Prof. Yifeng Xu |  Reaction Mechanisms | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Yifeng Xu |  Reaction Mechanisms | Best Researcher Award

Professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China

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🎓Academic Background

Prof. Yifeng Xu earned his PhD from The University of Queensland in 2017 and is currently a professor at Wuhan University of Technology. With a strong academic foundation and a keen interest in sustainable environmental practices, Prof. Xu has developed expertise that places him at the forefront of low-carbon wastewater treatment and resource recovery research.

🔬 Areas of Research

Prof. Xu’s research primarily focuses on:

Low-Carbon Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

Fate and Removal of Emerging Contaminants

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies

His work aims to enhance understanding of the removal mechanisms of emerging contaminants and the emission dynamics of N₂O during biological nitrogen removal processes. This research is essential to develop effective strategies for simultaneous nitrogen and contaminant removal while minimizing carbon emissions.

🏆 Professional Achievements

Prof. Xu has received numerous research grants, including funding from the National Natural Science Foundation and the Hubei Provincial Key R&D Program. These achievements support his innovative research in emission reduction and wastewater treatment advancements. Prof. Xu has published over 60 research papers and contributed a book chapter, with notable publications in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

📈 Research Impact

Through his innovative research, Prof. Xu has developed significant contributions, such as:

          Revealing Inhibitory Mechanisms: Exploring how free nitrous acid (FNA) impacts atenolol biodegradation, enhancing partial nitritation processes.

          Developing Mathematical Models: Creating models to analyze the degradation of parent compounds and the formation of by-products.

          Promoting Algal-Bacterial Consortia: Demonstrating the superior nitrogen removal and N₂O reduction potential of algal-bacterial systems.

These advancements in simultaneous nitrogen removal and emerging contaminant reduction provide sustainable solutions for future wastewater treatment applications.

Publications Top Noted📚 

Perfluorooctanoic acid effect and microbial mechanism to methane production in anaerobic digestion

Authors: Li, L., Li, W., Xue, Y., Peng, L., Song, K.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management
Year: 2024

Inorganic carbon limitation decreases ammonium removal and N2O production in the algae-nitrifying bacteria symbiosis system

Authors: Li, Q., Xu, Y., Chen, S., Ngo, H.H., Peng, L.
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
Year: 2024

Accelerated Photocatalytic Degradation of Sulfamethoxazole and Cefixime: A Comprehensive Study of Biotoxicity, Degradation Kinetics and Pathway

Authors: Akbari, M.Z., Xu, Y., Liang, C., Shen, S., Peng, L.
Journal: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Year: 2024

Developing antibiotics-based strategies to efficiently enrich ammonia-oxidizing archaea from wastewater treatment plants

Authors: Peng, L., Jia, M., Li, S., Liang, C., Xu, Y.
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
Year: 2024

Towards scaling-up implementation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from activated sludge: Progress and challenges

Authors: Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Ni, B.-J., Liu, Y.
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production
Year: 2024

 

Mr. Wenjie Du, Computational Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Wenjie Du, Computational Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Mr. Wenjie Du, University of Science and Technology of China, China

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🎓Educational Background

Wenjie Du pursued his Bachelor’s Degree at Northeastern University in the School of Metallurgy and Environmental Science from 2014 to 2018, where he was mentored by Mei Wang. Following this, he completed his Master’s Degree in Applied Chemistry at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) from 2018 to 2021 under the guidance of Wenwei Li. Currently, he is working towards his Ph.D. in Software Engineering at USTC, with Yang Wang as his advisor, a journey he embarked on from 2021 to 2023.

🏆Awards 

Throughout his academic career, Wenjie has received several prestigious accolades. He was honored with the GuSu Outstanding Scholarship in 2021 from the Suzhou Laboratory. Additionally, he was awarded the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Scholarship twice, first in 2022 and again in 2023, from USTC. In 2023, he also received the Tang Xiaoyan Scholarship from Peking University and the esteemed Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s Scholarship.

🔍Research Scope 

Wenjie’s research focuses on Knowledge and Data-Driven AI for Science, exploring several significant areas:

AI for Environmental Science:
His work includes predicting water and air quality, conducting carbon emission calculations, and performing pollution source tracing analysis to improve environmental outcomes.

AI for Chemistry:
He investigates methods for distinguishing between conformational isomers and chiral molecules, predicting molecular properties, and conducting spectral analysis to enhance chemical understanding.

AI for Materials:
Wenjie is involved in catalyst design, specifically in metal ratio control and analysis. He also studies the impact of solvent effects on material adsorption processes to predict properties effectively.

