作者: Hossein Hamidifar

Dr. Sylvester Chibueze Izah is a lecturer at Bayelsa Medical University in Yenagoa, Nigeria, where he also serves as the Assistant Director of Academic Planning, Research, and Innovations. Dr. Izah is a licensed Environmental Health Specialist in Nigeria. He is a multidisciplinary academic with multifaceted abilities relevant to Sustainable Human-Environmental Health Interactions (covering air, soil, and water quality; toxicology; hygiene and sanitation; food science; waste management; biodiversity and their sustainability and risk assessment). He has an impressive track record of over 280 peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles, book chapters, and edited books. Dr. Izah has also collaborated on research projects with colleagues worldwide and actively contributes as an editorial and review board member for several esteemed journals. Dr. Matthew Chidozie Ogwu is an Assistant Professor of Integrated Ecology and Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University, USA. He is an interdisciplinary academic with transdisciplinary skills and diverse convergence research interests (One Health and Eco Health) pertinent to the assessment of coupled human and natural as well as socio-ecological systems and has numerous awards, research grants, and scholarships to his name. Dr. Ogwu serves on the board of and as a reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals. He continues to volunteer his time and skills to promote sustainable development. Dr. Hamidifar received his Ph.D. in Water Engineering from the UT (University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran). In January 2013, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Fasa University”s Department of Water Engineering in Fasa, Iran. He transferred to Shiraz University”s Water Engineering Department in September 2015, where he became an Associate Professor in August 2021. His research is situated in the field of hydro-environment, with a special focus on water resources management, stage-discharge relationships, flow-vegetation-pollutant interaction, overbank flow, morphodynamics, and flood modelling. He is the author or co-author of over 50 publications published in international refereed journals, as well as over 50 conference contributions. He has given invited/plenary lectures at a number of national and international conferences.