Dr. Maximiliano Cledon is a full researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). He has authored over 60 scientific publications on the pollution effects on aquatic biota, nanoparticle effects, aquatic ecotoxicology, detection methods, environmental technologies, bioremediation, and related topics. After completing his Ph.D. in aquatic ecology at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen University, Germany, hejoined the CONICET to continue his work leading a team of Ph.D. students at the Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Argentina. In 2013 he joined the INRS-ETE as a visiting researcher and later as an adjunct professor.Since then, he has also become a member of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization. From there, he started working on the pathways and effects of engineered nanoparticles in the environment and waste valorization. Given this international and interdisciplinary experience, his research interests have focused on the development of environmentally friendly technology and remediation. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering.Currently affiliated with the Center for Applied Research and Technology Transfer CIMAS-CONICET of Argentina, he continues his work on developing solutions for environmental problems and his international collaboration with Dr. Galvez from Laval University and Dr. Brar from INRS, among others.Dr. Satinder Kaur Brar is a professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Eau, Terre et Environnement, INRS-ETE), Québec, Canada. She is leading the research group on the Bioprocessing and Nano-Enzyme Formulation Facility (BANEFF) at INRS-ETE. Her research interests lie in the development of finished products (formulations) of wastewater and wastewater sludge-based value-added bioproducts, such as enzymes, organic acids, platform chemicals, biocontrolagents, biopesticides, butanol, and biohydrogen. She is also interested in the fate of endocrine disrupter compounds, pharmaceuticals, nanoparticles, and other toxic organic compounds during value-addition of wastewater and wastewater sludge, in turn, finding suitable biological detoxification technologies.Dr. Brar is a recipient of the ASCE State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award (2007 and 2017) for her research. She has also received the Rudolf Hering Medal (2008) for the originality of her work. She and her team are recipients of the Grand Prize in University Research (2017), conferred by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. In 2014, she was elected as a member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition aspart of the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership and for her outstanding performance in the field of environmental biotechnology. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering (Springer) as Editor-in-Chief. She has more than 350 research publications and 4 registered patentsrelated to environmental technology. She was recently named for the YWCA women in science" excellence award. She is on the editorial board of Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology and associate editor of the Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (ASCE). She recently launched the new journal Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering (Springer) as Editor-in-Chief. She has more than 350 research publications and 4 registered patents related to environmental technology. Dr. Rosa Galvez's background is in environmental engineering. She obtained both her master's degree (1989) and doctorate (1994) in environmental engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Since 1994, Dr. Galvez is has served as a full professor at the Department of Civil and Water Engineer of Laval University in Quebec City. Her fields of expertise include Water and Wastewater Treatment Process, Integrated Watershed Management, Municipal and Hazardous WasteManagement, Soil Remediation and Treatment, Environmental Impacts Assessment, Risk Analysis, and Aid Decision Methods.Dr. Galvez is an internationally recognized researcher, and the author of hundreds of scientific articles and technical documents. More than 100 students have graduated under her supervision. She has acted as an expert and consultant for several national and international agencies, particularly in Europe and Latin America. Prof. Galvez has also received many distinguished national and international awards, including the 2018 Meritorious Service Award for Professional Services from EngineersCanada.Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver is associate professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Prior to her tenured position at the University of Rhode Island, she held a postdoctoral position at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia. Her current research interests are in the areas of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment. Recently, she has focused on environmentalnanotechnology, specifically on the behavior of nanoparticles in different environmental compartments and their use as antimicrobial compounds in point-of-use water treatment in rural, developing communities. She has authored more than 35 peer review publications.Dr. Oyanedel-Craver's research has been funded by several federal, state, and nonprofit agencies, including NSF, USAID, and DOI. She has received several awards, including the ASCE Rudolph Hering Medal and the NSF CAREER award for young investigators. Her work has appeared in various media sources; she has been recently featured in the FOSS publication, Water and Climate, which is to be used nationwide as part of the third-grade science curriculum. She is currently chairing theInternational Women-Water-Nexus Committee at the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute, and is serving as a Board of Director of the Ixtatan Foundation, as well as secretary of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization.
