Prof. Dr. Petar Antov is a university lecturer and researcher working in the field of wood technology and engineering ecology at the University of Forestry, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. His main research interests are in the domain of wood science and technology, wood-based composites, biobased wood adhesives, formaldehyde emission, formaldehyde scavengers, eco-friendly wood-based composites, occupational health, and safety at work in wood industry enterprises, ergonomics, and ergonomic design of furniture products. He has authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and acts as a reviewer for various world-renowned scientific journals in the field of wood science and technology. Dr. Antov has been a Guest Editor for several special issues in different scientific journals and has been appointed as an Editorial Board Member for several SCI journals, as well as a Programme Committee member for several national and international scientific conferences.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taghiyari’s main areas of research include fluid flow and permeability in wood and wood-based composites, wood modification and preservation methods, and utilization of nanomaterials in wood and wood-based composites. He has intensively worked on the effects of different nanomaterials on the properties of solid wood (different species), and composite panels over the last two decades. The nanomaterials he has worked with include nanometals (including silver, copper, and zinc oxide); and nanominerals as they are more abundant, cheaper, with lower environmental hazards. The results of his studies have been published in a wide range of peer-reviewed academic journals.
Dr. Lee was awarded his Ph.D. in Wood Science and Technology from the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Following his graduation, he continued his academic career as a post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia for 3.5 years. He was employed as a research fellow at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia. He is a reviewer for several reputable journals such as Cellulose, the European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, Industrial Crops and Products, and Construction and Building Materials. In 2021, he was awarded the Publication Award by the Forest Research Institute Malaysia. In the same year, he was awarded Outstanding Reviewer 2021 by the Journal of Renewable Materials (JRM).
Dr. Lubis received his BSc in Forestry from IPB University (Bogor, Indonesia) in 2011 and integrated master/doctoral, Ph.D. in wood science and technology from Kyungpook National University (Daegu, South Korea) in 2019. He has been a junior researcher at the Research Center for Biomaterials, National Research, and Innovation Agency of Indonesia since 2014. Dr. Lubis' research interest includes wood adhesives, wood adhesion, thermosetting resins, and polymer composites. He has received many awards for his research including “The ASEAN-Republic of Korea for Excellence in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) from the South Korean Government, in 2021 and won the Best Researcher Award at the Research Center for Biomaterials, National Research, and Innovation Agency of Indonesia in 2021. He had been a Guest Editor and active reviewer for several high reputable journals.