Marta Sokół – Biodiversity – Best Researcher Award

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Marta Sokół – Biodiversity

Mrs. Marta Sokół  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Biodiversity.  She actively engaged in various courses and conferences during her academic journey. As part of the Pilot Tutor Program at Bialystok University of Technology, she enriched her skills by participating in a nature inventory course using QGIS software titled “Nature Inventory: GIS Basics with QGIS” in 2022. This 20-hour course, conducted by OnGeo, provided her with practical knowledge, and she successfully obtained a certificate upon completion. Additionally, she showcased her research at the IALE 2022 European Landscape Ecology Congress, presenting a poster titled “A multi-criteria method for assessing the value of ecosystem services for catchment protection in northeastern Poland.” The collaborative effort with her tutor demonstrated her commitment to exploring and contributing to the field.

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations: 📚🎓

She completed her full-time studies at Bialystok University of Technology, focusing on spatial management within the Faculty of Construction and Environmental Sciences from 2017 to 2022. Her major was spatial management with a specialization in Geoinformation and Spatial Planning, achieving commendable results. Her master’s thesis, addressing spatial issues in Bialystok, received recognition by winning the competition held by the President of the City of Bialystok for the best thesis in that category. Subsequently, she continued her education at the same university, enrolling in the Institute of Environmental and Energy Engineering from 2023 onwards, concentrating on the scientific disciplines of environmental engineering, mining, and energy. Notably, during her master’s studies, she actively participated in the Pilot Tutor Program, showcasing her commitment to academic and practical engagement in her field.

 

Courses and conferences

She actively engaged in various courses and conferences during her academic journey. As part of the Pilot Tutor Program at Bialystok University of Technology, she enriched her skills by participating in a nature inventory course using QGIS software titled “Nature Inventory: GIS Basics with QGIS” in 2022. This 20-hour course, conducted by OnGeo, provided her with practical knowledge, and she successfully obtained a certificate upon completion. Additionally, she showcased her research at the IALE 2022 European Landscape Ecology Congress, presenting a poster titled “A multi-criteria method for assessing the value of ecosystem services for catchment protection in northeastern Poland.” The collaborative effort with her tutor demonstrated her commitment to exploring and contributing to the field. Furthermore, her involvement in the Landscape Seminar organized by the Polish Landscape Ecology Association focused on issues pertaining to landscape design, reflecting her broader engagement with the interdisciplinary aspects of her academic pursuits.

 

📚Top Noted Publication

Grażyna Łaska – Biodiversity – Best Researcher Award

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Grażyna Łaska – Biodiversity 

Dr. Grazyna Laska distinguished academic and researcher in the field Biodiversity.  Grażyna Łaska, prof. PB demonstrates special achievements in its scientific and research work. In the parametric assessment for the achievements submitted for evaluation of the discipline of biological sciences and environmental engineering, in 2023 it received a positive and outstanding mark with a total number of 1291.1 points, including 863.15 points. for scientific and research activities and 427.95 points. for teaching and organizational activities. In the scientific achievements of Dr. hab. Grażyna Łaska, prof. PB currently has 238 scientific papers, including 136 original scientific papers with a total MEiN score of 2,480.36 points and an Impact Factor (IF) of 60.190, including  7 original scientific papers from the list of the Philadelphia Institute of Scientific Information in 2021-2022 with a total score of 636.7 points.

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations: 📚🎓

In 2020-2021, of the 9 patent inventions filed, Dr. hab. Grażyna Łaska, prof. PB, obtained from the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland – 6 patents with a total score of 490 points. Currently, in 2023, Ph.D. Grażyna Łaska is the supervisor of another 8 of her own scientific works, and was also the supervisor of 4 completed doctorates, including the 2022 supervisor of the implementation doctorate of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and serves as a reviewer of scientific monographs – professors and a reviewer of scientific articles for international and national periodicals. As part of international research cooperation in the field of genetic and biological variability of the pasque flower Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. in north-eastern Poland continues research with Prof. Jason Hoeksema from the Department of Biology in the USA at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and with the research team from Palackeho v Olomouci University in the Czech Republic.

