Meet the editors

Dr. Marwa El-Azazy is an analytical chemist, experienced educator, and researcher with more than 20 years of teaching experience at several institutions. Dr. Marwa's main research interests include the construction of sensors (using microfluidic platforms for point-of-care-testing of drugs and bio-analytes and ion-selective electrodes), chemometrics and analytical method development, spectroscopic analyses of drugs and

pharmaceuticals, synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, and development of green chemistry approaches for wastewater treatment. Dr. Marwa has published more than forty-five refereed papers in prestigious international journals, several conference presentations, two book chapters, and several research grants. She serves as a reviewer for a variety of international journals.

Dr. Ahmed El-Shafie is a chemist with more than 10 years of experience in teaching and research. His research is mainly in inorganic and analytical chemistry, including spectrophotometric and fluorometric analysis of different drugs using experimental design. He is also interested in the synthesis of nano-sorbents and their application in removing heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceutically active materials from

wastewater. Dr. El-Shafie has published sixteen refereed papers in international peer-reviewed journals.

Prof. Khalid Al-Saad is an analytical chemist, experienced educator, and researcher with more than 20 years of teaching experience at Qatar University. His main research interests include applications and methodology development of spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry for environmental and biological analysis. He is also interested in wastewater treatment. Dr. Khalid has published more than forty refereed

papers in international journals, several conference presentations, one book chapter, and several research grants.

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*by Cecilia Carlota Barrera-Ortega, America Rosalba Vazquez Olmos,* 

*Roberto Isaac Sato Berrú and Pineda Dominguez Karla Itzel*
