Meet the editors

Dr. Vasudeo Zambare is a Head of R&D, Balaji Enzyme and Chemical Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and a fellow at the Center for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Dr. Zambare obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India in 2007. He has 3 patents, more than 230 technical and scien-

tific publications, and more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles to his credit. Dr. Zambare is a multi-skilled researcher with biorefinery industry experience in the United States, Canada, the European Union, India, and Malaysia. He has developed bioprocesses for the leather, textile, paper and pulp, and biofuel industries. He has more than 20 years of achievements in advancing knowledge by devising fermentation processes, assays, and analytical methods to solve complex research problems with potential commercial applications (biofuel, food, and pharmaceuticals). His research expertise includes industrial enzymes, probiotics, extremophiles, biofertilizers, biopesticides, waste management, and leather bioprocessing.

Dr. Mohd Fadhil Md. Din graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 1999 and obtained an MEng in 2001. He further studied under a double program between UTM and Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Dr. Din has more than 280 technical and scientific publications to his credit. He is the recipient of several funding grants and prestigious awards. He is a director of campus sustainability, working for an envi-

ronmental and sustainable operational framework on campus. His expertise is in environmental sciences and application, environmental management systems (EMS), environmental impact assessments (EIA), risk management, and transportation projects (mobility transformational agenda). He is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in environmental science and engineering, specializing in water and wastewater treatment, biotechnology and bioengineering, fundamental chemical sciences, and river rehabilitation, particularly issues related to developing countries. He has received several awards and recognitions at both national and international levels.

Dr. Puja Gupta is an Associate Professor of Biotechnology at the Regional Institute of Management and Technology (RIMT), Mandi Gobindgarh, Sirhind, Punjab. She is the recipient of various fellowships from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. She has more than 18 years of academic and research experience and has published more

than 20 research and review papers in international and national journals. She has also edited one book and is currently editing two others. She has authored fifteen book chapters and participated in various conferences and workshops. Her research interests include metagenomics, microbiology, microbial genetics, and plant– microbe interactions.

Dr. Bhupendra Gopalbhai Prajapati is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Shree S.K. Patel College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ganpat University, Gujarat, India. He has more than 21 years of academic and research experience and has published more than 120 research and review papers in international and national journals. He has also edited one book, with six more forthcoming. He has authored forty book chapters on novel

drug delivery. He has two Indian patents to his credit and has three applications under evaluation. He is a guest editor, section/topic editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for various scientific journals.
