JBAS
Executive Editor- Profile
Shahid Bader Usmani Ph.D.
Current Status
Group Leader Quality Lab,
Mylan Pharmaceutical,
Etobicoke Ontario,
Canada.
Dr. Shahid Bader Usmani passed Master of Science in Chemistry from University of Karachi in 1988. After about one year teaching in Jamia Osmani College Karachi, he joined H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi for Ph.D under the guidance of Dr. Bina Shaheen Siddiqui and got Ph.D in 1996. He worked on Studies of Chemical Constituents of Holarrhenaantidysenterica; and on β-carboline Series of Alkaloids and their Pharmacological Activity.
Soon after the Ph.D he was awarded UNESCO scholarship to conduct research in Tokyo Institute of Chemistry, Japan, where he worked on Organometallic Synthesis.
After returning from Japan he joined Merck Sharp and Dhomeand worked for two years in quality laboratory. Since 2001 he has working in quality laboratory in Mylan Pharmaceutical Canada (Previously known as Merck, Germany).
Executive Editor- Profile
Giovanni De Feo Ph.D.
Current Status
Aggregate Professor,
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Salerno,
Italy.
Dr. Giovanni De Feo is an Aggregate Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, he currently teaches Environmental Impact Assessment, and Environmental Assessment Procedures at the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of the University of Salerno, Italy. At the Engineering Faculty, he is member of the teaching board of the Ph.D. course in “Chemical Engineering”, and he has taught courses on Pollution Phenomenon and Control of the Environmental Quality, Environmental management systems, Elements of environmental impact, Solid waste treatment and disposal, and Wastewater treatment plants. He has been tutor and co-tutor of more than 250 theses. Giovanni De Feo carries out his researches at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIn), University of Salerno. His research interests are in the following fields: Life Cycle Assessment (solid waste, wastewater); Solid waste management (siting of treatment and disposal plants, separate collection, sociological investigations); Wastewater treatment (constructed wetlands, submerged biological filters, chemically assisted sedimentation, optimization and management costs); Water and wastewater technologies in ancient civilizations; Characterization of the quality of surface water and groundwater, environmental management systems. He serves as Referee for twenty-five international journals, and he is Associate Editor of Water Science and Technology, and Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. He is member of the Editorial Board of five following international journals. He is a member as well as Editor of the Newsletter of the Management Committee of the Specialist Group on Water and Wastewater in Ancient Civilizations of the IWA (International Water Association). He has participated as chairman, member of programme committee, member of organizing committee, and speaker at numerous international conferences, workshops, seminars, master classes, etc. He is author and co-author of more than 100 scientific and technical publications in Sanitary and environmental engineering on chapters of books and journals as well as proceedings of national and international conferences and, finally, is the author of three national books about Pollution phenomenon and control of environmental quality (around 700 pages), Wastewater treatment (around 1200 pages) and Waste treatment (around 800 pages).
Executive Editor- Profile
Dr. Ovidiu-Marcel Murărescu Ph.D.
Current Status
Lecturer dr. in the field of Geography,
University “Valahia” of Târgovişte,
Faculty of Humanities,
Department of Geography,
Târgovişte, Romania.
Mr. Ovidiu-Marcel Murărescu is graduated in Geography of University Bucharest, since 1995, and in 1996 he was master dregreed in the field of Modeling urban and rural systems in the context of sustainable development, the impact of physical-geographical factors on human settlements. He also is Ph.D. degreed in Geography, with the thesis entitled Water Resources in Carpathian and sub-Carpathian area of Prahova River and its application, coordinator prof. PhD. Doc. Petre Gâştescu (Geographic Institute of Romania’s Academy, Bucharest, 2004).
Mr. Murărescu was trained in some doctoral studies in France (University of Aix - Marseille 1, France, coord. prof. PhD. em. Annick Douguedroit - in the fields of Climatology and Statistics), and also in Greece (University of Thessaloniki; coord. prof. PhD. George Soulis - for the domain of Hydrogeology).
Mr. Ovidiu-Marcel Murărescu is presently lecturer dr. at “Valahia” University of Târgovişte (Romania), and he has as areas of Interest: Hydrology, Meteorology and Climatology, Climatic and Hydrological Risks, Water Resources, Regional Geography of Romania, in the same time he teaching courses as Meteorology and Climatology, Extreme Climatic Phenomena, Regional Geography of Romania, and in the same time teaching.
