• Nabeela Abid, Asma Maqbool and Kauser A.Malik, Screening commercial wheat (Triticum aestivum l.) Varieties for Agrobacterium mediated transformation ability, Pak. J. Agri. Sci., Vol. 51(1), 83-89; 2014 2

•RelevantPatent:ProcessfortheDevelopmentofTransgenic Wheat for Increased Bioavailability of IronandZinc,PatentNo.639/2014GeneticDiagnosis Laborator

Awards and honours: •DistinguishedNationalProfessorbytheHigherEducationCommissionof Pakistan.

•Hilal-i-Imtiaz,Sitara-i-Imtiaz,andTamgha-e-Imtiaz,threeprestigiouscivilawardsbythegovernmentof Pakistanondifferentoccasions.

•Civalaward(Sitara-i-Imtiaz)byGovt.ofPakistan,2001.

•BestScientistof theYearAwardandPakistanAcademyof SciencesandInfaqFoundationJointGoldMedal,1999.

•ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology,(Biology)1997.


•Name:Prof.Dr.MarzougY.Al-Ghunaim

• Dateof birth: 1947

•Nationality:kuwaiti

• Position/Title:Prof. of Microbiology

• Areasof expertise:Microbiology

•Nameof institution:College of Basic Education

•Mail:Department of Science, College of Basic Education, State of

Kuwait

• Tel.+96599030261

Microbiology

History:• Director of the Gulf Arab States Educational

Research Center.

• DeanoftheCollegeofBasicEducation.• Assistant Director of the Institute of Teacher

Education for the Academic Affairs.

• SecondarySchoolTeacher• DoctorofScience,1979.• MasterofScience(Microbiology),1976.• BachelorofScience(Plant/Chemistry),1970.

Research Projects: • Microbial Ecology of Petroleum utilization in the

Arabian Gulf water in Kuwait. (Funded by the Environmental Protection Council – Kuwait, 1986, «24 months»).

• EffectofplantrootsandRhizospheremicroorganismson oil pollutants during the bioremediation of soil (Funded by Public Authority for Applied Education and Training 1994 «24 months»).

• Studies of Microbial Contents of the Dust Storms(TOZ) in the Atmosphere of Kuwait in Relation to Allergic Disease, Spoilage and Biodegradation of Food Materials. (Funded by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science 1993 «30 months»).

• EnhancingtheBiodegradationofPetroleumOilandits Application in Cleaning Polluted Sites with an Attempt to Develop Strategies that can be performed

on Emergency Basis. (Funded by Environmental Public Authority 1998 «36 months»).

• Selective Enumeration, Characterization andBiodegradation Activities of Polycyclic Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms. (Funded by Public Authority for Applied Education and Training 2003 «6 months»).

• BiodegradationActivitiesofAromaticHydrocarbonDegrading Bacteria Isolated from the Polluted Desert Soil of Kuwait and their Application in the Treatment of Polluted Sites.(Funded by Public Authority for Applied Education and Training 2004 «6 months»).

• Selectionofwilddesertplantsforthephytoremediationof the oil-polluted desert soil of Kuwait (Funded by Public Authority for Applied Education and Training 2005 «6 months»).

• Detection of the contamination by polycyclicHydrocarbons (PAHs) in the soil of Kuwait, with special reference to the carcinogenic PAH compounds and the microbial content of PAH-decomposers in each sample. (Funded by Public Authority for Applied Education and Training 2005 «6 months»). Co-Investigator.

• Furtherstudiesonthemicrobialcontentsofcertainimported bottled drinking water sold in Kuwait (2007).

• ActinomycetesproducingantibioticsindesertsoilofKuwait(2007/2008).

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Publications:• Some Studies on the Soil bacteria in the desert of

Kuwait. Zbl. Bakt. 11, Bd 128: 363-368, 1973.

• Streptomyces Spinoverrucosus a new species fromthe Air of Kuwait. Int. J. System Bacteriol. 32: 321-331, 1982.

• Spores of thermophilic actiomycetes in theatmosphere of Kuwait associated with allergic diseases J. Univ. Kuwait, 9: 119-126, 1982.

• Studies on the Streptomycete flora in the Soil andhizosphere of some desert plant communities in Kuwait J. Univ. Kuwait, 9: 263-275, 1982.

• Distributionofozotobacter, actinomycetes,cellulosdecomposers, acid producing and phosphate dissolving bacteria in desert and salt marsh soils in Kuwait. Zbl Microbiol 19. 425-433; 1984.

• ThermotolerantactinomycetesflorainthedesertofKuwait. J. System, and App 1. Microbiol. 6. 99-104, 1985.

• Ecology of streptomycetes flora in the desert ofKuwait J. System, and App 1. Microbiol. 6: 99-104; 1985.

• Two new species of Streptomyces from Kuwait S.Viridoverrucosus. sp. nov. and S. rubroverrucosus, sp, nov. Egypt, J. Microbiol 21, (2): 251-262; 1986.

• Streptomycesahmadienis,anewspeciesfromthesoilof Kuwait. Egypt J. Microbiol 21, (2) 239-250; 1986.

• Morphological studies and fine structure ofStreptomyces cyaneus subsp. Hernia, a new subspecies from the desert of Kuwait. Egypt J. Microbiol. 1986.

• Morphological studies and fine structure ofStreptomyces viridosaccari sp. Nov. A new species from Kuwait. Egypt J. Microbiol., 23, No. 2, 267-277; 1988.

• Studies on the morphological characteristics andultrastructure of Streptomyces rubrowedgii. sp. nov. A New species isolated from the soil of Kuwait. Egypt J. Microboil, 23 (1) 173-192; 1988.

• Actiomycetes forming spore vesicles (Sporargia) inthe desert soil of Kuwait. Arab Gulf J. Scient. Res. 24 (1), 165-179; 1989.

• Effects of Petroleum Oil spilled in the Desert ofKuwait, on the Microbial Flora of the Soil. Proceeding of Third World Academy of Science, Fourth General Conference, Kuwait 23-26 Nov. 1992.

• Effects of Petroleum Oil Pollution on theMicrobiological Populations of the Desert Soil of Kuwait. Arab Gulf J. Scient. Res. 13 (3), 653-672; 1995.

• EffectsoftheinculationofAspergillnstereusanOil-degrading Fungus on the Microbial Community and Biodegradation Activity of a Desert Soil Sample. The Afr. J. of Mycol. And Biotech., Vol. 6 (1) 1998.

• The Influence of Petroleum Oil Pollution onRhizosphere Microbial Community of the Desert Plant Salsola barysoma (R-Schull), as Compared to Non-rhizosphere Habitat. Az. J. Microbiol. Vol. 40, April, 1998.

• Ecological Distribution and Biodegradation activityof Oil-degrading Bacteria in the Arabian Gulf water in Kuwait. Arab Gulf J. Scient. Res. 16 (2); 1998.

• AirbornFungiandActinomycetesintheAtmosphereof Kuwait. The African J. of Mycol and Blotech., vol. 6 (3); 1998.

• LevelsofEndotoxinsandMicrobialContentofDustStroms in Kuwait. Egypt J. Biotechnol. Vol.6; July 1999.

• Studies of certain Gram Positive Bacteria in theAtmosphere of Kuwait during Dusty period. Egypt J. Biomed. Sci. Vol. 5, 2000.

• DistributionofAirboneBacteriaandEndtoxinintheAtmosphere of the State of Kuwait. E. J. Biomed. Sci Vol. 5; 82-108, 2000.

• EffectsofcertaintreatmentsontheBiodegradationof oil and on the Microbial community of the polluted Desert soil in Kuwait. The Afr. J. of Mycol and Biotech., Vol 10(3); 2003.

• Effects of non-expensive treatments on thebiodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the polluted desert soil in Kuwait. (Afr. J. of Mycol. And Biotech. Vol. 11 (1); 2003.

• SimpleBioremediationtreatmentsfortheremovalofpolycyclic aromantic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the polluted desert soil of Kuwait. Arab Gulf J. Sci. Res. 22; 66-73; 2004.

• Aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in thedesert soil of Kuwait. Arab Gulf J. Sci. Res. 23:34-51; 2005.

Awards and honours:• Scientific Production Prize in the field ofLife Sciences (Kuwait Foundation for theAdvancementofScience),1996.

• ISESCO Prize for Science and Technology,(Biology),2001.

• PrizeoftheInternationalbookFair,forthebookentitled:“OilWellsfiresandtheirImpactontheEnvironment”,1996.


•Name:Dr Kamal El-Din Hassan El-Batanouny

•Nationality:Egyptian

• Position/Title: Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science, Cairo University


• Areasof expertise:Ecology (Botany)

•Nameof institution:Faculty of Science, University of Cairo

•Mail:Cairo University, Road Giza, Giza Governorate

• Tel.:+20 2 35676105

Ecology(Botany)

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History:• Member of the Board of the Egyptian

Environmental Affairs Agency, 1997-1999.

• Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science, CairoUniversity, 1994-1996.

• President of EBS and a member of theExecutive Board, Sahara and Sahel Observatory

(OSS) in Paris, France, 1995-1996.

• Presidentof theInternationalOrganizationforHuman Ecology in Vienna, Australia, 1984-

1989.

• Vice-President of the Egyptian BotanicalSociety (EBS), 1981-1987.

• General Supervisor, Desert Research Centre(DRC), Egypt, 1995-1996.

• Director of the Centre for EnvironmentalResearch and Studies at UoC, 1993-1996.

• Headof theDepartmentof Botany,1987-1993.

• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, 1971-1974.

• Lecturer in the Department of Botany in theFaculty of Science , UoC, 1964-1971.

• DScinEcology,Eco-physiology,UoC,1985.

• PhD in Ecology (Botany), University of Cairo(UoC), 1963.

• MSc in Ecology (Botany), University of Cairo(UoC), 1960.

• BSc(Hons.)inChemistryandBotany,Universityof Cairo (UoC), 1956.

Publications:Dr El-Batanouny has a large number of scientific

publications to his credit, and has participated in

numerous national and international conferences

in these fields. He has also authored a number

of books, including Plants in the Deserts of the

Middle East (publ. Springer Verlag), Plants in the

Sayings of the Prophet (PBUH), and Plants in the

Holy Quran. He has delivered a number of lectures

to foreign universities, principally in Europe.

Awards and honours:• ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology(Biology),2003.

• StatePrize(MeritPrize)forBasicSciences,2002.

• Prizeof ArabMinistersforEnvironment-AchievementinBiologicalDiversityinAridLands,1997.

• UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)initsGlobal500Rollof HonourforEnvironmentalAchievement,1989.

• StatePrizeforEnvironmentalSciences,1981.


•Name:Dr Sagyndykova Sofia Zulkharnaevna

•Nationality:KYRGYZ

• Position/Title:Director of the Research Center at the Kh.

Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University


• Areasof expertise:Biology

•Nameof institution:The Research Center «Biotechnology»

Biology

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History:• DirectoroftheResearchCenter«Biotechnology»

at the Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State

University, Since 2001.

• Principal Engineer, Senior Lecturer, AssociateProfessor of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National

University, 1989 -2001

• Associate Professor, Kazakh State Women’sPedagogical Institute, 1994-1998.

• Engineer,hydrochemistrylaboratoryoftheUral-Caspian Department of the Central Research

Institute of Sturgeon Fisheries (CRISF), 1978-

1979.

Others activities • ShedeliveredlecturesattheSubdepartmentof

Civil Defense, Medical training, and the botany

subdepartment in the Guryev Pedagogical

Institute, 1979 -1984.

• She was a post-graduate student and furtherassociate professor of the S.M. Kirov Kazakh

State University, 1984-1989

• S.Z. Sagyndykova defended her candidate’sthesis «Study of lactic acid bacteria in flour and

their use in breadmaking»,1990.

Publications:S.Z. Sagyndykova published more than 200

scientific papers, including 4 inventor’s certificates,

7 pre-patents, 3 innovative patents. This also

includes 9 books and 2 monographs, 5 e-manuals,

1 tutorial, 5 guidance manuals, 3 educational

guidelines, and 6 technical recommendations.

Awards and honours:•HonorarydiplomaofMinistryofEducationandScienceoftheRepublicofKazakhstan.

• BadgeFormeritsindevelopmentofscienceoftheRepublicofKazakhstan.

• ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology,(biology),2006.


•Name: Dr Hala Osman Gali-Muhtasib

•Nationality:Lebanese

• Position/Title:Professor, Department of Biology (FAS), Department

of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology (FM), American University of

Beirut (AUB), Lebanon, Head of Enrollment Management Unit, AUB


• Areasof expertise:natural products and cancer, cellular and molecular

mechanisms of anticancer drugs.

•Nameof institution:American University of Beirut

•Mail:Tallet El-Khayyat, Lotus Bldg., 9th floor

• Tel.:+9613973820

• Fax: +9611744461


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History: • Professor of Cell Biology, appointed in the

Faculty of Medicine to develop the Center for

Drug Discovery that will create developmental

paths as to new discoveries in the drug industry

discovery field at AUB with the aim to help in

the advancement of therapies.

• Acting Director of Office of InternationalPrograms, responsible for international student

campus services.

• Chairof freshmanandSophomoreAdmissionsCommittees, responsible for the process of

undergraduate admissions at AUB (decision

making).

• Head of Enrollment Management Unit whichensures optimal administrative services and

smooth processes in areas of student admissions,

registration, orientation, academic advising, and

career services.

• Worked with several search committees forrecruiting AUB key administrators.

Research activities: While supervising several graduate students

(PhD and MSc), she is working in fields of

nanotechnology and drug delivery, stem cell

research and anticancer drug discovery, as well as

natural product medicinal chemistry, she attended

several local and international conferences on

cancer research (AACR, USA).

Awards and honours: •SelectedbydifferentUniversitiesasJurymemberforprojectsof PhDstudentsandexternalthesisreviewer(UniversitédeMontpellierandUniversityof McGill).

•ISESCO Prize for Science & Technology

(Biology),2008.

Latest publications:• FatfatM,AbouMerhiR,RahalO,Stoyanovsky

DA, Zaki A, Haidar H, Kagan VE, Gali-Muhtasib

H, Machaca K., Copper chelation selectively

kills colon cancer cells through redox cycling

and generation of reactive oxygen species.

BMC Cancer, BMC Cancer, 2014, 14:527. doi:

10.1186/1471-2407-14-527.

• Al-HalabiR,AbouMerhiR,ChakilamS,HamadeE, Di Fazio P, Ocker M, Schneider-Stock R,

*Gali-Muhtasib H, Gallotannin is a DNA

damaging compound that induces senescence

independently of p53 and p21 in human colon

cancer cells. Molecular Carcinogenesis, 2014

May6.doi:10.1002/mc.22172.[Epubaheadofprint].

• Ghattass K, El-Sitt S, Zibara K, Rayes S,Haddadin MJ, El-Sabban M, Gali-Muhtasib

H. The quinoxaline di-N-oxide DCQ blocks

breast cancer metastasis in vitro and in vivo by

targeting the hypoxia inducible factor-1 pathway.

Molecular Cancer 2014, 13:12.


•Name: Dr Hossein Baharvand

•Nationality: Iranian

• Position/Title: Professor and Director of Royan Institute for Stem Cell

Biology and Technology

• Dateofbirth: 1972

• Areasofexpertise: Stem cells and Developmental Biology, Regenerative

Biology and Medicine

•Nameofinstitution: Royan Institute

•Mail: Royan Institute, Banihashem Sq, Banihashem St., Ressalat Highway,

Iran

• Tel.: +982122306485

• Fax: +982123562507

• Email: [email protected]

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History:• Hossein Baharvand is distinguished Professor

and Director of Royan Institute for Stem Cell

Biology and Technology, which he joined

in 1995. He received his B.Sc. from Shiraz

University in 1994, and M.Sc. from Shahid

Beheshti University, Tehran in 1996. He

received his Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental

Biology from Khwarizmi University (formerly

Tarbiat Moallem University) in 2004.

• He is also the head of the Department ofDevelopmental Biology at University of Science

and Culture (2006-present) and founder of

department of the stem cells in 2002 and later

Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and

Technology in 2010.

Research activities: • Dr Hossein Baharvand generated the first

mouse and human embryonic stem cells (2003)

and induced pluripotent stem cells (2008) in

Iran. This has enabled his team to pursue many

avenues of research into translational research

and regenerative medicine. His research interests

center on improving the translational research

and regenerative medicine mainly through the

understanding of Stem Cells and Developmental

Biology and Biologically inspired Engineering.

