Recent Progress in Sciences: Announcements
Recent Progress in Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access journal that covers a wide range of science research studies, including medicine, biology, chemistry, mechanics, education, environment and computer etc.
Recent Progress in Sciences Welcomes New Editorial Board Member
We sincerely welcome Dr. Suvarna Fadnavis from Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Karim Kakaei is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Atmospheric Chemistry Climate modeling and Air pollution. We appreciate Dr. Suvarna Fadnavis for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ramon Sanchez-Iborra from University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Ramon Sanchez-Iborra is an Associate Professor at the University of Murcia, Spain. From the Technical University of Cartagena, Spain, he received the BSc degree in telecommunication engineering in 2007 and the MSc and PhD degrees in information and communication technologies in 2013 and 2015, respectively. He has been an Assistant Professor at the University Center of Defense, San Javier Air Force Base, Spain. His main research interests are QoE in multimedia services, management of wireless mobile networks, 5G slicing, and IoT/M2M architectures. He has published more than 60 papers in international journals and conferences. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ramon Sanchez-Iborra for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Karim Kakaei from University of Maragheh, Marand, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Karim Kakaei is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Fuel Cells and Carbon-Based Materials. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Karim Kakaei for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ali Bonyadi Naeini from Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Ali Bonyadi Naeini is a faculty member of the Business Department of Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST). He has taught several courses in the fields of marketing management, marketing research, and research design & method so far. He has also presented several conference papers and scholarly journal papers mostly focused on quantitative decision-making techniques. We appreciate Dr. Ali Bonyadi Naeini for his participation and support.
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We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard from Research Center for Health Sciences (SUMS), Shiraz, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Molecular and immuno-epidemiologic surveillance of infectious disease vectors and reservoir hosts plus forensic entomology. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Andres Navarro-Galera from Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Andres Navarro-Galera is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Financial Economy, Sustainability and Efficiency of Public Services and Financial Solvency of Government. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Andres Navarro-Galera for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mohammad Javad Ebadi from Department of Mathematics, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Mohammad Javad Ebadi holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (Numerical Analysis), specializing in neural networks for optimization—a foundation for AI-driven systems in immersive digital environments. His research spans artificial intelligence, deep learning, numerical optimization, and fractional calculus, with applications in healthcare diagnostics, computational modeling, and dynamic systems. Dr. Ebadi has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications, including studies on deep learning for medical imaging, metaheuristic algorithms for fractional differential equations, and neural network-based solutions for complex optimization challenges. An active editor for journals such as Mathematics (MDPI) and recipient of multiple research awards, he bridges theoretical mathematics with practical AI innovations, positioning him to address computational demands in evolving ecosystems like the Metaverse. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Javad Ebadi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Paterne A. Agre from Headquarters and West Africa Hub PMB 5320, Oyo State, Nigeria, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Paterne Agre is a Molecular Breeding Scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria. He specializes in applying bioinformatics and molecular tools to support yam breeding. Dr. Agre has expertise in plant breeding, data analysis, database management, genomic prediction and selection, QTL linkage, and trait association mapping. He enjoys writing manuscripts and has co-authored over 80 articles, including book chapters. Currently, Dr. Agre serves as a board member of BMC Plant Biology and a guest editor in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. We appreciate Dr. Paterne A. Agre for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Chin-Shiuh Shieh from National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Chin-Shiuh Shieh received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 1991, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 2009. He joined as a Faculty Member of the Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, in August 1991, where he is currently a professor. His research interests include wireless networks and handover techniques. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Chin-Shiuh Shieh for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Fei-bo Wu from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Feibo Wu received her PhD on Crop Science in 2003 from Zhejiang University, China. Her main research interest is Molecular Physiology of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops. She has published more than 170 papers in reputed SCI-JOURNALS. She has been selected as a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in China since 2016. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Fei-bo Wu for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Marlene Amorim from Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Marlene Amorim is Associate professor at the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at the University of Aveiro, Portugal and a member of the Research Unit in Governance Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP). She served the University as Pro-rector for Internationalization from 2014 to 2018, and as Director and then Vice-Director for the Master in Industrial Engineering and Management. Marlene also served as Coordinator for the research line in Competitiveness Innovation and Public Policies at GOVCOPP (2018-2024). Marlene received her PhD in Management from IESE Business School of University of Navarra in Spain, and conducts research in the area of service operations, quality and sustainability, addressing the challenges of service process design and customer participation in service delivery. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Marlene Amorim for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Chee Kong Yap from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Yap has been working as a full professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) since 2021. Prof. Yap has been an academician for more than 23 years at UPM and 28 years as a researcher. Prof Yap has supervised more than 95 undergraduates and 35 postgraduate students in the fields of ecotoxicology, environmental biology, environmental sciences, water quality and ecotoxicological genetics. Now, he is very passionate on Environmental Psychology and Environmental Leadership. Prof. Yap has published more than 400 papers in refereed academic journals, 5 books (three published in NOVA Science Publishers, USA) and 37 book chapters. Until February 2025, 270 of them have been indexed in Elsevier’s Scopus with an H-index of 37 (>4331 citations). Prof Yap has also been invited as an honorary Editorial Board member for more than 50 international academic journals. Prof Yap has been an invited visiting researcher at National lnstitute of Environmental Studies, Tsukuba (Japan). Nationally, Prof Yap has been officially appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the INTI International University Malaysia. Internationally, being recognized as World's Top 2% Scientist, Prof. Yap has been officially appointed as a Visiting Professor at Kobe University until 2024 (Japan). Now, he has been appointed as a Research Fellow at Kobe University starting April 2024. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Chee Kong Yap for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Kwun Nam Hui from University of Macau, Macau, China, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Kwun Nam Hui is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Materials Science and Engineering, Nanomaterials, Graphene Materials and Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Kwun Nam Hui for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Midhat Talibi from University College London, Torrington Place, London, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Midhat Talibi's research focus is on experimental combustion and alternative energy vectors (hydrogen, ammonia, e-fuels) across a range of energy systems. His PhD on hydrogen-diesel combustion was followed by post-doctoral research on novel fuels for ultra-low emission ICEs and hydrogen-enriched fuels for low emission GTs. He was the research engineer on an Innovate UK project, investigating hydrogen-diesel co-combustion. He currently holds the prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, and is working with industry to develop hydrogen technologies for power generation and aero-space propulsion applications. He is also a Co-I in the EU H2020 HYFLEXPOWER project which is establishing the world’s first power-X-power demonstrator plant using hydrogen GT. His paper featured in IJHE’s 25 most downloaded papers (2015-2019). He is also an advisory member of the EPSRC Engineering Early Career Forum. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Midhat Talibi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Amir Hamzeh Farajollahi from Imam Ali University, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Amirhamzeh Farajollahi, born in 1986, is currently Associate Professor of aerospace engineering at Imam Ali University. He also worked as a Research Scientist at Sharif University of technology. His research interests include Drug Delivery, Microfluidics, Biomechanics, aero-hydrodynamics, renewable energy, applied computational fluid dynamics, multi-phase flow, ocean engineering, heat flow optimization, combustion and experimental aerodynamics. He also is member of Reviewers of Aerospace Science and Technology (Elsevier), Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier), Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier), Image and Vision Computing (Elsevier), Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (Elsevier), Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (Elsevier), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Elsevier), Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (Springer), Neural Computing and Applications (Springer), Energy Technology (Wiley publisher), Journal of Applied Science (MDPI), Aerospace (MDPI), Drones(MDPI), Sensors (MDPI), Physics of Fluids (AIP Publication), Journal of aircraft and spacecraft, CFD Letters. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Amir Hamzeh Farajollahi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Cherif Othmani from Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Cherif Othmani is currently a Research Scientist at TU Dresden, Germany. From 2018 to 2021, he was a Post-doc researcher with the Zhejiang University, China (among the world's top 100 universities). He received a Ph.D. and M.Sc. from the Sfax University, Tunisia in ''Acoustic/Ultrasonic Materials Sciences''. His research generally focuses on Ultrasound Imaging, Acoustic tomography, Room Acoustics, Signal Processing, Inverse Problems, Acoustic waves, Smart structures and Numerical modeling. We appreciate Dr. Cherif Othmani for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Mustufa Haider Abidi from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Mustufa Haider Abidi is currently a researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute at the College of Engineering, King Saud University. He pursued his master degree in Industrial Engineering from King Saud University. He has graduated from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He has received a gold medal from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia. The application of virtual reality techniques for sustainable product development is the major focus of his research; other than that, he is actively involved in research areas including Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Micro-Manufacturing, Human-Computer Interaction, and Reverse engineering. He obtained Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt Certificate, and Certified Supply Chain Manager Certificate. Apart from research work, he is involved in teaching of various courses of Industrial Engineering department such as Design of Experiments, Simulation modeling, Product Design and Development, etc. He teaches at both undergraduate, and graduate level. We appreciate Dr. Mustufa Haider Abidi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Chuanguang Qin from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Chuanguang Qin is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Structure evaluation, total synthesis and biological activities of bioactive natural products and Chemical biology of biomedical nano-materials. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Chuanguang Qin for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Malik Sallam from The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Malik Sallam is a Consultant in Laboratory Medicine at Jordan University Hospital and an Associate Professor in Microbiology & Immunology at the School of Medicine – the University of Jordan. Dr. Malik Sallam is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Molecular Epidemiology, Microbial Drug Resistance and Hepatitis Viruses. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Malik Sallam for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. George E. Halkos from University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, to be the Editor-in-Chief of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. George Halkos is Professor in Economics of Natural Resources and the Director of the Operations Research Laboratory in the Depaprtment of Economics at the University of Thessaly. He is the Scientific Coordinator of the International Conference on Natural Resources and the Environment (ENVECON). He is an economist who has graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Piraeus (Greece). He holds a Master of Sciences (M.Sc) in Project Analysis, Finance and Investment and a Doctorate of Philosophy (D.Phil) in Cost-Benefit Analysis with the use of Mathematical Models and Game Theory and with application to Environmental Economics from the Economics Department of the University of York (England). He has worked as team leader and research fellow in various research and academic institutions as the University of Piraeus, the Athens University of Economics (former ASOEE), the University of the Aegean, the Stockholm Environment Institute, the Panteion University, the ATEI, etc. for research projects financed by the European Union (PHARE programs), the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Development, the National Statistical Service of Greece, the EUROSTAT, the Ministry of Employment, etc. He has participated and presented articles in International Conferences organised by the ENI, the Centre of European Economics of London, the Royal Economic Society, etc. He acts as a referee in various scientific journals as the Ecological Economics, Energy Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, Energy Policy, Economic Modelling, Empirica, Environment and Development Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Public Economics, Public Choice, Resource and Energy Economics, Empirical Economics, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Applied Business Research, Management Accounting Research, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Journal of Environmental Management, Technology Analysis and Stratregic Management, International Business Review, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Greener Management International (The Journal of Corporate Environmental Strategy and Practice), Research in International Business and Finance, European Journal of Operational Research, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Journal of Modelling in Management, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, Contemporary Economic Policy etc. He was Associate Editor for six years and nowadays, an Editorial Board Member, in the journal Environment and Development Economics (Cambridge University Press). His research interests are in the fields of Applied Statistics and Econometrics, Environmental Valuation, Economic Modelling, Environmental Economics, Applied Micro-economic with emphasis in Welfare Economics, Air Pollution, Game Theory, Mathematical Models (Non-Linear Programming). We appreciate Prof. Dr. George E. Halkos for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Chi-Kwan Leung from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Chi-Kwan Leung holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Biology from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has over 10 years of R&D experience in cancer biology, drug discovery, stem cell biology, stem cell therapy and immunotherapy. He has published various peer-reviewed international scientific journal publication in the fields of neurobiology, pharmacology, developmental biology, reproductive medicine and stem cell biology. We appreciate Dr. Chi-Kwan Leung for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Amir Hossein Hamidian from University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Amir Hossein Hamidian is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Water Science Technology and Waste Management. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Amir Hossein Hamidian for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Sobia Kanwal from Principal Laboratory College PARS, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Sobia Kanwal currently works at the Department of Zoology and Fisheries, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Sobia has research interest in Zoology, Entomology, Biodiversity, Macro-Invertebrate fauna diversity, Conservation diversity and Ecology. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Sobia Kanwal for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Fazel Amiri from Islamic Azad University, Bushehr Branch, Bushehr, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Fazel Amiri is an outstanding scholar who experts in Remote Sensing, Land Suitability, Geoscience and Environment Assessment. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Fazel Amiri for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ashkan Ebadi from National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Ashkan Ebadi is a multidisciplinary applied data science researcher with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning, and graph analytics. He received his Ph.D. in information systems engineering with an emphasis on AI-based decision support systems. He also carried a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in health informatics at the University of Florida (USA). He is currently a senior research officer at the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the government of Canada’s largest research organization, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, an Affiliate Assistant Professor at Concordia University (Canada), and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) organization. Ashkan has intensive academic and industrial experience in the design and implementation of data-driven solutions. His 12+ years of professional industry experience covers the entire life-cycle of the data science pipeline, from (business) problem definition to scalable big data analytics applications. His research aims to leverage advanced analytics and machine learning to solve complex real-life problems in various domains. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ashkan Ebadi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Simona Vingiani from University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Simona Vingiani, born in Naples on 29-03-1971 is Associate Professor of Pedology (AGR 14) since 2017, at the Department of Agriculture of the University Federico II of Naples and member of the Management Board of CRISP - UNINA (Interdepartmental Research Centre on the ‘Earth Critical Zone’ for Landscape and Agro-environmental Management Support). Dr. Simona Vingiani is an outstanding scholar who experts in Soil Analysis, Soil Characterization and Mineralogy. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Simona Vingiani for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Maria Margarida Mateus from c⁵Lab – Sustainable Construction Materials Association, Lisbon, Portugal, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. He is a motivated and talented multidisciplinary researcher driven to inspire the academic and non-academic community with new projects and research in process engineering and environmental sustainability as main pillars. Recently he was invited to be the R&D Supervisor of the Clean Cement Line Project. The project is the most significant funding in the R&D P2020 project in Portugal and aims to decarbonize the cement industry with zero fossil fuel to maximize energy efficiency. In Secil was also technically responsible for AlfaGreen Biorefinery in Cibra-Secil Plant, the first liquefaction biorefinery in the world using this new process, developed since my post-doc in 2012-2016 (IST) until today, with a plant in TRL 8. Was also responsible for developing process and product in CDAC – Centro de Desenvolvimento e Aplicações de Cimento in Secil, with the project managing of the Clean4G P2020 project SECIL/IST. Between 2015 and 2019 was an Assistant lecturer in Materials Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering in Universidade Atlântica. In IST is co-lecturer in Biofuels in the Chemical Engineering Department. In the past, has participated in projects with different areas in the private sector of cork with CorkSupply, pulp and paper with The Navigator Company, and biofuel with Galp, with the aim of product development and process and project analysis and consulting. Owns 2 national and 2 international patents, several communications, publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and two book chapters. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Maria Margarida Mateus for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hossein Sayadi from Environmental engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mohammad Hossein Sayadi is an outstanding scholar who experts in Environmental Science and Hydrology. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hossein Sayadi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Munir Majdalawieh from Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Munir Majdalawieh is the chair for the Information Systems and Technology Management Department (ISTM) in the College of Technological Innovation at Zayed University (ZU). Prior to joining ZU in 2012, he worked at the American University of Sharjah for 6 years and at Booz Allen Hamilton, Hewlett-Packard HP, Compaq, and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the USA for more than 22 years. He has been teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs. He has published several peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conference proceedings and received several research funds to carry out research in several topics related to IS/IT and IS management. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Munir Majdalawieh for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Indrajit Mukhopadhyay from Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mukhopadhyay completed his post graduation in Physical Chemistry from Visva Bharati University in West Bengal. He did his Ph.D. in photoelectrochemistry at IIT, Mumbai using non-stoichiometric lead oxide thin film. Dr. Mukhopadhyay did post doctoral work in Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), Shinshu University (Japan as JSPS fellow) and University of Karlsruhe (Germany, as CFN fellow under DFG). Throughout his research carrer, he performed studies in the field of Nano Technology and interfacial electron transfer involved in energy conversion and storage process. He has published around 175 papers till date. His Google Scholar H index is 34. He served as reviewer of many Internationally reputed journals. Dr Mukhopadhyay has been awarded Vikram Sarabhai Award in 2006 and CSIR Rural Technology Award in 2008. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Indrajit Mukhopadhyay for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Anatoly Alekseytsev from Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow, Russian Federation, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Anatoly Alekseytsev is an outstanding scholar who experts in Construction and Development of Theory, Rational Design and Optimisation of Structures and Structural Systems of Buildings and Structures. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Anatoly Alekseytsev for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Daniel T. Cotfas from Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Daniel Tudor Cotfas is licensed in mathematics and physics and currently works at Electronics and Computers Department, from Transilvania University of Brasov. He obtained his PhD in 2008 and from 2020 he is professor. His research domain is renewable energy especially photovoltaic systems (cell and panels) and their hybridisation. He has authored and co-authored 80+ publications in international journals, conference papers, books and book chapters, and one patent and one patent application. He earned three awards at the international contest “National Instruments Graphical System Design Achievement Awards” and a gold medal EUROINVENT 2015 – The 7th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation obtained with Developing a Renewable Energy Laboratory Using NI ELVIS, NI LabVIEW, and NI myDAQ. He was project manager for 5 international projects and 2 national projects and a member in over 12 projects. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Daniel T. Cotfas for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Asst. Prof. Dr. Davor Kržišnik from the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Davor Kržišnik is an accomplished scholar with expertise in wood science and technology, including wood modification, durability, preservation, and the sustainable use of wood in the forest-based value chain. He leads the research program "Forest-Wood Chain and Climate Change: Transition to a Circular Bioeconomy" at the Biotechnical Faculty, aiming to develop innovative, interdisciplinary solutions for sustainable forest resource management and wood utilization. We appreciate Asst. Prof. Dr. Davor Kržišnik for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Oscar Jaime Restrepo-Baena from Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin, Medellin, Colombia to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena obtained a degree in Mining and Metallurgy Engineering from the Faculty of Mines of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin. He completed a Master's degree in Environmental Impact Assessment and a PhD in Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Oviedo, Spain. He made a post-doctoral stay in the R&D laboratory of Nubiola Company in Barcelona, Spain, where he also served as Director of Research and Development. He is linked as a professor in the Department of Materials and Minerals of the Faculty of Mines of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is a member of the Institute of Minerals - CIMEX, where he participates in research projects and is in charge of the area of Extractive Metallurgy: physical and chemical processes associated with the metallurgical industry and coordinator of the group of Sustainability in Extractive Industries. He is part of the Cement and Construction Materials Group, classified A1 by Colciencias. He is the author of numerous scientific and academic articles in the area of extractive metallurgy, sustainability in mining and ceramic materials published in high impact international journals, and has been director of research projects developed with national and international funding. He has directed doctoral, master's and undergraduate theses carried out at the School of Mines. In the administrative area, he has been Director of the Curricular Area of Materials and Bioengineering, Representative of the Superior University Council in the Council of the Faculty of Sciences of Medellin and Director of the Dyna Magazine. He is a member of scientific societies such as SME/TMS/SOMP/ACM/AIST/Riprexs/SAI. President of the Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) 2019-2021. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Oscar Jaime Restrepo-Baena for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Morteza Esfandyari from University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Morteza Esfandyari is an outstanding scholar who experts in Process control, Microbial Fuel cell, Modeling and Simulation. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Morteza Esfandyari for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Maryam Aliannezhadi from Faculty of Physics, Semnan University, Semnan-Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Maryam Aliannezhadi is an outstanding scholar who experts in Nonlinear optics, Nanostructures, Sensor and Optics. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Maryam Aliannezhadi for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Chen-Kuei Chung from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Chen-Kuei Chung received his B.E. and Ph.D. degrees of Materials Science & Engineering from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 1989 and 1994 respectively. From 1994 to 2002, he worked in Industrial Technology Research Institute for further technology research and development including the process development and integration of MEMS technologies and key components such as inkjet printhead, IR sensor array and biochip. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (ME/NCKU) in August, 2002, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005, and then to full Professor in 2009 as well to take a duty of Associate Head in 2017-2020. He is the life member in several academic societies including Taiwan Vacuum Society (TVS), Taiwan Association for Coating and Thin Film Technology (TACT), Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, Taiwan (CSME) and Nanotechnology and Micro System Association (NMA). He is awarded as 2018 Distinguished Engineering Professor of CSME, Taiwan. He has published more than 155 Int’l Journal Papers (four papers honored as front Cover Images), 6 book chapters and more than 135 Int’l Conference Papers and holds more than 35 patents granted. Dr. Chung’s research interests are micro-nano material science and engineering, and fabrication, characterization and process integration of MEMS/NEMS devices for sensor, actuator and LIGA application, especially in the advanced hybrid pulse anodization of AAO, characterization, SERS and application; laser processing, polymer molding and application; mechanical energy harvesting from unique microneedles-triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). We appreciate Prof. Dr. Chen-Kuei Chung for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Chen-Kuei Chung from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Chen-Kuei Chung received his B.E. and Ph.D. degrees of Materials firom National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 1989 and 1994 respectively. From 1994 to 2002, he worked in Industria Technology Research Institute for futher technology research and development including the process development and integration of EMS technologies and key components such as inkjet printhead, IR sensor array and biochip. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering. National Cheng Kug University (ME/NCKU) in August, 2002, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005, and then to full Professor in 2009 as well to take a duty of Associate Head in 2017-2020. He is the life member in several academic societies including Taiwan Vacuum Society (TVS), Taiwan Association for Coating and Thin Film Technology (TACT), Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, Taiwan (CSME)and Nanotechnology and Micro System Association (NMA). He is awarded as 2018 Distinguished Engineering Professor of CSME. Taiwan. He has published more than 152 Int'1 Jounal Papers (four papers honored as front Cover Images), 6 book chapters and more than 130 Int'l Conference Papers and holds more than 35 patents granted. Dr hung's research interests are micro-nan0 material science and engineering, and fabrication characterization and process integration of EMS/NEMS devices for sensor. actuator and LIGA application, especially in the advanced hybrid pulse anodization of AA0, characterization. SERs and application; laser processing, polymer molding and application; mechanical energy harvesting fom unique microneedles-triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). We appreciate Prof. Dr. Chen-Kuei Chung for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Assoc. Prof. Dr. Banu Yoho from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Banu Yoho is an outstanding scholar who experts in Nuclear Physics, Environmental Radioactivity, Environmental Risk Assessment and Industrial Waste Recovery. We appreciate Assoc. Prof. Dr. Banu Yoho for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mueen Uddin from University of Doha for Science and Technology, Doha, Qatar, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mueen is currently an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and Data Science at University of Doha for Science and Technology Qatar. His research interests include Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Green Cloud Computing, Energy-Efficient Data Centers, IoT, Virtualization, Digital Content Protection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems. Dr Mueen completed his Ph.D. in Information Systems from University Teknologi Malaysia in June 2013 and MS in Computer Sciences from Isra University Hyderabad Pakistan in 2008. Dr Mueen has published more than 135 international Journal articles with a cumulative Impact Factor of over 300. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mueen Uddin for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Amin Taheri-Garavand from Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Amin Taheri-Garavand received his M.Sc. (2010) and Ph.D. (2015) in Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems from University of Tehran (Iran). He was a visiting researcher at University of Naples Federico II (Italy) in 2014-2015. He is currently working as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems Department at Lorestan University (Iran). His research interests include computational intelligence, deep learning CNN and machine vision in food and agriculture. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Amin Taheri-Garavand for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khanjani from Fisheries Department, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Jiroft, Jiroft, Kerman, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khanjani is an outstanding scholar who experts in Fish Nutrition, Aquaculture Nutrition, Biofloc and Marine Fish Aquaculture. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khanjani for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. S.K. Chaulya from CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Jharkhand, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. S.K. Chaulya is an outstanding scholar who experts in Mining, Water Resources Management, Water Balance and Coal Mining. We appreciate Dr. S.K. Chaulya for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Aliashim Albani from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Aliashim Albani is an outstanding scholar who experts in Wind Energy, Energy and Climate Change, Marine Energy and Wind farm. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Aliashim Albani for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Starek from Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Małgorzata Starek is an outstanding scholar who experts in Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Photodegradation and Nanomaterials. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Starek for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Jesus David Coral Medina from Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. He has extensive experience in circular economy and biomass transformation whiting biorefineries concept, management and formulation of projects, focused on innovation and development for the solution of industrial problems, design and simulation of chemical and biological processes. He is a complete professional with excellent soft and hard skills, which allow him to easily integrate into teamwork. We appreciate Dr. Jesus David Coral Medina for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Amal BaQais from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. She is a faculty member at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, KSA, holding a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Science/ energy conversion from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, KSA. Her research is focused on designing materials for energy conversion and storage applications. She is particularly interested in the development of innovative technologies that promote efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly processes. We appreciate Dr. Amal BaQais for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ching-Feng Yu from National United University, Republic of China, Taiwan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Ching-Feng Yu is an outstanding scholar who experts in Density Functional Theory, Material Characterization and Crystal Structure. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ching-Feng Yu for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ming Fai Chow from Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Ir. Ts. Gs. Dr. Chow Ming Fai is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Discipline of the School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia. His research interests are mainly focus on (i) Sustainable urban stormwater management, (ii) hydrological & water quality modeling, (iii) flood forecasting and inundation modeling and (iv) hydropower and dam management. He completed bachelor degree of civil engineering and PhD degree from University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2007 and 2012, respectively. Since then, he had worked in Academia Sinica, Taiwan and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). To date, he had successfully secured five government grants (3 FRGS and 1 PRGS from Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, 1 chair in energy economics (GCEE) grant from Energy Commission Malaysia) and 1 industry grant from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) as project leader. He had obtained the professional engineer (Ir.), chartered engineer (CEng.), professional technologist (Ts) and professional geospatialist recognitions. In 2015, Dr. Chow was awarded the Green Talent award by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for his excellent in sustainability research. Besides that, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Academician Award (category research & publication) 2016 and Excellent Teaching Award 2019 by Universiti Tenaga Nasional. He has been involved in many consultancy projects with clients from TNB, TNBR, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (DID) and Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda (MADA). Ir. Ts. Gs. Dr. Chow is currently inviting potential postgraduate students (research) to join the water research group in Monash University Malaysia. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ming Fai Chow for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Angel Anchev from Technical University of Gabrovo, Gabrovo, Bulgaria, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Dulal Senapati is an outstanding scholar who experts in Mechanics of Materials, Experimental Mechanics and Mechanical Properties. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Angel Anchev for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Dulal Senapati from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Dulal Senapati is an outstanding scholar who experts in Nanomaterials, Nanomaterials Synthesis and Nanostructured Materials. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Dulal Senapati for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Angel Mena-Nieto from Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr Mena-Nieto is a senior lecturer in Project Management and Environmental Management Systems at the University of Huelva. Before shifting to academia, he worked as a construction project manager and as a legislative compliance inspector of industrial facilities in the north of Spain. He has published more than 100 articles, book chapters and conference papers (3 research sexenios). He is the head of the Spanish Standardization Committee of Project Management and represents Spain in ISO/TC 258. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Angel Mena-Nieto for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rama Chandra Pradhan from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Rama Chandra Pradhan is an outstanding scholar who experts in Food Processing, Food Processing and Engineering. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rama Chandra Pradhan for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Salvador García-Ayllón Veintimilla from Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Salvador Garcia-Ayllon works at the Department of Civil Engineering in the Technical University of Cartagena (Spain). He has worked as visiting professor at the university of California Berkeley and is currently Fullbright invited professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Salvador does research in Urban Planning and Environmental & Territorial Management. His current projects are related to GIS diagnosis of territorial management, land use planning, real state & urban planning, spatial hazards risk assessment and infrastructure development. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Salvador García-Ayllón Veintimilla for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Kaya Kuru from School of Engineering and Computing, University of Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Kaya Kuru received the B.Sc. degree from the National Defense University (Turkish Military Academy), the A.D.P. degree in computer engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU), the M.B.A. degree from Selçuk University, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from METU. He completed his postdoctoral studies with the School of Electronics and Computer Science/Informatics, University of Southampton, U.K. He is a Software Engineer and currently an Associate Professor of computer-information systems engineering. He has recently engaged in the implementation of numerous AI-based real-world systems within various funded projects. His research interests include the development of geo-distributed autonomous intelligent systems using FL, ML, DL, and DRL with CPSs. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Kaya Kuru for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Erica R. McKenzie from Temple University, Philadelphia, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Erica McKenzie was originally attracted to environmental engineering to better understand human impacted natural environments. In the course of her studies, she earned degrees at University of California at Davis and Colorado State University, she completed NSF summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) experiences at University of Notre Dame and the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, and she conducted research as a postdoctoral scholar at Colorado School of Mines and the Western Cooling Efficiency Center at UC Davis. Dr. McKenzie joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Temple University in January 2015. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Erica R. McKenzie for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ramtin Moeini from University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Ramtin Moeini is an outstanding scholar who experts in Optimization, Water resource management and Water and Sewer networks. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ramtin Moeini for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Abe Shegro Gerrano from Agricultural Research Council - Vegetables, Industrial and Medicinal Plants: PRETORIA, GAUTENG, South Africa, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Abe Shegro Gerrano currently works at the Plant Breeding, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Abe does research in Agricultural Plant Science. Dr Gerrano’s area of research interest is the assessment of genetic diversity in crop and crop wild relatives towards the genetic improvement of crops for especially yield, nutritional quality, disease and pest resistance as well as stress tolerance breeding. He has a huge interest towards contributing to global food security through improving the productivity and quality of legume and fruit vegetables crops including under-utilized plant species from the developing world. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Abe Shegro Gerrano for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Sebastiano Venturi from epartment of Hygiene and Public Health, 61016 Rimini, ITALY, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Sebastiano Venturi, studied goiter, cretinism and the extrathyroidal action of iodine in human organism. He reported the first reviews on the association of iodine and stomach, breast and salivary glads cancer reported in Beijing and London Congresses. He published the first studies of antioxidant action of iodine and the first reviews on the association on iodine and stomach and breast, and in 2020-22 the first correlations on Cesium, Pancreatic and Salivary Cancers, Pancreatitis & Diabetes. We appreciate Dr. Sebastiano Venturi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Mahmood A. Al-Shareeda from Iraq University College, Basra, Iraq, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mahmood A. Al-Shareeda is currently a lecturer at Southern Technical University, Basra, Iraq. He previously served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAv6), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. Dr. Al-Shareeda holds a BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. earned in Iraq, Lebanon, and Malaysia, respectively. He has been recognized as one of the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University/Elsevier, based on the impact of his published research. His research interests span diverse areas, including network monitoring, Internet of Things (IoT), Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) security, and IPv6 security. We appreciate Dr. Mahmood A. Al-Shareeda for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Gholamreza Asadollahfardi from Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. He is an emeritus professor in Civil Engineering Department at Kharazmi University, Iran and has a MSc in water resources engineering from Queen Mary College London University. Also, he holds a PhD degree in Environmental Engineering (surface water quality) from London University. