We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Lip Huat Saw from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr Bernard Saw Lip Huat is currently an associate professor and chairperson for the Centre for Sustainable Mobility Technologies in the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia. He received his Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2015. Besides, he is a Chartered Engineer registered with the Engineering Council (UK), Professional Engineer registered with Board of Engineers Malaysia, Professional Technologists registered with Malaysia Board of Technologists and associate fellow of Asean Academy of Engineering and Technology. His research interests include energy storage system, computational fluid dynamic, thermal management, renewable energy and ventilation. His research is well recognized as he is listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists published by Stanford University. He has been invited to deliver several keynotes and invited speeches in many conferences as well as public lectures. He has co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious international journals, 5 books/ book chapters, 4 patents and won more than 30 awards in the local and international competitions as well as outstanding reviewers for more than 10 international journals. He is serving as editorial member and guest editor of several international journals such as Sustainability, Frontiers in Energy Research, Journal of Renewable Materials, Energy Engineering, Fluid dynamic and material processing, Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management, etc. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Lip Huat Saw for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Amir Hossein Hamidian from Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Amir Hossein Hamidian is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Amir Hossein Hamidian for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan from Department of Smart Engineering and Advanced Technology, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dr. C. Shreeshivadasan is currently a Professor at the Department of Engineering, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), UTM. He received his PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2006 from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. His PhD research was on the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater containing macrolide antibiotic using anaerobic digester. He obtained his Masters and Bachelor degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in the field of Chemical and Environmental Engineering in 1995 and 1997, respectively. His interests are largely concerned with the control of pollutants in the environment in relation to industrial wastewater using anaerobic process. Specifically, his research is more concentrated towards the control of pollutants from various wastewater such as pharmaceutical, paper mill, textile, landfill leachate and palm oil mill effluents. His latest project was the treatment of textile wastewater using modified anaerobic baffled reactor and treatment of landfill leachate using anaerobic stage reactor (ASR) combined with a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for the removal of selected micro-pollutants. He is very much active in the national and international arena promoting environmental awareness and the concept of sustainability. He is a committee member of the Malaysian Water Association (MWA) and Malaysian Water Academy (MyWA) under the section of industrial research and development. He is also the Editor-in-Chief for Malaysian Journal of Water published by the MWA. He has produced more than 100 research articles and conference proceedings in the field of environmental engineering, particularly using the anaerobic reactors. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Yanfang Sang from Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Yanfang Sang is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Hydroclimate, Natural Disasters and Risks, Urban Water Management, Climate Change, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Yanfang Sang for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Jose Navarro-Pedreno from Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Jose Navarro-Pedreno is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in soil-water-plant system (including horticultural crops), soils and land mangement (including GIS and Remote Sensing), waste management and recycling (including heavy metal pollution and salinity). We appreciate Prof. Dr. Jose Navarro-Pedreno for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Nasir Shafiq from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dr Nasir Shafiq is a Professor in Structural Engineering and Sustainable development apart from research and academics. I am actively involved in administrative position. From 2014 to 2017 served as Director of Sustainable Resources Mission Oriented Research, Chairman Innovation Committee and Chief Editor of the Research Bulletin RESINEX. The administrative positions main KPIs are research management at MOR level, strategic and business planning, monitoring of IP filing, Research Commercialization and Technology Licencing. I am member of professional bodies; ACI, ASCE, BEM, and Pakistan Engineering Council. Currently I am vice president of the Concrete Society Malaysia, for the second consecutive of 2024 to 2026. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Nasir Shafiq for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rachid Lahlali from Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture, Meknes, Morocco, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Lahlali is a Research Associate Professor of Plant Pathology & Microbiology at the Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknes (ENA-Meknes, Morocco) since 2016. He obtained his BSc in Plant Protection from ENA-Meknes, and his MSc and PhD degrees in Agronomy and Biological Sciences with major Plant Pathology from Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, University of Liege (Belgium). Dr. Lahlali worked as a Research Scientist in Plant Sciences at University of Saskatchewan (Canadian Light Source Inc.,) from 2012 to 2016 and he carried out several post-doctoral research positions in the Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre (4 years as postdoctoral fellow and Biologist from 2009-2013) as well as in Plant Research Institute, University of Montreal (2 years from 2007-2009) and Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, University of Liege (1 year from 2006-2007). Dr. Lahlali's Lab main research interests include the study of plant microbe interactions, phytomycology, biological control of plant diseases, molecular plant pathology, mechanisms involved in the plant's response to biotic stresses (fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes), and the application of molecular tools and Agri-tech (remote sensing) for plant diseases diagnosis and plant improvement. Dr. Lahlali authored and co-authored more than 166 peer-reviewed papers and 10 chapters (4 published and 6 under process), supervised more than 35 Masters Diploma, and 10 Doctorate (4 already graduated and 6 enrollment). Dr. Lahlali participated in many projects related to the field of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and plant microbes interaction at National and International levels (Core organic co-Fund-resberry, SIRAM Prima, Optimus prime, FoodLand H2020 projects). He is a reputed scientist in his field of research and served as Editor for BMC Microbiology, Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Agronomy, Life, and Microbiology Insights and reviewer for several journals such as Plant Pathology, phytopathology, Crop Protection, Physiological and Molecular plant Pathology, Tropical Plant pathology, Plant Disease…etc. At ENAM, Dr. Lahlali teaches different courses including Introduction to Plant Pathology, Health security, General Plant Pathology, Phytopharmacy-Fungicides, Phytoepidemiology, Phytomycology, and Postharvest Plant Pathology and participate in supervising students at different levels. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rachid Lahlali for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Paul Mativenga from The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. He holds a Chair in Multiscale & Sustainable Manufacturing at The University of Manchester after joining the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 2002. His expertise and research are in Manufacturing Technologies (machining science, micro manufacturing, laser processing, and sustainable manufacturing). He focuses on manufacturing at different length and speed scales. He obtained a PhD and MSc in Manufacturing Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology respectively from The University of Liverpool, UK. He is excited about developing engineering science solutions to the major challenges of resource efficiency and industrial sustainability. His research focuses on innovative manufacturing technologies and resource-efficient or green manufacturing. They research and understand how we can make the manufacturing industry technologically and economically competitive while operating within the boundaries of environmentally friendly manufacturing. He is a Member of the International Academy of Production Engineering, College International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP). The CIRP was founded in 1951 to address scientifically, through international cooperation, issues related to modern production science and technology. In the Faculty of Science and Engineering, his major administrative responsibility is strategic leadership of Social Responsibility and Equality Diversity, and Inclusion. The University has an important role to play in making a positive difference in society and knowledge creation, delivering industrial, environmental, and policy impact. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Paul Mativenga for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Michail Kalogiannakis from University of Thessaly, Greece, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. 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 PhD 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 Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Mihaela Botez from Department of Automated Production Engineering, ETS, Montreal, Canada, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr Ruxandra Botez has been Full Professor at ÉTS University in Canada since 1998. Ruxandra has been a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 Holder in Aircraft Modeling and Simulation Technologies since 2011, and she has been the Head of the Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics, and AeroServoElasticity LARCASE since 2003. Ruxandra is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), the Canadian Aeronautical Society Institute (CASI), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and many other associations and institutions She is the Editor-in-Chief of the INCAS Bulletin. Ruxandra has supervised more than 22 PhD students, 100 Master’s students (projects and theses), and 260 internship students in her academic career. Ruxandra has published more than 175 archival original journal articles, 300 conference papers, and 7 invited book chapters. Ruxandra and her team have obtained more than 50 awards; she has also given more than 50 invited speaker presentations. Ruxandra works in collaboration with various aerospace companies in Canada, such as Bombardier Aerospace, CAE Inc., Esterline CMC Electronics, Bell Helicopter Textron, Thales Aerospace, GlobVision, FLIR Systems, and IAR-NRC; Presagis and NASA in the USA; Alenia and CIRA in Italy; Hydra Technologies in Mexico; DLR in Germany; and the National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” in Romania. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Mihaela Botez for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Rosa Francesca De Masi from University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dr. R Rosa Francesca De Masi is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Energy efficiency in building, Heat Transfer and Engineering Thermodynamics. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Rosa Francesca De Masi for her participation and support.