• He iscurrentlyworkingontransdifferentiationand pluripotent stem cell differentiation into

cardiomyocytes, neural cells, hepatocytes, and

beta cells. He is also studying the pluripotency

mechanism; and germ cell biology.

• In addition, he is investigating the biologicallyinspiring engineering on stem cells and

developmental biology. He is also making a rich

contribution to clinical trials and tissue-specific

stem cell transplantation; and he is developing

cell manufacturing.

Awards and honours:• DistinguishedIranianScientistinBiotechnology2015.

• DistinguishedProfessorin3rd term of Allameh Tabatabaei’sAwardhostedbyIranvicePresidency for Science and Technology, PresidencyandNationalEliteFoundation,2014.

• UNESCO-EquatorialGuineaInternationalPrizeforResearchinLifeSciences(2014)forhisvaluableresearchonstemcellanditsnumerousapplicationsinregenerativemedicine.

• AcademyofMedicalSciencesofIran,DrHadavi’sAwardin2010,2014.

• 26thKhwarizmiInternationalAward(2013),hostedbyIranMinistryofScience,ResearchandTechnology.

• AnnualRaziResearchAwardonMedicalSciencehostedbyIranMinistryofHealthandMedicalEducation:10th(2004),12th (2006),and17th(2012).

• 27thannualbookoftheyearoftheIslamicrepublicofIran(2010).

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Biology)2010.

• DrHosseinBaharvandholdstwoUSApatentsderivedfromhisresearch.

Publications:• He is the editor of four international books

which were published by Springer (2010 and 2012) and John Wiley, USA (2015).

• He has published 219 international and 100national peer-reviewed papers, as well as 6 chapters in international books (seven books in Persian, and eight translated English text books into Persian).

• He is the editorial board member of sixinternational journals (e.g., Journal of Biological Chemistry and Scientific reports from Nature Publishing Group) and has given numerous invited talks and tutorials.


•Name: Dr Rida Uraik Shibli

•Nationality: Jordanian

• Position/Title: Professor, President of Mutah University


• Areasofexpertise: Plant Biotechnology and Biodiversity

•Nameofinstitution: University of Jordan

•Mail: University of Jordan, PO Box 11942, Amman, Jordan

• Tel.: +962779500003


PlantBiotechnologyandBiodiversity

History: • President,Mu’tahUniversity,2013-present.

• President, University of Jordan Aqaba Branch,2013, Jordan.

• Vice-President for Scientific Faculties andInstitutes, 2010-present, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan till 2013.

• Editor,JordanJournalforAgriculturalSciences,2012-present, Ministry of Higher Education, Amman, Jordan.

• Dean, Institute of Agriculture Research,Extension, Training and Education, 2009-2010, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

• Professor, 2008-present, Department ofHorticulture and Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

• Assistant President, 2007-present, JordanSociety for Scientific Research, Amman-Jordan.

• Dean,CollegeofAgriculture,2002-2005,JordanUniversity of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

• Director, Center for Agriculture Research andProduction, 2004-2005, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan.

• Professor, 2001-2008, Department of PlantProduction, College of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

• Fulbright Scholar, 1999-2000, Department ofAgronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.

• Chairman, Department of Plant Production,1998-1999, College of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan.

• Director, Center for Agriculture Research andProduction, 1997-1998, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan.

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Awards and honours:Dr Shibli has many honors awarded for his unlimited achievements and has differentsocietymemberships& teaching experience[ISESCO Prize for Science and Technology, (Biology)2012].

Latest Publications:Dr Shibli has many publications (refereed): more than 150 published papers. He had supervised many theses and dissertation projects, including:

1. Tahtamouni RW, Shibli RA, Al- Abdallat AM, Al-Qudah TS, Younis L, Al- Baba H and Al-Ruwaiei H. (2014), “In Vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: A Review”, Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (in press).

2.Younis L, Shibli RA, Al-Qudah TS, “In VitroPropagation and Acclimatization of of Achillea Fragrantissima Forssk Sch. Bip.”, Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (in press).

3. Al Hawmdeh F., R.A. Shibli, T.S Al Qudah. (2014), “In Vitro Propagation of Silybum Marianum L.” Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 10 : 120-129.

4. Sharaf S, Shibli R.A, Kasrawi M.A, Al Qudah T.S. (2014), “Vitrification & Droplet Vitrification for Wild Artemisia (Artemisia herba alba asso.) shoot tips”. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (in press).

5. Al Hawmdeh F., R.A. Shibli, T.S Al Qudah (2013), “In Vitro Production of Silymarin from Silybum Marianum L. Medicinal & Aromatic Plants”, S1 http ://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-0412.S1-001.

6. Daradkeh N.Q., R. A. Shibli, I. M. Makhadmeh, F. Alali ,T. S. Al-Qudah (2012), “Cell Suspension and In Vitro Production of Colchicine in Wild Colchicum Hierosolymitanum Feib”, the Open Conference Proccedings Journal. 3 (Suppl 1-M9). 52-59.

7. Abu-Khadejeh, A., R.A. Shibli., I. M. Makhadmeh, and M. Mohammad (2012), “Influence of Increased Salinity on Physiological Responses of Hydroponic Grown Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)”, Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 8: 321-332.

8. Daradkeh N.Q.; R.A. Shibli, I. Makhadmeh; F. Alali and T. S. Al-Qudah (2012), Callus Culture and Somatic Embryogeneis in Wild Colchicum Hierosolymitanum Feib”, Jordan Journal of Agricultureal Sciences. 8: 536-556.

9. Shiyab S; M. Shatnawi, R. Shibli; M. Al-Zweiri; M. Akash; and T. Aburjai (2012), “Influence of DevelopmentalStageonYieldandCompositionof Origanum Syriacum L. oil by Multivariate Analysis”, Journal of Medicinal Plant Research. 6: 2985-2994.

10. Sharaf, S.A., R.A. Shibli; M. Kasrawi; and S. Baghdadi (2012), “Slow-growth Preservation of Wild Shih (Artemisia hrba-alba Assoc.) Microshoots from Jordan”, Journal of food, Agriculture and Environment. 10: 1359-1364.

11. Al-Mahmoud, H.J.; M.A. Shatnawi, R.A. Shibli, I.M. Makhadmeh and A. N. Shadiadeh (2012), “Clonal Propagation and Medium-term Conservation of Capparis Spinosa: A Medicinal Plant”, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 62:3826-3836.

12. Rabaa M., R.A. Shibli, M.A. Shatnawi (2012), “Cryopreservation of Teucrium Polium L. Shoot-tips by Vitrification and Encapsulation-Dehydration”, Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture. 110:371-382

13. Rabaa M., R.A. Shibli, M.A. Shatnawi (2012), “In Vitro Medium Conservation of Felty Germander (Tecurium polim L.) Micro-shoots”, Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 8: 523-535.

14. Shibli R.A., M. A. Duwayri, J. S. Sawwan, Mohamad A. Shatnawi and T. S. Al-Qudah (2012), “Regeneration via Somatic Embryogenesis of the Endangered Wild Arum (Arum palaestinum)”, In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant. 48:335-340.

15. Ajlouni Z.I., M.A. Ajlouni, M. A. Shatnawi, R.A. Shibli, I.M. Makdmeh, S.M Abu-Romman and A. Al-Ghazawi (2012), “Callus Induction, Plant Regeneration, and Growth on Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)”, South-Western Journal of Horticulture, Biology & Environment. 3:25-39.


•Name: Dr Seyed Massoud Houshmand

•Nationality:Iranian/Swedish

• Position/Title: Head of the Genetic Dept. Special Medical Center and

Faculty Member of NIGEB


• Areasofexpertise: Medical Molecular Genetics

•NameofInstitution: National Institute of Genetic Engineering and

Biotechnology (NIGEB)

•Mail: Pajouhesh Blvd. Tehran-Karaj Highway, 15th Km, Tehran, Iran

• Tel.: +982144580390

• Fax:+982144580399


MedicalMolecularGenetics

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History: • Head of the Genetic Diagnostic Lab, Mendel

Genetic Center, Erbil, Iraq, 2013.

• Head of the Genetic Diagnostic Lab, SpecialMedical Center, Tehran, Iran, 2007.

• Head of the Houshmand Medical MolecularGenetic Lab, Tehran, Iran, 2005-2007.

• Head of the Genetic Diagnostic department;NIGEB, Tehran, Iran, 1999-2005.

• Head of the Genetic Diagnostic Department;London Hospital , Kuwait, 2003-2004.

• Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburh,Sweden, 1992-1999.

• Botanic Institution, Genetic department,Gothenburg, Sweden, 1992.

• Botanic Institution, Physiology department,Gothenburg, Sweden, 1991.

• RadcliffeInfirmaryHospital,Oxford,England,1990.

• BiologyDepartment,AstraHassle,Gothenburg,Sweden, 1989.

Research activities:• Advancedmoleculargeneticsdiagnosis,Human

Genome Diversity in Islamic Countries,

Genetics in Multifactorial Disorders, Genetics in

Immunodeficiency, Genetics in Neuromuscular,

Diagnosis of Metabolic Disorders, New in

Immunogenetics, etc.

Memberships: • Iranian Genetic Society, Iranian Biotechnology

Society, Iranian Medical Genetics society,

National Molecular Medicine Network, Iranian

Neurogenetic Society, European Society of

Human Genetics.

Awards and honours:• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Biology)2014.

Publications: He has published more than 150 scientific papers

related to these research trends.

• SimpleHandBookonGeneticDiagnosis.

• GeneticDiagnosisLaborator.

• NovelTreatmentofEpilepsy,Chapter3RoleofMitochondria in Epilepsy.

• Helpmeunderstandgenetics(Persian).

• Houshmand Genetic diagnostic protocols(Persian).

• HopeandAdvice(Persian).

• RozgarAmozgar(Persian).

• PrincipleofHumanGenetics(Persian).


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CHEMISTRY


•Name: Dr Mohammed Hmamouchi

•Nationality:Moroccan

• Position/Title: Distinguished Professor Dr of Physics


• Areasof expertise: Photochemistry, Natural Products, Medicinal Plants

•Nameof institution: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

•Mail: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, PO Box 6388 Rabat, 10000

Rabat, Morocco

• Tel.: +212661303778

• Fax: +212537602591

• Email:[email protected], [email protected]

Chemistry(Photochemistry,NaturalProductsandMedicinalPlants)

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History: • PresidentoftheinstitutionalArabFederationof

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2010.

• Appointed by Moroccan government todevelop and implement the National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Taounate), 2004.

• Professor at the Department of Chemical andBiological, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, 1987- present.

• Ph.D. from the Laval University, in Canada,with specialization in organic and analytical chemistry, 1986.

• Bachelor and Master in Chemistry from theMohammed V University in Rabat, 1980

Research activities: • SetupaprogramabouttheValueChainofPlant

Medicinal and Aromatic (MAP).

• Realized the first African and Arab Institute(given its importance, the institute was transformed by the Moroccan government in 2014 to a national agency for medicinal plants).

• Focalpointofdifferentinternationalconventionsand agreements, and coordinator of national and international networks as National Coordinator of Tempus EU Projects in ARF (2012-2015).

• Advisor to the Minister of Higher Educationand Scientific Research, 2013.

• The focus of Dr Hmamouchi’ research workis on Innovation, Production, Ethno botanical, Phytochemistry, Structure elucidation, Biological activities, Constituents with Antimicrobial, Antifongical, Antiradical, Anti-oxidant, Antiviral, Antiparasital, Anti diabetic, Anti-inflammatory, Hypertonic, Immunostimulating and Antiviral activity, and development pharmacological screening of plants and Isolated bio active compounds.

• His research involves a variety of techniques ranging from growing to production, development strategies of new natural products and development of novel uses for Natural Products.

• He has developed his experience throughworking with national institutions, Companies, ONG and international level with many institutions in over 20 countries. He worked as an international expert with several organizations such as E.U. UNIDO, OMS, FAO, AUPELF-UREF, GTZ, IPGRI-WANA (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute for West Asia and North Africa), ISESCO … He is a member of several professional bodies.

• Contributedtothecreationofsmallbusinessesin mentoring young project leaders.

• He has been the organizer and Chair of theInternational Conference on Natural Products, in addition to organizing and lecturing at numerous sessions and international training courses. A regular guest of several conferences, a Panel organizer, and a member of the advisory board and the organizing committee of many national and international meeting.

• He taught at the three levels of the academicprogram, supervised graduate students, performed innovative research and contributed to the academic life and reputation of the University as a member of several committees.

• HehassetupandensuredmanagementoftheNatural Product Research Unit, at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat as Director of Program since 1997.

Awards and honours: • EuropeanBusiness&InnovationCentreNetwork,UE,2009.

• PrizesofthePresidentoftheRepublicofTunisiaMaghreb,2001.

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Chemistry)1997.

Publications: Dr Mohammed Hmamouchi has about 40 research projects and 20 Ph.D. theses were done under his supervision. He has more than 90 published papers in international journals and has 4 patents. He also published four books.


•Name: Dr Atta-ur-Rahman


• Position/Title: Director


• Areasof expertise: Organic chemistry

•Nameof institution: University of Karachi

•Mail: H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi,

Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

• Tel.:+92-214986151/4990007

• Fax:+92-214963373/4963124


Organic Chemistry

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History: • ProfessorEmeritusof ChemistryattheKarachi

University.

• Postdoctoral Eesearcher at the University ofTübingen as part of the German AcademicExchange

• AssociateProfessorin1974attheUniversityofKarachi.

• DSc.fromUniversitiTeknologi(2011).

• Sc.D.fromBradfordUniversity(2010).

• Ed.D.fromCoventryUniversity(2007).

• Sc.D.fromKarachiUniversity(2005).

• DSc.fromGomalUniversity(2004).

• DSc.fromSirSyedUniversity(2003).

• Sc.D.fromCambridgeUniversity(1987).

Research activities:• Editor of an encyclopedic series of books on

natural product chemistry, Studies in Natural

Product Chemistry, 47 volumes of which have

been published by Elsevier Science Publishers

under his Editorship since 1990.

• Co-editorof bookseries,FrontiersinMedicinalChemistry.

• Director of H.E.J. Research Institute ofChemistry, University of Karachi.

• Patron-in-Chief of theInternationalCentreforChemical and Biological Sciences, University of

Karachi.

Awards and honours:• Fellow,Instituteof Chemistry,Colombo,SriLanka,2013.

• EinsteinProfessor,ChineseAcademyofSciences,2013.

• LifetimeAchievementAwardbyUniversityof ManagementandTechnology,Lahore,2012.

•HECNationalDistinguishedProfessor,2011.

• ProfessorEmeritusUniversityof Karachi,2011.

• EngroExcellenceAward,2010.

• ISESCOPrizeforscienceandtechnology,(Chemistry)2001.

Latest Publication: Atta ur-Rahman published, in 2010, his views

that the United States government had financed a

science research project, the HAARP program, in

Alaska to developed Weapon of mass destruction

(WMDs) that could affect the weather.


•Name:Prof. Dr. Sc. Izatullo Ganiev

•Nationality:Tajik

• Position/Title:Professor, Doctor


• Areasofexpertise:Nonferrous metallurgy

•Nameofinstitution:Chemistry Institute of the Tajik Academy of Sciences

•Mail:33 Rudaki, Aven., 734025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan

• Tel:+7(3772) 21-69-91

• Fax:+7(3772) 21 49 11


Nonferrousmetallurgy

History: • Chairmanof Branchof physical,mathematical,

chemical and geological sciences of the Academy

of Sciences of the Republic of Tadjikistan,

2005- present.

• Deputy Secretary General of the Academy ofSciences, Head of the laboratory of the Institute

of Chemistry, 2002-2005

• Chief of Corrosive-Resistant MaterialsLaboratory, 2000-2002.

• DeputyDirectorof theChemistryInstituteofthe Tajik Academy of Sciences, 1996-2000.

• Chief of Corrosive-Resistant MaterialsLaboratory of the same institute1981-1996

• Junior research worker, Sr. Research workerChemistry institute of the Tajik AS worker

Chemistry Institute of the Tajik AS, 1971-1980.

• Chief of Corrosive-Resistant MaterialsLaboratory of the same institute1981-1996

Scientific interests:• I.Ganiev is a well-known specialist in the field

of physical-chemical analysis of aluminum-

base multi-component systems and in the field

of light metals’ alloys. His scientific interests

include synthesis of new cast and corrosion-

resistant aluminum alloys to meet the needs of

new equipment and new technology. They are

connected with the development of machine-

building complex and color metallurgy in

Tajikistan.

• Synthesis of new cast and corrosion-resistantaluminum alloys for needs of new equipment

and technology. They are connected with the

development of machine-building complex and

color metallurgy in the republic of Tajikistan.