Publications Top Noted📝

Spatiotemporal pattern of greenhouse gas emissions in China’s wastewater sector and pathways towards carbon neutrality

Authors: Wen-Jie Du, Jia-Yuan Lu, Yi-Rong Hu, Juanxiu Xiao, Cheng Yang, Jie Wu, Baocheng Huang, Shuo Cui, Yang Wang, Wen-Wei Li
Journal: Nature Water
Year: 2023

Deciphering urban traffic impacts on air quality by deep learning and emission inventory

Authors: Wenjie Du, Lianliang Chen, Haoran Wang, Ziyang Shan, Zhengyang Zhou, Wenwei Li, Yang Wang
Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences
Year: 2023

Chemistry-informed molecular graph as reaction descriptor for machine-learned retrosynthesis planning

Authors: Baicheng Zhang, Xiaolong Zhang, Wenjie Du, Zhaokun Song, Guozhen Zhang, Guoqing Zhang, Yang Wang, Xin Chen, Jun Jiang, Yi Luo
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Year: 2022

Moltc: Towards molecular relational modeling in language models

Authors: Junfeng Fang, Shuai Zhang, Chang Wu, Zhengyi Yang, Zhiyuan Liu, Sihang Li, Kun Wang, Wenjie Du, Xiang Wang
Journal: arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03781
Year:  2024

Source identification and prediction of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of Lake Taihu by an ensemble machine learning technique

Authors: Yirong Hu, Wenjie Du, Cheng Yang, Yang Wang, Tianyin Huang, Xiaoyi Xu, Wenwei Li
Journal: Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
Year: 2023

Prof. Dalia Attia, Nanochemistry, Nano pharmaceutical, Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dalia Attia, Nanochemistry, Best Researcher Award

Professor at The British university in Egypt, Egypt

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👩‍🏫📚Academic Leadership and Teaching 

As Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the British University in Egypt (BUE) since September 2015, I have led the teaching and supervision of courses such as Dosage Forms Formulation, Pharmacokinetics, and Biopharmaceutics. My role includes enhancing research activities in the fields of pharmaceutical nanotechnology and drug delivery systems.

🏆💡Educational Background and Research Innovations 

I hold a PhD in Pharmaceutics from Al-Azhar University, where my thesis addressed controlled release delivery systems. I have contributed to the field through patent applications for innovative pharmaceutical formulations, demonstrating my commitment to advancing pharmaceutical sciences.

🎓🔬Research Supervision and Student Mentorship 

I have supervised over 10 Master’s and PhD theses and guide 5th-year students on their graduation projects. As an external examiner, I uphold academic integrity by evaluating Master’s and PhD defenses. I also mentor academic staff and oversee their performance reviews.

📋✅Administrative Responsibilities and Communication 

In my administrative capacity, I communicate the University’s strategic goals and policy developments to the Department. I ensure the preparation of class and examination schedules and disseminate information from Faculty Council meetings, fostering a cohesive academic environment.

🌍✈️Previous Academic Roles and Contributions 

My experience includes roles as Associate Professor and Acting HoD in various institutions, where I taught subjects such as Physical Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacy. During my time as an Honorary Lecturer at Manchester University, I focused on the molecular design of biomaterials for biomedical applications.

✍️📖Editorial Roles and Community Engagement 

I serve on the Editorial Boards of several reputable journals, including the Madridge Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and the Global Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, contributing to research enrichment and knowledge exchange in the scientific community.

Publications Top Noted📚

Rosemary and neem: an insight into their combined anti-dandruff and anti-hair loss efficacy

Authors: Hashem, M.M., Attia, D., Hashem, Y.A., Adel, F., Salama, M.M.
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year: 2024

Resolving acne with optimized adapalene microspongeal gel, in vivo and clinical evaluations

Authors: Yehia, R.M., Teaima, M.H., Ragaie, M.H., Attia, D.A., El-Nabarawi, M.A.
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year: 2024

From beverage to anticancer agent: The repurposing of green coffee bean extract loaded in solid lipid nanoparticles

Authors: Moussa, Y.A., Teaima, M.H., Elmazar, M.M., Attia, D.A., El-Nabarawi, M.A.
Journal: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
Year: 2024

Glucospanlastics: innovative antioxidant and anticancer ascorbyl-2-glucoside vesicles for striking topical performance of repurposed itraconazole

Authors: Lamie, C., Elmowafy, E., Attia, D., Mortada, N.D.
Journal: RSC Advances
Year: 2024

Chewing gum containing repaglinide solid dispersion using mesoporous silica nanoparticles for management of diabetes mellitus: In-vitro evaluation and clinical appraisal

Authors: Badawi, N.M., Amer, R.I., Attia, D.A., Fayez, A.M., Dawoud, M.H.S.
Journal: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
Year: 2024

Microsponges-mediated targeted topical delivery of rosemary oil for hair growth promotion: optimization and in-vivo studies

Authors: Yehia, R.M., Lamie, C., Attia, D.A.
Journal: Pharmaceutical Development and Technology
Year: 2024