Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is a Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka. He earned his Ph.D. from Ehime University, Japan, completed postdoctoral research at the University of the Ryukyus, and later served as an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania. He has supervised 50+ Master’s, 5 Ph.D., and 4 postdoctoral researchers, and published over 300 Scopus-indexed papers, 25 books, and 50+ book chapters, with 38,000+ citations (h-index 98). He is an editor/reviewer for 80+ journals, a recipient of major awards including TWAS (2014), UGC Gold Medal (2018), and BAS Gold Medal (2022), and a fellow of several international scientific societies.Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher is a Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. He earned his M.Sc. and M.Phil from Kurukshetra University, India, his Ph.D. from Durham University, UK, and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Georgia, USA. He is a recognized leader in climate-resilient crops, environmental remediation, and sustainable biotechnology, with 150+ publications, 7 edited books, and 6 international patents. He has received several awards including the Commonwealth Scholarship and honors from the American Chemical Society and UMass Amherst, and is a Fellow of multiple international scientific societies including AAAS, CSSA, ASA, and ASPB.Dr. Rudra Deo Tripathi earned his Ph.D. (1979) in Botany from DDU Gorakhpur University and later joined CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, where he became Chief Scientist and Professor. He also served as CSIR-Emeritus Scientist and is currently NASI Senior Scientist Fellow and Emeritus Professor (AcSIR). He has led 21 research projects and conducted postdoctoral research in India, the UK, and Germany, with contributions to metal uptake and phytochelatin regulation. A Fellow of several academies, he has received multiple awards including the INSA Young Scientist Medal (1981) and Panchanan Maheshwari Medal (2023). With 250+ publications (23,000+ citations; h-index 85), he has guided 15 Ph.D. scholars and works on phytoremediation, arsenic metabolism, and low-arsenic rice development.Dr. Rana Pratap Singh is a former Senior Professor at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief and Honorary Director at PHSS Foundation. He earned his Ph.D. from Devi Ahilya University and held several key academic and administrative roles, including Dean, Controller of Examinations, and Chairman of SEIAA, UP. A Fellow of NASI and other societies, he has mentored 8 postdocs and 42 Ph.D. scholars, with 200+ publications and over 8,000 citations (h-index 48), contributing extensively to biochemistry, biotechnology, and environmental sciences.
