Biosystems, Biomedical & Drug Delivery Systems

Shrikaant Kulkarni, Ph.D., is currently a Research and Technical Advisor at Filantrofia Sarvada CleanTech Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India, and Adjunct Professor at Padm. Dr. V. B. Kolte College of Engineering, Malkapur, India. He has published over 100+ research papers in national and international journals and conferences of repute. He has authored 50 book chapters and edited 20 books published by Apple Academic Press/CRC Press and Springer Nature. Another ten books are in the offing. He authored four textbooks in engineering chemistry. Dr Kulkarni possesses MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Chemistry and master’s degrees in Economics, Business Management, and Political Science. He has expertise in the fields of green chemistry and engineering, analytical chemistry, green nanoscience and nanotechnology, wastewater treatment, Green and Analytical Chemistry, and advanced areas in Chemical Engineering and Material Science, and Industrial Organization & Management.

A. K. Haghi, Ph.D., is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals with over 3700 citations and an h-index of 32, according to Google Scholar database. He is currently a senior material engineering consultant in the UK. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is the Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal. He has supervised several PhD and MSc theses at the University of Guilan (UG) and co-supervised international doctoral projects. Professor Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA) and holds two MSc, one in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University (USA) and another one in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He was awarded a PhD in engineering sciences at Université de Franche-Comté (France). He is a persistent reviewer of leading international journals.

Ms. Sonali Manwatkar, Ph.D. (Pursuing), is an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Department, Vishwakarma University. Ms. Manwatkar has delivered invited lectures and conducted sessions at national and international conferences and faculty development programs. She has worked as a research scientist in the drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics department of drug discovery & development at Glenmark Research Center, Mahape, Navi Mumbai. She teaches human anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. She has been exposed to new drug discovery and developmental phases, research publications, and book chapters. She has expertise in in vivo and in vitro drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and bioanalysis.