​ As a certified nature expert (Professional Certificate No. ŚR.II.GP. 66334/333/08) in the field of “Agri-environment-climate measures” under the EU Rural Development Programs for 2007-2013, 2014-2020 and currently 2021- 2027, also takes part in government training and agri-environmental workshops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ph.D. Grażyna Łaska, prof. PB is currently serving another term as Vice-President of the Polish Botanical Society (2016-2022; 2022-2025) and Chairwoman of the Białystok Branch of the Polish Botanical Society (2022-2025). He is also a member of national and international ecological and pharmaceutical organizations (Polish Association of Landscape Ecology PAEK, the International Association of Landscape Ecology IALE, the International Association for Ecology INTECOL, The American Society of Pharmacognosy ASP, Polish Society of Ecological Engineering).

📚Top Noted Publication

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services: Complementary approach for catchment protection and land use in northeastern Poland

  • The Approach to Finding Locations for Wind Farms Using GIS and MCDA: Case Study Based on Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

  • A Review: Assessment of Domestic Solid Fuel Sources in Nigeria

  • Pulsatilla vulgaris Inhibits Cancer Proliferation in Signaling Pathways of 12 Reporter Genes

  • A Review: Existing Methods for Solving Spatial Planning Problems for Wind Turbines in Poland

  • Bayesian network model informs on the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on the population characteristics of an endangered plant species

  • Assessment of Cow Dung Pellets as a Renewable Solid Fuel in Direct Combustion Technologies

  • Application of Bayesian networks in evaluation of current status and protection of Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.

  • Characteristics of Ashes from the Combustion of Cow Dung Biomass

  • The Effect of Moisture and Ash on the Calorific Value of Cow Dung Biomass 

  • The Effect of Moisture and Ash on the Calorific Value of Cow Dung Biomass

  • Evaluation of energy properties of animal cow dung manure,Ocena energetycznych właściwości odchodów zwierzęcych cow dung

    Przemysl Chemiczny
    2018 | Journal article
    DOI: 10.15199/62.2018.5.19

    EID:

    2-s2.0-85054550031

    CONTRIBUTORS: Łaska, G.; Szymajda, A.

  • Model of anthropogenic disturbance impact on the relationships between vegetation and population dynamics of Carexdigitata

  • Pulsatilla patens (Ranunculaceae), a perennial herb, is ectomycorrhizal in northeastern Poland and likely shares ectomycorrhizal fungi with Pinus sylvestris

  • ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THE ROOT EXTRACTS OF &ITPULSATILLA PATENS&IT AGAINST &ITCANDIDA GLABRATA&IT

  • Antifungal activity of the root extracts of Pulsatilla patens against Candida glabrata

  • ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THE ROOT EXTRACTS OF PULSATILLA PATENS AGAINST CANDIDA GLABRATA

  • Antifungal activity of the root extracts of Pulsatilla patens against Candida glabrata

  • Wind Energy and Multi-criteria Analysis in Making Decisions on the Location of Wind Farms

Samin Ansari Mahabadi – Climate Change – Best Researcher Award

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Samin Ansari Mahabadi -Climate change

Dr. Samin Ansari Mahabadi distinguished academic and researcher in the field of climate change. Her academic journey commenced with a Bachelor’s degree in Irrigation Engineering from the Department of Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Tehran University, Iran, spanning from 2002 to 2006. Throughout her educational endeavors, she has demonstrated a keen interest in the intersection of water resources, climate change, and adaptive strategies, establishing a strong foundation for a comprehensive understanding of these critical fields.

 

Education

She completed her academic journey with a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from the College of Abureyhan at the University of Tehran, Iran, spanning from 2013 to February 2019. Her doctoral research, conducted under the guidance of Dr. Alireza Massah Bavani and Dr. Ali Bagheri, focused on the application of Post Modern Portfolio Theory in water resources to enhance adaptive capacity to climate change. During her academic pursuit, she had the opportunity to further enrich her knowledge as a Visiting Scholar at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in Ispra, Italy, from March 2018 to June 2018.