• Investigations, carried out by ProfessorI.Ganiev, are directed to the development of the

fundamental problem-interconnection between

component composition of the system, its phase

composition, and the nature of developing phase

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transformation. The received interrelations

served as a scientific basis for development of

new light alloys and determination of condition

diagrams’ areas, for synthesis of materials with

necessary properties.

Publications: I.Ganiev is the author of 6 monographs, more

than 400 scientific articles and reports, about 50

discoveries, which reflect newness and originality

of investigations.

Recent publications 1. Ganiev I.N., Nazarov Kh. M, Odinaev Kh.O.,

Alloys of aluminium with rare-earth metals

Dushanbe, «Donish», 2005, 195p.

2. Ganiev I.N., Norova M.T., Nazarov Kh.

M.Increase of corrosion stability aluminium

-litium of alloys, addition calcium // RussianJournal of Applied Chemisry, 2003. N°4 p.467-

470.

3. Ganiev I.N., Vachobov A.V., Nazarov Kh. M.

Metallurgy of Calcium and its alloys. Dushanbe.:

Danish, 2001, 178 p.

4.Ganiev I.N., Vachobov A.V., Nazarov Kh/M. Metallurgy of Shoncium and its alloys.

Dushanbe.: Danish, 2000, 190 p.

5. Ganiev I.N., Vachobov A.V., Nazarov Kh. M.

Djuraev T.D. Barium and its alloys. Dushanbe.:

Danish, 2000, 211 p.

6. Ganiev I.N., Badalov M.D., Shukroev M.Sh.,

Nazarov Kh.M.. Phase composition and

electrochemical behavior corrosion of the Al-Li-

Smalliessystem.//RussianJournalofAppliedChemisry, 1998, V.9.

7. I.N. Ganiev, Nazarov Kh. M., Badalov M.D. Al-

Li-Sm alloys system in the aluminum rich region.

//RussianJournalofMetals1998,N°6,p.113-116.

8. Ganiev I.N., Nazarov Kh.M., Badalov M.D..

The Featurs of action of litium with rare-earch

metal.//RussianJournalofMetals.1998,N°6,p. 109-112.

9. Abulkhaev V.O. Ganiev I.N.. Conditiion

diagramofLu-Bisystem.//RussianJournalofMetals, 1995, No 2, p. 157-160.

10. Ganiev I.N., L.T. Djuraeva. The oxidation of

aluminium alloy system // Russian Journal ofmelt, 1995, No 4, p. 87-93.

11. Ganiev I.N., V.V. Krasnojaskki, T.J. Djukova.

The corrosion of alloies with calcium, strontium

and barium.// Russian Journal of of AppliedChemisry, 1995, 68, N°7, p. 1146-1149.

12. Ganiev I.N.. High-temperature and

electrochemical corrosion of aluminium alloys

//RussianJournalProtectionofMetals,1995,V.31, N° 6, p. 597-600.

13. A.V. Vakhobov, Ganiev I.N. Condition

Diagram of the Double and Triplex System with

Barium and Strontium. Dushanbe.: Danish,

1991, 291 p.

14. Ganiev I.N., P.A. Parkhutic et al. Modified

Siluminums of Strontium. Minsk.: Nauka i

tekhnika, 1985, 143 p.

Awards and honours: • ISECOPrizeforScienceandTechnology,(Chemistry),2003.

• GovernmentPrizeof Avicenaonthefieldof scienceandtechnologyRepublicofTajikistan,2001.

•Manof the2000year,2000.

• GoldenMedalof theWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO),1997.

•Honouredinventorof TajikRepublic,1994.

• TheinventorUSSR,1983.


•Name: Prof Mojtaba Shamsipur

•Nationality:Iranian

• Position/Title: Professor, Doctor


• Areasof expertise: Nonaqueous Solvents, Thermal Methods of

Analysis, Chemical Kinetics

•Nameof institution: Razi University

•Mail: Department of Chemistry, Razi University.

• Tel.: +98 831-4274580

• Fax: +98 831-4274503


NonaqueousSolvents,ThermalMethodsof Analysis,ChemicalKinetics

History: • VisitingProfessor,MichiganStateUniversity,East

Lansing. MI, USA, 1992-1993.

• Professor:ShirazUniversityandRaziUniversity,since 1992.

• Associate Professor, Shiraz University, Shiraz,Iran, 1986-1992.

• Research Associate, Michigan State University,East Lansing, MI, USA, 1985-1986.

• Assistant Professor, Razi University,Kermanshah, Iran, 1979-1985.

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Michigan StateUniversity, E. Lansing, MI, USA, 1979.

• M.S. in Analytical Chemistry, Sharif Universityof Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1975.

• B.S. in Chemistry, Sharif University ofTechnology, Tehran, Iran, 1973.

Research activities: • Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies of

Complexation of Macrocyclic Ligands with Metal Ions in Nonaqueous and Mixed Solvents.

• AnalyticalApplicationsof MacrocyclicLigands:- Ion-Selective Electrodes

- Ion-Selective Optodes

- Ion Transport through Liquid Membranes

- Extraction-Spectrophotometric Determination of Traces of Metal Ions

- Solid-Phase Extraction

- Supercritical Fluid Extraction

• Spectroscopic Study of Charge-TransferComplexes of Macrocyclic Ligands.

• Applicationsof ChemometricstoSimultaneousDetermination of Cations, Anions and Pharmaceuticals and to QSAR Studies.

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• Physicochemical Studies and AnalyticalApplications of Recently Synthesized Macrocyclic Diamide, Anthraquinone, Porphyrin and Schiffs’ Base Derivatives.

• Physicochemical Studies of Ionic Surfactantsand their Analytical Applications.

• Basic Studies and Analytical Applications ofNew Chemiluminescence Systems.

Awards and honours: • ISESCOPrizeforScienceandtechnology,(Chemistry)2006.

• SCOPUSAwardforthemostprolificIranianauthor,2006.

• Republicof Iran’sResearchMedal,2003.

• ChemistryAwardof theFestivalof IranianScientificEverLastingFaces,2002.

• DistinguishedResearcherof theMinistryof Science,ResearchandTechnology,I.R.Iran,2000and2005.

• DistinguishedResearcherof RaziUniversity,2000-2005.

• IranianChemicalSociety’sDistinguishedChemist,1999.

• DistinguishedProfessorof TarbiatModarresUniversity,1998.

• Awardof theOrganizationof theIslamicCountries’(COMSTECHAward)inChemistry,1997.

• IranianChemicalSociety’sDistinguishedAnalyticalChemist,1995

• DistinguishedProfessorof theI.R.IranUniversities,1994.

• DistinguishedProfessorof ShirazUniversity,1992and1993.

• Prizeof InternationalKharazmiFestivalinBasicScience,1991.

• Awardof theBookof Yearof I.R.Iran,1989.

• Awardof theSelectedBooksof IranianUniversities,1989.

Latest Publications: • M.ShamsipoorandF.Wahdat,Determinationof

Lead in Plants, Anal. Bioanal. Chem. (previously Fresenius Z. Anal. Chem., 288, 191 (1977).

• M. R. Ganjali, M. Hosseini, F. Basiripour, M.Javanbakht, O. R. Hashemi, M. Faal-Rastegar, M. Shamsipur and G. W. Buchanan, Novel Coated-Graphite Membrane Sensor Based on N,N’-Dimethylcyanodiaza-18-crown-6 for Determination of Ultra-Trace Amounts of Lead, Anal. Chim. Acta, 464, 181 (2002).

• M. Shamsipur, S. Y. Kazemi, G. Azimi, S. S.Madaeni, V. Lippolis, A. Garau and F. Isaia, Selective Transport of Silver Ion through a Supported Liquid Membrane Using Some Mixed Aza-Thioether Crowns Containing a 1,10-Phenanthroline Sub-Unit as Specific Ion Carriers, J. Membr. Sci., 215, 87 (2003).

• B. Hemmateenejad and M. Shamsipur,Quantitative Structure-Electrochemistry Relationship Study of Some Organic Compounds Using PC-ANN and PCR, Internet Electron. J. Mol. Des., 3, 316 (2004).

• M. Shamsipur, M. Irandoust, K. Alizadehand V. Lippolis, Proton NMR Study of the Stoichiometry, Stability and Thermodynamics of Complexation of Ag+ Ion with Octathia-24-crown-8 in Binary Dimethylsulfoxide-Nitrobenzene Mixtures, J. Incl. Phenom., 59, 203 (2007).

• K.Saberian,M.Shamsipur,E.ZolfonounandM.Salavati-Niasari, Liquid-Liquid Distribution of

Tetravalent Zirconium, Hafnium and Thorium

with a New Tetradentate Naphthol-Derivative,

Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 29, 94 (2008).


ChemicalTechnologyofFibrousMaterials

•Name:Dr Zaryl Sharshenalieva




• Areasof expertise:Chemical Technology of Fibrous Materials

•Nameof institution:Moscow Textile Institute

•Mail:Stasovoyul.,10/1,Moscow,Russia,115419

• Tel.:+7 495 954-45-26

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History:• DeputyChiefofscienceDepartmentandChief

of the Department of Fundamental Sciences

of the Ministry of Education & Science of the

Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

• Head of the department of Coordination andForecasting Research-Scientifically Committee

on science and new technologies of State

Administration Ministry of Education

Research activities:• Prof. Z.Sharshenalieva has received many

highly-valuable theoretical results on reactionary

ability of cellulose and methods of management

of chemical processes of its transformation.

• Under the supervision of ProfessorZ.Sharshenalieva were developed a creation

of new resource-saving the technologies lead,

concern reception high-energy nitrate ester

of cellulose for special products; powder

cellulose for plastic products; preparations of

lignocelluloses’ complex for treatment of bovine

cattle; a cation-exchange-antidot for research

and medicine - preventive means of rendering

of the first urgent help at poisonings with

radioactive elements and heavy metals.

• She has organized and led All-Union (at thetime of the USSR) and republican scientific

conferences, symposiums, and meetings that

promoted the establishment of wide scientific

contacts with many scientific organizations from

all over the world.

• UnderthesupervisionofZ.Sharshenalievamanyresearches, have been carried out under the plans

of the International scientific cooperation with

China (Xinjiang Institute of chemistry, Xinjiang

Academy of sciences), also with the Institute

of Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of

Sciences, and Vermont University, USA.

Publications:Professor Z.Sharshenalieva is the author of about

170 scientifically publications, including 5 large

monographic editions, 39 research reports, and 12

copyright certificates.

Awards and honours:• ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology(Chemistry),2008.

• TwocertificatesofhonoroftheSupremeSovietoftheKirghizRepublic,1977and1981.

• TheCertificateofHonorofSMoftheUSSR.

• TheAnniversaryMedalincommemoration100yearsofthebirthdayofV.I.Lenina.


•Name: Prof Dr Ulmas Mirsaidov

•Nationality:Director of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency

• Position/Title: Director


• Areasof expertise: Inorganic hydrides, mineral raw materials,

Radioecology, Nuclear, Radiation Protection

•Nameof institution: Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of

Sciences, Tajikistan

•Mail: Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency, 17a,Hakimzoda Str.-

Dushanbe, code 734003.

• Tel.: +992372277791

• Fax: +992372215548


Inorganic hydrides, mineral raw materials, Radioecology,Nuclear,RadiationProtection

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History: • EmployerDirectorNuclearandRadiationSafety

Agency from 2005 to present time

• Employer Academy of Sciences of theRepublic of Tajikistan (AS RT) Position Held

and President of the Academy Description of

Duties Running of the Academy , 1995

•Diplomaof Doctorof Chemistry1985

• Employer Institute of Chemistry of ASRTPosition Held and Head of the Department

Description of Duties Running of the

Department , 1978-1983

• Ph.D.MoscowInstituteof GeneralandInorganicChemistry. Moscow, Russia, 1973

• Diplomaof EngineerTechnologist1970-1973

• Masterdegree,Chemical-Technological Institute,Moscow, Russia, 1967.

Research activities: • Academician U.M.Mirsaidov’s synthesized

compounds used as hydrogen sources, catalyst

and selective reducing agents as well as effective

materials for enginery.

• Professor Mirsaidov Ulmas for the first timecarried out systematic investigation of phase

equilibrium in ternary system «non-transient

metal borohydride – transient element

borohydride – solvent».

• He focused the whole scientific potential ofChemistry Institute on solution of industry and

agricultural problems of sovereign Tajikistan.

• The founderand leaderof research schoolonhydrogen energetics.

• Establishing effective structure of country’sregulatory authority on radiation safety, set up

license process of organizations dealing with

sources of ionizing radiation.

Awards and honours: • ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Chemistry)2010.

• “Abu-Ali-Ibn-Sino”StatePrizeof theRepublicof Tajikistaninthefieldofscienceandtechnique,2009.

• Goldmedalof ArmenianAcademyofSciences,2004.

• YoungTajikistan’sPrizeWinner,1980.

Publications: • Academician Mirsaidov Ulmas is the author

of 450 scientific articles, 15 monographs, 75

inventor’s certificates and patents.


Chemical Sciences

•Name:Prof. Dr. Abel Mammadali oghlu Maharramov

•Nationality:Azerbaijan

• Position/Title:Rector of Baku State University, Chief of department of

«Organic chemistry», Chief of laboratory «Fine organic synthesis».

• Dateofbirth:1950

• Areasofexpertise:Chemical Sciences

•Mail:Baku State University, 23, Z. Khalilov, Baku city, Azerbaijan

Republic

• Tel.:(994 12) 4303245

• Fax:(994 12) 5983376


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History: • DoctorinChemicalSciences.• Full member of the Azerbaijan National

Academy of Sciences.

• Full member of the Academy of Sciences ofNewYork.

• Operator, andengineerat theOlefinScientificResearch Institute of the Soviet Union, Since 1971.

• Senior scientific worker, senior lecturer, Headof department on educational issues, associate professor, since 1976.

• Professor at the Baku State University, since1991

• RectorattheBakuStateUniversity,since1999• DeanoftheChemistryDepartmentattheBaku

State University, 1993-1999.

• B.sc,Ph.D,AzerbaijanStateUniversity.

Other activities: •President of the Network of the Black Sea

Universities, 2002-2004.

• MemberofthePoliticalCouncilandManagementBoard of the New Azerbaijan Party;

• Member of Parliament from 2nd YasamalConstituency, 2005.

• MemberoftheStandingCommissionoftheMilliMejlis (Parliament) on Science and Educational Issues;

• Head of the working group on inter-parliamentary relations between Azerbaijan and Japan;

• Member of the working groups on inter-parliamentary relations between Azerbaijan-USA, Azerbaijan-Spain and Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan.

Publications: Dr. Abel Mammadali oghlu Maharramov is the author of above 1000 research works, including

50 patents, 16 monographs, 51 text books and manuals. He is also the author of more than eight hundred research articles and abstracts published in journals in Azerbaijan and abroad.

Awards and honours: • YusifMammadaliyevMedal”,1999.• GoldMedaloftheEconomicCooperationOrganization,2000.

• TheOrderofGoldStarCommanderdegreeofRomania,2004.

• GoldButaawardforhiscontributiontothedevelopmentandpromotionofscienceinAzerbaijan,2007.

•MedalforServiceinAzerbaijanTradeUnions,2007.

•MedalforContributiontotheStrengtheningofCooperationinEurasia”from the Eurasian Association of

Universities,2010.• GoldMedalbytheAmericanBiographicalInstitute,2010.

• EurasianPridemedalfromL.N.GumilyovEurasianNationalUniversity,Kazakhstan,2011.

• SpecialSympathyawardoftheAzerbaijanimedia,2011.

• Tourism2011awardfrom“SupportforTourism”YouthCoalitionforhiscontributiontothedevelopmentoftourismlegislation,2011.

• ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology(Chemistry),2012.

• The20thanniversaryofAzerbaijanTradeUnionsConfederationmedal,2013.

•MedalforSupportbytheRussianFederationInvestigativeCommitteeand“70YearsofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar”JubileeMedal,2015.

• GoldmedalforoutstandingachievementsinthedevelopmentoftheBlackSeaUniversitiesNetwork,2016.


•Name: Prof. Dr Mahiran Basri

•Nationality: Malaysian

•Position/Title: Director, Center for Foundation Studies in Agriculture

Science and Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,

University Putra Malaysia


•Areasof expertise: Biocatalysis, Fats and Oil Chemistry, Enzyme

Technology

•Nameof institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

•Tel.: +60389467266

•Email: [email protected]

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History: • Professor of Chemistry at the Department of

Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra

Malaysia and a Fellow of Malaysian Institute of

Chemistry.

