About the Editors
Saravanan Rajendran has received his Ph.D. in physics-material science in 2013
from the Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai, India. He
was awarded the University Research Fellowship (URF) during the years
2009–2011 by the University of Madras. After working as an assistant professor at
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai, India, during the year 2013–2014,
he was awarded SERC and CONICYT-FONDECYT postdoctoral fellowship, University of Chile, Santiago, in the years 2014–2017. Dr. Rajendran has worked
(2017–2018) in the research group of Professor John Irvine, School of Chemistry,
University of St Andrews, UK, as a postdoctoral research fellow within the framework of a EPSRC-Global Challenges Research Fund for the removal of blue-green
algae and their toxins. He is currently working as an assistant professor in the Faculty
of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tarapacá,
Arica, Chile. Additionally this, he is also working as a research associate at SERC,
Santiago, Chile. He is the associate editor for the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer). His research interests focus in the area of
nanostructured functional materials, photophysics, surface chemistry, and
nanocatalysts for renewable energy and waste water purification. Dr. Rajendran
has published in several international peer-reviewed journals and authored eight
book chapters and seven books by renowned international publishers.
Mu. Naushad is presently working as an associate professor in the Department of
Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in analytical chemistry from
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He has a
vast research experience in the multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry,
materials chemistry, and environmental science. Dr. Naushad holds several US
patents, over 290 publications in international journals of repute, 20 book chapters,
and several books published by renowned international publishers. He has >11000
citations with a Google Scholar H-Index of >60. He has been included in the list of
Highly Cited Researchers 2019. Dr. Naushad has successfully run several research
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Saravanan Rajendran has received his Ph.D. in physics-material science in 2013
from the Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai, India. He
was awarded the University Research Fellowship (URF) during the years
2009–2011 by the University of Madras. After working as an assistant professor at
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai, India, during the year 2013–2014,
he was awarded SERC and CONICYT-FONDECYT postdoctoral fellowship, University of Chile, Santiago, in the years 2014–2017. Dr. Rajendran has worked
(2017–2018) in the research group of Professor John Irvine, School of Chemistry,
University of St Andrews, UK, as a postdoctoral research fellow within the framework of a EPSRC-Global Challenges Research Fund for the removal of blue-green
algae and their toxins. He is currently working as an assistant professor in the Faculty
of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tarapacá,
Arica, Chile. Additionally this, he is also working as a research associate at SERC,
Santiago, Chile. He is the associate editor for the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer). His research interests focus in the area of
nanostructured functional materials, photophysics, surface chemistry, and
nanocatalysts for renewable energy and waste water purification. Dr. Rajendran
has published in several international peer-reviewed journals and authored eight
book chapters and seven books by renowned international publishers.
Mu. Naushad is presently working as an associate professor in the Department of
Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in analytical chemistry from
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He has a
vast research experience in the multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry,
materials chemistry, and environmental science. Dr. Naushad holds several US
patents, over 290 publications in international journals of repute, 20 book chapters,
and several books published by renowned international publishers. He has >11000
citations with a Google Scholar H-Index of >60. He has been included in the list of
Highly Cited Researchers 2019. Dr. Naushad has successfully run several research
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