Shaqra University, Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Humanities, Saudi Arabia.

Sadat City University, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), Sadat City, Egypt.

Ph.D. in Economics, Associated Professor of the Economics department of the Andijan Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies (AIAA), Uzbekistan. Graduated Mathematics Faculty of Andijan State University, Uzbekistan (1997). Prepared a dissertation on the topic "Peculiarities of forming and development of regional food markets in Uzbekistan" in the Center for Effective Economic Policy by the Ministry of Economics of Uzbekistan and defended it at the National University of Uzbekistan in 2004.  28 years of professional experience at AIAA, teaching in economics-oriented postgraduate and professional development programs. Has more than 40 publications in scientific journals. Key subject areas: Microeconomics, Agricultural economics, Food markets, Walnut production, Regional economy. Local coordinator of EU Erasmus+ CBHE projects OFINU (2024-2027), TOPAS (2017-2021), MAGNET (2017-2019), Tempus SAMUZ (2013-2016). Get a PostDoc scholarship of DAAD (Germany) and raise the qualification on the theme "Formulation and estimation of quantitative models for the regional food markets" at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg in the Institute of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Agricultural Markets, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michael Grings in 2012. In 2015 was a scholarship holder of the EU Erasmus Mundus CANEM project and raised the qualification at Genoa University (Italy) under the supervision of Prof. Giovanni D’Alauro. Received a scholarship from the “Istedod” foundation of the President of Uzbekistan in 2018 and improved studies at the Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies.

Researcher on USAID project Agribusiness Development (2021-2023). Researcher of economic efficiency part on Project No. QX-I-QX-2018-113 "Selecting promising varieties of pumpkin in the climate of Andijan region, improving seed production and introducing them to production" with financial support of the Ministry of Innovation development of Uzbekistan (2018-2019). Researcher of economic efficiency part on Project No. I-QX-2017-5-24 "Introduction of the technology of preparation of drugs used against plant pests using physical-chemical methods and devices" with financial support of the Ministry of Innovation development of Uzbekistan (2017-2018). Researcher of economic efficiency part on Project No. IL-432105783 "Creation of ecological technologies of cultivation of sunflower and corn on the basis of complex use of organomineral fertilizers and physiologically active substances in the conditions of Uzbekistan" by financial support of Ministry of Innovation development of Uzbekistan (2022-2023).

Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümü’nden mezun oldu. Halen, aynı Bölümde “Prof. Dr.” olarak görev yapmaktadır. Kırsal Kalkınma, Tarımsal Kalkınma, Kırsal Sosyoloji, Tarımda – Kırsalda İnsan Kaynakları Politikaları, Girişimcilik konularında çalışmalarda bulunmakta ve dersler vermektedir. Başta Azerbaycan, ABD, İngiltere, Almanya, Portekiz, İspanya ve İsrail olmak üzere birçok ülkede uzmanlık alanına giren konular ile ilgili çalışmalarda bulundu, bazı eğitim programlarına katıldı ve ulusal-uluslararası çok sayıda çalışmada yer aldı. 2002-2009 yılları arasında Birleşmiş Milletler Küresel Çevre Formu Türkiye Yürütme komitesi üyeliği yaptı. FAO, UNDP, ILO, IOM’un birçok projesinde yer aldı, danışmanlık yaptı. Özellikle kırsal kalkınma, ekosistem hizmetleri, doğa tabanlı üretim sistemleri, kırsal toplum yapısı ve tipolojisi, tarımda kadın ve çocuk işçiliği, doğa-insan ilişkileri ve sosyal girişimcilik konularında projelerde yürütücü ve/veya deneyimli uzman olarak yer aldı.