• Currently,DirectoroftheCentreforFoundationStudies in Agricultural Science, Universiti Putra

Malaysia.

Research activities:• She pioneered research in organic syntheses

using enzymes as biocatalysts, in Malaysia.

• Her work has opened up new areas in theproduction of new compounds through

green processes. These nature identical,

environmentally friendly processes and products

are the way forward towards sustainable future.

• She has synthesized many new and novelcompounds with new properties which have

applications in the cosmetics, drugs and

pharmaceutical industries.

• Her work in the development of nanodeliverysystems and formulation of these compounds in

cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals

and agrochemicals is aimed at achieving the

best efficacy, bioavailability and safety towards

the target sites and thus, the well-being of the

consumers.

• Her other interest, in insilico designing ofenzymes and nanodelivery systems and

formulations through molecular modeling

and dynamics, is towards understanding the

underlying theories and principles of the

interactions of the molecular systems.

Publications: • She has led 20 research projects in the field,

garnering grants of more than RM 7 million and

over 250 publications, mostly in international

journals, 22 book chapters and 3 books in her

area of research. She is also the owner of 20

patents filed and granted.

Awards and honours:• ArcherDanielsMidlandAwardfromtheAmericanOilChemists’Society.

• GoldandSilvermedalsattheWorldExhibitiononInnovation,ResearchandNewTechnologies,Belgium,andSalonInternationalDesInventions,Geneva,Switzerland.

• RamRaisBiotechnologyAwardandvariousmedalsattheInternationalInvention,Innovation,IndustrialDesign&TechnologyExhibition(ITEX).

• Sheislistedasthetop10MalaysianintheIndexofleadingScientistsandEngineersofOICmemberstates.

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Chemistry)2014.

• TopResearchScientistsAwardsin2013.


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GEOLOGY


•Name: Dr Abdul Rahman Sultan Al-Sharhan

•Nationality: Emirati

• Position/Title: Professor of Geology, Chairman of ICBA


• Areasof expertise:Geology

•Nameof institution:Faculty of Science, UAE

•Mail: Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 17551, Al Ain, UAE

• Tel.:+971 37677280

• Fax:+971 3767191


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History: • Headof theDept.of Geologyof theUSMiddle

East Branch Petroleum Association.

• SecretaryGeneralof theEmiratesAppreciationAward for the environment.

• Chairmanof RasAlKhaimahCementCompany.

• Ph.D.inGeology,Universityof SouthCarolina,USA, 1985.

• Master of Science in Geology, University ofSouth Carolina, USA, 1983.

• Bachelorof ScienceinGeology,CairoUniversity,1978.

Research activities: • Head of world conferences in the field of

evaporation in the geological strata (installed

and Kemiaiatha) and its impact on hydrocarbon

explorations, United Arab Emirates, for the

periods october 2004 and November 2006.

• Chairman of the Scientific Committee of theInternational Conference on Desertification

in Dubai, in 2000, organized by the Zayed

International Prize for the Environment.

• Chairmanof theOrganizingCommitteeof theInternational Conference on the most important

geological ages (Jurassic and Cretaceous) oil

producers in the Middle East in the city of Al

Ain in 1997, in collaboration with the American

Society of Geology SEPM.

Awards and honours: • UAEPioneersAward2015byHisHighnessSheikhMohammedBinRashid.

• GCCPrizeforbestenvironmentalbusinessinthefieldof betterenvironmental,personalJeddah(SaudiArabia),2012.

• ScientificAwardof ExcellenceforaprofessorshipintheUnitedArabEmirates,Cultural and Scientific Association, Dubai,

inMay2011.

• StateMeritPrizeinthefieldofenvironmentalstudiesandresearch,AbuDhabi,honoringof HisHighnessthePresidentof theUnitedArabEmirates,inDecember2010.

• ISESCOprizeforScienceandTechnology(Geology),2001.

Publications: • EvaporiticQuaternaryandtheircounterpartsin

previous geological ages in the world, Society for

Worldwide Sediments, Netherlands, 2011.

• Water sources in the United Arab Emirates,enriching for Publishing and Distribution–

Amman, Jorda, 2008.

• Rizk,Z.S.A.S.ALSHARHAN,andW.W.Wood.Sources of Dissolved Solids and Water in Wadi

Al Bih aquifer, Ras Al Khaimah Emirate, United

Arab Emirates, Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 15,

p. 1553-1563, 2007.

• ALSHARHAN, A.S. SedimentologicalCharacter and Hydrocarbon Parameters of the

Late Permian Carbonates (Khuff Formation)

of the United Arab Emirates, GeoArabia, Vol.

11(3), p. 121-158, 2006.

• Precipitation of carbonate rocks system in theCretaceous and Jurassic petroleum in the Middle

East and its importance, published by the

American Association of Sediments and Fossils

(SEPM), Oklahoma, USA, 2000.

• Petroleum Geology of the Middle East,reference book, Dar Ambassador International,

Netherlands, 1997


•Name:Dr Osmonbetov Kubat


• Position/Title:Rector of Kyrgyz Mining Metallurgical Institute


• Areasof expertise:Geological and Mineralogical Sciences

•Nameof institution:Kyrgyz Mining metallurgical Institute

• Tel.:+996(312)454487

• FAX:+996(312)215438


History:Scientific degree, academic rank, special rank

• HonorarymemberoftheAmericanBiographicalInstitute, 2002

• Academician of the International EngineeringAcademy (Moscow), 1999

• Academician of the International Academy ofEcology, Human Safety and Environment (St. Petersburg), 1998

• Corresponding Member of the InternationalEngineering Academy (Moscow), 1996

• Academician of the Engineering Academy ofthe Kyrgyz Republic, 1993

• ProfessorinMineralGeology,1993• Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical

Sciences, 1991

• Candidate of Geological and MineralogicalSciences, 1970

Professional background

• ProfessoroftheExplorationGeophysicsFacultyof the IM and MT n.a. Acad. U. Asanaliev under the KSTU n.a. I.Razzakov (part-time), since 2012.

• Head of the Macroeconomic Analysis andForecast Department of the Economic Strategy and Forecast Centre under the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic. (part-time), 2008-2010.

• Adviser for Science to the Director of the IMand MT n.a. Acad. U. Asanaliev under the KSTU n.a. I. Razzakov, 2009- to present.

• Professor, Head of the EnvironmentalProtection and Rational Use of Natural Resources Department (BTU-KM-MI-KSTU), 1992-1999.

• RectoroftheKyrgyzMiningandMetallurgicalInstitute n.a. Acad. U. Asanaliev; from Supervisor of the Kyrgyz Mineral Resources Institute (part-time), 1997 to 2012.

• Chairman of the Special Council for Doctor’sand Master’s theses on geology, geo-ecology and geography. Member of the National Commission on the state language of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Committee on State Prizes of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of science and technology of the KR, 2003-2005.

• Head of the Kyrgyz Methodical expeditionof geological and economic researches of the

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Geology Administration of the Kirghiz SSR and the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic, 1995-1997.

• Headofthescientificandexpertdepartmentforphysics and mathematics, technical and earth sciences of the HAC of the KR. (part-time), 1992-1996.

• DeputyChief -ChiefGeologistof theKyrgyzMethodical expedition of geological and economic researches of the State Committee for Geology and Protection of Mineral Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic, 1987-1995.

• Deputy Chief - Chief Geologist (a boardmember) of the Geology Administration of the Kirghiz SSR, the First Deputy Chairman of the STS and the Geology Administration of the Kirghiz SSR. The First Chief Geologist of the Geology Administration of the Kirghiz SSR from the indigenous ethnic Kyrgyz.

• Chairmanof theBoardof theNationalSTS–Mining, the Chairman of the State Commission for Pioneering of the Kirghiz SSR, Chairman of the Territorial Reserves Committee of the Kirghiz SSR; 1971-1988.

• Headof theexploration partyof themercury-themed party of the Geology Administration of the Kirghiz SSR, 1962-1965.

Publications:Author and co-author of the laws adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh:

• “On Protection and Rational use of Moomiyoand Moomiyo-Bearing Mineral Raw Materials”, 1991.

• “OnNatureProtection”,1991.• “OnSubsoil”,1992,1997.• “OnSpeciallyProtectedAreas”,1994.• “OnOilandGas”,1998.• “OnEnvironmentalProtection”,1999.• “OnTailingsandWasteDumps”,2001.• “OnIndustrialSafetyofHazardousProduction

Facilities”, 2001.

• “On Agreements and Production Sharing inSubsoil Use”, 2002 .

Awards and honours:• JubileeMedal«ForValorousLabourincommemorationofthe100thanniversaryofbirthofV.I.Lenin”,1970.

• CertificateofhonoroftheCentralCommittee(CC)ofthetradeunionofexplorationworkers,Moscow,1971.

• SilverMedaloftheVDNKh(theAll-UnionExhibitionofAchievementsofNationalEconomy)oftheUSSR,1976.

• CertificateofhonoroftheCentralBoardoftheScientificandTechnicalMiningCompany(Moscow),1977.

•MedalofHonordedicatedtothe25thanniversaryoftheAcademyofSciencesoftheKirghizSSR,1979.

• StatePrizeoftheKirghizSSRinthefieldofScienceandTechnology,1980.

• MedalforMeritsintheSubsoilExploration»,1982.

• DiplomawiththeGoldBadgeoftheXXVIIInternationalGeologicalCongress,1984.

•MedalforVeteranofLabour,1984.• CertificateofhonorofthePresidiumoftheAll-UnionCounciloftheScientificandTechnicalSocieties(Moscow),1985.

• CertificateofhonoroftheKyrgyzRCoftheSTS,1985.

• CertificateofhonoroftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheKyrgyzRepublic,1995.

• KyrgyzRepublicStatePrizeinScienceandTechnology,1995.

• AcademicPrizen.a.I.K.Akhunbaev(NASKR),2000.

• OutstandingEducatorAwardoftheKyrgyzRepublic,2002.

• ISESCOPrizeforscienceandtechnology(Geology),2003.

•MedalofHonor«60YearsofVictory»,2006.• CertificateofhonoroftheStateInspectorateforEcologicalandTechnicalSafetyundertheGovernmentoftheKyrgyzRepublic,2013.

• JubileeMedalI.Razzakovatothe60theanniversaryofKSTU2014.

• CertificateofMeritoftheCoordinationCounciloftheInternationalUnion,2015.


•Name: Dr Alaa El-Din Ramadan Mostafa

•Nationality: Egyptian

• Position/Title:Professor & Vice-dean for Community Service &

Environment Development


• Areasof expertise:Organic Geochemistry

•Nameof institution:Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of

Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

•Mail: Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21511 Moharam Bek,

Alexandria, Egypt

• Tel.:+2034260426/+201222201207(mobile)

• Fax:+203391794


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History: • Vice-deanforEnvironmentDevelopmentand

Community Service.

• Vice-dean of the Faculty of Science for Education and Students Affairs till October 2013.

• ProfessorattheDepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, acted as the chair of the department for one month starting September 2007.

• Ph.D. in Organic Geochemistry from theTechnical University of Berlin (TU-Berlin), Germany, 1992 and B. Sc. degree in Geology and the M. Sc. degree in Petroleum Geochemistry from the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1981 and 1985.

Research activities: • His research interests include the application

organic geochemical analyses in the fields of Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Exploration, Climate Change and Archeology, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Risk Analysis as well as Environmental Management.

• Principal investigator of the project entitled,“Assessment of Sources, Levels, Trends and Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Mediterranean Coastal Environment of Egypt”, funded by the U.S.-Egypt Joint Board on Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Ministry of Scientific Research, May 2004.

• ScientificmemberofMEDECOresearchcruise(Leg-2, November 2007) which is one of the key cruises for the HERMES research project in the Mediterranean Sea and represents the Pourquoi Pas’s first expedition in this region for exploring the diversity of Mediterranean deep-sea ecosystems to better preserve them.

• The Egyptian counterpart for the regional non-AFRA project RAF/7/012, funded by theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), using nuclear analytical techniques to support harmful algal bloom Management in the context of climate and environmental change (2014-2016).

• Member of the Geological Society of Egypt,GSE (since 1981) and member of several international organizations among which are the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, AAPG (since 1983), the Energy Mineral Division (EMD) of the AAPG, (since 1986), the European Association of Organic Geochemists, EAOG (since 1988), the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAPG (since 1989), and the Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) of the AAPG, (since 1997).

• Member of the committee of Pre’selectioninterviews for Research Scholarships, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Member of the committee for screening and reviewing research proposals, Post-Doctor Scholarships, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Publications: • Hehaspublishedmorethan55scientificpapers.

Awards and honours: • AlexandriaUniversityPrizesoftheAdministrativeExcellence(2014).

• AlexandriaUniversityPrizesoftheScientificExcellence(2011).

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Geology)2006.

• AlexandriaUniversityPrizesfortheScientificEncouragement(2000).

• SultanQaboosPrizesfromtheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)forEnvironmentalPreservation(togetherwiththeotherstaffmembersoftheDepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity).

• PrizesoftheGeologicalSocietyofEgyptforthebestpaper(1995).


•Name: Dr Mouhamadou Bassir Diop

•Nationality: Senegalese

•Position/Title: Full Professor

•Dateofbirth: 1957

•Areasofexpertise: Building Materials

•Nameofinstitution: African Academy of Sciences

•Currentdesignation: General Inspector of the State

•Mail: Inspection générale d’Etat IGE, Présidence de la République, BP 4026

Sénégal

•Tel.: +(221) 775214942, +(221)33889 85 00

•Fax: +(221) 338211578

•Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

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History: •Present,GeneralInspectoroftheState.

•MemberoftheMaterialResearchSociety(MRS),2003-present.

• Member of the Advisory Committee in thefield of Engineering Technology and Applied

Sciences.

• Member of the Scientific Committee ofInternational Congress on Materials and

Structural Stability, CMSS Keynote lectures.

• Member of the Scientific Committee ofInternational Congress on Materials at Alger,

with Keynote lectures.

• He was also chosen to deliver a presentation“during the General Assembly of AAS at

Brazzaville (Congo) which was untitled

Geopolymers, materials for the future of Africa”.

Publications: • Dr Diop published numerous papers on

material characterization, building materials and

developed several patents.

• He is referee of three of the most importantinternational journals on materials: Journal of

Construction and Building Materials, Applied

Clay Sciences and Journal of Applied Physics.

•Hepublishedabook titled“LowTemperatureProcesses”, Nova Publishers, New York, USA(62 copies were sold in USA in 2012).

Research activities: •VisitingprofessorPrincetonUniversityinUSA,

2003, collaborator with International material

Institute, Sabbatical at Penn State University

in USA, visiting Professor at Ecole Centrale de

Lille, 2014, etc.

• He established, the “African Glass Center” todevelop glass study and research in Africa,

University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD).

• He collaborated with the Study group onPyroclasts of Clermont-Ferrand Blaise Pascal

University and the Laboratory of Materials of

INSA de Rennes in France and the Council

for Scientific and Industrial Research in South

Africa and North Carolina Agricultural and

Technical University, USA.

Awards and honours: •ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Geology)2008.

•FellowoftheAfricanAcademyofSciences(EngineeringSection).


•Name:Dr Mohammad Qasimjan


• Position/Title:Adviser


• Areasof expertise:Earth Sciences (Petrology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy

& Tectonics)

•Nameof institution:COMSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan &NCE Geology,

University of Peshawar, Pakistan

•Mail:Comstech Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5 -

2, Islamabad, Pakistan.

• Tel.:+92519220 681-683

• Fax:+92519205 264


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History: • AdvisorCOMSTECH,Islamabad,andProfessor

Emeritus at the University of Peshawar.

• ViceChancelloroftheQuaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad ( 2005- 2010).

• DistinguishedNationalProfessoroftheHigherEducation Commission, 2004.

• ViceChancellor,UniversityofPeshawarFrom1997 to 2000.

• DeanofScienceFacultyin1997.

• ReceivedBScHons(Peshawar),M.S.(Oregon),Ph.D. (London), and Honorary D.Sc. (King’s

College London & University of Leicester).

Research activities: • Member of several learned/professional

societies, and fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), PAS, Islamic World Academy of Sciences, honorary Fellow of Nepal Geological Society and Emeritus Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of London.

• Secretary General of the Association of theAcademies of Sciences in Asia (2008-2012) and of the PAS (2008-2010).

•Carriedoutextensiveinvestigationsofthegeology,mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry of the northwestern Himalayan region, with emphasis on crust-building and geodynamic processes. He participated actively in several national and international research projects.

