Dr. Sesan Abiodun Aransiola is Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Abuja, Nigeria. He obtained his BTech, MTech, and PhD in Microbiology from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. His area of interest is environmental microbiology with a focus on biosorption and bioremediation of polluted environment. Dr. Aransiola is a member of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology, Association for Environmental Impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN) and the American Society for Microbiology. As an award-winning researcher, he has over 100 publications including book chapters, research and review articles of good international repute with high impact factor. He has co-edited scientific books of global interest with Springer, Elsevier and CRC Press.
Dr. Naga Raju Maddela is Professor of Microbiology at the Technical University of Manabi. He obtained his MSc and PhD in Microbiology from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India, and conducted post-doctoral research at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His area of interest is environmental microbiology with a focus on the ecological impacts of industrial effluents and insecticides. Dr. Maddela is a member of the Microbial Society, England, the International Biodegradation & Bioremediation Society, Great Britain, and the American Society for Microbiology. He has been actively publishing scientific articles, books (authored and edited) and chapters since 2007. As of now, he published 110 articles, 25 books and 50 book chapters.