Autor: Attachai Jintrawet

Dr. Matthew Ogwu is an assistant professor of sustainable development and integrated ecology at Appalachian State University, USA. He obtained his Ph D in biological sciences from Seoul National University, and M.Sc. and B.Sc. from University of Benin, Nigeria. Dr Ogwu is an interdisciplinary academic with numerous awards and scholarships to his name. His research focuses on the assessment of coupled human and natural systems, and socio-ecological systems for sustainable environmental development which includes soil microbial and geographical ecology, economic plant characterization for breeding and conservation, ethnobotany and biodiversity issues and policies. Dr. Ogwu has published over 100 peer-reviewed works and has presented his results at different international conferences. He utilizes his education, skills and experience to develop environmental management and sustainable food security policies. Dr. Sylvester Izah obtainedhis Ph.D. in applied microbiology and environmental health, M.Sc. in applied microbiology, and B.Sc. in biological sciences from Niger Delta University, Nigeria. Dr. Izah worked in an environmental consultancy firm for over six years focusing on soil, water and atmospheric assessment. He has carried out studies on vegetation cover and biodiversity, concerning species diversity and composition in the course of his early career. He is presently a lecturer at the Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, Nigeria. Dr. Izah has an impressive research and publication record in the field of applied biological research including water quality, applied microbiology, biotechnology, public and environmental health, risk assessment, bioenergy, toxicology, and biodiversity studies. Dr. Izah has over 20 peer-reviewed publications including journal articles, book chapters and an edited book. Prof. Humberto Merritt holds a Ph D in science and technology policy from the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) of the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK. He is a technology management professor at Mexico”s Instituto Politécnico Nacional (National Polytechnic Institute). Dr. Merritt has been a visiting researcher at Antwerp University, Belgium, Lund University, Sweden, and Portland State University, USA. He has published extensively on the economics of innovation, and has held the Mexican National Researchers award from CONACy T since 2009. Dr. Raul Delgado Wise is currently a professor and director of the doctoral program in Development Studies at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, President and founder of the International Network on Migration and Development, and co-director of the Critical Development Studies Network. He has published 27 books and more than 200 book chapters and refereed articles. He also serves as the UNESCO Chair on migration, development and human rights. Dr. Wise is also an adjunct professor of international development studies at St. Mary”s University, Canada, since 2005, and latin american studies program, Simon Fraser University, Canada, since 2006. Dr. Attachai Jintrawet holds a Ph D in agronomy and soils from the University of Hawaii, USA. He has over twenty years of experience working with research and community funding agencies in Thailand for decision support systems and precision agriculture research projects. Dr. Jintrawet has thirty years experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate levels on systems approaches to agricultural systems resource management under Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He is currently a professor emeritus of Chiang Mai University, Thailand but is still an active researcher and agricultural community leader. Since 2003, he has co-hosted international trainings on agroinformatic tools to simulate crop growth and yield, soil and plant water, nutrient and carbon dynamics and their applications to real world situations.