• Travelled extensively, availed prestigiousfellowships/scholarships (Royal Society,Fulbright, British NERC, US NSF, British Council), paid visits to many institutions, and delivered invited talks on the geology of NW Himalaya in Europe, USA, Australia, and Asia.

• VisitingprofessorattheUniversityofOregon,USA, in 1994-95.

Publications: • Published over 285 papers/abstracts, edited

volumes, co-authored 4 books, including the

seminal book “Geology and Tectonics of

Pakistan”, and edited 9 special publications.

•Formermemberofgoverningbodiesofmanyinstitutions, peer-review committees, editorial

boards of several journals, and Chairman of

the Himalayan Regional Committee of the

International Lithosphere Program (1998-2004)

Awards and honours: • ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Geology)2010.

• PASDistinguishedScientistoftheYear(2009).

• PakistanCivilAwards:Hilal-i-Imtiaz(2010),Sitara-i-Imtiaz(1999)andTamgha-i-Imtiaz(1994).

• GoldmedalsfromPakistanAcademyofSciences(PAS)(1980,1997).

•NationalBookFoundation:Bestbook-authorship(NaturalSciences,1995-97period),EarthScientistof1983,andScientistoftheYear(1990).


•Name:DrYessimovBegenOmarovich

•Nationality: Kazakh

•Position/Title: Professor

•Dateof birth: 1939

•Areasof expertise: Technology of Silicate and Infusible Nonmetallic

Materials

•Nameof institution:M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University

•Mail: Tauke-han prospectus, 5, Republic of the Kazakhstan

•Tel.:+8(701)343-5280/+8(7252)41-31-72

•Fax: +8(7252)21-01-41

•Email: [email protected]

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History: • Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical

Sciences at the junction of the two specialties:

“Petrology, volcanology” and “Technology of

silicate and infusible non-metallic materials”,

Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, USSR

Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow

Region, 1984.

• Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Dean,Vice-Rector, Head of Department, Professor

(M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University).

Research activities: • His major research interests are experimental

mineralogy, technical petrography, technology

of silicates and their mineral resources.

• Creation and organization of innovativetechnologies for processing of natural and man-

made recycled materials.

Publications: • Hehaspublishedmorethan500papers,received

more than 90 copyright certificates, patents and

provisional patents, published 3 monographs, 6

books, 4 manuals and 4 electronic textbooks.

• Among the most important scientific worksof recent years: “Geological and mineralogical

and technological bases of the prospects of

development of industrial and technological

mineral resources of the South-Kazakhstan

region” (2009-11); “Synthesis and engineering of

single crystals of ruby jewelry” (2012-2014) and

“Getting highly chemically resistant ceramics

from local mineral resources” (2013-2014).

Awards and prizes: •Medalof Meritof theSouthKazakhstanStateUniversitynamedafterM.Auezov(2014).


•Winnerof thenationaltitleof “BestUniversityTeacherof therepublicofKazakhstan”(2012).

• “HonoraryWorkerof Educationof theRepublicof Kazakhstan”Badge(2007).

• Breastplate“Formeritsindevelopmentofscienceof theRepublicof Kazakhstan”(2006).

• Laureateof theStatePrizesof theRepublicof Kazakhstaninthefieldofscience,technologyandeducation(2005).

• Statescientificgrantforscientistsandexpertswhohavemadeoutstandingcontributiontothedevelopmentof scienceandtechnology(2004-06).

• Diplomaof theMinistryof EducationandScienceof theRepublicof Kazakhstan(2003).

• BadgeExcellenceinEducationof theRepublicof Kazakhstan(1993).


•Name: Dr Ali Ismail Abdulla Al-Juboury

•Nationality: Iraqi

• Position/Title: Professor


• Areasof expertise: Geology (Sedimentary Rocks)

•Nameof institution: Mosul University

•Mail: Geology Department, College of Science, Iraq

• Tel.: +9647701651858


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History:• Professor, Department of Geology, Mosul

University.

• Visiting professor, Petroleum Geosciencedepartment of Soran University, Kurdistan

region Iraq, 2015.

•MemberoftheresearchstaffoftheCenterforDams and Water Resources, Mosul University,

Iraq and head of the Geotechnical Department,

2002-2004.

• Ph.D.,ComeniusUniversity,Bratislava,Slovakiain 1992, M.Sc. from Mosul University in 1983

and B.Sc. in geology from Mosul University.

Research activities: • Leads active research in the field of clastic

sedimentology and supervises number of M.Sc.

and Ph.D. projects.

• The IEE award, -International Institute ofEducation-USA, (SRF Scholar Rescue Fund)

award for a research work on the Cretaceous

Black Shale at Ankara University, Turkey, 2014.

Publications:•Memberofnumerousinternationalsocietiesand

different editorial boards such as many geological

journals in Iraq, the International Scientific

Journal of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

of Oil and Gas Basins, ISJSS, Azerbaijan

the International Journal of Geophysics and

Geochemistry (American Association of Science

and Technology).

• Several publications including 7 draft reports,one book publised by InTech Croatia, 75 papers

(and 7 under review) and 60 abstracts published

in international symposia and conferences.

Awards and honours:•TheIEEaward,InternationalInstituteofEducation-USA,(SRFScholarRescueFund)awardforaresearchworkontheCretaceousBlackShaleatAnkaraUniversity,Turkey,2014.


• FourresearchvisitsgrantedbytheDAAD-GermanAcademicExchangeService-toBonnUniversity,Germanyin2001,2004,2009and2014.

• ScholarsAwardoftheArabFoundationofEconomicandSocialDevelopment,2009.

• TheEndeavourResearchAwardfromtheAustralianGovernment,DepartmentofEducation, Science, and Training -DEST-,

2007.

• TwoprojectgrantsintheIRDI-IraqResearch&DevelopmentInitiative-programfromtheArabScienceandTechnologyFoundationinSharjah(UnitedArabEmirates),2007.

• TheScientificCadresPatronageawards,fromtheMinistryofHigherEducationandScientifiicResearch,Iraq,2001and2002.


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MATHEMATICS


•Name: Prof Dr Shaher Mohammad Ahmad Momani


• Position/Title: Professor of Applied Mathematics at Mutah University


• Areasof expertise: Applied mathematics, Non-Newtonian Fluid

Mechanics, differential equations of applied mathematics, fractional

calculus and fractional differential equation.

•Nameof institution: Mutah University

•Mail: Department of Mathematics, Mutah University

• Tel.: + 962 (0)777500326


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History:• Professor, Mutah University, Sept. 2007 to

present.

• Professor,QatarUniversity,Sept.2006toSept.2007.

• Associate Professor, Mutah University, Sept.2004 to Sept. 2006.

• AssociateProfessor,JordanUniversity,summercourse 2004.

• Head of Department of Mathematics, MutahUniversity, Sept. 1994 to Sept. 1995.

• Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Wales,United Kingdom, 1991.

• B.Sc. in Mathematics, Yarmouk University,Jordan, 1984.

Research activities: His research interests can be summarized as

follows:

• Numerical solution of ordinary and partialdifferential equations of fractional order.

• Theory of fractional differential equations andintegral equations.

•NewtonianandNon-Newtonianfluidmechanics.

•Stabilityof fractionallinearsystems.

•Fractionalchaoticsystems.

•Variationalinequalitiesandobstacleproblems.

•Mathematicalmodelling.

•Mathematicalphysics.

•Solitarywaves..

Publications:He has published more than 300 papers.

Awards and honours:•ISIHighlyCitedResearcher,2014.

•TheDistinguishedResearcherPrizeinJordan,2012.

•TheDistinguishedResearcherPrizeatTheUniversityof Jordan,2012.

•ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Mathematics),2008.

•TheScopusPrizeforJordanScientists,2009.

•TheDistinguishedResearcherPrizeatMutahUniversity,2009.

•TWASPrizefortheYoungScientists,ThirdWorldAcademicSciences,Italy,2000.

•TheAwardof JordanNationalCommissionForEducation,CultureandScience,2008.

•ClassifiedasOneof theTopTenScientistsintheWorldinFractionalDifferentialEquationsAccordingtoThomsonReuters(ISIWebof Knowledge)in2009-present.

•ClassifiedastheTopScientistintheWorldinTermof PublicationsinFractionalDifferentialEquationsAccordingtoThomsonReutersandScopusDatabasesin2009-present.

•ThirdWorldAcademyof Sciences(TWAS)Prize,inItaly,2000.


•Name:DrMahmadYusuf KamarzodaYunusi

•Nationality:Tajik

• Position/Title:Prof. Dr of TNU; Head of IT&A of DB “MISiS”


• Areasof expertise: Mathematics, Math Modelling, Informatics

•Nameof institution:Tajik National University, MISiS (Moscow Institute

of Stal and Splav in Dushanbe)

•Mail:Rudaki St. 17, Zip code 734025, Tajikistan

• Tel.:+992918219990


Mathematics,MathModelling,Informatics

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History: • Professor,HeadofModellingandInformaticsDept,

Tajik National University, 1999.

• Doktor Nauk (Doctor of Science) in Physics andMathematics, “Mathematical models of keeping agricultural products and the rare biological populations” (Computer Centre, USSR Academy of Science, Moscow), 1990.

• Postdoctoral Courses, Computer Centre, USSRAAcademy of Science. Moscow 1989-1991.

• HeadofModellingandInformaticsDept.TajikStateUniversity, 1981-1988.

• HeadofMathematicalModelingDept.TajikAcademyof Science, Dushanbe, 1976-1981.

• Postgraduatestudentship,candidatedegree,1971-1975.• Graduated from Computational Mathematics Dept.

of Moscow State University, 1970.

Research activities:• Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation

of Nonlinear Processes in Economics, Sociology, Ecology and Physics.

• Participation in International Conferences andCongresses: Mathematical Modelling. Ostrava, 1989; Congress of PWPA Seul 1992; GAMM’s Congress in Regensburg, 1997; ICM in Berlin, 1998; ICM Beijing 2002; Congress of PWPA Seoul 2000; Zanjan-Iran ICAM 2000; ICMM Lodz 2005; Al-Azhar University ICM Gaza, 2006; ICPM Islamabad 2007, 2008, 2012; Sohag ICM 2009; ICM Hyderabad 2010, ICA Cape Town 2010; Ramanujan Conference Delhi 2012; Islamabad 2013; Washington 2014.

• Teachingcourses:OptimizationsMethod,OperationsResearch, Mathematical Modelling, Informatics, Model Economics, Finance Math, Differential Equations.

Publications:Contains about 320 papers including 6 monographs and 5 textbooks:

• Onthesolutionofone’soptimalproblemofStefantype. J.vichislitelnajmatematika i matematicheskajfizika. 1975, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 345-347 (Moscow).

• Heat interaction and gas pipe-line with ground.Ingenerno-fizicheskijurnal, 1979, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 489-496 (Minsk).

• ToconstructandgivetoGOSFONDtypicalparketapplied programs of automat zed data process of cotton field. The report on the theme of USSR’s GKNT Moscow VINITI, 1981, No. 2401582. - 82 p. (With Ju.Gorelov).(Moscow).

• Questions of qualitative stability and regularizationin dynamics models of cotton agrosenos.VoprosiKibernetiki, Moscow, 1979, Vol. 52, pp.836-841(With Logofet D.)

• Mathematicalmethodofdeterminationofcriticalvaluesof the ecosystem three trophical levels. J. obshajbiologia, Moscow, 1983, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 836-841.

• Optimalcontrolofsomeheat-masstransferprocesses.Dushanbe, Donish, 1987, 132 pp. (Monografia).

• Imitating system of agrocenos control. The book:“Imitating systems”, Ostrova (Cz.S.R.), 1989, pp.152-155.

• Mathematical models of the keeping of the rarebiological populations. Moscow, Computing Centre, Acad. Nauk SSSR, 1991, 30 pp. (Moscow).

• On the solutions one’s class non local problems.Moscow, Computing Centre, Acad. Nauk SSSR, 1991, 28 pp. (Moscow).

• Mathematicalmodelsof thestrugglewithaharmfulinsect of agrocenos. Dushanbe, Donish, 1991, 142 pp. (Monografia).

• Investigationofsomenonlinearsingularmodeleco-systems and new concerned mathematical problems J. Ecological Modelling, Vol. 216, Issue 2, 24 August 2008, pp172-177.(Holland).

Awards and honours:•GovernmentAward“ArbobiilmutechnikaiTojikiston”,2008.

•ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Mathematics)2001.

•GovernmentOrden“SHARAF”,1998.

•ComsomolAwardoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofTajikistanforYoungScientistsintheFieldsofScienceandTechnique,1979.


•Name:Dr Roshdi Rashid Khalil


• Position/Title:Full Professor


• Areasof expertise:Mathematics: Functional Analysis, Operator Theory,

and Approximation Theory

•Nameof institution:University of Jordan

•Mail:Zip code 11942, Amman-Jordan.

• Tel.:0777496378


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History: • FullProfessor,UniversityofJordan,since1998.

• Dean of Scientific Research, Princes SumayaUniversity 2003 (sabbatical year).

• Full Professor, Jordan University for Scienceand Technology, 1997-1998.

• Full Professor, Jordan University for Women,1996-1997.

• FullProfessor,BahrainUniversity,1991-1996.

• FullProfessor,KuwaitUniversity,1988-1990.

• AssociateProf.,KuwaitUniversity,1983-1988.

• AssistantProf.,KuwaitUniversity,1979-1983.

• Lecturer,McGillUniversity,1977-1979.

• PhDMcGillUniversity,1978.

• M.Sc.,McGillUniversity,1976.

• B.Sc.,KuwaitUniversity,1973.

Awards and honours:• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Mathematics)1997.

• ShumanPrizesforYoungArabMathematicians1988.

•McGillUniversityAwardforDistinguishedgraduatestudents1976.

• KuwaitUniversityPrizesforOutstandingStudents,1971,1972,1973.

Publications :125 research papers in different areas of

mathematics:

• ApproximationTheoryinBanachSpaces.

• GeometryofBanachSpaces.

• OperatorIdealsandTensorProductSpaces.

• OperatorTheory.

• HarmonicAnalysis.

• ComplexAnalysis.

• Semi-groupsofOperators.

• OmerAl-KhayyambookofAlgebra/TranslatedtoEnglish/Center forMoslemcontribution tocivilizations.

• Differentialequations,DarAlmanahij,Edition11998.(InArabic),Edition2/2007.

• Calculus I. Dar Hunain, (with Dr.Hussein)Edition11995,(inArabic)Edition2/2003.


•Name:Dr Zaid Odibat


• Position/Title:Professor


• Areasof expertise:Applied Mathematics

•Nameof institution:Al-Balqa’ Applied University

•Mail:Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa’ Applied

University, Jordan

• Tel.:+96253491111

• Fax:+96253530462


AppliedMathematics

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History: • Professor, Applied Mathematics, Al-Balqa’

Applied University.

• Dean, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa’ AppliedUniversity, 2010-2014.

• Visiting professor, University of Le Havre,2008-2009.

• Ph.D.,Universityof Jordan(Jordan),2002.

Research activities: • Main research interests include fractional

calculus, numerical analysis, ordinary and partial

differential equations, Numerical solution

of fractional nonlinear systems, nonlinear

dynamics, Chaos, control and synchronization

of fractional order systems.

• Researchresultscanbesummarizedasfollows:

➢ Studying and introducing theoretically some

properties of the fractional differential

operators and the fractional calculus theory.

➢ Proposing computational techniques for

approximating fractional derivatives and

integrals.

➢ Modifying and extending analytical techniques

that can be used to solve different classes of

nonlinear differential equations.

➢ Introducing new analytical as well as

numerical techniques to deal with nonlinear

fractional-order differential systems.

➢ Introducing new control approaches to

establish synchronization between different

dimensional chaotic dynamical systems.

➢ Currently establishing now results about the

synchronization of chaotic fractional-order

systems with suitable feedback control.

• SupervisedmanymasterandPh.D.students inApplied Mathematics.

Publications:• Referred more than 80 research papers in

international journals and more than 10 referred

papers in international conferences.

Awards and honours: • ThehIndex=30accordingtoScopusDatabase(2014).

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Mathematics)2010.

• Classifiedasoneof thetopscientistsintheworldinFractionalDifferentialEquationsaccordingtoThomsonISIWebof knowledge2010.

•MostSuccessfulPaperAward,TheSecond“InternationalAssociationforMathematicsandComputersinSimulation”IMACS2009.

• ScopusawardforJordanianScientists2009.

• AscholarshipfromAl-Balqa’AppliedUniversityforobtainingthePh.D.degreeinAppliedMathematicsfromtheUniversityof Jordan(1998-2002).


