Muhammad Attique Khan Shahid  Ph.D.

Current Status
Associate Professor,
Department of Physics,
GCU Faisalabad,
Pakistan.

Dr. Muhammad Attique Khan Shahid received his M. Phil Degree in Solid State Physics from CSSP (PU) Lahore Pakistan with research project entitled “Radioactive Pollution and its Health Hazards, a Study by SSNTDs and XRD analysis” and Master Degree in Physics with specialization in “Advance Electronics” recently has completed his Ph.D project in Solid State Physics entitled “A Comprehensive Investigation of Solid Aerosols Using XRD and ASS Techniques”. Dr. Shahid has completed other relevant Post graduate training courses as participant, presenter and as a faculty member in his areas of specialization from PINUM, NIAB, PNRA,NIFA, EPD etc the well reputed institutions of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Environmental Protection Department along with his Professional in service training. Recently he is working as Associate Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics GCU Faisalabad. As for as his research Experiences is concerned it is multidimensional, Dr. Shahid has 30 years of academic and research experiences at graduation and post graduation level, his areas of interest are Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Health and Medical Physics, Radiation Physics Geo Physics, Soil Physics, Climatology and Meteorology, X-ray crystallography etc. More then 93 research Projects have been completed under his supervision and has 57 research publications in well-reputed journals in his credit, Pakistan Nuclear Regularity Authority (PNRA) certified Health Physicist RPO, RSO (PAEC) as attachment with atomic and Nuclear Physics research lab. Active member of Editorial Committee and referee in above said areas of interest for the Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (JBAS) and Global Advanced Research Journal of Geology and Mining Research (GAJMR). He has also worked as an associate editor for the journal of Natural Sciences, GCU Faisalabad. Author of Handbook of Physics (9th, 10th) objective type Physics for F.Sc (Part I, II), Experimental Physics Manuals (F.Sc part I, II), and M.A. Punjabi guides (Complete set) and supervised the Book on “The Secret of Gravity in the Light Of Quran and Science”. Dr. Shahid is member of PIP, Aerosol society and PASTIC. Established and upgraded graduation, post graduation level, labs in the department of Physics GCU Faisalabad, played key role in launching B.S (H), M.Sc. Physics and M.Phil Physics programs, rectified loopholes in their curriculum as chairman department of Physics through BOS, BOF and academic council meetings to bring them at par with other national/ international universities of the world. Currently working as regular faculty member NIAB for graduate, post-graduate level courses for atomic energy commission scientists working in different organizations along with R and D activities in his areas of interest as joint venture with PINUM, NOORI, NIAB, SKCH etc.

Giovanni De Feo  Ph.D.

Current Status
Aggregate Professor,
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Salerno,
Italy.

Dr. Giovanni De Feo is an Aggregate Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, he currently teaches Environmental Impact Assessment, and Environmental Assessment Procedures at the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of the University of Salerno, Italy. At the Engineering Faculty, he is member of the teaching board of the Ph.D. course in “Chemical Engineering”, and he has taught courses on Pollution Phenomenon and Control of the Environmental Quality, Environmental management systems, Elements of environmental impact, Solid waste treatment and disposal, and Wastewater treatment plants. He has been tutor and co-tutor of more than 250 theses. Giovanni De Feo carries out his researches at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIn), University of Salerno. His research interests are in the following fields: Life Cycle Assessment (solid waste, wastewater); Solid waste management (siting of treatment and disposal plants, separate collection, sociological investigations); Wastewater treatment (constructed wetlands, submerged biological filters, chemically assisted sedimentation, optimization and management costs); Water and wastewater technologies in ancient civilizations; Characterization of the quality of surface water and groundwater, environmental management systems. He serves as Referee for twenty-five international journals, and he is Associate Editor of Water Science and Technology, and Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. He is member of the Editorial Board of five following international journals. He is a member as well as Editor of the Newsletter of the Management Committee of the Specialist Group on Water and Wastewater in Ancient Civilizations of the IWA (International Water Association). He has participated as chairman, member of programme committee, member of organizing committee, and speaker at numerous international conferences, workshops, seminars, master classes, etc. He is author and co-author of more than 100 scientific and technical publications in Sanitary and environmental engineering on chapters of books and journals as well as proceedings of national and international conferences and, finally, is the author of three national books about Pollution phenomenon and control of environmental quality (around 700 pages), Wastewater treatment (around 1200 pages) and Waste treatment (around 800 pages).

Shahid Bader Usmani  Ph.D.

Current Status
Group Leader Quality Lab,
Mylan Pharmaceutical,
Etobicoke Ontario,
Canada.

Dr. Shahid Bader Usmani passed Master of Science in Chemistry from University of Karachi in 1988. After about one year teaching in Jamia Osmani College Karachi, he joined H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi for Ph.D under the guidance of Dr. Bina Shaheen Siddiqui and got Ph.D in 1996. He worked on Studies of Chemical Constituents of Holarrhenaantidysenterica; and on β-carboline Series of Alkaloids and their Pharmacological Activity.

Soon after the Ph.D he was awarded UNESCO scholarship to conduct research in Tokyo Institute of Chemistry, Japan, where he worked on Organometallic Synthesis.

After returning from Japan he joined Merck Sharp and Dhomeand worked for two years in quality laboratory. Since 2001 he has working in quality laboratory in Mylan Pharmaceutical Canada (Previously known as Merck, Germany).

Dr. Ovidiu-Marcel Murărescu Ph.D.

Current Status
Lecturer dr. in the field of Geography,
University “Valahia” of Târgovişte,
Faculty of Humanities,
Department of Geography,
Târgovişte, Romania.

Mr. Ovidiu-Marcel Murărescu is graduated in Geography of University Bucharest, since 1995, and in 1996 he was master dregreed in the field of Modeling urban and rural systems in the context of sustainable development, the impact of physical-geographical factors on human settlements. He also is Ph.D. degreed in Geography, with the thesis entitled Water Resources in Carpathian and sub-Carpathian area of Prahova River and its application, coordinator prof. PhD. Doc. Petre Gâştescu (Geographic Institute of Romania’s Academy, Bucharest, 2004).
Mr. Murărescu was trained in some doctoral studies in France (University of Aix - Marseille 1, France, coord. prof. PhD. em. Annick Douguedroit - in the fields of Climatology and Statistics), and also in Greece (University of Thessaloniki; coord. prof. PhD. George Soulis - for the domain of Hydrogeology).

Mr. Ovidiu-Marcel Murărescu is presently lecturer dr. at “Valahia” University of Târgovişte (Romania), and he has as areas of Interest: Hydrology, Meteorology and Climatology, Climatic and Hydrological Risks, Water Resources, Regional Geography of Romania, in the same time he teaching courses as Meteorology and Climatology, Extreme Climatic Phenomena, Regional Geography of Romania, and in the same time teaching.
Along his activities, he is and was a member in some international professional organizations such as:

- member of the WSEAS (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society)
- member of the AIC (Association Internationale de Climatologie)
- member of ARPV (Romanian Association for Promoting Value)
- regional manager of the National Association of Limnogeography
- member of the Romanian Society of Geography
- author indexed in international data bases
- co-managing editor of the “Annals. Geographical Series”, “Valahia“ University of Târgovişte, tome 10, 2010
- Member in the Editorial Board of Life Science Global, since 2012

Books published (first author and co-author): 5
Published articles: over 70