Nureni Adedapo Adéwọlé

Dr A. Adewole is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wood Products Engineering, University of Ibadan, with almost two decades of professional practice as a Wood Products Engineer. The first registered Wood Products Engineer in Nigeria, active member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, a Fellow of the Forestry Association of Nigeria and member of many professional bodies within and outside the country. He has supervised not less than 50 students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and, has helped many of his students to develop small scale wood-based business models with nine of such firms among the top fliers in Nigerian wood sector. He served as Faculty Sub-Dean (Undergraduate) 2011 to 2015, currently serving as University of Ibadan Senate member and the current Head of the Department of Wood Products Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan. He has well over 40 publications to his credit. He has special interest in Wood and Bamboo Properties, Processing and Utilization; Furniture Design, Manufacturing and Ergonomic Studies; Biomass Energy Studies

Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour

Dr Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana. His research area includes Composite and Nanocomposite Materials Development for Sustainable Energy (Silicon, Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells, Batteries, Capacitors/Supercapacitors), Environment (Water and Waste Engineering) and Construction (Building, Structural and Industrial).

Abubeker Yimam

Dr. Abubeker Yimam is an Associate Professor at School of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Addis Ababa University. He holds PhD in Chemical Engineering from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He also did a Postdoctoral study (from 2010-2012) at the same University. He worked as a local consultant for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Exergia S.A. He was also a visiting professor at University of Toulouse, France,  teaching Biorefinery design.  His research area include biofuel, biorefiery and sustainable aviation fuel.

Newayemedhin A. Tegegne

Dr Neway is an Associate Professor of Physics at Addis Ababa University. She completed her PhD at Stellenbosch University in 2018, employing cutting-edge femto-second transient absorption spectroscopy to ascertain the charge transfer dynamics of organic solar cells. Her research interest includes fabrication and characterization of solar cells made from inexpensive materials.