Astrophysics,CosmologyandRelativity

•Name:Dr Asghar Qadir

•Nationality: Pakistani

• Position/Title:Professor


• Areasof expertise:Astrophysics, Cosmology and Relativity

•Nameof institution:National University of Sciences and Technology

(NUST)

•Mail:Department of Physics, National University of Sciences and

Technology (NUST)- School of Natural Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan

• Tel.:+92 51 9085 5576


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History: • Director, School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

formerly known as center for advance

mathematics and physics (CAMP) of the

National University of Sciences and Technology

(NUST), 2004.

• DistinguishedNationalProfessorof theHigherEducation Commission of Pakistan from

February 2004.

• Chairman(Departmentof Mathematics)QAU;Sept. 1983-Aug. 1986; Sep. 1988-Aug. 1994; Oct.

1997-Feb. 1999.

• Ph.D.,LondonUniversity,1971.

• D.I.C.,ImperialCollege,1967.

• A.R.C.S.,ImperialCollege,1967.

• B.Sc.(Hons.),LondonUniversity,1967.

Research activities: • Appointed Visiting Professor at the University

of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa,

1st March 2013 to 28 th February 2015.

• Theeffectof phantomenergyontheinitialmassof primordial black holes evaporating today, S.

Naz 2012.

• Applications of geometrothermodynamics innon-standard theories of gravity, S. Taj 2011.

• Solvabilityof systemsof differentialequationsby complex symmetry analysis, M. Safdar 2013.

• AppointedDistinguishedNationalProfessorofthe Higher Education Commission in 2004.

• ThirdJointInternationalWorkshoponRelativisticAstrophysics, dedicated to Dr Qadir for his 65th

birthday in the Physics Department of Salento

University of Lecce, Lecce, Italy, 2011.

• One-dayConferenceonGravitationdedicatedtoDr Qadir for his 65th birthday at the Department

of Mathematics, Punjab University, Lahore,

Pakistan, 2011.

Latest Publications:• “Noether symmetries of the area minimizing

Lagrangian”, A. Aslam and A. Qadir, Journal of

Applied Mathematics (2012).

• Generating vorticity and magnetic fields inplasmas in general relativity: spacetime curvature

drive”, F.A. Asenjo, S.M. Mahajan and A. Qadir,

Physics of Plasmas 20 (2013).

• “Magnetic field seed generation in plasmas byspacetime curvature”, A. Qadir, F.A. Asenjo and

S.M. Mahajan, Physica Scripta 89 (2014).

• Sesquicentennial of the Presentation by JamesClerk Maxwell of his paper ‘A Dynamical

Theory of the Electromagnetic Field’ to the

Royal Society of London”, D.P. Mason and A.

Qadir, Int. J. Mod. Phys. (Conf. Ser.) 38 (2015),

eds. S. Ali, F.M. Mahomed and A. Qadir.

• “Invariant Linearization Criteria for a Three-Dimensional Dynamical System of Second-

Order Ordinary Differential Equations and

Applications”, A. Aslam, F.M. Mahomed and

A. Qadir, International Journal of Non-Linear

Mechanics 78 (2016).

Awards and honours: • ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Mathematics)2003.

• FirstPrizeinGeneralKnowledgeContestforHighSchoolStudentsin1961.


•Name:DrIhsenYengui

•Nationality: Tunisian

• Position/Title:Professor of Mathematics


• Areasof expertise:Mathematics

•Nameof institution:Faculty of Sciences of Sfax

•Mail:Mathematics Department, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, Tunisia

• Tel.:+21698656563

• Fax:+21674274437


Mathematics

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History: • Professor of Mathematics, Science Faculty of

Sfax

• RegularAssociateProfessor,ICTP,Trieste,Italy.

• Visiting Professor at Max Planck Institute forMathematics Bonn, Germany, 2015 Max Planck

Institute for Mathematics Bonn, Germany,

2011, Paris 6 University, Paris, France 2011,

IHES Paris, France, 2010, Paris 6 University,

Paris, France, 2010, Max Planck Institute for

Mathematics Bonn, Germany, 2011, Paris 6

University, Paris, France, 2011.

• VisitingProfessor,Limoges,France,June2009,Rennes France March 2010, Besançon France

May, June 2010, IHES Paris France, September

2010, June 2013, Max-Planck Bonn april- may

2011, Poitiers France, June 2011 and May

2015, Aachen, November-December 2011,

Berlin, July-August 2011, Aachen, September-

December 2012.

• Ph.D., University of Franche-Comté, (France),2001 and habilitation (2003), University of Sfax

(Tunisia).

Research activities: • As a leading figure among the mathematicians

of his generation in Tunisia and in the whole

Maghreb, Dr Ihsen Yengui stands out for thenumerous relevant contributions he has made

to commutative, constructive and computer

algebra in the course of a matter few years.

Publications:• Book: “Constructive Commutative Algebra”

published in “Lecture Notes in Mathematics”

series, Springer.

• Yengui leads a team of ten young Tunisianmathematicians and Ph.D. students working

in the fields of commutative, constructive, and

computer algebra.

• HeisalsosupervisingthesesofPh.D.studentsfrom sub-Saharian Africa (Niger, Senegal, and

Cameroon).

Awards and honours: • ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,2014.

• GeorgeForsterResearchFellowshiptovisittheRWTHUniversity(Aachen,Germany),2012,HumboldtFoundation,2012.

• Researchgrantfora17daysvisittotheUniversityofLeeds,theLondonMathematicalSocietyEngland,2010.

• YoungAfricanMathematicianMedalbytheNationalMathematicalCentre,Abuja(Nigeria),2009.

• InternationalCenterforTheoreticalPhysics, -ICTP- Research Grant for young

mathematiciansworkingindevelopingcountries,Trieste,Italy2004.

• ThirdWorldAcademyofSciences-TWAS-PrizesforthebestyoungAfricanmathematicianworkingandlivinginAfricaattheAfricanMathematicalUnionCongressofMathematics,2004.

• PresidentialPrizesfollowinghisparticipationinthe``FourthMaghrebOlympiadofMathematics»(Acompetitionbetween young students from Tunisia,

Algeria,Morocco,LybiaandMauritania),1990.


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PHYSICS


•Name: Dr Waheeb Essa Alnaser

•Nationality:Bahraini

• Position/Title:Vice President for Academic Programs and Graduate Studies


• Areasofexpertise:Applied Physics

•NameofInstitution:University of Bahrain

•Mail:University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Kingdom of Bahrain

• Tel.:+97317449111/17438090/174397997/17449192

• Fax:+17449911 (Office) 17827766 (Personal)

• Email:[email protected] ; [email protected]

AppliedPhysics

History:• VicePresident for Academic Programs and graduate

Studies (2013-to date) and Professor of Physics,

University of Bahrain 1996-to date.

• Vice President for Planning and Development andChairman for National Accreditation Committee

(2010-2012).

• Member of Bahrain Higher Education Council(2006-2010).

• Dean,CollegeofScience,1997-2004.

• DeanofScientificResearch,1995-1997.

• Associate Professor, University of Bahrain, 1992-1996.

• Chairman, Physics Dept., University of Bahrain,1989-1993.

• AssistantProfessorinPhysics,PhysicsDept.,1986-1989.

• UNESCOExpert,1980-1981.

• Instructor,College of Health Science, 1979-1980.

• Ph.D. in Material Physics, University of KentatCanterbury, UK, 1986.

Research activities: • Invented a mobile wind/solar electricity generator

with a capacity of 2 KW.

• Co-inventedamobilesolar-waterdesalinationplant(250 gallons).

• Writtenmorethan40booksinPhysics,Astronomyand Environment.

• Listed among the Leading Scientist in the IslamicCountries, 2008, COMSTECH, Pakistan

• Chairman,ArabicSection,InternationalSolarEnergySociety, Germany, 1994-to date

• President,MiddleEastRegion,InternationalEnergyFoundation, 1995-to date (Geneva).

• Advisor,WorldRenewableEnergyNetwork,U.K.

• GeneralSecretaryofSocietyofScienceintheArabUniversities, Jordan.

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• ChairmanofEnvironmentPrizes,Bahrain

• MemberintheExecutiveCouncilforCOMSTECH,Pakistan.

• Ex-BoardMemberofBahrainPetroleumCompany(BAPCO).

• MemberofCrownPrizesforScientificResearch.

• Ex-Chairman,BahrainAstronomicalSociety(twoterms).

• Vice President for Bahrain Astronomical Society(2010- 2014).

• PresidentforBahrainAstronomicalSociety(2015-todate).

• Chairman of King Hamad Prizes for ScientificResearch in Agriculture (2014-to date)

Publications: • Published more than 110 International Refereed

Scientific papers in Metal & Material Physics,

Renewable Energy, Astronomy & Astrophysics, and

Environmental & Medical Physics.

• Published in more than 15 books in Physics,Astronomy and Renewable Energy.

• ProducedmanyAstronomicalCalendars,Booklets&Posters.

• MadeafullB.Sc.ProgrammeonRenewableEnergyfor ISESCO in Arabic, English and French.

• Publishedmorethan110InternationalJournals.

• RefereeformanyInternationalScientificJournalsinthe field of Material Physics, Renewable Energy, and

Environmental Physics (15 International Journals).

• Edited Five International Conference proceedingsin Renewable Energy, Space Technology and Solid

State, Solar Energy and Energy.

• Ex -Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Journal of ArabAssociation Universities Journal for Basic & Applied

Science, Bahrain and Jordon

• Main contributor in publishing Solar Atlas as well as

Wind Atlas in the Arab countries for ALESCO, Tunis.

• PreparedtheUnifiedLunarHijriCalendar1424AHto 1434 AH, recognized by ISESCO, Morocco and

COMSTECH, Pakistan.

• EditorialBoardMember,EnvironmetricsJournal,USA.

• EditorialBoardMember,ArabianGulfJournalforScientific Research, Bahrain.

• Managing Editor, Journal of Arab AssociationUniversities Journal for Basic & Applied Science,

Bahrain and Jordon.

Awards and honours:•FellowPhysicistofInstituteofPhysics,London,UK.

•CharterinPhysics,InstituteofPhysics,England.

•UNESCOScholarshipAwardforobtainingM.Sc.andPh.D.inPhysics.

• HonoredasPioneerofMuharraqTownpersonalityinCommunityServices.

•CrownPricePrizesinAppliesSciences,2005,Bahrain.

•DistinctioninCommitteeServicesattheUniversityofBahrainlevel,foracademicyear2000/2001.

•AbdulHameedShomanPrizesforYoungArabResearchers in Physics & Geology, Amman,

Jordan,1999.

•ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Physics),1997.

•BestQualityResearchAwardoftheUniversityofBahrain,25June1997.

•UNESCOAward(1994)toparticipateinSolarElectricityConference,Cairo,Egypt.

•Nominatedat‘WhoisWho’asBestBahrainiPhysicsEnvironmentalist,Bahrain,1994-2008.

•StatePrizesforNationalAchievementin1992,Bahrain.

•VisitorshipAward,BritishCouncil(1989,1992,1994).

• VisitorshipAward,BritishCouncil(1989).


•Name:Dr A.K.M Azharul Islam

•Nationality:Bangladeshi

• Position/Title:Vice-chancellor


• Areasof expertise:Elementary Particle Physics, Condensed matter

physics

•Nameof institution:Rajshahi Universit

•Mail:Rudaki St. 17, Bangladesh

• Tel.:+88031638656, 638657, 610085, 610308 Ext. 200

• Fax:+88031610307


Elementary Particle Physics, Condensed

matterphysics

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History: • Vice-chancellor,InternationalIslamicUniversity

Chittagong since 2002.

•Chairman,DepartmentofPhysics(1989-1992).

• Dean,FacultyofScience(1986-1988).

• LecturerinPhysics,RajshahiUniversity(January,1968); Professor since 1984.

• Post-doctoralFellowatImperialCollege(London),J.J. Thomson Laboratory (Reading University, UK, on Royal Society Fellowship); Visiting scientist at: IRC (University of Cambridge), JN Centre for Advanced Research (Bangalore, India), ICTP (Italy).

• Ph.D. (1972, London University). DIC (1969,Imperial College of S&T, London); M.Sc. (1967); B.Sc. Honours (1966).

Publications: • Editor-in-ChiefofJournalofScientificResearch

and member of Editorial Boards of several journals; Reviewer of twenty International and eight national journals.

• EditedProc.InternationalWorkshop(cataloguedby US Library of Congress, ICTP & other libraries of the world).

• 150 scientific publications and 75 popularscience articles.

Research activities:• Field of specialization: Elementary particle

physics (1967-1978), Condensed matter physics, Superconductivity, defects of solids, electronic structure of materials, MAX phases.

• Supervised84researchstudentsfortheirM.Sc.,M.Phil and Ph.D. works.

• MemberofSenate,Syndicate,AcademicCouncilsof Rajshahi and other Universities; Board of

Governors, RCMP, Chittagong University.

Awards and honours:• Bangladesh Academy of Sciences GoldMedal for meritorious performance inscienceandeducation,2006

• ISESCO Prize for Science & Technology(Physics)2001.

• University Grants Commission Award fororiginal research in Science & Agriculture,

1997.

• President’s(ofPakistan)IndependenceDayAward (Gold medal and Prizess for bestAcademic achievements at postgraduatelevelinthecountry,1968).

• StateMeritscholarshipfordoctoralworkatImperialCollegeofScience&Technologyin1967.

• University and Habib Bank Gold Medals(1966,1967).

• Governor’sPrizes,1964.


PlasmaPhysics,NuclearPhysics,SolidState Physics

•Name: Prof Mohammad Salimullah

•Nationality: Bangladeshi

• Position/Title:Professor of Physics, Fellow, BAS, FIAS


• Areasof expertise: Plasma Physics, Nuclear Physics, Solid State Physics

•Nameof institution: Jahangirnagar University

•Mail: Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University

• Tel.:+8801671570017

• Email:[email protected]/[email protected]

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History: • ForeignProfessor,SalamChairinPhysicsand

Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan,2006-2009.

• Chairman,Departmentof Physics,JahangirnagarUniversity, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1992-1994.

• Professorof Physics,JahangirnagarUniversity,Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1988 - Present.

• Ph.D.onPhysics,IndianInstituteof Technology,Delhi (IIT Delhi), 1976-1980.

• M.Sc.(Thesis)Physics,FirstClass,UniversityofDhaka, Bangladesh, 1970-1973.

• B.Sc.(Honours)inPhysics,FirstClass,Universityof Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1967-1970.

Research activities: • SalamChairProfessor,GCUniversity,Lahore,

2006-2009.

• Ruhr-UniversitatBochum,Germanysupportedby DAAD, Max-Planck Institut Fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, 2002.

• ICTP, OEA Programmes with IIT Delhi andVikram University, India, 2001.

• Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology,Hino, Tokyo-191-0065, Japan (discussion meeting), 2001.

• RoyalSocietyVisitstoUniversityof St-Andrews,Scotland, and Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, UK, 2000.

• Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering,University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.

• Collaborative research at Ruhr-UniversitatBochum, Germany, and Max-Planck-Institut Fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, Munich, Germany, 1998.

• JSPSvisittoNationalInstituteforFusionScience(NIFS), Nagoya, Japan, 1994.

Publications:He has to his credit more than 200 research papers

so far published in international journals.

• Beam driven upper-hybrid wave instability inquantized semiconductor plasmas, ( M.Jamil, A.

Rasheed, Ch. Rozina, W. Moslem, M. Salimullah,

Phys. Plasmas 21, 020704), 2014.

• Shukla-Nambu-Salimullah Potential with multielectron speciesin magnetoplasmas, ( Arroj A.

Khan, M. Jamil, A. Rasheed, and G.Murtaza,

Phys. Plasmas 20,022107), 2013.

• Stabilityanalysisof self-gravitationalelectrostaticdrift waves for a streaming nonuniform quantum

dusty magnetoplasma, ( M. F. Bashir, M. Jamil,

G. Murtaza, M. Salimullah, and H. A. Shah,

Phys. Plasmas 18, 4370), 2012.

• Theparametricdecayof dustion-acousticwavesin non-uniform quantum dusty magnetoplasms,

( M. Jamil, M. Shahid, Waris Ali, M. Salimullah,

H. A. Shah, and G. Murtaza, Phys. Plasmas 18,

3705), 2011.

• Modifiedscreeningpotentialinahighdensityinhomogeneous quantum dusty magnetoplasma

(H. Hussain, M. Jamil, M. Salimullah, G. Murtaza

and M. Jamil Phys. Plasmas 17, 054504), 2010.