Prior to her doctoral studies, she earned a Master’s degree in Water Civil Engineering from the College of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran, between 2009 and 2011. Her Master’s thesis, titled “Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Table and Balance in the Future Periods,” was conducted under the supervision of Professor Abolfazl Shamsai, with guidance from Dr. Alireza Massah Bavani.

Professional Profiles:

Research Interests
• Application of systems analysis, optimization, simulation, and modeling methods to
water resource problems such as quality simulation of River-reservoir systems,
quantity and quality Simulation of groundwater resources, and Rainfall-runoff
processes modeling.
• Evaluating environmental, hydrological, and socio-economic Climate Change
Impacts and Adaptation
• System Dynamics
• Remote sensing
• Data analysis and Statistic method
• making-decision tools

Summary of Qualifications

She possesses a robust set of qualifications and skills that uniquely position her as an expert in the field of water resources engineering. Proficient in a diverse range of modeling software such as SWAT, GMS, MMS, VENSIM, SIMULINK, MODFLOW, WEAP, MODSIM, Arc GIS, HEC Geo RAS, HEC-RAS, HEC_HMS, IHACRES, LARS-WG, LINGO, and NETWAT, she has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of various tools essential for water resource management. Additionally, her expertise extends to computer programming languages, including FORTRAN, R, MATLAB, and Python, enabling her to develop and implement sophisticated computational models. Moreover, she is adept at utilizing statistical software such as MINITAB, SPSS, and EVIEWS, along with proficiency in AUTOCAD. With this diverse skill set, she stands well-equipped to contribute significantly to research and projects in the domain of water resources, leveraging her technical proficiency and analytical capabilities.

Work Experience

Since 2019, she has been dedicatedly serving as a full-time researcher at the Water Research Institute of the Ministry of Energy in Tehran, Iran. In this role, she has undertaken diverse responsibilities in the field of hydrology and water resources management. As a project manager, she oversees initiatives focused on capacity building for policy research in the water sector, planning and allocating water resources with considerations for sustainability and watershed resilience, and facilitating water sharing among provinces within catchment basins based on principles of sustainable development encompassing economic, societal, and environmental aspects.

She plays a pivotal role in crafting international and national proposals for projects such as enhancing adaptive capacity to climate change, investigating the impacts of climate variability and human activities on basin runoff, and developing integrated supply and demand management programs for various water consumption sectors. Her proactive involvement extends to participation in international meetings, representing the institute at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Furthermore, she takes charge of organizing scientific workshops, planning and executing fieldwork, and actively engages in ongoing projects, including the investigation of the uncertainty of Global Climate Change Models (CMIP6) results and forecasting climate variables while evaluating their effects on Iranian basins. As a responsible expert and project engineer, she contributes significantly to the separation of the effects of climate variability and human activities on basin runoff, further showcasing her expertise and commitment to advancing water-related research and management practices.

Teaching:
• System Engineering to Undergraduate Students, 2015, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
• System Engineering to Undergraduate Students, 2016, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
• Hydrologic Engineering to Undergraduate Students, 2016, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
• Engineering Economy to Undergraduate Students, 2016, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
Adviser:
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Groundwater Modeling to Determine the Sanitary Boundaries
of drinking wells by GMS Model and Comparison it with the WHAEM Model”, 2011,
College of Abureyhan, University of Tehran, Iran.
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Investigating climate change adaptation strategies on wetland
ecosystem services using system dynamics model”, 2023, University of Tehran, Iran.
Supervisor:
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Adaptation of Tashk wetland to Climate change based on
resilience index using system dynamics”, 2023, University of Tehran, Iran.
Research Cooperator:
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Impact of Climate Change on Fluctuations Groundwater Surface
Levels in the Future Periods”, 2014, College of Abureyhan, University of Tehran, Iran.
Reviewer:
• Reviewer in the Journal of Environmental Management
• Reviewer in IPCC (Expert Reviewers of the Working Group II Contribution to the IPCC
Sixth Assessment Report)
• Reviewer in Water and Soil Management and Modeling
Research studies:
• Guide delineating the qualitative boundaries of Karst springs to prepare national
instructions (A case study of Sarab Daryab spring, Lorestan)
• Simulation of single reservoir water resources system using MODSIM software (Case
study of water allocation in single reservoir basin of Zab river)
• Zoning of the inherent vulnerability of the Marand Plain aquifer versus use using the
DRASTIC method
Workshops and Training Program Attendance:
• Attending at Integrated Modeling of Basin workshop, (Urmia Lake Basin), 2013.
• Attending in Python programming workshop, in 2020.
• Attending in SWAT model workshop, 2021.
• Training extract and analyze data from the sixth climate change report, 2021 and 2022.
• Training methods of separation of the effects of climate variability and human activities
on runoff, 2022.

