Anish Khan is Currently Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; received Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, India, in 2010; has research experience of working in the field of synthetic polymers, organic-inorganic electrically conducting nano-composites; completed Postdoctoral degree from School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM) (electroanalytical chemistry in 2010). Published more than 450 international publications that included research articles (around 300) edited books (more than 50) review articles (more than 20) book chapters (around 107) and two united states patents. Around 20 research projects were completed. Field of specialization is polymer nano-composite/cation-exchanger/chemical sensor/microbiosensor/nanotechnology, application of nanomaterials in electroanalytical chemistry, material chemistry, ion-exchange chromatography, and electroanalytical chemistry, dealing with the synthesis, characterization (using different analytical techniques), and derivatization of inorganic ion-exchanger by the incorporation of electrically conducting polymers.
Abdullah Mohammed Ahmed Asiri is Professor in Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, and received Ph.D. (1995) from University of Walls College of Cardiff, UK, on Tribochromic compounds and their applications. He is Chairman of the chemistry department, King Abdulaziz University currently; Director of the center of Excellence for advancedMaterials Research; and Director of Education Affair Unit–Deanship of Community services; Member of Advisory Committee for advancing materials, (National Technology Plan, King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). He is Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, Journal of King Abdul Aziz University, Pigment and Resin Technology Journal, Organic Chemistry Insights, Libertas Academica, Recent Patents on Materials Science, and Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. Beside that he has Professional Membership of International and National Society and Professional bodies.
Dr. Showkat Ahmad Bhawani is presently working as Associate Professor at the Department of chemistry, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, UNIMAS Malaysia. In addition to this, he has a teaching experience of two years from King Abdul Aziz University—North Jeddah, and a postdoctoral experience of three years from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. He has received his M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry and Ph.D. in Applied Analytical Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He is working on the synthesis of molecular Imprinting polymers for the removal/extraction of dyes, fungicides, and various natural products from environmental and biological samples. In addition to this, he is also working on the development of new test methods and determining standard conditions for analysis (separation, isolation, and determination) of various analytes from environmental and biological samples. He is involved in the analysis of samples like: Surfactants, Amino Acids, Drugs, Vitamins, Sugars, and Metal ions. He has published 1 book and 8 book chapters, and he has published more than 30 papers in various journals. He is Life Member of Asian Polymer Association and Editorial Board Member of several journals.