• Electromagneticwavesindustymagnetoplasmasusing two-potential theory (K. Zubia, M. Jamil, and

M. Salimullah, Phys. Plasmas 16, 094501), 2009.

Awards and honours: •ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(physics)2003.

• SeniorScientistAward,2002byBangladeshAcademyof Sciences(BAS),2002.

• TheAsiaticSocietyof BangladeshAward,2001.


NuclearScience&Technology

•Name: Dr Hameed Ahmed Khan

•Nationality: Pakistani

• Position/Title:Executive director


• Areasof expertise: Nuclear Science & Technology

•Nameof institution: Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology

(PINSTECH), Islamabad, Pakistan

•Mail: Commission on Science and technology for sustainable

development in the South (COMSATS)

• Tel.:+92-519204900

• Fax:+92-519216539


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History: • AdvisorinCOMSATS’Instituteof Information

Technology,2009/2010.

• D.Sc. in Physics and Space Research fromBirmingham University (UK) in 1994.

• M.Sc. (Reactor Physics) and a PhD (RadiationPhysics) from Birmingham University (UK) in

1969 and 1972, respectively.

• Joined Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission(PAEC) in 1965 and participated in the

commissioning of Pakistan’s first Research

Reactor (PARR-1).

• B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees from PunjabUniversity in 1963 and 1964, respectively.

Research activities: • Dr Hameed Khan’s Ph.D. research work

produced about 20 international research

publications and resulted in the development of

a new radiation detection system that was applied

to many branches of science and technology.

• Heservedontheresearch/teachingfacultiesofBirmingham University till 1974.

• He developed and applied an inexpensivetechnique for uranium and thorium exploration

with a view to using these minerals in the nuclear

power generation program of Pakistan Atomic

Energy Commission (PAEC).

Publications:He has over than 450 research publications to his

credit.

Awards and honours: •ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology(physics)2006.

• TheThirdWorldNetworkof ScientificOrganizations(TWNSO),Trieste,Italyawardedhimits1998TWNSOPrizein Technology in recognition of his

scientificcontributions,particularlyfordevelopingthetechniqueof SSNTDanditsapplications.

• TheNationalBookFoundationof PakistanawardedhimwiththefirstprizeinPhysicsfortheyears1991,1992&1993.

• ThePresidentof PakistandecoratedDrKhanwithahighcivilawardof “Sitara-i-Imtiaz”(SI),inrecognitionof hisscientificresearchworkanditsapplicationsinPakistan,andtheNationalBookCouncilofPakistanbestoweduponhimtheawardoftheScientistof theYear,1987.


Physicsplasma

•Name: Dr Safarov Mahmadali

•Nationality: Tajik



• Areasof expertise: Thermophysical and molecular physics, theoretical

bases of Heat Engineering, protection of environment, automation of

thermophysics processes, physics plasma

•Nameof institution: Tajik university


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History: • Graduated from the physics-mathematical

faculty of the Dushanbe state Pedagogical

Institute (DSPI), Doctor of Technical Sciences,

Professor, 1974.

• Seniorlaboratoryassistant,heatof alaboratory,senior lecturer, assistant professor, senior

research worker, head of the department

of experimental physics of the DSPI, chief

of department of the Tajik Technological

University, head of the chair “Electric Power

Plants and Heating Engineering” of the Tajik

Technical University named by academician

.C.Osimy.

• Academician of the “Engineering academy ofthe Republic of Tajikistan, academician of the

New York Academy (1995), member of theInternational Club on studying of thermophysical

properties of substances (England 1997), number

of the International committee on certification

of materials, (ASTM, USA), 1996.

Research activities: The rmophysical and molecular physics,

theoretical bases of Heat Engineering, protection

of environment, automation of thermophysics

processes, physics plasma.

Publications:Dr Safarov published 520 works, including 5

monographies, 2 reference books, 30 methodical

developments and manuals, 13 inventions.

Awards and honours: •ISESCOPrizeforSience&Technology,(physics),2008.


•Name: Dr Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar

•Nationality: Palestinian

• Position/Title: Professor Doctor


• Areasofexpertise: Nanotechnology, Electro-optics, Environment,

Fiber-optics, Material Science

•Nameofinstitution: Islamic University of Gaza (IUG)

•Mail: Electrical Engineering Department, Islamic University of Gaza, State

of Palestine.

• Tel.: +97282860707

• Fax: +97282861444


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History:• Currently full professor at the IUG Electrical

Engineering (EE) Department.

• Assistant professor at the IUG ElectricalEngineering (EE) Department, 2000.

• Ph.D. in physics from New Mexico StateUniversity (NMSU), USA in 1999, and B.Sc. in

Physics from BirZeit University, Palestine, 1987.

• Assistant professor, Birzeit University, PhysicsFaculty, 1987.

• ICTP senior fellow for the World Academyof Science (FTWAS) and fellow for the Arab

region FTWAS-ARO.

Research activities: • Dr Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar holds the title

“Alumni Research Ambassador” by Technical

University of Munich.

• Sheinitiatedanddevelopedthequalityassuranceunit and the external relations at the Islamic

University of Gaza.

• She is chairwoman of the scientific committeeand member of the steering committee of the

5th International Conference on Engineering

and Sustainability (ICES5), which took place

in Gaza city, 2014, in collaboration with the

Faculty of Engineering of the Islamic University

of Gaza, Gaza City (Palestine) and Universiti

Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.

• Coordinator for several projects includingTEMPUS for promoting long-life learning,

and Al-Aaqdisi to enhance collaboration with

French partners.

Publications: • Dr Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar has 100

publications in reputed national and international

journals. Her research works cover innovative

solar system problems, developing optical

fibers for faster data transmission and optical

sensors for more precise diagnosis of diseases.

Moreover, she has made a major contribution

in studying wireless communication, optical

communication, nonlinear optics, optical fiber

sensors, magneto-optical isolators, optical filter,

MTMs devices, biophysics, electro-optical

waveguides, and numerical simulation of micro

structural evolution of polycrystalline materials.

Awards and honours: • TWAS(TheWorldAcademyof Science)MedalLecture,2015.

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technolgy(Physics),2014.

• IUG(IslamicUniversityof Gaza)DeaneryPrizeforAppliedSciences.

• Postdocaward,MaxPlanckInstituteinHeidelberg,Germany,1999.


•Name:Dr Abdeslam Hoummada

•Nationality:Moroccan

• Position/Title:Professor, Director of Science


• Areasofexpertise:Neutrinos Physics, Higgs research

•Nameofinstitution:Hassan II University of Casablanca - Hassan II

Academy of Science and Technology

•Mail:Académie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques, Km 4,

Av. Mohammed VI, Rabat - Morocco

• Tel.:+212669975483 (mobile)

• Fax:+212537758171


[email protected]

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History: • Scientific Director, Hassan II Academy of

Science and Technology.

• Professor,HassanIIUniversityof Casablanca.

• Visiting professor, University of Grenoble,France.

• Assistant professor, University of Grenoble(from 1982 to 1985).

Research activities:• DrAbdeslamHOUMMADAistheteamleader

of the Moroccan physicists, “High Energy Physics Cluster”, working in the ATLAS Collaboration Experiment since 1996. His major fields of interest are Neutrinos Physics and Higgs research at the ATLAS experimenting the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of the CERN. He conducted the construction in Morocco, from 1998 to 2004, of an element of electromagnet calorimeter (presampler) of ATLAS.

• Currently he is working on Run II of ATLASexperiment at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), (data taking is ongoing since early 2015) and exploring searches for sterile neutrino at STEREO experiment near the ILL nuclear reactor in Grenoble (data taking is for early 2016.)

Publications: • InNeutrinoPhysics,DrHoummadacontributed

to the study of this enigmatic particle through the publication, in 1985 and 1995, of a neutrino oscillations effect observed in the Bugey experiment and also in the Laue Langevin Institute experiment, which is known actually as “Neutrino reactor anomaly”.

• He published more than 500 internationalindexed publications and 6 research books on high energy physics and ATLAS experiment. Formoredetails:http://ruphe.fsac.ac.ma

Awards and honours: • ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Physics)2012.

• EuroScienceMedal2012.


•Name: Dr Mohammed Musa Shabat

•Nationality:Palestinian

• Position/Title:Distinguished Professor Dr. of Physics


• Areasofexpertise: Physics

•Nameofinstitution:Islamic University of Gaza

•Mail:Physics Department, Islamic University of Gaza, State of Palestine

• Tel.:+97082863554

• Fax:+97282863552


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History: • Ph.D.degreefromtheUniversityof Salford,UK

and B.Sc. in Physics from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt in 1984.

• Vice President for the Research and GraduateStudies at the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG).

• Vice President for Administrative Affairs atIUG, between 2001-2005.

• Professorof Physicsin2000.

• AssociateProfessorin1996.

• Joined the Physics Department at the IslamicUniversity of Gaza (IUG) as an Assistant Professor of Physics, 1992.

• ResearchFellowattheUniversityof ManchesterInstitute of Science and Technology, UK, from 1989 to 1992.

• Duringhiscareer,DrMohammedMusaShabatwas a visiting scientist in many universities: Bochum University, Germany, the Institute National Polytechnic de Grenoble, (INPG), Salford University, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, Duisburg-Essen University, Germany, Technical University of Warsaw, Frankfort University, Clausthal University of Technology in 2015, and Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany.

Research activities: • His research interests include optical sensor,

opto-electronics, mesoscopic systems, energy, and applied mathematics, nanotechnology and physics education.

• He supervised more than 30 postgraduatestudents (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) in mathematics and physics at Palestinian, Sudanese, Algerian, Moroccan and Egyptian Universities. He is an external examiner for B.Sc. examinations, M.Sc dissertation and Ph.D. theses at Palestinian and Egyptian universities.

Publications: • He published more than 300 papers in

international journals (in physics, mathematics and education) and presented many papers at local and international conferences.

Awards and honours: • ThefirstdistinguishedProfessorintheIUGin2011.

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&technology(Physics)2010.

• DistinguishedScholarAward,theArabFundFellowshipProgram,Kuwait,2007.

• GalileoGalileiAwardof theInternationalCommissionforOptics(affiliatedtoICSUandIUPAP)in2006.

• TheHumboldtResearchFellowshipsin1998-99,theCenterof SemiconductorTechnologyandOpto-electronics,Duisburg-EssenUniversity,Germany.

• TheShomanPrizesforaYoungArabScientist(Jordan)in1995.


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Thechnology

•Name: Dr Alireza Rastegar


• Position/Title:IFIA President


• Areasofexpertise: Technology

•Nameofinstitution:YoungResearchClub

•Mail: RuDU 31 Decembre 8, 1207 Geneva, Swiss

• Tel.:+41 225483145


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History: • Doctorate of Business and Administration

(DBA), Europe CIP Certificate, 2016.

• DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration),Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2015.

• Doctorate of International OrganizationsManagement, College of Almeda, 2014.

• Master of Business Management, College ofAlmeda, 2010.

• ExecutiveCommitteeMemberof WorldWomenInventors and Entrepreneur’s Association 2008 Present.

• Editor of International Journal of ScientificResearch in Inventions, 2014 Present.

• President of First Institute of Inventors andResearchers in Iran, 2006-2014.

• Doctorate of International OrganizationsManagement, College of Almeda, 2014.

• Master of Business Management, College ofAlmeda, 2010.

• Graduateof ProductTechnology,UniversityofTehran, 2004.

• HighSchoolDiplomainEmpiricalSciences,1998.

Research activities: • His research interests include optical sensor,

opto-electronics, mesoscopic systems, energy, and applied mathematics, nanotechnology and physics education.

• He supervised more than 30 postgraduatestudents (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) in mathematics and physics at Palestinian, Sudanese, Algerian, Moroccan and Egyptian Universities. He is an external examiner for B.Sc. examinations, M.Sc dissertation and Ph.D. theses at Palestinian and Egyptian universities.

Publications: The most important books:

• DisasterManagement (ISBN:978-964-8760-93-4),2013.

• TrainingInnovativeCulturetoCitizens(ISBN:978-600-5799-54-5), 2012.

• CitizensandCreativeRecycling(ISBN:978-600-6591-35-3 ), 2012.

Awards and honours: •MeritMedal,WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization,2013.

• GoldMedal,WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization,2012.

• DiplomaandMedal,RomaniaMinisterofEducationandscience,2009.

• GoldMedal,KuwaitFoundationfortheAdvancementof Sciences,2008.

• YoungGeniusof Year,2006.

• ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology,(Technology),2003.


PolymerComposites,ConcurrentEngineering,MaterialsSelectionNaturalandFibreComposites

•Name: Prof Dr Mohd Sapuan Salit

•Nationality:Malaysian



• Areasofexpertise: Polymer Composites , Concurrent Engineering,

Materials Selection Natural and Fibre Composites

•Nameofinstitution:University Putra Malaysia

•Mail: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,

University Putra Malaysia

• Tel.:+03 89466318

• Fax:+03 86567122


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History: • B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, University of

Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

• M.Sc. Engineering Design, LoughboroughUniversity, Leics, UK.

• Ph.D. Materials Engineering, De MontfortUniversity, Leicester, UK.

• ProfessionalEngineer,MechanicalEngineering,Board of Engineers, Malaysia.

Research activities: • Numerical and Experimental Investigation of

Fibre Reinforced Injection-Moulded Thermo-plastic Composites (2001) Source of fund: UPM short-term grant Amount: RM 10,000 (Project Leader).

• ConcurrentEngineeringManufacturingSystemof Polymeric-Based Composite Automotive Pedal Box (2001-2005) Source of fund: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment under Experimental Applied Research Program of IRPA. Amount: RM 99,080 (Project Leader).

• Thermo mechanical Properties of PineappleLeaf Fibre Reinforced Polystyrene Composites (2007- 2009) Source of Fund: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia Amount: RM 76,500 (Project Leader).

• Materials selection of composite componentsusing AHP (2007-2010) Source of Fund: Research University Grant Scheme, UPM Amount: RM 144,000 (Project Leader).

• Mechanical and Environmental Propertiesof Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites (2010-2012) Source of fund: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (MOHE) (Project Leader) Amount: RM 43,000.

• Analytical of Residual Stresses Thin WalledPlastic Part Natural Fibre (Rice Husk or Wood) Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite (2012-2014) Source of Fund: Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS) (Project Leader) Amount: RM 13,000.

Latest publications: • Design of natural fiber-reinforced composite

structures, 2016.

• Measurement of ballistic impact properties ofwoven kenaf-aramid hybrid composites, 2016.

• Recent developments in sugar palm (Arengapinnata) based biocomposites and their potential industrial applications, 2016.

• Polymer selection approach for commonlyand uncommonly used natural fibers under uncertainty environments, 2015.

Awards and honours: • KIALaureateof theKhwarizmiInternationalAward,26thKhwarizmiInternationalAward,2013.

• TheAlumniMedalforProfessionalExcellenceFinalist,2012AlumniAwards,Universityof Newcastle,Australia,2012.

• SilverMedal,InnovativeHandToolHarvesterfor Dioscorea Hispida, International IbnAl-Haytham’s Al Manazir Innovation andInvention Exhibition InEx 2011, Kuantan,Pahang,Malaysia,2011.

• ExcellenceServiceAward,UPM,2010.

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(technology)2008.


•Name: Dr Ali Meghdari


• Position/Title:Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of

Centre of Excellence in Design, Robotics, and Automation (CEDRA) at

SUT, and Dean of Centre for Faculty Hiring and Promotions at IAU


• Areasofexpertise:Robotics, Social & Cognitive Robotics, Mechatronics,

Bio/NanoRobotics

•Nameofinstitution:Sharif University of Technology (SUT), and

Islamic Azad University (IAU), Islamic Republic of Iran

• Tel:+98-216616-5541

• Fax:+98-216600-0021


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History: • Directorof theCentreof ExcellenceinDesign,

Robotics and Automation (CEDRA), Project Manager for the SUT’s new (under construction) Research & Technology Campus (RTC).

• Deanof CentreforFacultyHiringandPromotionsat the Islamic Azad University (IAU).

• Editorialboardmemberof variousengineeringjournals.

• Affiliate member of the Iranian Academy ofSciences (IAS), Since 2005.

• Vice-President of Academic Affairs at SharifUniversity of Technology, 2001-2010.

• During1996-1999,Chairmanof theDepartmentof Mechanical Engineering at SUT.

• In1997Full-Professorof MechanicalEngineeringat SUT, and recognized by the Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) as the youngest (at age 37) ME full-professor in Iran.

• AssistantProfessorof MechanicalEngineeringat Sharif University of Technology (SUT) in Tehran in 1988.