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Gholamreza Asadollahfardi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mohammad Zhiani from Department of Chemistry, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mohammad Zhiani is an outstanding scholar who experts in Fuel cells, Electrolyzers and Lithium Battery. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Zhiani for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Attia Sharaky from Material Engineering Dep. Zagazig University, Egypt, Taif University, KSA, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Ibrahim Attia Sharaky is an outstanding scholar who experts in Strenghth of Materials, Reinforced Concrete Structures and Concrete Technology. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Attia Sharaky for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Abdelghani Harrag from University of Setif, Setif, Algeria, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. A. Harrag was born in Setif, Algeria. He received BSc, Magister and PhD Degrees in Electronics from Ferhat Abbas University (UFAS), Setif, Algeria where he works currently as Full Professor. He is a reviewer for several international journals IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Francis and Taylor, ...etc as well as member of several international conferences scientific committees. He is the head of the Mechatronics laboratory and the renewable energy team leader. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Abdelghani Harrag for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Wisam Abu Jadayil from Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Wisam Abu Jadayil is an associate professor of industrial engineering and engineering management at the College of Engineering, Abu Dhabi College. He holds degrees in industrial engineering/engineering and mechanical engineering/manufacturing processes and materials. He earned his Ph.D. from Lowa State University in the United States of America in 2005 and has published more than forty research conferences and journal articles. Dr. Abu Jadayil has worked as a consultant for many companies in the United States, Jordan, and the Gulf region in the areas of industrial management, manufacturing processes, production planning, and control. He has also conducted numerous training courses and seminars in Jordan, Turkey, Libya, and the Gulf region in the areas of project management, supply chain, inventory management, reliability, safety and risk management, instrumentation and control, production planning, etc., control and CAD /CAM. In addition, Dr. Abu Jadayil is a life member of one of the best honor societies - Phi Kappa Phi and also the engineering honor society - Tau Beta Pi. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Wisam Abu Jadayil for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mehdi Entezam from Yazd University, Yazd, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mehdi Entezam is an outstanding scholar who experts in Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure and Polymers. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mehdi Entezam for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Mr. Sirwan K. Ahmed from University of Raparin, Rania, Iraq, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Mr. Sirwan Khalid Ahmed is a highly esteemed nurse researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of healthcare. His strong academic background, which includes a Diploma in Nursing, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing Science, and a Master's degree in Nursing, has solidified his position as a leading authority in the nursing profession. His dedication to research is evident in his extensive publication record, with over 100 papers published in reputable peer-reviewed journals of high impact. His research spans a wide range of areas within nursing, such as patient care, healthcare outcomes, evidence-based practice, public health, infectious disease, surgery, obesity, weight loss, artificial intelligence, mental health, and quantitative and qualitative studies in nursing research. Importantly, Mr. Sirwan's work has not only advanced the knowledge base of nursing but has also influenced global healthcare policies and practices. His unwavering commitment to excellence in research and patient care has earned him widespread recognition as a highly respected figure in the nursing community. We appreciate Mr. Sirwan K. Ahmed for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Mario Coccia from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth, Turin, Italy, to be the Editor-in-Chief of Recent Progress in Sciences. His main passion is to explain the evolution of science, technology and social, economic and environmental change for human progress and development. He uses methods of inquiry mainly developed by sociologists, economists and evolutionary biologists to study the processes of technological evolution, environmental and social change. He investigates, --by using statistical analyses, models, doing experiments, and conducting observational studies with interdisciplinary scientific perspective, -- to explain the nature and invariant evolutionary properties of human progress driven by socioeconomic, scientific, technological and environmental factors. He has developed scientific research at the Arizona State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Yale University, UNU-Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, RAND Corporation, University of Maryland, Bureau d’Économie Théorique et Appliquée (France), Munk School of Global Affairs (University of Toronto, Canada), and Institute for Science and Technology Studies (University of Bielefeld, Germany). His research publications include more than three hundred fifty international papers in several disciplines on topics of path-breaking innovations, economic, environmental and social change for human evolution over the long run. His H-index is higher than 112 (from Goggle scholar). Dr. Mario Coccia is in the list of World’s top 2% scientist, 2022-2023 by Stanford university (USA). We appreciate Dr. Mario Coccia for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Luigi Montano from Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, Salerno, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Luigi Montano, MD, UroAndrologist, Past President Italian Society of Human Reproduction, has his expertise in Environmental Pathology and Lifestyle Medicine. National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Urology. At present, he is in the Ph.D. Program of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University “Tor Vergata”, Rome. His interest is focused on the reproductive health in high environmental risk areas. In fact, he is the creator and Coordinator of EcoFoodFertility project (http://www.ecofoodfertility.it/the-project.html) - multicenter, multidisciplinary research connecting human lifestyle and dietary habits to the environmental consequences of exposure to pollutants with the aim of: i) developing a better understanding of the environmental impact of pollutants on healthy humans in areas with different environmental impacts; ii) use human semen as an early and sensitive biomarker of environmental exposure to pollutants; iii) identify dietary approaches and/or detoxifying therapy in order to improve the human semen quality in healthy men who living in polluted areas. The project is starting up in several environmental risk areas of Italy and draw up a new model of research for Environmental Impact Assessment and for Primary Prevention of Risk Areas. He has numerous publications, several book chapters in national and international journals, and numerous presentations and keynote speeches at national and international conferences. His contributions have been recognized with various awards. Moreover, he actively collaborates with researchers from CNR (National Research Council), ISS (Italian National Institute of Health), universities, and research centers, not only within Italy but also on an international scale, for research on the relationship between Environment and Health. We appreciate Dr. Luigi Montano for his participation and support.
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We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Waheb A. Jabbar from Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Waheb Abdullah received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Basrah, Iraq, in 2001, the Master of Engineering (with distinction) in Communication & Computer Engineering and PhD in Electrical, Electronic, and Systems Engineering from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia, in 2011 and 2015 respectively. He is registered as Charted Engineer (CEng) under the Engineering Council and IET, UK and a Professional Technologist under Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). He is also an IEEE Senior Member, and he served as chair of the educational activities of the IEEE-UKM Student Branch (2012-2013). Waheb is a MIET member of IET UK, and a member of IEM and BEM, Malaysia. He is currently an Associate Professor in Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the College of Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University (BCU), United Kingdom. His research interests include the Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Networks, Mobile Communications, and Smart Sensors and Control. He also has a keen interest in Low Power Wide Area Networks such as LoRa Networks and NB-IoT. Previously, he served in different academic, research and administrative positions at Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Malaysia that include: Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technology, Research Fellow at the Centre for Software Development & Integrated Computing, Coordinator of Senior Design Projects for undergraduate students, and the Head of Advanced Electronics & Automation Research Sector. He also served as a Leader/Member of several research projects in the field of IoT and Wireless Networks and the author of many articles published in prestigious journals, including Experts Systems with Applications, IEEE Access, Sensors, Wireless Networks, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing and Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory. He also presented numerous papers at international conferences. Dr. Waheb has supervised and co-supervised four PhD, five Masters by research students and many undergraduate project dissertations. He has also been nominated as Internal Examiner for Master's and PhD candidates. He has registered four IPs (Patents/Copyrights) and received a number of Gold/Silver/Bronze medals and research awards from many national and international exhibitions for innovative research, invention & technology. He is an Editorial Board Member of several indexed peer-reviewed journals and he served as TPC chair/member in several international conferences. Waheb is a certified Peer Reviewer from the Publons Academy and serves as a Reviewer of more than 85 prestigious journals indexed by ISI/WoS/Scopus, including IEEE Transactions and Top Q1 WoS-Indexed journals from various publishers (IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, MDPI, etc.). During his PhD study, Waheb served as Graduate Research Assistant at the Centre for Research and Instrumentation Management, UKM, Malaysia. Before that, he served as Planning Director at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sana’a, Yemen. His industrial experience in Electrical/Electronics Engineering is supported by his six years as an Electrical Supervisor and Commissioning Engineer with Public Electricity Corporation, Yemen prior to awarding Fellowship and joining UKM for pursuing his postgraduate studies. