Green Chemistry Methods for Producing Biopolymeric Nanomaterials (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789819695003)

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D., is currently Research Professor and Deputy Director for research at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. Dr. Kamel's research interests include developing and improving plant biosecurity diagnostic tools, understanding fungal pathogen genomes, and creating eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling toxigenic fungi and plant diseases as well as applications in agroecosystems. Kamel earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from Christian Albrechts University of Kiel (Germany) and Suez Canal University (Egypt). In 2008, he was awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship from the same institution. Dr. Kamel served as Visiting Associate Professor at Mae Fah Luang University in Thailand, the Institute of Microbiology at TUM in Germany, the Laboratory of Phytopathology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and the Plant Protection Department at Sassari University in Italy.

He has published 35 books related to nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection with major publishing houses.