• Post-DoctoralresearchintheroboticsgroupofLos Alamos National Laboratory in 1987.

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from theUniversity of New Mexico in 1987.

Research activities: • Extending research in the areas of robotics,

social and cognitive robotics, mechatronics, bio-robotics/nano-manipulation, and modelling ofbiomechanical systems.

• VisitingResearchProfessor,ColoradoSchoolofMines, and the Rocky Mountain Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory (RMMRL), 1999-2000.

• Visiting research Professor at the AHMCTcentre of the University of California-Davis, 1993-94.

Publications:Over 250 technical papers in refereed international journals and conferences.

Awards and honours: •NationalElitesFoundationof Iran(BMN),2012.

•MechanicalEngineeringDistinguishedProfessorshipAward,Ministryof Science,Research&Technology(MSRT),Iran,2001.

• AmericanSocietyof MechanicalEngineers(ASME)2001.

• ISESCOPrizeScience&Technology,(Technology)1997.


Technology

•Name:Dr Diane Mohamed Salou

•Nationality:Guinean


• Position/Title:Professor,teacher/researcher,trainer,civilengineer.

• Areasof expertise:Civil Engineering, Geotechnique, Soil Mechanics

and Foundations, Research, Project Development for Funding Research,

Project Management, Certification, metrology, Assessment consistency,

development, planning, monitoring and coordination of Research

activities’.

•Nameof institution:Scientific and Technical Research Center)

•Mail:BP 3656, Kaloum, Conakry, Guinea (private)

BP 561, Conakry, Guinea (professional)

• Tel.+22460262069/64341984(private) +22465318978/30454306(professional)

• Email:[email protected] (private)

[email protected] (professional)

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History: • National Director, Scientific and Technical

Research Center, Conakry, 2011-present.

• Chevalierof theInternationalOrderof AcademicPalms (TOAP), the African Madagascar Council

for Higher Education (AMCHE), 2008.

• National Coordinator, project development ofthe Guinean National Housing policy, 2007-

2009.

• Technical Executive Secretary, The WorldAcademy of Sciences (TWAS) Award

Committee, Guinea, 2003.

• ScientificDirector,ConakryRogbaneScientificResearch Center Conakry (CERESCOR), 1986.

• Scientific Secretary, CERESCOR, Conakry,1984-1986.

• President,‘PADES’ConsultingandMonitoringUnit, CERESCOR, Conakry, 1996.

• Section Head, Construction Materials division,CERESCOR, Guinea, 1983-84.

• Ph.D.: Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University,Russia, 1978-83.

• Dean, Civil Engineering School, Gamal AbdelNasser University of Conakry, 1975-78.

• SeniorProfessor,SoilMechanicsandFoundationEngineering, Civil Engineering School, Gamal

Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, 1972.

• Teacher trainee, Civil Engineering School,Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry,

1970.

• M.Sc.(TechnicalScience)?GamalAbdelNasserUniversity of Conakry, 1969.

• Elementary Education Baccalaureate, DonkaTechnical High-school, Conakry, 1964.

Publications: Approximately forty scientific articles, scientific

communications, study notes and other manuals on

soil mechanics, technical geology, oceanography,

renewable energy.

Awards and honours :• Annualsubventionof thenationaldevelopmentbudgetinregardsof coveringdailyresearchactivitiesexpenses.

• CEAGrantforthepromotionof fiber-cimentroofing.

• Scholarshipof theSovietandGuineanGovernmentsforthedoctoralstudies,StPetersburgPolytechnicUniversity,Russia,1978-83.

• UNESCOscholarshipforthetestingandthe study of local construction materials by

UNESCO-Paris,1985.

• UNESCOScholarshipforlocalconstruction materials studies by

UNESCO-ROSTA,Nairobi,1989.

• TWASAwardforYoungGuineanResearchers.

• ISESCOPrizeforScienceandTechnology,(Technology),2006.


•Name: Dr Mohamed Amin Embi


• Position/Title:Director, Centre for Teaching & Learning Technologies,

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia


• Areasofexpertise:E-Learning, Web 2.0, Technology-enhanced

Language Learning

•Nameofinstitution:Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

•Mail:Faculty of Education, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia

• Tel.:+60389214299

• Fax:+60389223552


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History: • Director, Centre for Teaching Excellence and

Learning Technologies, UKM and Professor of technology-enhanced language learning at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

• President of the Mobile Learning Associationof Malaysia since 2011 and the Chariman of the Critical Agenda Projects (CAPs), e-Learning for the Ministry of Education.

• A strong proponent of Open EducationalResources and an active contributor of Web 2.0 resources.

• Consultant, expert and master trainer one-Learning and Interactive Lecture in Asia.

• Chairman of the Council of the MalaysianPublic HEIs e-Learning Coordinators for two terms, 2010-2013.

Research activities: • Conducted more than 100 specialized training

on e-Learning, interactive lecture, e-content development, Web 2.0 and OER at the national, regional and international levels.

Publications: • Produced more than 400 publications (50

books, 75 chapters, 150 journal articles & 125 conference proceedings) in the area of e-Learning, Web 2.0 and language learning. He has successfully supervised 25 PhD students and 40 master’s students.

• Delivered more than 25 keynote papers at thenational, regional and international levels.

• Recent publications include ‘Web 2.0 Tools inEducation Series’, with 22 titles have recorded more than 1.2 million ‘reads’ in Scribd and Slide share.

• A Web 2.0 mobile application that he hasdeveloped known as JiT2U (Just-in-time Training 2U) has also attracted educators from more than 110 countries worldwide.

Awards and honours: Receivedmorethan25awardsandrecognitionsat the university, national and internationallevels.

•NationalHigherEducationE-LearningPersonalityandMover2014.

• ListedastheMostInfluentialASEANEducationalTechnologyLeader2014.

• ListedastheTope-LearningMoversandShakers2013(No.2inAsia-Pacific)

•MalaysiaAchievementAward2012(OutstandingAchievementsinEducationCategory).

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology,(Technology)2010.

•MalayOutstandingAward2008(Education).

•NationalAcademicAward2006(Teaching).


•Name: Dr Uda Hashim


• Position/Title:Director


• Areasofexpertise:Semiconductor Devices, CMOS Based Sensor,

Nanoelectronic and Nano Biochip.

•Nameofinstitution:Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE),

Universiti Malaysia Perlis

•Mail:Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti

Malaysia Perlis Lot 106 &110, First Floor, Block A, Taman Pertiwi Indah,

JalanKangar - AlorSetar, Seriab, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia

• Tel.:+60194008844/+6049798580

• Fax:+6049798578


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History: • Director of the Institute of Nano Electronic

Engineering (INEE), UniMAP.

• Former Vice President of MalaysiaNanotechnology Association, Fellow to the Malaysian Solid State Science & Technology Society.

• Lecturer and principle researcher, School ofMicroelectronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in February 2002.

• Ph.D. in Microelectronics Engineering fromthe University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2001.

• Main member of the committee for nationalnanotechnology under Nanotechnology Directorate MOSTI and deputy committee cluster Nanotechnology under National Professor Council.

Research activities: • Actively involved in research and development

activities, especially in the area of microelectronics and nanoelectronics engineering leading to nano biosensor, DNA Chips, Microfluidic and Nano Lab-on-Chip devices for medical, food and agriculture applications.

• Very active in research product businessmatching activities where three of his research products ready to be commercialized which include:

1) Mask aligner for teaching and research (PI 2012004670).

2) DNA Biochip for E-Coli Detection (PI 201403422).

3) DNA Nanochip for Early Detection of Cervical Cancer (PI 2014703411).

• While working with UniMAP, his majorachievement and contribution are developing microelectronic curriculum and setting up teaching fabrication facility for Microelectronic Engineering Undergraduate Program: This setup has been recognized as the first in Malaysia for teaching undergraduate.

• Healsosuccessfullysupervised2Post-Doctoral,20 Ph.D. students and 35 M.Sc. students and 10 Ph.D. and 12 M.Sc. are still working towards completion.

• AmongTopResearchScientistMalaysia(TRSM)in 2014 from Academy of Sciences Malaysia.

Publications: • So far published more than 450 peer-reviewed

international articles.

Awards and honours: Inresearchproductexposition,Prof.DrUdaHashimhaswonmorethan70awardslocallyandinternationallywithfourmostprestigiousawardwhichare:

• BioInnovationof TheYearAward2014atBioMalaysia2014.

•NationalPatentAwardin2013fortheproducttitled“AKitForPregnancyDetectionUsingABiosensor”fromPerbadananHartaIntelekMalaysia(MyIPO).

• BestJuryAwardatGENEVA40th International

Exhibitionof Invention2012.


• PlatinumAwardatBritishInventionShow(BIS)2010.

• GeniusAwardfromHungaryin2007.


•Name: Dr Fazilah Fazan


• Position/Title:Dr Medical Technology Expert


• Areasofexpertise:Medical Technology

•Nameofinstitution:Sirim Berhad

•Mail:Sirim Berhad, 1 Persiaran Dato Menteri, Section 2, PO Box 7035,

40911 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

• Tel.:+603 - 55446000

• Fax:+603 - 55194055


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History: • Dr Fazilah Fazan is a Principal Research/

Medical Technology Expert under Medical Technology Flagship (MTF) at SIRIM Berhad – a Malaysian Government-owned company under the Minister of Finance Incorporated, the company is a prime mover for industrial research and development in Malaysia.

• She has her first degree from the Universityof Adelaide, Australia, followed by Ph.D. in “Biomaterials” at the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in Year2000.

• SheisalsoaTechnicalConsultanttoGranulabfor the manufacturing of GranuMaS; which is being marketed locally and internationally.

• Dr Fazilah also sits as an Expert Panel forMalaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) under Industrial, Health and Biotechnology sectors, as well as for the Malaysian Ministry of Health for the drafting of Malaysian Medical Device Regulatory and Guidance Documents.

• Dr Fazilah works not only as a consultantfor medical devices companies in Malaysia pertaining to medical device technologies and testing requirements, but also as a mentor for junior researchers in her company to initiate medical research projects and to guide them in implementing and delivering successful research outputs.

Research Interests:Among her interests are researches in hard tissue replacements, regenerative medicines and in drug delivery system. She currently works on another product called OSTEOPASTE™ - An Injectable Self-hardened Bone Cement; which is about to embark into Control Clinical Trials at multi-hospitals in Malaysia.

Awards and Honours: Withinthelast15years,DrFazilahhaswon11awards both locally and internationally for her

scientificworkonGranuMaS.

•HumanSyntheticBoneGrafts,withthelatestbeingMalaysianPrime.

•Minister’sNationalInnovationAwardandGoldMedalatGenevaInternationalExhibitionSwitzerland.


Publications: Dr Fazilah is a Project Leader in 9 research projects in Malaysia and in collaboration with other countries such as India, Thailand, etc, between many institutions of various specialisations such as engineering, material sciences, veterinary and medicine. She manages research grants worth of more than USD 3 millions in total for the last few years. She has also presented and published numerous papers, along with being the inventor in several international patents.


•Name: Dr Hanafi Ismail


• Position/Title:Senior Professor in Polymer Division


• Areasofexpertise:Polymer Science and Engineering (Rubber, Plastic,

Rubber-Rubber Blends, Rubber-Plastic Blends, Plastic-Plastic Blends,

Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE’s), Polymer Recycling and Polymer

Composites).

•Nameofinstitution:Universiti Sains Malaysia

•Mail:School of Materials &Mineral Resources Engineering, USM

Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia 14300, Nibong Tebal,

Penang, Malaysia

• Tel.:+6045996113/+60125704601(fixed)

• Fax:+98216600-0021

• Email:[email protected]& [email protected]

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History: •Dean,Schoolof MaterialsandMineralResources

Engineering, USM, Penang, Malaysia.

• Ph.D. Polymer Engineering, LoughboroughUniversity of Technology, UK, 1994.

• B.Sc. (Hons) - Chemical Process Technolgy,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 1985.

Publications:•DrHanafihaspublishedmorethan400research

papers in various polymer ISI international journals.

• Dr Hanafi is Editorial Board member forseveral journals: Polymer Plastic Technology & Engineering (Marcel Dekker, USA), Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences (Maxwell Science), ASEAN Engineering Journal, Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, Iranian Polymer Journal (Springer), Central European Journal of Engineering (Springer),Journal of Composites and Biodegradable Polymers (Sawy Publishers), Journal of Physical Science, International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering and Journal of Electron Microscopy Malaysia.

Awards and honours: •Hanafi’sIndexinGoogleScholaris47andinScopusis37withTotalCitationIndex,7902and5,618respectivelyuntilJune2015.

•GoldMedalandSpecialAwardfromAsiaInventionAssociation(AIA)at25th

InternationalInvention,Innovation&TechnologyExhibition(ITEX2014),KualaLumpur,8-10May2014.

•GoldMedalat24thInternationalInvention,Innovation&TechnologyExhibition(ITEX2013),KualaLumpur,9-11May

2013andGoldMedalat6th International

InventionFairintheMiddleEast(IIFME),Kuwait,18-21November2013.

•KIWIEPrizesandThailandSpecialAwardatKoreaInternationalWomen’sInventionExposition(KIWIE2012),SeoulKorea,3-6May2012.

•TopMalaysianScientist,2012.

• Gold Medal and Best Invention Award at22th International Invention, Innovation,IndustrialDesignandTechnologyExhibition(I-TEX2011),KualaLumpur20-22May2011.

•GoldMedalandGrandEcoAwardPrizesatInternationalTradeFair, Ideas, InventionsandNewProductsinNuremberg,Germanyfrom27-30Oct.2011.

•DoubleGoldandSpecialAwardfromRussiaatBritishInventionShow(BIS2010),London,13-16 Oct. 2010 and Gold Medal at SeoulInternationalInventionFair2010.

•GoldMedalattheInternationalInvention,Innovation,IndustrialDesignandTechnologyExhibition(I-TEX2003,2004,2007,2008and2010).

•SilverMedalattheScience&TechnologyExpo2003,2006and2010.

•GoldMedalwithspecialmentionbyjuryatthe56thWorldExhibitionof Innovation,ResearchandNewTechnologiesatBrussel,Belgium.

•GoldMedalattheInternationalTradeFairIENA2005,Nuremberg,Germany.

•SilverMedalattheInternationalExhibitionof Invention,NewTechnologiesandProductsinGeneva,Switzerlandin2002,2004and2009.

•ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Technology)2001,inUAE.

•KhawarizmiInternationalAwardfromIran,APCTT(AsiaPacific),2000.


•Name: Dr Aboul Ella Otifey Hassanien

•Nationality:Egyptian

• Position/Title:Full Professor


• Areasofexpertise:Intelligent Systems

•Nameofinstitution:Cairo University – Faculty of Computer and

Information

•Mail:5 Ahmed Zewal St., Orman, Giza, Egypt

• Tel.:01114567956


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History: • Doctoral degree, 1998, Tokyo Institute of

Technology, Japan, Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Science & Engineering.

• M.Scdegree,1993,AinShamsUniversity,Facultyof Science, Pure Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Cairo, Egypt.

• B.Sc.withhonours,1986,AinShamsUniversity,Faculty of Science, Pure Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Cairo, Egypt.

• Prof. of Information Technology, Faculty ofComputer and Information, Cairo University.

• Collaborative researcher member of theComputational Intelligence Laboratory at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada.

• Prof. Hassanien holds the Chair of ComputerScience and Information Technology, Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions (ESSP).

• Founder and Head of the Egyptian ScientificResearch Group (SRGE).

Community service: • Prof. Hassanien is the founder and head of

Africa Scholars Association in Information and Communication Technology.

• His research areas include computationalintelligence, medical image analysis, security, animal identification and multimedia data mining.

• Prof. Aboul Ella Otifey Hassanien is activelyengaged in community service activities aimed at promoting awareness about the importance of ICT in improving peoples living conditions, with particular focus on the disabled, children of the internet and the homeless and on fostering integration of persons with special needs.

Awards and honours: •StatePrizesforExcellenceinthefieldofadvancedtechnologicalsciences2015.

• ISESCOPrizeforScience&Technology(Technology)2014.

• BestscholarintheArabsmarttechnology,Poland.

• BestresearcherAwards,CairoUniversity,2013.

• ScientificexcellenceawardgrantinhumanitiesfromtheUniversityof Kuwait,2004.

• BestResearcherof theYouthAwardofAstronomyandGeophysics,NationalResearch Institute, Academy of Scientific

Research,Egypt,1990.

Publications:• Prof. Hassanien has more than 500 scientific

research papers published in prestigious international journals and over 30 books covering such diverse topics as data mining, medical images, intelligent systems, social networks and smart environment.


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