Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad is a Research Scientist in the Department of Biological Sciences at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He received his PhD degree in chemical engineering from the UTP, Malaysia, in May 2018. During his MSc and PhD studies, he worked as a Teaching Assistant and Researcher at the UTP. His research interests include algal biotechnology for bioenergy, environmental remediation, and production of high-value biochemicals. Dr. Fawzi Banat is a Professor and the Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University (Canada) in 1995. His research focuses on separation processes including membrane separations, desalination and wastewater treatment. Dr. Banat is the author of more than 200 academic papers, five patents, and six book chapters. He has delivered over 100 oral presentations at national and international conferences. He has participated (PI/co-PI) in various national and international projects funded by different institutions (European Union, Gas Research Center/ADNOC, Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), The Petroleum Institute, Khalifa University). Dr. Banat has received numerous honors and awards for research including Khalifa Award for Education/Distinguished University Professor in the Field of Scientific Research (2014) and Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers (2000). He was listed among the Leading Scientists and Engineers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States (CMOSTECH 2008). He has held several administrative positions at different universities including Department Chair, Dean of Research, Dean of Graduate Studies and Acting Dean of Natural Resources Engineering. Dr. Hanifa AlBlooshi earned her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the UAE University in June 2014. Her PhD and MSc research work both focused on the enzymatic production of biodiesel from lipids extracted from different feed stock using supercritical carbon dioxide, and developing and integrated production process. During her MSc and PhD studies, Dr. AlBlooshi was appointed as a graduate teaching assistant and researcher, respectively, at UAE University. In addition, she was a visiting scholar at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA, during that time. In March 2014, Dr. AlBlooshi joined Masdar Institute (now Khalifa University) as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.Dr. AlBlooshi has reviewed a number of research articles submitted for publication to international journals including Biomass and Bioenergy, Fuel, the Journal of Supercritical Fluids, and other waste management journals. In addition, she was a member in the organizing committees of several events organized by UAE University, including the Renewable Energy Conference in 2010 and 2012 and the Future UAE Energy and Environment Leaders’ Competitions in 2013 and 2014.

• Part 1: Environmental Sector1. Algal engineering for bioremediation, bioenergy production, and biomedical applications2. Microalgae Biotechnology for Bioremediation Application3. Bioremediation of wastewater through algae and bio-energy co-generation4. Microalgae for bioremediation of pesticides: Overview, challenges, and future trends5. Algae Harvesting: Application of Natural Coagulants6. Microalgae cultivation in wastewater from agro-industries: an approach integrated for bioremediation and biomass production7. Microalgae-based systems applied to the dual purpose of waste bioremediation and bioenergy productionPart 2: Bioenergy Sector8. Comprehensive utilization of lipid and starch from microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris)9. Algae: An Emerging Feedstock for Biofuels Production10. Microalgal biofuels: A sustainable pathway for renewable energy11. Thermal treatment kinetics of micro-algae for energy production12. Microalgae as a feedstock: the challenges from harvest to the thermal gasification13. Harnessing the potential of microalgal species Dunaliella: A Biofuel and Biocommodities perspectivePart 3: Biomedical Sector14. Algae Cultivation for Biomedical Applications: Current Scenario and Future Direction15. Biochemical Profiling, Transcriptomic Analysis, and Biotechnological Potential of Native Microalgae from the Peruvian Amazon16. Algae in Medicine and Human Health17.  Microalgae Biotechnology: Emerging biomedical applications18. Low molecular weight metabolome of Synechocystis aquatilis Sauvageau, 1892 (Cyanophyceae: Merismopediaceae) and prospects for the use of its metabolites19. Microalgae potentials as bioactive phytochemicals for human’s health: Novel highlights on their production, applications, and emerging analytical technologies20. Microalgae-based carotenoids: an overview of biomedical applications21. Diatomite-based nanoparticles: fabrication strategies for medical applications

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