MDPI World Day | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2025
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Suraj Bhagat
Marwadi University, India;
Dr. Suraj Kumar Bhagat is a leading environmental engineer and researcher whose work exemplifies the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sustainable management of environmental resources. Renowned for advancing public health through AI/ML-driven environmental solutions, Dr. Bhagat’s research, highlights his innovative approaches to application of AI/ML in environmental solutions for human well-being. As an Editorial Board Member in a Scientific Reports journal and with an h-index of 19, Dr. Bhagat is recognized as an influential figure in environmental science.
Dr. Bhagat holds a PhD from Ton Duc Thang University (Vietnam), focusing on AI/ML-based environmental solutions in construction engineering, and a Gold Medal-winning Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Rajasthan Technical University, India. His postdoctoral research at The Ohio State University (USA) centered on advanced methodologies, including SWAT modeling and geospatial analysis, to tackle complex environmental challenges. At the core of his research is predictive modeling for water resource management, utilizing feature engineering and AI/ML to enhance sustainability and resilience.
His international accolades include the National Global Energy Award (Austria), received as Principal Investigator at Ambo University, Ethiopia, for a transformative project, and the SF-Research Fellowship at IIT Delhi. Dr. Bhagat’s career underscores a commitment to leveraging cutting-edge AI/ML technologies in the fight against air pollution and for the promotion of global public health.
Prof. Umberto Berardi
Politecnico di Bari, Italy;
Dr. Berardi is the current President of the Canadian Acoustical Association and of the International Association of Building Physics (IABP). Dr. Berardi has been Canada Research Chair in Building Science (from 2021 to August 2024) and Full Professor and Director of the BeTOP center at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada (from August 2014 to August 2024). His main research interests are related to the study of innovative solutions and new materials for improving the performance within the built environment. Dr. Berardi has an extensive publication record, including 200 peer-reviewed journals, 200 international conference papers, and ten books.
Dr. Linda Walters
University of Central Florida, USA;
Dr. Linda Walters is a Pegasus Professor of Biology at the University of Central Florida, where she has been on the faculty for 28 years. Her research spans many topics, including coastal restoration, tropicalization, invasive species, and microplastics. She has published 121 peer-reviewed articles, received over $19.6 million US$ in competitive grant dollars, and produced 11 children's story books on marine conservation topics.
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Air Pollution: Health Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Edited by Gabriele Donzelli and María M. Morales Suárez-Varela
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025
Submit to Atmosphere
Bio-Energy: Biogas, Biomethane and Green-Hydrogen
Edited by João Fernando Pereira Gomes
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025
Submit to Gases
Air Quality in Indoor Environments, 3rd Edition
Edited by Ana Monteiro, Carla Viegas, Sandra Cabo Verde and Marina Almeida-Silva
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026
Submit to Applied Sciences
The Impact of Wildfires on Climate, Air Quality, and Human Health
Edited by Diogo Lopes and Estela Vicente
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
Submit to Fire
Air Pollution Exposure and Its Impact on Human Health
Edited by Nedim Durmus
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2026
Submit to Air
Authors: Serena Vitaliano, Stefano Cascone and Provvidenza Rita D’Urso
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(15), 6487; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14156487
Methanol, a Plugin Marine Fuel for Green House Gas Reduction—A Review
Authors: Dimitrios Parris, Konstantinos Spinthiropoulos, Konstantina Ragazou, Anna Giovou and Constantinos Tsanaktsidis
Energies 2024, 17(3), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17030605
Determination of Ozone Concentration Levels in Urban Environments Using a Laser Spectroscopy System
Authors: Mioara Petrus, Cristina Popa and Ana-Maria Bratu
Environments 2024, 11(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11010009
Review of Satellite Remote Sensing of Carbon Dioxide Inversion and Assimilation
Authors: Kai Hu, Xinyan Feng, Qi Zhang, Pengfei Shao, Ziran Liu, Yao Xu, Shiqian Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Han Wang, Li Di and Min Xia
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(18), 3394; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16183394
An Overview of Waste-to-Energy Incineration Integrated with Carbon Capture Utilization or Storage Retrofit Application
Authors: Michele Bertone, Luca Stabile and Giorgio Buonanno
Sustainability 2024, 16(10), 4117; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104117