Meet the editors

Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is a Professor of Agronomy at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. from Ehime University, Japan, with a scholarship from the Japanese government (MEXT). As a recipient of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellowship, he completed his postdoctoral research at the Center of Molecular Biosciences, University

of the Ryukyus, Japan. He was also the recipient of the Australian Government Endeavour Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research as an adjunct senior researcher at the University of Tasmania. Dr. Hasanuzzaman's current research focus is the physiological and molecular mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance. He has published over 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited 10 books and written over 40 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress tolerance, and crop production. According to Scopus®, Dr. Hasanuzzaman's publications have received over 15,000 citations with an h-index of 63. He is the only Bangladeshi-affiliated author to be named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate AG. He is an editor and reviewer for more than 50 peer-reviewed international journals and was a recipient of the Publons Peer Review Award in 2017, 2018, and 2019. He received the World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Scientist Award 2014, University Grants Commission (UGC) Gold Medal 2018, Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) Award 2021, Society for Plant Research Young Scientist Award (Agriculture) 2023, and Distinguished Scientists Award (2020) from AETDS, India. He is a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Royal Society of Biology, International Society of Environmental Botanists, and a Foreign Fellow of the Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment.

Dr. Kamrun Nahar is a Professor of Agricultural Botany at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She received her Ph.D. in the environmental stress physiology of plants from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan, with a Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship. Dr. Nahar has been involved in research with field crops, with a focus on stress physiology, since 2006.

Several of her research works and continuing research projects have been funded by the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. Dr. Nahar has published over 100 articles and chapters on plant physiology and environmental stresses. Her publications have achieved over 12000 citations with an h-index of 58 (according to Google Scholar). She is involved in editorial activities and is a reviewer of international journals. She is an active member of about 20 professional societies. Dr. Nahar has presented 20 papers and posters at national and international conferences. She is an Associate Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