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Waheb A. Jabbar for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Angelo M. Tusset from Federal Technological University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. He has a degree in Mathematics from the State Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of União da Vitória (1996), a degree in Control and Automation Engineering - Mechatronics from the University of Contestado (2007), a master's degree in Mathematical Modeling from the Regional University of the Northwestern State of Rio Grande do Sul (2004) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2008). Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering (2017-2020). He is currently an Associate Professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná. Member of the Executive Committee of the Non-Linear and Chaotic Phenomena Committee of the Brazilian Association of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences (ABCM) (2018 - current term). Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Production Engineering (2020 - current), Member of the Advisory Committee of the Engineering Area of the Araucária Foundation (2020-2024). He has experience in the area of Dynamic Systems Control, working mainly on the following topics: SDRE Control, Chaos, Linear Feedback Control, Active Control, Passive Control, Robotics and Optimal Control. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Angelo M. Tusset for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Massoud Kaykhaii from University of Tasmania, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology, Sandy Bay, Australia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Massoud Kaykhaii worked at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan (Zahedan, Iran) as a professor of analytical chemistry for 32 years. His research work is focused on modern sample preparation techniques, including µ-solid phase extraction, solid phase microextraction, liquid phase microextraction, and stir bar sorptive extraction. He has published 150 research articles, 3 patents, presented at ca. 150 seminars and conferences, authored three books, wrote 22 national standard procedures of analysis, and (co)supervised more than 100 MSc and PhD theses. He taught almost all courses in analytical chemistry and worked extensively on analyzing ultra-trace amounts of different analytes in various matrices, such as environmental, food, and clinical samples, by using SPME (including conducting polymers and colloidal particles), flat sheet supported membranes, and single drop microextraction, employing GC-MS, HPLC, IC, TLC scanning, and all spectroscopy instruments. He has invented two new sample preparation techniques: salt-saturated single-drop microextraction and micro-cloud point extraction. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of 98 journals and has served as secretary of three national mirror committees of ISO/TC for years. He has finished 25 industrial projects and has been a counselor for 10 companies in Iran. He was awarded the prize for best researcher at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan three times. Clarivate recognized him four times as "top 1 percent of top reviewers" in multidisciplinary, cross-field, and chemistry in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively. He was head of the chemistry department and chairman of the Smartphone Analytical Sensors Research Centre. After two years of research at Politechnika Gdańska, Poland, he is currently a senior researcher at the University of Tasmania (Australia), doing research on modern applications of sample preparation. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Massoud Kaykhaii for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Sinyee Gan from Malaysian Palm Oil Board.Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Sinyee Gan currently works at the Department of Material Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Sinyee does research in Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Regenerated Cellulose, Biocomposite and Materials Chemistry. We appreciate Dr. Sinyee Gan for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Michail Kalogiannakis from University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Michail Kalogiannakis is an Associate Professor of the Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly in Greece and an Associate Tutor at School of Humanities at the Hellenic Open University. He graduated from the Physics Department of the University of Crete and continued his post-graduate studies at the University Paris 7-Denis Diderot (D.E.A. in Didactic of Physics), University Paris 5-René Descartes-Sorbonne (D.E.A. in Science Education) and received his Ph.D degree at the University Paris 5-René Descartes-Sorbonne (PhD in Science Education). His research interests include: science education in early childhood, science teaching and learning, e-learning, the use of ICT in science education, distant and adult education and mobile learning. He has published over 120 articles in international conferences and journals, and has served on the program committees of numerous international conferences. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Michail Kalogiannakis for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Behzad Heidarshenas from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Behzad Heidarshenas, Ph.D., a lecturer at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), and a member of Iran Corrosion Association. Achieved Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey in February 2018. From October 2018 to 2020, engaged in postdoctoral research at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. With a diverse educational and research background including materials science, welding technology, corrosion and degradation of metals and non-metal, fractography and fracture mechanics, heat treatment processes, metallography, and microstructure analysis, Dr. Heidarsehans can leverage multiple disciplines to conduct research that can tackle issues affecting materials and mechanical engineering. He is currently the lead guest editor of the “American Journal of Physical Chemistry”. He has published overall 31 papers (21 SCI, 4 EI) from which he has contributed 18 papers as the first or corresponding author. We appreciate Dr. Behzad Heidarshenas for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Muhyiddine Jradi from University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Muhyiddine Jradi is an outstanding scholar who experts in Sustainable Energy Technologies, Built Environment and Renewable Energy. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Muhyiddine Jradi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ibrahim A. Sharaky from Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Ibrahim A. Sharaky is an outstanding scholar who experts in Structure analysis, Material testing and Recycled materials. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ibrahim A. Sharaky for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Patrick G. Verdin from School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr Patrick Verdin is a Senior Lecturer in Energy Fluid Dynamics at Cranfield University. He has more than 20 years of expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applied to Aerospace (icing), Oil & Gas (multiphase flows, mixing, flow separation, droplet transport, sand erosion), and Renewable Energy (geothermal, wind, tidal). After his MSc gained from the University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille (France), Patrick joined Cranfield University and completed a Ph.D. on Aircraft Icing, working on the development of the numerical ice prediction code ICECREMO2. His research work involved a collaboration with the main aircraft companies in the UK: Airbus UK, BAE Systems, Dunlop Aerospace (Meggitt), Rolls-Royce, QinetiQ, and Westland Helicopters (now AgustaWestland). He then carried out post-doctoral studies in multi-phase flows, working on the development of a CFD droplet transport model for ConocoPhillips (USA), in collaboration with Imperial College London, before becoming Research Fellow in 2008. Patrick became successively Senior Research Fellow, Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer. Throughout his academic career, he has been involved in Research and commercial activities at National and International levels. Several of the recent and current projects he has been leading funded research in, include the European programmes SAFUEL (Safer Fuel System), and EMRP I & II (European Metrology Research Programme), UK-funded research on HOSE (Hydrodynamic Oil Sample Extraction), Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Unconventional Geothermal Systems, Oil-Water Slug Flow in Export Pipelines, and Wet Gas Flowmeter Performance by CFD modelling. He has also been recently involved in the development and the CFD verification of an innovative offshore wind turbine, has been working on the design of wind panels, on the design and CFD study of a particle reduction system, and on numerical studies of oxygen masks. He is currently actively involved in the design of an innovative small-scale vertical axis wind turbine. We appreciate Dr. Patrick G. Verdin for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Valerii Barbash from National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Valerii Barbash is an outstanding scholar who experts in Pulp and paper industry, Nanotechnology and Chemical engeenering. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Valerii Barbash for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Fatih Sivrikaya from Kastamonu University Faculty of Forestry, Forest Management Department, Kastamonu, Turkey, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Born in 1976 in Akçaabat district of Trabzon province, Fatih SİVRİKAYA completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Akçaabat. In 1993, he started his education at Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering and graduated in February 1998. Between March and August, he worked as a casual engineer at Kastamonu Regional Directorate of Forestry, Taşköprü Forest Management Directorate. In October 1998, he started his master's degree at Karadeniz Technical University Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Forest Engineering, Division of Forest Management. In February 1999, he started to work as a research assistant at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest Management. In August 2000, he was assigned to KTU Institute of Science and Technology for his graduate education in accordance with Article 35 of the Higher Education Law. In 2002, he completed his master's thesis titled "Arrangement of Forest Management Plan in Same Aged Forests with the Help of Geographical Information System" and received the title of Forest Master Engineer and started his doctorate program in the same year. In 2008, Fatih SİVRİKAYA successfully completed his doctoral thesis titled "Development of Forest Management Planning Model Software in Turkey" and started to work as a Research Assistant Doctor at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University in the same year. He is currently working as an Associate Professor at KSU Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest Management. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Fatih Sivrikaya for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Massoud L. Khraiche from Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. He is currently a Professor in the American University of Beirut Biomedical Engineering program, which is a joint program between medicine and engineering. The program aims at combining the efforts of two the oldest schools in the region to focus on innovation in the field of Biomedical Engineering solutions with focus on biomedical and healthcare applications. In the past five years, he has been in two institutions, AUB and UC San Diego. In the past two years at AUB I established a group focused on developing micro and nanotechnology to for monitoring and/or modulating function of electrogenic cells in-vitro and in vivo and the design and development of biosensors and lab-on-a-chip platforms for point of care diagnostic purposes. We work with UC Sa Diego, on 3D nanopillars for high density intracellular recording from electrogenic cells. The early technology development produced joint manuscript in Nano Letters (impact factor = 12.219). Also, at AUB, they are collaborating with school of medicine to build a BNP point of care sensor that utilizes technology developed as collaboration between AUB and ASU, which resulted in recent manuscript published in Frontiers of Neuroscience, (impact factor = 5.8). In his time at UCSD, he was hired to lead an effort by the Institute of Engineering and Medicine (IEM)in collaboration with the Jacobs Retina Center in the Department of Ophthalmology and 4 groups at the School of Engineering to produce a high density, high resolution, wireless, long-term nanoengineered visual prosthesis for restoring useful vision in blind patients with degenerative retinal diseases. He wrote and submitted several invention disclosures which resulted in two patent applications, won the QUALCOMM/TATARC wireless health challenge grant to build a prototype of the technology. He also authored several manuscripts and helped found a small company that has licensed my patents from UC San Diego and is currently close to human trials. He is also a consultant for imperative care, where work closely with the company on their noninvasive monitoring wearable device for monitoring stroke biomarkers. He is also a consultant for imperative care, where work closely with the company on their noninvasive monitoring wearable device for monitoring stroke biomarkers. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Massoud L. Khraiche for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Shailesh Narain Sharma from Photonic Materials Metrology Department, Advanced Materials and Devices Metrology Division, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Shailesh Narain Sharma, Ex. Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (Dec. 1997-Oct. 2023), New Delhi and AcSIR Professor, is a distinguished researcher with a robust academic background in the Division of Advanced Materials and Devices Metrology. Graduating (B. Sc Hons. (Phys.)) from the University of Delhi (1986) and Masters (M. Sc (Phys.)) from IIT Delhi (1988), he obtained his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University in Jan. 1994 while research work was carried out at Energy Research Unit, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science IACS, Kolkata under the mentorship of Prof. AK Barua and Prof. AK Batabayal, The Ph.D. topic being Studies of structural and optoelectrical properties of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon. He pursued post-doctoral fellowships in University of Barcelona (UOB), Spain (1996-1997) focusing on amorphous silicon, silicon carbide, boron nitride powders, under the guidance of Prof. Enric Bertran in collaboration with LPICM of Palaiseau (France) (Collaborator- Prof. M. Pere Roca i Cabbarrocas). At University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (2002-2003), he worked on photophysical and photochemical properties of CdSe Quantum Dots and MEH-PPV polymer under the guidance of Prof. Prashant V. Kamat. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Shailesh Narain Sharma for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Siti Baidurah from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Siti Baidurah is an outstanding scholar who experts in Reactive Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography (Reactive Py-GC) / Thermally Assisted Hydrolysis and Methylation-GC (THM-GC), Compositional analysis of biodegradable plastics, Bacteria fermentation for bioplastic production and Quantitative and qualitative analysis by Reactive Py-GC. We appreciate Dr. Siti Baidurah for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Pascal Lorenz from University of Haute Alsace IUT - 34 rue du Grillenbreit, 68008 Colmar, France, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Pascal Lorenz received his M.Sc. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) from the University of Nancy, France. Between 1990 and 1995 he was a research engineer at WorldFIP Europe and at Alcatel-Alsthom. He is a professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, France, since 1995. His research interests include QoS, wireless networks and high-speed networks. He is the author/co-author of 3 books, 3 patents and 200 international publications in refereed journals and conferences. He was Technical Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine Editorial Board (2000-2006), IEEE Networks Magazine since 2015, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2017, Chair of IEEE ComSoc France (2014-2020), Financial chair of IEEE France (2017-2022), Chair of Vertical Issues in Communication Systems Technical Committee Cluster (2008-2009), Chair of the Communications Systems Integration and Modeling Technical Committee (2003-2009), Chair of the Communications Software Technical Committee (2008-2010) and Chair of the Technical Committee on Information Infrastructure and Networking (2016-2017), Chair of IEEE/ComSoc Satellite and Space Communications Technical (2022-2023), IEEE R8 Finance Committee (2022-2023), IEEE R8 Conference Coordination Committee (2023). He has served as Co-Program Chair of IEEE WCNC'2012 and ICC'2004, Executive Vice-Chair of ICC'2017, TPC Vice Chair of Globecom'2018, Panel sessions co-chair for Globecom'16, tutorial chair of VTC'2013 Spring and WCNC'2010, track chair of PIMRC'2012 and WCNC'2014, symposium Co-Chair at Globecom 2007-2011, Globecom'2019, ICC 2008-2010, ICC'2014 and '2016. He has served as Co-Guest Editor for special issues of IEEE Communications Magazine, Networks Magazine, Wireless Communications Magazine, Telecommunications Systems and LNCS. He is associate Editor for International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS-Wiley), Journal on Security and Communication Networks (SCN-Wiley) and International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA-Elsevier). He is senior member of the IEEE, IARIA fellow and member of many international program committees. He has organized many conferences, chaired several technical sessions and gave tutorials at major international conferences. He was IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour during 2013-2014. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Pascal Lorenz for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rachele Lamioni from Department of Industrial and Civil Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Rachele Lamioni is an outstanding scholar who experts in Numerical modeling of combustion processes, Decarbonization of domestic energy systems and the use of hydrogen-methane mixtures. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rachele Lamioni for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Thathan Premkumar from Department of Chemistry/The University College, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, South Korea, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Thathan Premkumar is an outstanding scholar who experts in Nanomaterials and Inorganic Chemistry. Dr. Thathan Premkumar has published 84 publications that have been cited over 2288 times with an H-index of 26. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Thathan Premkumar for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Jacqueline Saliba from American University of the Middle East, College of Engineering and Technology, Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, Kuwait, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. She received her PHD from Centrale Nantes in 2012. Then, she joined in 2014 the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (I2M), University of Bordeaux, France. During this time, she has taken part in numerous research projects. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of hydro-mechanical behavior of cementitious materials, the non-destructive evaluation of concrete, the multiscale modeling of heterogeneous materials and the valorisation of eco-materials considering their mechanical properties and durability (recycling of construction and demolition waste, sediments, vegetable fibers, earth concrete…). She published international journals with a H-Index of 16 (Scopus). She is an active member of the civil engineering research community, having published several peer review papers and taking part in conferences all over the world. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Saliba for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Abhay Kotnala from Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Abhay Kotnala is an outstanding scholar who experts in Biophotonics, Advanced materials, Optics and Photonics, Nanophotonics and Electromagnetic Engineering. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Abhay Kotnala for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Oleg Gaidai from College of Engineering Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Elena Butoi currently works as the Key Professor/Project manager at Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Marine Renewable Energy. And Dr. Pietro Di Fazio is an outstanding scholar who experts in Statistics, Structural Engineering, CFD, Offshore structures and Naval Architecture. Dr. Elena Butoi has published 156 publications that have been cited over 3119 times with an H-index of 30. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Oleg Gaidai for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mounir Louhaichi, Principal Scientist and Thematic Research Leader of Rangeland Ecology & Forages at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA - CGIAR) - Tunis, Tunisia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Louhaichi has earned a Ph.D. and a MSc in Landscape Ecology from Oregon State University, USA. He has also obtained a Ph.D. Minor in Earth Information Science and Technology and a MSc Minor in Statistics. Mounir is also a Fulbright Alumni (Hubert Humphrey Fellowship) from Cornell University (NY, USA) focusing on geospatial technologies. Mounir has extensive experience and knowledge in sustainable natural resources ecology & management, agricultural technology, and international agricultural research and development aimed at reducing food insecurity, poverty, and environmental degradation in developing countries. Dr. Louhaichi has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is a certified GIS professional with a focus on landscape ecology and its applications for monitoring and assessing rangeland vegetation, herd movement across landscapes, and the impacts of climate change. From 2017 to 2022, Mounir served as vice president of the International Rangeland Congress (IRC) and more recently nominated member of the continuing committee of the International Grassland Congress (IGC) for the Mediterranean region. