| Prof. Baoyu GaoShandong University, China Dr Baoyu Gao is currently a distinguished professor at Shandong University, and a distinguished Taishan Scholar of Shandong Province, China. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1999. Dr. Gao's research has mainly focused on the functional materials, chemicals and technologies for water and wastewater treatment. He has co-authored more than 980 peer-reviewed journal papers (h-index:102) and more than 120 patents, and has received 38 awards from international, national, ministerial and provincial government. He has published six academic monographs. Since 2014, it has been consecutively honored as the Highly-cited Scholar of China (environmental science) by Elsevier. He was included in the list of the world's top 2% of scientists for 2022-2025 and the list of the world's top 0.05% of scientists for 2024-2025. |
| Prof. Baoyou LiuHebei University of Science and Technology, China Baoyou Liu, male, born in February 1973, holds a doctoral degree and is a professor. He is also a master's supervisor in Environmental Science and Engineering at Hebei University of Science and Technology. In terms of environmental monitoring and environmental remediation, he has mainly carried out research on the remediation and treatment technology of SO2, NOx, CO2, NH3 and VOC in the atmosphere, the remediation technology of heavy metals such as copper, cadmium, lead and zinc in the soil, and the monitoring technology of typical environmental pollutants. As the first author or corresponding author, he has published more than 20 research papers in critical reviews in environmental science and technology, separation and purification technology, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Journal of Safety and Environment and other domestic and foreign journals, including 7 SCI search papers, including 2 SCI Chinese Academy of Sciences Zone 1 papers, and 6 Chinese invention patents have been authorized. |
| Prof. Abdullah Al-MamunInternational Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia Professor Dr. Abdullah Al-Mamun graduated from BUET in 1993, earned his MSc in Environmental Engineering from UPM in 1995, and later completed his Ph.D. He worked as a water resources engineer in Kuala Lumpur before joining IIUM in 2006 as Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010 and Professor in 2015. He teaches undergraduate courses (Waste Management, Environmental Engineering, Solid Waste Engineering) and postgraduate courses (Advanced Water Treatment, Wastewater Reclamation). With 12 years of industry experience, he is skilled in water/wastewater sampling, pollution control, water quality modelling, urban stormwater management, hydrological analysis, and flood mitigation. He helped develop stormwater and drainage guidelines for the Malaysian government. By 2025, he has secured RM 1.64 million in research funding (25 grants), presented 107 conference papers, published 96 journal papers, authored 1 book and 16 chapters, edited 4 books, received 27 awards, and holds 4 patents (1 pending). He has supervised 14 postgraduate and 78 undergraduate students, examined 21 postgraduate theses (8 internal, 13 external), and participated in 36 engineering consultancy projects. |
