Prof. El-Sayed Salama obtained his BSc degree in 2008 at the Faculty of Science, Benha University (Egypt). He pursued MSc and PhD degrees in 2016 from the Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University (South Korea). Followed by 3 years of working experience as a Post-Doc and Assistant Professor in the same department “under BK21 plus”, funded by the Korean government. He was also hired as a Young Talent Fellow from 2018 to 2023 (under the Recruitment of High-Level Foreign Talents, Category A)” at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Public Health School, Lanzhou University (LZU) (China).

In Sept., 2023, Prof. Salama has been promoted to a full Professor (level 4, under Recruitment Program of Global Experts) in LZU and a leader of the Green Environmental and Energy Laboratory (GEEL). He has potential contributions to the scientific society (>100 SCI papers, 6 patents, 2 books, 1 technology transfer, and 50 invited talks). His publications appeared in top-tier journals (such as Progress in Energy & Combustion Science, Trends in Plant Science, Trends in Microbiology, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Water Research). 
Prof. Salama was listed in the top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University for three consecutive years. He also selected as the “Distinguished Expert of Science and Technology in the Ecological Industry” of Gansu Province and a member of “Gansu Society of Microbiology” (China). He is acting as an Editor, Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Member of several international journals. He is also represented as general chair, session chair, and international committee member of international conferences. His research team at GEEL-LZU focuses on “Bioenvironmental Sciences and Bioenergy”.