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mounir Louhaichi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Haijun Ruan from Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Haijun Ruan obtained the PhD (2019) and Bachelor (2014) degrees in electrical engineering at Beijing Jiaotong University, China. During his PhD period, he was a visiting student researcher with Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, in 2018. His PhD research activities mainly focused on the modeling, low-temperature heating, and charging for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. He got Merit Student of Beijing (2014), National Scholarship (2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018), and Zhixing scholarship (top scholarship for postgraduate students at Beijing Jiaotong University, 2019). In early 2020, he came to the UK to join the University of Southampton as a Research Fellow. In Aug. 2020, he joined the Dyson School of Design Engineering as a Research Associate, working with Dr. Billy Wu, Prof. Gregory Offer, and Dr. Huizhi Wang on multiple research projects at Electrochemical Science & Engineering (ESE) group at Imperial College London. He was supported by the Faraday Institution Industry Fellowship, which allowed him to translate his work on battery diagnostics and control into real-world applications, with the goal of extending battery lifetime. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Haijun Ruan for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Kalantarian from Materials and Energy Research Centre Iran, Karaj, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Kalantarian currently works at the Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Iran. Mohammad does research in Materials Science, Materials Physics and Electrochemistry. Their most recent publication is 'Understanding non-ideal voltage behaviour of cathodes for Lithium-ion batteries'. We appreciate Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Kalantarian for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Khan M. G. Mostofa from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Mostofa received his both Bachelor of Science (1990) and Master of Science (1991) degrees in Chemistry from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mostofa received his second Master’s degree (2001) from Nagoya University, Japan on Earth Science conducting research in the Lake Biwa watershed on an important issue regarding the interactions and consequences of terrestrial (stream-river) natural organic matter on the lake water; and doctoral degree (2005) from Hiroshima University, Japan in the field of Environmental Dynamics and Management conducting research on Photochemistry along with the dynamics of dissolved organic matter in stream-river ecosystem. Mostofa then joined as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2006–2008. He has then been appointed as Associate Professor in the same Institute on 2008 and worked until December 2014. Mostofa was the founding member to join as a Professor since January 2015 at a newly established– Institute of Surface-Earth System Science (ISESS), Tianjin University which is founded on April 2015. Mostofa worked as key researcher on several international projects, particularly on the Montreal Protocol Project entitled ‘Institutional Strengthening for the Phase out of ODSs in Bangladesh’, 1996–1999, Bangladesh and the global “International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP)” project, 1999–2001, Japan. Mostofa served as reviewer for several international peer-reviewed Journals. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Khan M. G. Mostofa for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Mohanad El-Harbawi from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Mohanad El-Harbawi is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in waste recycling, process safety, and environmental impact assessment. He has published 60 publications that have been cited over 1053 times with an H-index of 18. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Mohanad El-Harbawi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Marek Szkodo from Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Marek Szkodo is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Cavitation Erosion and Austenitic Stainless Steel. He has published 76 publications that have been cited over 644 times with an H-index of 16. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Marek Szkodo for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Krishna Valleti from International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Krishna Valleti is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Thin Films and Materials Engineering. He has published 27 publications that have been cited over 347 times with an H-index of 12. We appreciate Dr. Krishna Valleti for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Diptarka Dasgupta (Principal Scientist) from CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Diptarka Dasgupta is an outstanding scholar who experts on development of renewable fuel and chemicals from biomass using biotechnology route spanning the areas of fermentation technology, molecular biology and bio-informatics. He has expertise in whole genome analysis and selective manipulation of yeast using recombinant DNA approaches. He further specializes in fermentation scale up, simulation and techno-commercial analysis of process with life cycle analysis. He has authored more than 51 publications that have been cited over 869 times with an H-index of 17 and filed 2 patents. His research has appeared in high impact factor journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Biotechnology Advances, Bioresource Technology, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Fuel and many more. He is an also an editorial board member and reviewer of many reputed international journals. We appreciate Dr Diptarka Dasgupta for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rahim Zahedi from University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Rahim Zahedi is an Assistant Professor of the department of energy governance, University of Tehran, Iran. He has a PhD in energy systems engineering from the same University. He has a BSc in mechanical engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology and MSc in energy systems engineering from the same University. He got the highest score in energy systems engineering PhD entrance exam of Iran in 2020 and became the first rank of the country. His field of interest is energy modeling and he has published more than 80 ISI papers in this field. He was recognized as author of the most cited article in Energy Science & Engineering journal in WILEY from January 2021 to December 2023. He is assigned 2023 JTACC-V4 Young Scientist Award, the best worldwide young scientist in the field of thermal sciences, in the Conference: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference (JTACC) and 9th V4 (Joint Czech-Hungarian-Polish-Slovakian) Thermoanalytical Conference (JTACC+V4 2023), Balatonfüred, Hungary. He has obtained the first rank of the country's best industrial plan in the national oil and gas event and received a certificate of appreciation for the best researcher in the field of petroleum engineering. He has won the National Renewable Energy Award and is chosen as the national best young researcher in the field of energy. He is also assigned 2024 Alborz Prize (Iranian Nobel), the best young scientist of the country. He has done a lot of research in terms of energy and environment and his research area is dedicated to them and also his research interest area is BEM and LCA. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rahim Zahedi for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Dr. Abooali Golzary from University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Dr. Abooali Golzary is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Biofuels, Biomass Conversion and Renewable Energy Technologies. He has published 27 publications that have been cited over 826 times with an H-index of 15. We appreciate Dr. Abooali Golzary for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Shabana Urooj from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Shabana Urooj received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), Delhi, India. She is currently working with the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia. She has authored and co-authored more than 200 research articles, which are published in high-class international journals, reputed conference proceedings, quality books, and patents. She has completed several editorial responsibilities for reputed journals and several quality books and proceedings. She was a recipient of several renowned international awards; namely Leadership Excellence Women’s Award, the Springer’s Excellence in Teaching and Research Award, the American Ceramic Society’s Young Professional Award, the IEEE’s Region 10 Award for Outstanding Contribution in Educational Activities, the Research Excellence Award for Quality Publishing/Authorship, and several other best paper presentation awards. She is serving as an Active Volunteer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) in various capacities and committed to the technological and professional development of society. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Shabana Urooj for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Bożena Gajdzik from Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. She is the author more than 600 scientific publications, including 30 books and monographs. And she writes about business management, strategic management and human factor development, as well as industry transformation to changing socio-economic conditions. Her output includes ranked foreign and domestic scientific publications on the implementation of changes in manufacturing companies in hard and soft areas of management. She is a reviewer of scientific publications for recognised publishing houses. In recent years, she has been reviewing major papiers on Industry 4.0 and strategic and operational changes at the stage of business development. She is the scientist on the global list of top scientists Top 2/Elsevier. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Bożena Gajdzik for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Biofuels, Renewable Energy Resources and Waste to Energy. He has published 101 publications that have been cited over 1355 times with an H-index of 21. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ching Thian Tye from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Ching Thian Tye is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Catalysis, Heavy oil processing and Reaction modeling and simulation. She has published 35 publications that have been cited over 1097 times with an H-index of 15. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ching Thian Tye for her participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Janusz Adamczyk from University of Zielona Góra, Poland, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Janusz Adamczyk is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Building and Environmental Protection. He has published 29 publications that have been cited over 739 times with an H-index of 16. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Janusz Adamczyk for his participation and support.
We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ray-Yeng Yang from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, to join the Editorial Board of Recent Progress in Sciences. Prof. Dr. Ray-Yeng Yang is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Ocean Environment and Ocean Energy. He has published 117 publications that have been cited over 582 times with an H-index of 14. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ray-Yeng Yang for his participation and support.