Yong Sik Ok, Professor
Web of Science 2019 Highly Cited Researcher
APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program Director
Korea Biochar Research Center
Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering
Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Homepage:
https://koreauniv.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/yong-sik-ok-2
https://apru.org/our-work/pacific-rim-challenges/sustainable-waste-management/
Dr. Ok is a Full Professor and Research Director (Global) of Korea University in Seoul, Korea. His academic background covers waste management, bioavailability of emerging contaminants, and bioenergy and value-added products such as biochar. Professor Ok also has experience in fundamental soil science and remediation of various contaminants in soils and sediments. Together with graduate students and colleagues, Professor Ok has published over 600 research papers, 41 of which were ranked as Web of Science ESI top papers (38 nominated as "Highly Cited Papers" and 3 nominated as "Hot Papers"). Professor Ok is also recognized as a 2018 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher. He maintains a worldwide professional network through his service as a Co-Editor in Chief of Journal of Hazardous Materials, Co-Editor for Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology and as associate editor for Environmental Pollution and Bioresource Technology, and as a member of the editorial boards of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemosphere, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis and several other top journals. Professor Ok has served in a number of positions worldwide, including honorary professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, visiting professor at the Tsinghua University, China, adjunct professor at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, and guest professor at the Ghent University, Belgium. He currently serves as the Director of Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable Waste Management Program. Professor Ok has served as chairman of numerous major conferences such as Engineering Sustainable Development 2019 organized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Institute for Sustainability and the APRU.
Christian Sonne, Professor
Aarhus University
Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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Ki-Hyun Kim, Professor
Air Quality & Materials Application Lab,
Member of the Korean Academy of Science & Technology (KAST)
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HYU Distinguished Prof. Ki-Hyun Kim was at Florida State University for an M.S. (1984-1986) and at University of South Florida for a Ph.D. (1988-1992). He was a Research Associate at ORNL, USA (1992 to 1994). He moved to Sang Ji University, Korea in 1995. In 1999, he joined Sejong University. In 2014, he moved to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Hanyang University. His research areas broadly cover the various aspects in the interfacing field of “Air Quality & Environmental Engineering” in connection with “Material Engineering” with emphasis on advanced novel materials like Coordination Polymers, especially Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). He was awarded as one of the top 10 National Star Faculties in Korea in 2006 and became an academician (Korean Academy of Science and Technology) in 2018. He has been recognized as ‘Highly Cited Researcher (HCR)’ for 2019 in Environment & Ecology field from Clarivate Analytics. He is serving as associate editor of ‘Environmental Research’ and Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology’ while being a board member in several other journals (e.g., ‘Atmospheric Pollution Research’ and ‘Sensors’). He has published more than 680 articles many of which are in leading scientific journals including ‘Chemical Society Reviews’, ‘Progress in Material Science’, ‘Progress in Polymer Science’, ‘Progress in Energy and Combustion Science’, ‘Chem’, ‘Nano Energy’, and ‘Coordination Chemistry Reviews’.
Ashok Pandey, Professor
Web of Science 2018 Highly Cited Researcher
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
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Homepage: (personal): http://ashokpandey.in; http://ashokpandey.org
Homepage: (official): http://iitrindia.org/En/StaffDetail.aspx?id=297
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashok_Pandey5
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-3529
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshokPa20609562
Professor Ashok Pandey is currently Distinguished Scientist at the Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India and Executive Director (Honorary) at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability – India. Formerly, he was Eminent Scientist at the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali and Chief Scientist & Head of Biotechnology Division and Centre for Biofuels at CSIR’s National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum. His major research and technological development interests are industrial & environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels & chemicals, waste to wealth & energy, industrial enzymes, etc.
Professor Pandey is Adjunct/Visiting Professor/Scientist in universities in France, Brazil, Canada, China, South Africa, and Switzerland and also in several universities several in India. He has ~ 1300 publications/communications, which include 16 patents, 82 books, ~ 700 papers and book chapters, etc with h index of 92 and > 38,000 citations (Goggle scholar). He has transferred several technologies to industries and has done industrial consultancy for about a dozen projects for Indian/international industries.