Publication

Journal Papers
1. Ansari, S., Massah Bavani, A., Roozbahani, A., (2015). “Examination of the Effects of Climate
Change on Groundwater Recharge (Case Study: Sefid Dasht Plain). Journal of Water & Soil,
30(2). (In Persian)
2. Ansari, S., Massah, AR., Bagheri, A., (2019). “Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Climate
Change based on Social, Economic, and Environmental Water Security Indicators”. Journal of
Iran-Water Resources Research, 30(2), 416-431. (In Persian)
3. Ansari, S., Massah, AR., Bagheri, A., (2018). “Increasing System Adaptation Capacity to
Climate Change Effects, Using Post Modern Portfolio Theory”. Journal of Ecohydrology &
Hydrobiology, 18(4), 365-78.
4. Ansari, S., Dehban, H., Zareian, MJ., Farkhonia, A., (2021). “Investigation of temperature and
precipitation changes in the country’s basins in the next 20 years based on the output of CMIP6
model”. Iranian Water Research Journal, 43(4). (In Persian)
5.  Ansari, S., Bagheri, A., Massah, AR., (2023). “Reducing vulnerability to the climate change –
Reversibility and transformation adopting in a hydro-economic model”. Environmental
Development, 47, p.100893.
6.  Ansari, S., Delavar, M. (2024). “Evaluation and Comparison of Different Methods for
Determining the Contribution of Climatic Factors and Human Interventions in Reducing
Watershed Discharge”. Journal of Ecological Indicators, V158.
Conference Proceedings
1. Ansari, S., Shamsai, A., Massah, AR., (2011). “Groundwater level changes Modeling of
Seffid Dasht plan, Using GMS Model”, In 2nd Iranian National Conference on Applied Research
in Water Resources, 14 May 2011, Zanjan, Iran.
2. Ansari, S., Shamsai, A., Massah, AR., (2012). “Evaluation of Climate change impacts on
runoff in future period”, In 3rd National Conference on Comprehensive Water Resources
Management, 10 Sep 2012, Sari, Iran.
3.  Ansari, S., Shamsai, A., Massah, AR., (2012). “Groundwater level and budget Simulation
under the influence of climate change in future period”, In 5th National Conference on
Watershed & Soil & Water Resources Management, 29 Feb 2012, Kerman, Iran.
4.  Ansari, S., Khoei, Sh., Massah, AR., (2012). “The impact of climate change on Urmia Lake,
case study: Variation of Zarrinehrood river discharge”, In 6th International Conference on
Challenges and Solutions, 10 Dec 2012, Urmia, Iran.
5. Mesmari, Z., Massah, AR., Ansari, S., (2014). “Prepare of aquifer hydraulic conductivity and
specific yield Plan by GMS Model”, In 1st E- Conference of new finding in the environment
and agricultural ecosystems, University of Tehran, Iran.
6. Ansari, S., Najafi, H., Javadi Pirbazari, S., (2015). “Conclusions and provide information
Framework on how to select a method for defining the qualitative boundary of Karst springs”,
In 1st National Conference on Water Sciences, 8 Jun 2015, Tehran, Iran. Getting Award as the