Christos Zerefos, Head, Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology, Academy of Athens and President-elect of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation. Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Physics at the Universities of Athens, Thessaloniki, Visiting Professor, Universities of Minnesota and Boston. Samarbeidspartnere (Scientific Collaborator), University of Oslo. He has been known for his research in ozone, UV, ozone-climate interactions and climate extreme events. Member, Academy of Athens, Academia Europaea, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters, European Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and other distinguished scientific societies. Recipient of the UNEP Global Ozone Award, 1997 and a number of distinctions, awards and medals from WMO/UNEP and several scientific societies (e.g. Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Sciences; AGU Kaufman Award; European and Balkan Physics Societies Award; European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage-Europa Nostra Award and others) for his career achievements. Honorary Professor, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Honorary Doctorate Degree, Physics Department, University of Patras; Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, University division of the American College ANATOLIA, Thessaloniki; Has supervised 50 MSc and 30 PhDs and has created from zero 8 international Research. His research work in peer reviewed scientific journals is acknowledged widely by the scientific community.

Dr. Salem’s main research interests are: RS&GIS for environmental applications; landuse/ landcover mapping; change analysis and modelling; GIS suitability analysis and modelling.
Dr. Salem holds a PhD in Remote Sensing and GIS from the University of Leicester/UK; Diplôme D’Ēnginieur in Geomatics Engineering from IGN/France. Prior to joining UAE University, he held the position of Expert and director of the Remote Sensing and GIS Lab at the Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD). Dr. Salem added more than 40 publications to his name as well as 10 honored awards, including Awarded the First Prize for the best Arab universities research for the year 2004. Excellence in GIS implementation-Education Category award in 2008, and winning the Second United Arab Emirates Undergraduate Student Research Competition (UGSRC) in 2014.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Geology from UFPE. He holds a Masters in Geosciences - Department of Geology (1991) and PhD in Geosciences (Geochemistry and Geotectonics) by the University of São Paulo (1998). He was Counselor of the Crea and Coordinator of the Chamber of Geology and Mines for two years. He was an Advisor to the Exploration and Production Directorate of Petroleum National Agency-ANP and General Manager of Mineral Resources of the Pernambuco State. Since 1992 he has been Professor of DGEO at the Federal University of Pernambuco. He has experience in the area of Geosciences, with emphasis on Stratigraphy, working mainly on the following topics: Basin Analysis, Reservoir Analogs, Basin Tectonics. Coordinator of the Human Resources Program of ANP-PRH 26 for 5 years. He coordinates several projects in the Oil & Gas area of Petrobrás Thematic Networks.

Dr. Suresh C. Rai, Professor in Geography at Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi was born on 12^th July, 1958 in the Village Jahaniapur, District Mau, U.P., India. He did his Masters in Geography from Banaras Hindu University in 1979 with specialization in Applied Geography and Regional Planning. He was also awarded Ph.D. degree in Geography from Banaras Hindu University in 1984.

Biography:

Shouting Gao working as a professor in Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China from 1995. He completed his Ph.D. in Institute of Atmospheric Physics on 1988. He received the second award of the natural sciences in Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2000. He published more than 200 papers and 2 books published by Springer.

Research Area:

Mesoscale Dynamics: focusing on  studying the generalized potential vorticity theory,  especially, moist potential vorticity and non-uniform staturated potential vorticity closely linking with torrential rain events and severe storms.
Numerical simulation: mainly targeting to study the relationship between the dymanic tracers and hydrometers in the clouds , and precipitation by using cloud- resolving model.
Wave-meanflow interaction: studying the generalized E-P flux , A-B hybrid equation method for inverstigating the feedback of the meanflow change to waves. And wave action conservation in the mesoscale fields.

Biography:

Dr. Kostantinos (Kostas) Voudouris is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geology; Laboratory of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology and Mathematics from University of Patras im 1982 and 1994. He completed his Postdoc studies from University of Patras (1999-2000).