Uluslararası Tarım Ekonomisi Derneği, Dünya Kırsal Sosyoloji Derneği ve Avrupa Sosyoloji Derneği üyesidir. Prof. Gülçubuk’un, çalışma alanına giren konulara ilişkin olarak makale, bildiri, kitap, proje vd. biçiminde çok sayıda eseri vardır. Çok sayıda il ve ilçenin gelişme planını hazırladı, değer zinciri analizleri yaptı. İlgi alanına giren sosyal sorumluluk projelerinde öncülük yaptı. 10. ve 11. Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı ile 2. ve 3. Tarım ve Orman Şurasında Kırsal Kalkınma Komisyon Başkanlığını yaptı. Kurucusu olduğu KIRKYOL Kırsalda Kalkınma Kooperatifi’nin Yönetim Kurulu Başkanlığını yürütmektedir. Türk Dünyası Tarım Birliği Genel Sekreteridir.

Graduaded from University of Tirana, in Food Chemistry.

Actually is Full Professor, at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Lecturer of Organic Chemistry; Toxicological Chemistry; Chemistry of Natural Products; Applied Organic Chemistry.
Research activity is focused on studying of secondary metabolites, mycotoxins. Food safety, risk assessment.  Food metabolomics, food authentication.
Studying primary and secondary constituents in olive oil,
Antibiotics in food, feed, and the environment.

Short Biography of Prof. Dr. Florin STĂNICĂ

Affiliation:
Faculty of Horticulture
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest

Bdul Mărăști, Nr. 59, 011464, București, Romania
Phone/Fax: 0040.21.3180366/0040.21.3182888; Cell phone: 0040.755.070412
Email: flstanica@yahoo.co.uk

Expertise:
Expert on Fruit Growing technologies including conventional propagation, micropropagation and other in vitro techniques, planting systems, canopy and organic orchard management.
Breeder of kiwifruit, Chinese jujube, pawpaw, peach and apricot


Professional Experience:
• Professor of Pomology, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 2000 - Present;
• Correspondent member of the Romanian Academy, 2021 – Present;
• Senior researcher on new fruit species including Chinese jujube,
Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 1996 – Present;
• Founder and Director of Research Center for Integrated Fruit Growing,
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 2005 – Present;
• Chairman of Peach Working Group within the International Society of Horticulture Science (ISHS), 2017 - Present
• Co Convener of Jujube Workshop 2016 București, Romania;
• Convener of Jujube Workshop 2020 București, Romania;
• Convener of ISHS IX Peach Symposium, 2017, București, Romania;
• Convener of 9th CASEE Conference 2018, București, Romania
• Co Convener of the IV Jujube ISHS Symposium 2018, Istanbul, Turkey;
• Co Convener of the V Jujube ISHS Symposium 2021, Baoding, Hebei, China;
• Co Convener of the VI Jujube ISHS Symposium 2023, Bucuresti, Romania;
• President of the European Horticultural Congress (EHC) 2024

Honors:
• Vice-Rector of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest;
• Correspondent member of the Romanian Academy;
• Member of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, and Vice President of the Section Horticulture;
• Awarded with Yan Zhao Medal and Award for Foreign Experts in 2020
• Distinguished Professor of the College of Horticulture, Hebei Agriculture University, China;
• Hebei Province Special Recruited Expert, within 100 Foreign Experts Plan of Hebei Province, P.R. China, since 2017;
• Romanian Representative in the ISHS (International Society of Horticultural Sciences) Council;
• Chairman of Peach Working Group within ISHS
• Romanian Representative in the EUFRIN (European Fruit Research Institutes Network) Board;
• 3 years President of EUFRIN (European Fruit Research Institutes Network);
• 3 years Secretary of EUFRIN (European Fruit Research Institutes Network);
• 8 years Prime Vice President of RSH (Romanian Society of Horticulturists).
• Present President of RSH (Romanian Society of Horticulturists).

