Ghasem Najafpour

Distinguished Professor Ghasem D. Najafpour  A distinguished professor in Chemical Engineering and Chairman of Biotechnology Research Center, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. He is an educated scholar from University of Arkansas, USA with strong background in biological processes. He is deeply involved in research and teaching in biochemical engineering subjects and he has conducted many practical researches in enzyme technology, fermentation processes, biodiesel, biofuel, biosurfactant, Pharmaceutical, medicine formulation, nano-biotechnology, wastewater treatment and biochemical engineering area.  In fact, he is a Chemical Engineer and Biotechnologist, B.Sc., Medical Technology University of Isfahan, Iran (1972), M.Sc., Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma, USA (1977) and Ph.D., Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas, USA (1983). He served as assistant professor at University of Mazandran, Iran (1983-1989). Visiting Professor at University of Waterloo Canada and University of Arkansas, USA (1990-1991). He also spent his sabbatical leave at University of Arkansas, USA (1992-1993). There, he has expanded his scientific research activities on single cell protein (SCP), Microbial fuel cells, renewable energy and synthetic fuels. He served as associate professor at University of Mazandaran, Iran (1994-1998) and Universiti of Sains Malaysia, Malaysia (1998 – 2005). He served as full professor in Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran (2005-2018). Since December 2018, he was appointed as distinguished professor, head of Biotechnology Center in in Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. Since 2008, he is serving as Editor in Chief of highly qualified International Journal of Engineering (www.IJE.ir), indexed in “Web of Science”. He is also Editor in Chief of Iranian Journal of Energy and Environment (www.IJEE.net) since 2010. He is an active member of many international institutes, editor and reviewers of number of international journals and many scientific societies. Often he is invited to many international conferences as keynote speakers.  In past decades, he has supervised more than 180 master and 50 Ph.D. students. He has published more than 500 papers in international journals and has written 10 books in the field of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. In year 2006, he has published his 1st edition of his book with Elsevier entitled "Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology". The 2nd edition of "Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology" with 20 chapters is published by Elsevier on Feb. 2015.  A few times, he has been awarded and appointed by the Ministry of High Education of Iran as the best and top researcher in Iranian Universities. He won number of awards for research achievements and winner of gold medal for the Invention/Innovation sponsored by Ministry of
Science, Technology Malaysia, 2004. His researches for formulation of transparent soap and natural biodegradable liquid detergent from palm oil’s fatty acids, was patented with SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia (2003). Currently, he is supervising number of PhD scholars, postdoc research scientists and conducting top research projects on microbial fuel cells, biodiesel biohydrogen, biodiesel, biofuel from algae, bioethanol from agro-wastes, enzyme technology, renewable energy, heterogeneous catalytic processes, synthesis and application of medicine and drug delivery, separation and purification enzymes and bio-based material, wastewater treatment and biological treatment processes.