 We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Marco Roccetti from Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Since 2000, he has been Full Professor of Computer Science at Alma Mater Studiorum, where he taught several courses in computer science: he now teaches Human Data Science and Internet Architecture. Member of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna since 2019, of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Space Agency since 2022, he was Visiting Scholar at UCLA (2011-15) and Visiting Scientist at ICSI Berkeley (1993). In 2017-18 he was Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Data Science and Computation, Alma Mater. Current research interests include human data science, human-AI teaming, predictive intelligence, data-driven prescient modeling, and digital medicine; he has authored more than 250 scientific contributions that have received various awards, including five best paper awards, a Microsoft Research Star Award, and a Web Accessibility Challenge Delegates Award from the W3C Consortium. The h-indexes of his scientific output are 34, 40 and 35, respectively, as calculated by Scopus, Scholar and ResearchGate. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Marco Roccetti for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Taha Selim Ustun from Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute (FREA), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Koriyama, Japan, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Taha Selim Ustun received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. He is currently a researcher with the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute (FREA), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), where he leads the Smart Grid Cybersecurity Laboratory. Before that, he was a faculty member with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. He has been invited to run specialist courses in Africa, India, and China. His research has attracted funding from prestigious programs in Japan, Australia, Europe, and North America. His current research interests include power systems protection, communication in power networks, distributed generation, microgrids, electric vehicle integration, and cybersecurity in smart grids. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Taha Selim Ustun for his 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 Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Pascal Lorenz (lorenz@ieee.org) 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. Amin Beiranvand Pour from Institute of Oceanography & Environment (INOS), Higher Institution Center of Excellence (HICoE) in Marine Science, University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Terengganu, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Amin Beiranvand Pour is a leading scientist and internationally established researcher in the field of geological and environmental remote sensing. He was listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for the years 2019-2023. He is Co-Founder and Team Lead in ScanMiner Solutions. He is one of the highly cited researchers in the field of geological remote sensing in the world (ranked 2 in Google Scholar). He has ranked 1 among Top Scientists for year 2023 in Earth Science in Malaysia. He has a full academic background in remote sensing, geology, mineral exploration and environmental sciences. He was project Leader of numerous remote sensing research projects using multispectral and hyperspectral sensors for geological mapping, mineral exploration, environmental modelling and monitoring. His experience ranges widely, from geological mapping to environmental issues such as lithological and structural mapping, mineral exploration, environmental monitoring and modelling, geo-hazard, geothermal mapping, geomorphic and coastal geology investigations. He has published more than 200 research papers and 5 books in the field of geological remote sensing, mineral exploration and geohazard modeling. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Amin Beiranvand Pour for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Yuekuan Zhou from Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, Function Hub The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, China, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Zhou obtained his PhD degree in 2021 from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU), Master’s degree from Hunan University in 2017 and Bachelor from PLA university of Science and Technology in 2014. Zhou conducted his PhD attachment program in 2019 in Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, under the supervision of Prof. Jan L.M. Hensen. He joined in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2021. He was awarded the Best Paper Award in CUE2020: Applied Energy Symposium: ¬Low carbon cities and urban energy systems, organized by Applied Energy journal. He has 3 highly cited papers (ESI 1%). He won the award ‘Outstanding PhD candidate in international conference on Energy and Built Environment’ in 2021. Dr. Zhou is invited as guest editor to launch a special issue ‘Energy Flexible Buildings with Energy Conversion and Management Technologies’ in the SCI journal, Applied Sciences, in 2021. Dr. Zhou was also invited to contribute chapters in 7 books (publishers: Elsevier, Springer and so on). Dr. Zhou’s research aims at achieving smart zero-energy and zero-carbon district energy systems for carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation, via cleaner power production, energy-efficient system design and operation, innovation in smart energy integration, multi-objective optimization on nonlinear dynamic behaviours with artificial intelligence. Cross-disciplinary areas and multidisciplinary research with cutting-edge technologies are required, including materials engineering, chemical engineering, thermodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, renewable energy engineering, energy economics, and artificial intelligence. His current research interests include electrochemical battery, hydrogen and pumped hydro storages in zero-energy buildings, life-cycle carbon-neutral buildings, peer-to-peer energy trading and inter-city energy migration energy network with hydrogen economy. Up until now, he has published over 35 SCI papers in high impact journals. He is currently serving as an editorial board member for Journal of Architectural Environment & Structural Engineering Research (JAESER). He also serves as reviewer for high-impact SCI journals, such as Nano Energy, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, Energy Conversion and Management; Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainable City and Societies, Energy; Renewable Energy; Solar Energy; Building and Environment; Journal of Energy Storage, and so on. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Yuekuan Zhou for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Christian N. Madu from Pace University, New York, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Christian N Madu is a leading scholar and expert in the areas of chemical safety and security management, sustainability management, disaster risk reduction, process change and quality control. In 2017, he was appointed by the United States Department of State - CDRF as the lead Subject Matter Expert to run training on chemical safety and security in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. This training which recently concluded took him through the entire country. He has published extensively in his areas of research interests and his recent books include the Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction & Management (2017) and Handbook of Sustainability Management published in 2012. Both books were published by the Imperial College Press and World Scientific Publishing, UK. He has written best seller books on sustainability management. Some of his books in the sustainability management area include the following titles Environmental Planning and Management (Imperial College Press, London, 2007 – best seller), Competing on Quality and Environment (Chi Publishers, CT, USA, 2004), Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, USA, 2001), Managing Green Technologies for Global Competitiveness (Quorum Books, Westport, CT, USA, 1995). He is currently working on a book titled Sustainability in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria and editing the 2nd edition of the Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing to be published by Springer Press, USA. Prof. Madu has published more than 150 articles in leading academic journals including Land Use Policy, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainable Cities and Society, Expert Systems with Applications, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Decision Sciences, Journal of Operational Research Society, Mathematical and Computer Modeling, Computers & Operations Research, European Journal of Operations Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics Letters, IIE Transactions, Long Range Planning, Socio-economic Planning Sciences etc. and more than 15 books by leading publishers in the world such as Springer, Kluwer, Greenwood, Imperial College Press, Chi Publishers, and World Scientific Publishing . He holds more than 6780 citations of his research works with an h-index of 42. He is also at 92.5 percentile of all the scholars at ResearchGate has more than 72 publications in Thomson Reuters indexed impact factor journals. He has also won several research and teaching awards and he is the recipient of several grant awards. He has reviewed for many international grant agencies including the United States National Science Foundation, SABIC Research Proposals in Saudi Arabia, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and has served as an external reviewer for PhD thesis in countries such as the United States, Australia, and India including three different centers of the Indian Institute of Technology. He was at one time, a Visiting Research Scholar at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong. Prof. Madu served as editor of the International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management for 20 years. He was also the Topic Editor of Environmental Decision Making, Encyclopedia of Earth (National Society for Environment, USA) in 2006. He is on the editorial board of more than thirty academic journals and receives numerous unsolicited invitations to serve on different boards and dissertation committees around the world. He has also presented frequently to several agencies of the Federal Republic of Nigeria including NESREA, NEMA, Raw Material Research Council, Federal Ministry of Science & Technology, Federal Ministry of Labor & Productivity, and the Federal House of Representatives Committee on the Environment. He is a Fellow of Nigeria Environmental Society (NES), Nigeria Institute of Strategic Management (ISM), and Institute of Policy Management Development. Prof. Madu has also consulted for several international organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Con Edison, International Bottled Water Association, Drinking Water Research Foundation. He also initiated and ran the Process Change Initiative workshops for several university including Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Pace University, and University of Nigeria. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Christian N. Madu for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Sunliang Cao from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Asst. Prof. Cao obtained his Doctor of Science (Technology) degree in April 2014 from the School of Engineering at Aalto University (formerly known as Helsinki University of Technology), Finland. His Master of Science degree was obtained in June 2010 from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, while his Master’s thesis project was conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. Before joining PolyU in 2017, he had been successively employed as a research assistant, doctoral researcher and postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University, Finland, since 2010. Moreover, in January and February 2016, Dr Cao also worked as a Visiting Scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Germany, for joint research between Fraunhofer ISE and Aalto University. His main research expertise is in the fields of low-energy and zero-energy buildings, advanced on-site renewable energy systems, building integrated energy storage solutions, HVAC technologies, and the integrations between buildings, hybrid smart grids and new energy vehicles. He participated in the IEA SHC T44/HPP A38 and IEA EBC A67 as a Finland representative and observer, respectively. So far, he has published 56 scientific publications, including 42 high-IF (Impact Factor) international SCI journal papers. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Sunliang Cao for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Paolo Maria Congedo from University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dr. Paolo Maria Congedo is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Renewable Energy Technologies, Building Materials and Energy Efficiency in Building. He received a degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Lecce on April 18, 1997. from January to December 1999, he conducted research at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. in September 2000, he worked for one year as a Production Engineer Level 6 at the Agusta S.p.A. - Brindisi plant, where the workshop was in charge of the production of aeronautical components and the assembly of helicopter structures. in February 2002, he received his Ph. In February 2002, he obtained a doctorate degree from the University of Lecce, specializing in "Energy Systems and Environment". Since 2023, he is a member of the working group "Energy" of RUS, the network of universities for sustainable development of the University of Salento. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Paolo Maria Congedo for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Raffaella Mancuso from University of Calabria, Rende, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dr. Raffaella Mancuso is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Organic Synthesis, Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Heterocyclic Chemistry. She has published 159 publications that have been cited over 4741 times with an H-index of 42. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Raffaella Mancuso for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Sengottaiyan Shanmugan from Research Centre for Solar Energy, Dept of Physics, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dr. Sengottaiyan Shanmugan is an outstanding scholar who experts mainly in Solar Still, Solar Cooker and Solar Thermal Applications. He has published 169 publications that have been cited over 3348 times with an H-index of 34. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Sengottaiyan Shanmugan for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Ferdinando Salata from Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Ferdinando Salata is currently Researcher (of Type B in accord with the Italian legislative - in Tenure Track) at Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering (DIAEE) for the Scientific Sector ING-IND/11 (Italian Accademic Sector 09/C2). He graduated in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Energy at the University of Rome "Sapienza" in 2003. He completed his PhD in "Technical Physics" in 2008 at the same University. In his thesis work, he studied the use of ultraviolet radiation coupled with HEPA filtration for the disinfection of airborne biological contaminants in air conditioning systems. After completing his PhD, he was a research fellow until 2017 in the Department where he completed his thesis. During this period, Ferdinando was awarded the title of "Cultore della Materia". In 2017 he obtained from the "Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca" the "National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor" for the Italian Accademic Sector 09/C2 (Applied Physics and Nuclear Engineering). In the same year he joined DIAEE as a Fixed-Term Recruiter of Topology A (RTDA, for the next 3 years and renewed for the next 2). He is a member of the Italian National Association of Applied Physics. In recent years, he has carried out in-depth research into the optimisation of energy demand in buildings; cogeneration systems; urban microclimate; thermal comfort in the outdoor environment; energy optimisation and reliability of air conditioning and lighting systems; natural ventilation in buildings; desalination using absorption machines; thermal conductivity problems in soils. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Ferdinando Salata for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Kuaanan Techato from Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Kuaanan Techato is the Dean, Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, HatYAi, Songkhla, Thailand; and the Director of Environmental Assessment Research Canter and Hazardous Waste Management Technology, Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, Thailand. Prof. Kuaanan Techato has extensive experience in Renewable Energy, Environmental Management; Energy Efficiency and Waste Management. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Kuaanan Techato 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 join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. 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. Vishnu D. Rajput from Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr Rajput is working on soil contaminations, i.e., PAHs, Benzo[a]pyrene, priority Heavy Metals and metallic nanoparticles, and their impacts on plant performance and soil microbial functionalities. The modern tools & techniques such as AAS, ICP-MS, μ-XRF & μ-XANES, FT-IR, HRTEM, Tornado, PAM fluorometer, GC, GLPC, DLS, ZETA-potential, XRD, EDX, UV-Vis spectroscopy, TEM, SEM optical microscopes and COMET assay are applying to observe the accumulation, transformations, uptake, translocation of pollutants, and impact on soil microbial communities, microbe-plant interaction, plant physiology, morphology, anatomy, ultrastructure of cellular organelles. We appreciate Dr. Vishnu D. Rajput for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Nurin Wahidah Mohd Zulkifli from Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Nurin Wahidah binti Mohd Zulkifli is an esteemed Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. She holds a distinguished academic background, having earned her Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, followed by a Master’s degree (MSc.Eng) from Monash University, Australia, and a Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Tribology from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. Dr. Zulkifli's expertise lies in combustion and fuel engineering (tribology), which is reflected in her impressive scholarly contributions. With a remarkable publication record of 112 research articles in both national and international journals, she has garnered 3868 citations and an H-index of 38. Furthermore, she has exhibited exemplary mentorship by successfully supervising several PhD and master students from various countries. Her significant impact in the field was recognized in 2020 when she was acknowledged for ranking among the top 2% of researchers for the most cited documents in engineering by Web of Science and Clarivate Analytics. Dr. Zulkifli has also played a pivotal role in securing and managing numerous grant projects as the head of internal and external grants. Notably, she is an active collaborator, forging partnerships with researchers in the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia for grants, joint research efforts, and paper writing. Her collaborative endeavors extend to esteemed organizations such as PROTON, PETRONAS Research, DUCOM, MPOB, and researchers from local universities. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Nurin Wahidah Mohd Zulkifli for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce from Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce received his Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham in 2015 on sustainable energy and building technologies. Following his Ph.D. degree, he has conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Nottingham on innovative greenhouse systems. Currently, he is the author or co-author of over 130 scientific papers notably in high-impact SCI journals. He achieved a Utility Model Award from the Turkish Patent Institute with the work entitled “Fresnel lens driven instant and efficient domestic hot water producer”. He has edited a considerable number of books/book chapters notably on the field of energy and sustainability. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce came back home in 2016, and he is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. He is also working as an expert in energy optimization, energy conservation, and energy management strategies in a consultant role. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce was awarded “Young Scientist of Turkey” in 2018 by the Science Heroes Association. Moreover, he was awarded “Outstanding Young Scientist” by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) in 2021. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce is the Head of the Low/Zero Carbon Energy Technologies Lab at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. He is also a member of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (WSSET), and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce is Editorial Board Member of respective SCI Journals like Applied Energy, Energy and Buildings, etc. He is also Editor in Chief in the journals of Sustainable and Clean Buildings and Green Building and Construction Economics. He is also Associate Editor in ESCI journal International Journal of Ambient Energy and Energy Research Journal. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce has also edited several special issues so far as Lead Guest Editor and Guest Editor in various SCI journals like Energy and Buildings, Journal of Energy Storage, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Advances in Civil Engineering, International Journal of Photoenergy, Energies, Sustainability, etc. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce has been shown among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. According to ScholarGPS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce is the 239. the most successful scientist in the world on Energy field. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Erdem Cuce for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Prof. Dr. Pratap Kollu from University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Pratap Kollu is Assistant Professor at Center for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and Technology (CASEST), School of Physics at the University of Hyderabad, India. He is also Newton Alumnus researcher to Cavendish laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK. His PhD in Materials Engineering is from Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea. He completed his MPhil and MSc in Electronics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. He is a gold medalist from the university during his master’s course. His post-doctoral positions are at Tyndall national institute, Ireland, Indian institute of technology (IIT) Bombay and at University of Cambridge, UK. He is awarded the Newton International fellowship jointly by the Royal Society, UK and the British Academy, UK and he is awarded the INSPIRE faculty fellowship by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. His research areas include design and fabrication of magnetic sensors, porotype development for navigation and biosensor applications; He also works on 2D material metal nanocomposites for energy, multiferroics and water purification applications. He has published in 80 international peer-reviewed journals. He is also a recipient of young scientist award during the 9th international conference on advanced materials and processing held at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China (2018). He is a Keynote/ invited speaker at 42 international conferences held around in India, China, Peru, New Zealand, UK and USA. We appreciate Prof. Dr. Pratap Kollu for his participation and support.

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We welcome Prof. Raghava R. Kommalapati from Prairie View A&M University, USA, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Kommalapati is the Director of Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA; and a Professor of Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA. Prof. Kommalapati has extensive experience in energy and environmental sustainability and environmental impacts of energy production. We are grateful to Prof. Kommalapati for his participation and support.