Scientific or Technical Awards:
• Silver Medal and Excellence Diploma at EUREKA Brussels, The Belgian Trade Fair for Technological Innovation, Brussels, 14-16 Nov. 2011;
• Golden Medal at the International Inventions Salon Geneva, 2012;
• Diploma Sir Award and Gold medal at the International Fair – Invention and Practical Ideas, 2016, Iași, Romania;
• Diploma and Fair medal for three new varieties of baby kiwi, Iași, Romania, 2016;
• Diploma and Fair medal for Simina variety of Asimina triloba, Iași, România, 2016;
• Excellence diploma for Soil preparation technology to establish an ecological culture, PRO Invent Cluj Napoca, România, 2016;
• Excellence Diploma for Method for monitoring the growth and fructification of fruit trees by image analysis, PRO Invent Cluj Napoca, România, 2016;
• Honorary diploma - for the support provided to setting up, maintaining, promoting and researching giant bamboo in Romania, Only Moso International, 2017
• Gold Medal and Diploma of Excellence for the work "Innovative Changes in the Crown Architecture of the Currant", PRO Invent 2018, Cluj-Napoca
• Golden Medal and Diploma of Excellence for "Insectotrap - selective opto-electronic insect trap for insects", PRO Invent, 2018, Cluj-Napoca
• Diploma of Excellence, Embassy of Romania in China, April 12, 2018, Beijing
• “Constantin I. Angelescu” Prize for Education, Center for Studies for Romanian Resources, 2018;
• Special Ambassador of the Danube Region, "Jean Bart" Honorary International School, 2018;
• “Ion Haşeganu” prize for: The method of cultivation of edible roses in ecological system, Romanian Society of Horticulturists, 2018;
• others

Patent and Current Manufacturing
Successfully applied for more than 35 patents, 28 of them for new varieties of fruits and ornamental plants

Publication:

Published 31 academic books and books chapters and more than 300 scientific papers as first or corresponding author.
Social Media:
linkedin.com/in/florin-stanica-6bb67528;
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Florin-Stanica

Institute of Entomology Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia

Cukurova University, Faculty of Agriculture, Adana, Türkiye

Adana Science and Technology University, Adana, Türkiye 

Erciyes Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, Kayseri, Türkiye

Professor K. Z. Ahmed
BSc, MSc, PhD.
Director of the Minia Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Minia University, Egypt.
Dr. Kasem Zaki Ahmed graduated with a BSc and MSc in Agriculture from Minia University, and earned his PhD in Plant Genetics (Biotechnology) from the Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary, in 1993. His university career started at the Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Egypt, and was promoted as full Professor in 2004. He held several academic administrative positions as, member of the Egyptian National Committee of Genetics (2017-2020); member of the Promotion Committee of the Professors and Assistant Professors in Genetics, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Microbiology (2013-2016); Vice-Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, (2011-2014); Head of Genetics department (2010-2011), Director of Minia Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Minia University (2004 - 2014). He worked as a Visiting Professor at the Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium in 2001.
As a researcher, Dr. Ahmed published a total of 80 articles in refereed journals, and one chapter in reference book. He supervisor on more than 35 studies of MS and PhD degree in biotechnology. He won several research prizes and awards including The 2011 African Crop Science Society AWARDS for outstanding scientists; Minia University Encouragement Prize 2004; and Minia University Prize for the best scientific Paper for Agricultural Sciences, Egypt, 2004.
Dr. Ahmed was one of the founding members of the Minia Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Fac. Agric., Minia Univ., El-Minia, Egypt.
Dr. Ahmed is elected President of the African Crop Science Society (2007-2009) and Member of the Executive Board of the Global Plant Council (2013-2015); member of many other scientific organizations. He is reviewer for M.Sc. & Ph.D. theses and many international scientific journals. He is freelance writer & member, the Arab Science Journalists Association.
. E-mail address: k.z.ahmed@mu.edu.eg

Prof. Mohamed Bouaziz was awarded PhD from Sfax University, Tunisia and Kew Gardens, London UK. He has been working on the Analytical organic chemistry and Food Chemistry for the past 25 years. Now, as a full Professor, he is Director of Studies and member of the Scientific Council at the College of Biotechnology, named “Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax-Tunisia” of the University of Sfax. He is in addition a Scientific Evaluator Expert of the Euro-Mediterranean projects, Scientific Evaluator Expert CNEAR assessments of research laboratories in Tunisia and Member of the National Commission. He has benefitted from training at MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI)-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) as part of the MIT-Educator Tunisia program that is a program responding to new challenges of higher education in life sciences, curriculum design and implementation, with emphasis on Innovation teaching skills. He has published more than 250 papers in top-ranked International Food Chemistry journals and engineering (h-index=60 in Scopus). Prof. Bouaziz is member of Editorial Boards of 4 journals and a guest editor of Molecules. He has extended his valuable service for many years and has been a recipient of many award and grants. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. Recently in August 2022 he had the presidential prize of Tunisia for the best researcher and inventor as well as the prize of the governorate of Sfax and the University of Sfax for the best researcher of the university.

