Smart Waste and Wastewater Management by Biotechnological Approaches

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Dr. Ali Mohd Yatoo Department of Environmental Science University of Kashmir India Dr. Ali Mohd Yatoo (Ph.D.) pursued his Ph.D. (Environmental Science) from the University of Kashmir India and completed his M.Sc. (Environmental Science) from H.N.B. Garhwal University Uttarakhand India. He has around 6 years of research experience and wide experience in waste valorization wastewater management eco-toxicology bioremediation and vermitechnology Dr. Yatoo has published more than 40 research and review papers including book chapters in highly reputed peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has also edited several books related to waste & wastewater management with leading publishers like Springer and CRC Taylor and Francis. Dr. Yatoo has qualified various state and national-level competitive examinations like UGC NET (5 times) Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board NET and the Jammu & Kashmir State Eligibility Test in Environmental Sciences. He has also qualified CSIR NET with a Junior Research Fellowship conducted by CSIR India. He has been the recipient of various fellowships and awards from several funding agencies. Prof. Mika Sillanpaa Department of Chemical Engineering School of Mining Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering University of Johannesburg Mika Sillanpääs research work centres on chemical treatment in environmental engineering and environmental monitoring and analysis. Since 2000 he has been a full professor/adjunct professor at the University of Oulu the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Johannesburg. He has supervised over 60 PhDs and been a reviewer in over 250 academic journals. Mika Sillanpää has published more than 1300 articles in peer reviewed international journals. Having an h-index of 131 his publications have been cited over 83000 times (Google Scholar). Mika Sillanpää has received numerous awards for research and innovation. For example he is the first Laureate of Scientific Committee on the Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)s Young Investigator Award which was delivered at the UNESCO Conference in Shanghai 2010 for his significant contributions outstanding achievements and research leadership in Environmental Technological Innovations to address present water pollution problems worldwide especially with regard to wastewater treatment and reuse.