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.

We welcome Dr. Maria Panitsa from University of Patras, Greece, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Dr. Panitsa is an Assistant Professor in Flora and Phytogeography, Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, GR-26504, Rio - Patras, Greece. Dr. Panitsa has extensive experience in biodiversity, plant species diversity, plant ecology, ecosystem ecology, biodiversity monitoring, biogeography, island ecosystems, conservation biology, and conservation. We are grateful to Dr. Panitsa for her participation and support.

We welcome Prof. João Miguel Dias from Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Dias is a Professor, CESAM, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Prof. Dias has extensive experience in physical oceanography, estuaries and lagoons, sea level, coastal flooding, climate change, coastal zone monitoring, mixing and transport processes, tides, morphodynamic, numerical modelling of coastal zones, and physical/biology/chemical interactions. We are grateful to Prof. Dias for his participation and support.

We welcome Prof. Nicole Mölders from University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. Prof. Mölders is a Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysical Institute and College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 903, Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA. Prof. Mölders has extensive experience in remote sensing, atmospheric physics, climate change, hydrology, climate variability, precipitation, soil and environment. We are grateful to Prof. Mölders for her participation and support.