Fırat Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Elazığ, Türkiye

Gaziantep University, Faculty of Science and Literature, Department of Biology, Gaziantep, Türkiye

Prešov Üniversitesi, Beşeri ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Ekoloji Bölümü, Prešov, Slovakya

Prof. Dr. Ivan Salamon, MBA: an university teacher and scientist. I am the principal author of the patent – the freeze-drying technology (lyophilization), as unique methods of anthocyanin isolation from medicinal plant small fruits, Chamomile variety “LIANKA” with the high content of /-/-α-bisabolol and Peppermint variety “KRISTINKA” with the high content of menthol of essential oils. In 2021, I completed the MBA training program with an emphasis on management skills in education and R&D.

Kırgızistan-Türkiye Manas Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Bişkek, Kırgızistan

ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, India

Applied Sciences University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Isparta, Türkiye

Debrecen Üniversitesi, Debrecen, Macaristan

Catania Üniversitesi, Tarım, Gıda ve Çevre Bölümü, Bahçecilik ve Meyvecilik, Catania, İtalya

Atatürk Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, Erzurum, Türkiye

Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümü, Antalya, Türkiye

Orhan ÖZÇATALBAŞ, Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümü Öğretim Üyesidir.  Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi'nden mezun olduktan sonra , Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü'nde Yüksek Lisans ve doktorasını tamamladı. 1995-1998 döneminde aynı üniversitede Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümünde Yardımcı Doçent olarak görev yaptı.  1998 yılında Antalya Akdeniz Üniversitesi'ne yardımcı doçent olarak geçti ve 2011 yılında profesörlüğe atandı.

Dr. Özçatalbaş, yüksek lisans ve doktora sürecinde tarım ekonomisi, tarım politikası ve yayım alanında çalışmalarını yoğunlaştırmıştır. Araştırma alanları olarak; tarım ekonomisi, kırsal  kalkınma ve yayım, tarım politikası,  bilgi sistemleri ve Bilişim, kırsal turizm ve kırsal enerji ve politikaları sıralanabilir.

Postdoc çalışması için 1999-2000'döneminde Hannover Leibniz Üniversitesi Bahçe Bitkileri Ekonomisi Enstitüsü (Institut für Gartenbau ökonomie)’nde "Horticultural Information System" üzerine çalışma yapmıştır. Aynı enstitüde 2000-2004 yılları arasında çeşitli defalar araştırma çalışmaları için misafir bilim adamı olarak görev yapmıştır.

Ulusal ve uluslararası dergilerde 90'dan fazla makalesi ve 7 den fazla kitap bölümü 2 yayınlanmış kitabı (Tarımsal Yayım ve Haberleşme / Öğrenciler için Bilgisayar) ve editörlüğünü yaptığı ve 2023 yılında basılan "Sustainable Rural Development Perspective and Global Challenges" ( https://www.intechopen.com/books/11253 ) gibi yayınları bulunmaktadır.

Dr. Özçatalbaş, Türkiye Tarım Ekonomisi Derneği, Ziraat Mühendisleri Odası, Türkiye Erozyonla Mücadele, Ağaçlandırma ve Doğal Varlıkları Koruma Vakfı Bilim Kurulu Üyesi ve diger bazı mesleki alanlarda çalışan sivil toplum kuruluşları üyesidir. Dr Özçatalbaş ayrıca I"nternational Journal of Rural Tourism and Development (IRTAD) 'ın editörlüğünü yapmaktadır( http://www.turizmvekalkinma.org/).