Research Projects:

Participation in 28 (8 as Scientific Supervisor and Principal Researcher) European and National projects during the last years concerning, hydrogeological studies, water quality and water pollution, water supply issues, simulation of groundwater flow, vulnerability of aquifer systems, artificial recharge, etc.

Title of Speech: Microbialites: Characteristics, Utility, and Controversies

Biography:

Stanley Awramik is Professor of Biogeology in the Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, where he’s been a faculty member since 1974. He obtained his BA (geology) from Boston University and his PhD (geology) from Harvard. His research interests focus on stromatolites in time and space as well as microbial fossils. His field work has taken him all over the globe, but the main work has been in Australia, China, Canada, eastern California, and Wyoming. He found some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth – fossil bacteria about 3.48 billion years old. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Geological Society of America.

Title of Speech: Radiocarbon Production by Thunderstorms

Biography: 

Prof. L.P. Babich received MS degree in Nuclear Engineering from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Cand. Sci. (Ph.D.) degree in theoretical physics from Russian Federal Nuclear Center— VNIIEF, D.Sc. degree and Professor Title (the RF state certificates) in plasma physics in 1968, 1974, 1987 and 1996, respectively. He has been with VNIIEF since 1968, where he is currently the Head Research Scientist. He has authored about 140 papers in peer-reviewed magazines and a monograph entitled High-Energy Phenomena in Electric Discharges in Dense Gases: Theory, Experiment and Natural Phenomena. He carried out research in direct transformation of nuclear energy to electricity, nonlocal processes in discharges in dense gases, discharges for pumping high-power gas lasers, nuclear synthesis, nanosecond neutron and X-ray sources, ultrasonic for nondestructive testing, Cherenkov radiation and high-energy atmospheric electricity. He was awarded Kurchatov medal and is a winner of the 2016 RF Government Premium in Science and Technology.

Title of Specch: The Progress of Polarization Remote Sensing in Earth Science in PR. China

Biography:

Professor Lei Yan obtained his BSc (Aviation Electrical Engineering) from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, China,  MSc (Marine Electrical Engineering) from Institute of  Navy Engineering, China and his PhD (Instruments and Mechanology) from Tsinghua University, China. Currently he is working as full professor at the Insititute of Remote Sensing & GIS (IRS&GIS), School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, China. He is the  director of Key Laboratory of Spatial Information and 3S Application (Peking University). His area of interest is Polar Coordinate Photogrammatry and Polarization Remore Senisng.  Till now, he has supervised and co-supervised more than 30 Ph.D. scholars and  more than 70 Master  students. Moreover,  he is the editor of many renownd scientific jounranls and the senior memer of IEEE. He is the senior member of Executive Committee of International Institute for General Systems Studies. He is also the Vice Chairman of Aerial Remote Sensing Data Acquisition and Technology Innovation Service Alliance, China. He has published more than 120 paper in various peer reviewed journals and confreneces. He has also published 7 monogrpahs.

Keynote Speech: Isotope and Geochemical Insights in Shale Upper Aquifers, Neuquen Basin, Argentina: Implication for Environmental Protection.

Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires. Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (1998-2018); Research scientist, National Research Council (1999-2006); Vice-Director, Institute of Geochronology and Isotope Geology (INGEIS), 2001-2006; Research scientist, Environmental and Analytical Area,  YPF S.A. (2006-2010): Director, DTP Laboratorios (2010-2011); R&D Manager, DTP Laboratorios S.R.L (2011-2018). He has been director and participant of numerous accredited research projects; author and co-author of more than 150 contributions in scientific magazines, congresses and symposiums and more than 100 technical reports on surface exploration geochemistry, environment and isotope geology. Member of  the Directive Commission of the Superior Council of Geology and the Geological Association of Argentina. Secretary of the Scientific Committe, II South American Symposium on Isotope Geology (Carlos Paz 1999) , XV Geological Congress (Calafate 2002), President of the Scientific Committee, VI South American Symposium on Isotope Geology (Bariloche, 2008); reviewer for scientific magazines, congresses and symposiums; evaluator of research projects for government agencies; director of Phd and MsC. Thesis at the Departament of Geology, University of Buenos Aires; consulting geologist for government agencies and private companies. Actually, focuses his R&D on new techniques and instrumental for surface geochemical exploration, environment & isotope geology.

