Prof. Abdullah Alhamdan | Diagnostics | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Abdullah Alhamdan | Diagnostics | Best Researcher Award 

Prof. Abdullah Alhamdan, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Mohamed Alhamdan is a distinguished Professor of Food Process Engineering and the Director of the Dates Industry & Technology Chair (CDIT) at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With a B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from King Saud University and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, his expertise spans food processing engineering, focusing on the design of production lines, food packaging, and postharvest chain management. He is renowned for his work in dates and by-products processing, including innovative applications in dates and dairy products. Alhamdan has served as a consultant for various international and governmental bodies, such as FAO and SABIC, and has been pivotal in advancing dates technology. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the International Prize of King Salman for Innovations (2017) and the International Khalifah Prize for Date Palm Technology

Professional Profile:

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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award: Abdullah Mohamed Alhamdan

Prof. Abdullah Mohamed Alhamdan is an exceptional candidate for the Best Researcher Award based on his extensive contributions to the field of Food Process Engineering and his significant impact in the agricultural and food sciences. Here’s an overview of his qualifications:

Academic Background:

  • B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering (1984), King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
  • M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering (1990, 1995), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US

Research Interests: 🌾

Prof. Alhamdan specializes in Food Processing Engineering, focusing on:

  • Design of food industry production lines and food packaging
  • Applications of heat and mass transfer in food processing
  • Postharvest chain management
  • Dates processing and industry, including storage, freezing, and utilization of palm tree by-products
  • Development of innovative dairy and date-based products

Professional Activities: 🌟

  • Director of the Date Industry and Technology Chair (CDIT) at King Saud University
  • Board Member, Administrative Council of Irrigation and Drainage Authority, Ahsa
  • Board Member, Administrative Council of National Center of Date Palm (NCDP)
  • International Expert at FAO
  • Consultant to various organizations, including Saudi Development Fund, Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID), and more

Awards: 🏆

  • International Prize of King Salman for Innovations (2017)
  • International Khalifah Prize for Date Palm Technology (2013) for innovative storage of Barhi Dates
  • Al-Maarai Award of Innovative Research (2007) for water and energy conservation in agricultural cooling systems

Publication top Notes:

Impact of Storage Conditions on Fruit Color, Firmness and Total Soluble Solids of Hydroponic Tomatoes Grown at Different Salinity Levels

Non-Destructive Evaluation of the Physiochemical Properties of Milk Drink Flavored with Date Syrup Utilizing VIS-NIR Spectroscopy and ANN Analysis

Utilizing VIS-NIR Technology to Generate a Quality Index (Qi) Model of Barhi Date Fruits at the Khalal Stage Stored in a Controlled Environment

Utilizing Near-Infrared (NIR) Technology to Predict the Quality Index (Qi) Model of Barhi Dates Fruit at Khalal Stage Stored in a Controlled Environment

Non-destructive evaluation of the physiochemical properties of milk drink flavored with date syrup utilizing NIR Spectroscopy and ANN analysis

Developing an Internal Preference Map for Assessing Cow’s and Camel’s Milk Enriched with Date Syrup

 

 

Prof Dr. Markus Sigrist | Medical Detectors | Best Researcher Award

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Prof Dr. Markus Sigrist | Medical Detectors | Best Researcher Award

Prof Dr. Markus Sigrist, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Markus W. Sigrist, born on September 6, 1948, in Illnau, Zurich, Switzerland, is a distinguished physicist renowned for his contributions to laser spectroscopy and sensing. He pursued his education at ETH Zurich, earning a diploma (Master) degree in physics in 1972, followed by a Ph.D. in 1977 with a thesis on laser-generated stress waves in liquids. Postdoctoral research took him to the University of California at Berkeley from 1978 to 1980. Returning to ETH Zurich, he held various academic positions, achieving his habilitation in 1985. His career included a sabbatical as a guest professor at Rice University in Houston in 1990 and later becoming an adjunct professor there from 1994 to 2013. As a professor of experimental physics at ETH Zurich from 1995 to 2013, he led the Laser Spectroscopy and Sensing Group, pioneering research in laser development and spectroscopy for diverse applications, including medical, forensic, environmental, and industrial fields. Post-retirement, he remains Professor Emeritus at ETH and has served as a guest professor in France and a foreign expert in China. Sigrist’s prolific research encompasses mid-IR laser spectroscopic sensing for medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and the development of advanced laser sources and detection schemes. He has mentored numerous Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, contributing significantly to the academic community through his supervision and examination of over 50 Ph.D. theses.

Professional Profile

🎓 Education:

  • Studied physics at ETH Zurich
  • Master’s degree (Diploma) in 1972
  • PhD in 1977 with the thesis “Laser-generated stress waves in liquids”

🧑‍🔬 Employment History:

  • 1978-1980: Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • Since 1980: Various positions at ETH Zurich
  • 1985: Habilitation thesis, received docent degree (Privatdozent) at ETH Zurich
  • 1990: Sabbatical as Guest Professor at Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
  • 1995-2013: Professor for Experimental Physics at ETH Zurich, Head of the Laser Spectroscopy and Sensing Group within the Institute for Quantum Electronics
  • 1994-2013: Adjunct Professor at Rice University
  • 2013: Retired, Professor Emeritus of ETH Zurich
  • 2003 and 2011: Guest Professor at Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque, France
  • 2014-2017: Foreign Expert at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China

🔬 Research Activities:

  • Medical & Forensic Analysis: Mid-IR laser spectroscopic sensing for breath and surgical smoke analysis, non-invasive glucose sensing, doping agent detection in urine, drug detection in saliva
  • Environmental & Industrial Applications: Laser spectroscopic sensing for environmental, industrial, and agricultural uses
  • Laser Development: Broadly tunable narrowband infrared laser sources including CO, CO₂, semiconductor lasers (QCLs, lead salt VECSELs), optical parametric oscillators, difference frequency generation
  • Detection Schemes: Photoacoustic, photothermal, multi-pass, cavity-ringdown, fiberoptic methods for trace gases and liquids
  • Trace Gas Monitoring: Laser-spectroscopic systems
  • Laser-Interaction Studies: Interaction with solids, liquids, and gases
  • Non-Destructive Testing: Noncontact studies on adhesion strength of surface coatings

🎓 Supervision:

  • Supervised 23 PhD students and numerous MSc students at ETH Zurich
  • Acted as co-expert and examiner for over 50 PhD theses internationally

Publications Notes:📄

Stable Gaseous Isotope Measurement Method Based on Highly Sensitive Laser Absorption Spectroscopy and Its Applications

Non-dispersive sensing scheme based on mid-infrared LED and differential mode excitation photoacoustic spectroscopy

Multi-component gas measurement aliasing spectral demodulation method for interference separation in laser absorption spectroscopy

A sensitive carbon monoxide sensor for industrial process control based on laser absorption spectroscopy with a 2.3 μm distributed feedback laser

Monitoring of peroxy radicals by chemical amplification enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy