Dr. Neculita obtained her BSc (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Iasi, Romania, and her PhD (Mineral Engineering) from the Polytechnique Montreal, Canada. She is Full Professor and Canada Research Chair, tier 1 (2022-2029), in treatment and management of mine water at RIME, UQAT, Canada. Previously, she filled a 3-year term of Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at KAIST, South Korea. She also has 10 years of engineering professional practice in mining industry and with the Canadian and Romanian governments. Her research interests include passive and active treatment of mine water, environmental biogeochemistry, and mine sites rehabilitation

Sofia Barbosa is as PhD Geological Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in mine closure projects. In the past, working in mining sector (in EDM S.A., a Portuguese Government Company), she had more than 12 years of experience as chief coordinator of more than twenty different EU founding projects for several old mining environmental remediation, reclamation and rehabilitation works (characterization studies, monitoring, engineering design and work fields). She was an invited Professor at FCT-NOVA between 2002 and 2013. Since 2014, Sofia is a full-time Professor at FCT-NOVA being responsible for the Curricular Units “Economic Geology”, "Mineral Resources to Circular Economy", “Groundwater Modelling”, “Geophysics” (partially) and “Data Processing and Statistical Analysis.

Dr. Luis-M Nieto obtained his PhD in Stratigraphy at the University of Granada. His research has been focused on the study of the carbonate rocks of the Betic External Zone, especially those of the Jurassic and Cretaceous. In recent years, he has focused on the stratigraphic, sedimentary and geochemical analysis of hyperthermals recorded in both the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous.

Dr. Xianjun Lyu obtained his PhD (Mineral Processing) from the Northeastern University, China, in 1994. He was a visiting scholar at Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, from 2000 to 2001. He is currently a professor in mineral processing at Shandong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include: Preparation and Application of Geopolymers, Solid Waste Processing, Preparation and Application of Cementicious Materals, and Mineral Processing Technology. He has published over 100 papers in peer reviewed journals and proceedings of international conference.

He has completed Master's studies in Geological Technologies (Environment, Geological Hazards and Georesources). Polytechnic University of Madrid. 2005. Geologist graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.  1979. Currently work at the University of El Salvador as technical coordinator of the Master of Science in Geology. He has worked on natural hazards in assessment and mitigation measures for landslides. Volcanological studies in the Ilopango Caldera: monogenetic volcanism and explosive eruptions and volcanic stratigraphy. In geothermal as a well geologist of vertical and directional geothermal wells. Also, in high and low enthalpy geothermal survey studies in Guatemala, Jamaica, Honduras and El Salvador.

Dr. Farouk El-Baz participated in NASA’s Apollo program (from 1967 to 1972) as secretary of lunar landing site selection, and chair of astronaut training in visual observations and photography. In 1973-82 he established and directed the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. He later served as Vice President of Itek Optical Systems until he joined Boston University in 1986 to establish and direct the Center for Remote Sensing. He served as Science Advisor to the late President Anwar Sadat, and presently serves on the Advisory Council of President El-Sisi of Egypt. He is the recipient of Egypt’s Order of Merit – First Class, NASA’s Apollo Achievement Award, and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Royal Astronomical Society, African Academy of Sciences, and the Moroccan Academy of Science and Technology

Dr. Yamanoi obtained his BE (Civil Engineering) from the Yokohama National University. After completing his master’s course, he obtained his PhD (Engineering) from the same university while working at his current job. His PhD research was based on the development of the numerical model which represents the transient shear characteristics of cracked concrete with the disintegration of cement bond. He is currently working as a researcher of concrete structure at the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry. His area of interest is concrete structure, seismic performance, fault displacement, shear failure, graveling, FE analysis. He has published some papers in peer reviewed journals

Sérgio António Neves Lousada holds an International Ph. D. in Civil Engineering – Hydraulics. He teaches at the University of Madeira, field of Hydraulics, Environment and Water Resources and Construction. Furthermore, he collaborates with the Environmental Resources Analysis Research Group (ARAM) - University of Extremadura (Uex); VALORIZA - Research Center for the Enhancement of Endogenous Resources, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), Portugal; CITUR-Madeira - Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Madeira, Portugal; RISCO - Civil Engineering Department of University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. Moreover, he holds and International Master’s Degree in Ports and Coasts Engineering.

Roberta Somma is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences (University of Messina, Italy). Her main research topics are Stratigraphy of the Paleozoic and Meso-Cenozoic successions of the Mediterranean Chains (Calabrian Arc, Betic Cordillera, Rif, Europe) and Sedimentology of actual sediments. In the last decades, she matured expertise as a forensic geologist and analyses the composition and texture of forensic soils to assist the judicial system in crime investigations. She is also a geologist expert in Criminalistics and Forensic Sciences.

Beatrice M.S. Giambastiani is senior assistant professor and carries out her research in the field of hydrogeology, especially in coastal areas. Her research interests are: groundwater and transport numerical modelling, saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers, and water resource management in the low-lying coastal area. Currently she focuses her research on integrated coastal zone management, environmental hydrology for water resource management and spatial planning in coastal areas, and groundwater and surface water monitoring in several environmental system.

Eng. Andrea Abbate obtained his MSc (Environmental Engineering) and his PhD (Environmental and Civil Engineering) from the University of Politecnico di Milano. His PhD research was based on the design and application of a new geo-hydrological model to study floods, landslide and debris flow dynamics at the catchment level. He currently is a researcher at RSE company (Ricerca Sistema Energetico) working on strategies to increase of resilience of the Italian electrical network. His area of interest is Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology and Numerical methods. He has published various papers in peer-reviewed journals.