Along his activities, he is and was a member in some international professional organizations such as:
- member of the WSEAS (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society)
- member of the AIC (Association Internationale de Climatologie)
- member of ARPV (Romanian Association for Promoting Value)
- regional manager of the National Association of Limnogeography
- member of the Romanian Society of Geography
- author indexed in international data bases
- co-managing editor of the “Annals. Geographical Series”, “Valahia“ University of Târgovişte, tome 10, 2010
- Member in the Editorial Board of Life Science Global, since 2012
Books published (first author and co-author): 5
Published articles: over 70
Executive Editor- Profile
Prof. Dr. Khalifa Abd El- Maksoud Zaied, B. Sc., M. Sc., Ph.D.
Current Status
Professor
Department of Genetics
Faculty of Agriculture
Mansoura University
Egypt.
Prof. Dr. Khalifa Abd El- Maksoud Zaied , a Professor of Genetics at the Faculty of Agriculture , Mansoura University, and a member of the Scientific Committee for the upgrades professors and associate professors in Egyptian Universities of the Supreme Council of Universities . He was obtained his B. Sc . in Genetics ( 1981 ) , Fac. of Agric. , Alexandria University , Egypt , as well as , his M. Sc. in Genetics ( 1987 ) , Faculty of Agric. , Mansoura University , Egypt , Thesis Entitled : A comparative study between producing respiration deficient mutants by some carcinogenic and anti-cancer compounds in Saccharomyces cerevisiae , and his Ph. D. in Genetics ( 1990 ) , Faculty Of Agriculture , Mansoura University , Egypt .Thesis Entitled : The genetic analysis of hybrid vigor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the role of mitochondria altered through a carcinogenic compounds . He was supervised on more than 35 Ph. D . and M. Sc. degrees in the field of Microbial Genetics, biological control of insects using biotechnological techniques . He was a Chairman of Genetic Department , Faculty of Agriculture , Mansoura University , Egypt , from August 2006 until August 2012 . He was a Coordinator of Faculty of Agriculture , from January 1 , 2008 till December 2013. He was teaching many courses to under graduate students such as ; Principles of Genetics, Population Genetics , Cell Biology , Genetics and Genetic Engineering ( For the students of Fac. of Vertebrate Medicine ) , Special genetic course for the Branch of Plant Pathology , Genetics and Society , Genetic and Cytological techniques, Genetic fingerprinting. He was teaching many courses to post-graduate students such as; Microbial Genetics , Radiation Genetics , Genetic Technique , Biochemical Genetics , Human Genetics , Physiological Genetics , Population Genetics , Genetics and Society ( advanced ) , Cytogenetics , Genetic Engineering , extranuclear inheritance, Developmental Genetics , Advanced Genetics , Molecular Biology, Fungal Genetics . He was a Principal investigator of the project entitled : New Recombinant Bioinsecticide Products Induced In Bacillus thuringiensis Enhanced with Chitinase Enzyme for efficient toxicity against Spodoptera litura , Funded from Mansoura University in 2007 . In addition , a Principal investigator of the project entitled : Biocontrol of heavy metals pollution from wastewater , Funded from ASTF/ALJ Grant for scientific research and innovation in technology in the Arab World, UAE in 2007. He was Co-principal investigator of the project entitled : Cytological and genetic effects of wastewaters resulted from Fertilizer Factory and its microbial genetic biocontrol , funded from Mansoura Univ. , during 1994 - 1996 , as well as, Co-principal investigator of the project entitled : Biofertilization of wheat plants with Azospirillum – azide resistant mutants and Azorhizobium strains , funded from Mansoura Univ. , during 2005 – 2006. His filed of research in Genetics was related to environmental biotechnology , genetic improvement the efficiency of nitrogen fixation in rhizobacteria through horizontal gene transfer , biological control of insects , genetic improvements the biochemical and industrial traits in microorganisms , wastewater treatment , yeast and bacterial genetics , biodegradation of environmental pollutions. He was a Member of the scientific mission at Biological Center in Haren , Groningen University, 1992 , The Netherlands . He was Participated some of his papers in the following conferences ; Biological terrorism , Naif Arab University for Security Sciences in 2005 , Saudi Arabia Kingdom, the 5th Water Conference in State of Qatar , March : 24 – 28 , 2001 , the 7th Water Conference in State of Kuwait , November : 19 – 23 , 2005. He was published more than 80 papers in the field of Genetics , as well as, approved more than 50 M. Sc. and Ph. D. in Genetics.