2021 yılında Türkiye Nobel Bilim ve Araştırma Merkezi Derneği tarafından Tarım Ekonomisi alanında, kırsal kalkınma ve turizm alanında "Yılın Bilim İnsanı" ödülüne layık görülen Dr. Özçatalbaş Halen halen Akdeniz Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü müdürü olarak görev yapmaktadır.

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/history

Professor Sarwoko Mangkoedihardjo completed higher education as a Bachelor of Sanitation Engineering at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia; furthermore, a Master of Science specialising in Environmental Sanitation from State University of Ghent, Belgium; and Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia. During his career, he has deepened his expertise in Environmental Sanitation and Phytotechnology, which includes: drinking water; sanitation for wastewater, solid waste and all related wastes; ecosystem management; biodiversity; waste energy; public health; and support for agricultural productivity. Most of the research reports are published in international journals. In addition, he received awards and honorary medals (Satya Lancana Karya Satya XX, 2006; Dwidya Satya Madya 25 years, 2009; Satya Lancana Karya Satya XXX, 2015; Adhidarmabakti 35 years, 2020) as well as awards as outstanding lecturers at university and national levels in 2010.

Dr. Nauman Khalid is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology and has vast experience in teaching and researching various food science and nutrition specializations. His expertise includes emulsions and encapsulation, nutritional interventions, public health, food safety, and functional food development. He ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford University in 2021, 2022 and 2023. He has published extensively in numerous journals with over 200 peer-reviewed articles, over 200 conference proceedings, and international presentations. His H index is 55, with over 37000 citations. His 15 publications have been selected as "ESI Highly Cited Papers." Six of his articles have also been chosen as "ESI Hot Paper," ranking in the top 0.1% of articles in the relevant field.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of Nutrition and Health and a Board Member of ACS Food Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He has a post-doctoral degree from Deakin University, Australia, as an Alfred Deakin Post Doctorate Researcher, and from Loughborough University, UK, as an IAS Fellow. 

1969 yılında Konya'nın Ilgın ilçesinde doğdu. 1988 yılında başladığı Anadolu Üniversitesi Fen-Edb. Fakültesi İstatistik bölümünden 1992 yılında mezun oldu. 1991-1992 öğretim yılında aynı üniversitede Eğitim Fakültesi'nde Öğretmenlik Sertifikası Programı (Pedagojik Formasyon) eğitimi aldı. 1993-1994 yıllarında yedek subay olarak askerlik hizmetini yerine getirdi. 1997 Haziran-2014 Ocak döneminde devlet memurluğu görevini yürüttü.

Devlet memurluğu esnasında; 1997-1998 yıllarında Ankara Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu'nda Hizmetiçi İstatistik eğitimi aldı ve bu eğitimi 1. olarak bitirdi. 2003 yılında Ortadoğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTU) 'nde Uygulamalı İstatistik eğitimi aldı.

2001-2003 yılları arası Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü İstatistik Anabilim Dalında Tezsiz Yüksek Lisans, 2004-2006 yılları arası Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü İstatistik Anabilim Dalında Tezli Yüksek Lisans eğitimini tamamladı.

2008-2013 yılları arası Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Zootekni Anabilim Dalı Biyometri ve Genetik Dalında Doktora eğitimini tamamladı. 2013 yılında Dr. ünvanını aldı. "Zaman Serileri Analizi ve Trafik Kazası Verilerine Uygulanması" isimli doktora tezi en yüksek yayın puanı alan tez ilan edildi ve ödüle layık görüldü.

2014 yılı Ocak ayında Bingöl Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümü'ne Yrd. Doç. Dr. olarak atandı. 2020 yılında Zootekni bilim dalı Biyometri ve Genetik Anabilim dalında Doçent ünvanını aldı.

2023 ve 2024 yıllarında ABD Stanford Üniversitesi'nin yaptığı araştırma sonucuna göre "Dünyanın en etkili bilim insanları” sıralamasına girdi ve bu listenin yüzde 2’lik dilim içerisinde yer aldı.