Professor Pandey is the recipient of many national and international awards and honours, which include Yonsei Outstanding Scholar, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (2019), Highest Cited Researcher (Top 1% among 4000 in the world; Top 10 in India), Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science (2018); Life-Time Achievement Award from the Biotech Research Society, India (2018); Life-Time Achievement Award from Venus International Research Awards (2018); Most Outstanding Researcher Award from Career360 (2018); Life-Time Achievement Award from the International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (2017); Academician of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Germany (2015); Honorary Doctorate degree from Univesite Blaise Pascal, France (2007); Thomson Scientific India Citation Laureate Award, USA (2006); UNESCO Professor (2000); Raman Research Fellowship Award, CSIR (1995); GBF, Germany and CNRS, France Fellowships (1992) and Young Scientist Award (1989), etc. He is Fellow of various academies, which include Royal Society of Biology, UK (2016); International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (2016); National Academy of Sciences, India (2012); Association of Microbiologists of India (2008), International Organization of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2007) and the Biotech Research Society, India (2005).
Professor Pandey is Founder President of the Biotech Research Society, India (www.brsi.in); Founder & International Coordinator of International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, France (www.ifibiop.org), Chairman of the International Society for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (www.isees.in), Editor-in-chief of Bioresource Technology (http://ees.elsevier.com/bite/), Honorary Executive Advisor of Journal of Water Sustainability (http://www.jwsponline.com/) and Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability (www.jees.in), Subject Editor of Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, India (https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/journal/40011) and editorial board member of several international and Indian journals.
Yakov Kuzyakov, Professor
Web of Science 2018 Highly Cited Researcher
Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar Award
Tianjin’s 1000-Talents Short-Term Experts
Associate Editor, Rhizosphere
Associate Editor, Biogeosciences IF=3.951
Section Editor, Land Degradation & Development IF=4.725
Subject Editor, Soil Biology & Biochemistry IF=5.29
Field Editor, European Journal of Soil Biology IF=2.244
University of Göttingen, Dept. of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems
Dept. of Agricultural Soil Science, 37077 Göttingen Germany
Su Shiung Lam, Professor
http://pyrolysis-technology.com/index.php/research-team-2/research-team/
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=23035028500
Dr. Lam is a tenured Professor at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). His academic background cover mainly on Chemical & Environmental Engineering, focusing on Waste Management, Thermal Process (Pyrolysis, Gasification, Microwave Heating), Waste & Biomass Utilization, Clean Technology. He has professional qualification as Certified Environmental Professional for Hazardous Waste Management in Malaysia, currently advising several companies on identifying, managing and mitigating some ‘real world’ hazardous wastes.
Together with colleagues and 12 members of ‘Pyrolysis Technology Research Group’ led by him, Lam has published 87 papers, 5 of which are ranked as Web of Science ESI top papers (5 nominated as "Highly Cited Papers" and 1 nominated as "Hot Paper"), receiving a H-index of 26 and 1886 citations recorded in Google Scholar. He is one of the pioneers researching on microwave pyrolysis in the world, working on the development, optimization, and application of this technology in many aspects. He ranks among the top in the field of pyrolysis for the past 10 years with respect to the number of SCI-indexed publication, currently ranked No. 4 in the world in microwave pyrolysis and No. 1 in Malaysia for pyrolysis.
Lam serves a number of positions and collaborates with Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers via his appointment as Visiting Professor of Henan Agricultural University (China), Associate Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy, Visiting Research Fellow of Education University of Hong Kong, Visiting Researcher of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), and his affiliation as member of Applied Energy UNILAB: Conversion of Energy and Biochar from Biomass/Solid Waste (EB2W), and International Bioprocessing Association (IBA-IFIBiop). He is Grant Panel of Kazakhstan Ministry of Education & Science, and Hungary’s National Research, Development & Innovation Office.
Lam serves as executive chairman of 2 international conferences and 1 high profile Academic Forum by Editors of Internationally Renowned Journals and Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in 2019 & 2020, plus international organizing and scientific committee member for several major conferences (e.g. BEEM 2019, IEEC & BWR 2019). He has been invited as Keynote and Invited Speaker for 5 international conferences. In Malaysia, he is currently an Auditor for Malaysia Research Assessment (MYRA) and Evaluation Committee Member of National Research Grant (FRGS, PRGS) appointed by Ministry of Education Malaysia, and recognized as a Professional Technologist (Ts./P.Tech) by the Malaysia Board of Technologists.
Baohong Zhang, Professor
Web of Science 2018 Highly Cited Researcher
Xitian Yang, Professor
Wanxi Peng, Professor
College of Forestry
Henan Agricultural University,
Laboratory Director, Henan Province Engineering Research Center for Forest Biomass Value-added Products
Academician, International Academy of Ecology & Life Protection Sciences, U.N.
Prestigious Scholar, Membership of "Ten-thousand Talents Program"