Dr Sayed Hemeda is a Doctor of Civil Engineering Department (Geotechnical Division), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Currently he occupies the position of Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Structural Restoration of monuments and Architectural Heritage, Conservation Department in Cairo University, Egypt. Also he is the vice manager of historic buildings Conservation Center in Cairo University.

 He awarded the Cairo University's prize of scientific excellence in 2017. Also he awarded the Cairo University's prize of encourage in 2014. Furthermore he was awarded the Cairo University's prize for the best PH.D Theses, 2009-2010. He has published some 60 articles, including 14 books, and has been cited around 80 times. He has given over 18 invited lectures in 12 countries. His interests are primarily in Geotechnical Engineering for architectural heritage preservation, also his interests are in Engineering data analysis, including pattern recognition as applied to primarily analytical data from various sources including objects of cultural significance. He is the Editor In Chief of Journal of Geological research. He is Editorial Board Member of the Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, book series, published by SpringerNature. He is Editorial Board Member of the IntechOpen England, book series publisher. He is Editorial Board Member of the Progress of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Singapore. He is Editorial Board Member of the Geoscience Journal in Singapore. He is Editorial Board Member of the Alexandria Engineering Journal.

Keynote Speech: Tree atlas of the Californias

Biography:

Richard Minnich is a fire scientist who studies how burning breaks down ecosystems from the standpoint of fire regime properties, vegetation structure and fire meteorology, as well as their biological recovery between fires.  His research concentrates on Mediterranean ecosystems under suppression management in California, and free-burning (no suppression interference) in 19th century California and presently in Baja California Mexico.  His research uses a “space-time” approach in which landscape changes are traced for decades to centuries using historical aerial photographs, space imagery, written and photographic records, and geographic information systems. The broad-scale of his studies is made possible through vegetation mapping using Google Earth.

Biography:

Ahmed Gaber Shidied Ibrahim is Professor of Hydrogeology in Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Egypt. His Academic Qualification, he completed B.Sc.in Geology in 1983. He Compiled M. Sc in Geology - Hydrogeology in 1990, completed Ph.D. in Hydrogeology - Faculty of Science - Menoufia University ,Egypt  in 1995.

Academic positions he was been as Demonstrator from 1985 to 1990 as Assistant Lecturer. From 1990 to 1995 as Lecturer from 1995 to 2001 , as Assistant Professor from 2001 to 2006. Working as Professor in geology and hydrogeology from 2006 to date. Former Dean of Faculty of Science, former  Vice – President for Graduate Studies and Research for a 4 year team. Now acting as Head of Geology Department , Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Egypt.

His Scientific Societies Membership Member ,he was been of the member of Egyptian Society of Geology (1985 to date),Member of the Egyptian Society of Environmental Sciencessince its establishment in 2004 to date,

Member of the Water Resources Promotion Committee of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities.

Award Nominations , he was been the Nomination by the Faculty of Science for the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) affiliated to the Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research affiliated to King Saud University.

Accredited trainer of the Faculty Leadership Development Project related to the Supreme Council of Universities,

Head of the Higher Committee of the Nanotechnology and Biotechnology Master's Program

within the graduate programs of the Faculty of Science , Fayoum University in cooperation with  Arab and European countries.

Research Interest:

Advanced hydrology and hydrogeology, Advanced  hydrogeochemistry, Drainage basin analysis, Groundwater geology and environmental studies.