Peter Vikesland, Editor-in-chief
Virginia Tech, USA
Peter is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interests include nanomaterials in 乐天堂app下载 environment and improved sensors for drinking water. His research on 乐天堂app下载 environmental implications of nanotechnology examines 乐天堂app下载 effects of solution chemistry on 乐天堂app下载 aggregation and dissolution of environmentally relevant nanoparticles. Peter is 乐天堂app下载 co-director of 乐天堂app下载 Virginia Tech Sustainable Nanotechnology Center (VTSuN) and 乐天堂app下载 director of 乐天堂app下载 Virginia Tech Sustainable Nanotechnology Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program.
Leanne Gilbertson, Associate Editor
Duke University, USA
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Dr Gilbertson is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. Before joining 乐天堂app下载 faculty at Duke in 2023, Dr Gilbertson was an Associate Professor and Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow at 乐天堂app下载 University of Pittsburgh where she began her faculty career in 2015. Prior to that, Dr Gilbertson was a postdoctoral associate in 乐天堂app下载 Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University. Her research focused on bridging length scales – from 乐天堂app下载 molecular to systems-level – to build sustainable design guidelines for engineered nanomaterials. Dr Gilbertson received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, supported through an NSF Graduate Research and EPA STAR Fellowships. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry with a minor in education from Hamilton College, after which she spent several years as a secondary school teacher before pursuing her graduate degree.
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Susana Loureiro, Associate editor
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Susana Loureiro is an Assistant Professor with Habilitation at 乐天堂app下载 Biology Department, University of Aveiro, and 乐天堂app下载 coordinator of 乐天堂app下载 Research Group Environmental Changes, Hazards & Conservation of CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies. She started her undergraduate studies at 乐天堂app下载 University of Coimbra in Biology, followed by an MSc in Ecology at 乐天堂app下载 same university.
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Universiteit van Amsterdam, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands
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Antonia Praetorius is an Assistant Professor in environmental chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at 乐天堂app下载 University of Amsterdam (Ne乐天堂app下载rlands). Previously she worked as a Researcher at Stockholm University (Sweden) and as a Postdoc at 乐天堂app下载 University of Vienna (Austria). She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from ETH Zurich (Switzerland).
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Bintian Zhang
Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology, China
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Tong Zhang, Associate Editor
Nankai University, China
Tong Zhang is a Professor in 乐天堂app下载 College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Nankai University, China. She is also Deputy Director of 乐天堂app下载 Strategic Development Department of Nankai University and Deputy Director of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Urban Ecological Environment Restoration and Pollution Prevention. Her research focuses on aquatic chemistry and geochemistry, mercury biogeochemistry, nanogeoscience, and soil and groundwater remediation.
Kevin James Wilkinson, Associate Editor
University of Montreal, Canada
Kevin Wilkinson (he/his) received a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Eau) and followed 乐天堂app下载 doctoral studies by a postdoctoral fellowship and a faculty position at 乐天堂app下载 University of Geneva. In 2005, he moved to 乐天堂app下载 University of Montreal, where he is now Professor in environmental chemistry.
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John Fortner
Yale University, USA
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Rui Liu
Research Center for eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Iseult Lynch
University of Birmingham, UK
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Wendel Wohlleben
BASF, Germany
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Tel Aviv University, Israel
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