The Wiley Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education Learning and Teaching - Группа авторов

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Esquer has a BSc in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Sonora (UNISON), and holds a Doctor of Science degree in Cleaner Production from the University of Massachusetts Lowell as well as a Sustainable Development Certificate from UNISON. He is currently working as a full‐time Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and in the Sustainability Graduate Program at UNISON. Dr. Esquer has been an enthusiastic promoter of sustainable development in his community and has participated in several initiatives on environmental awareness. Additionally, he has authored and co‐authored articles in scientific/academic publications with international recognition and has been a speaker and lecturer at international events. His areas of interest include, among others, sustainable development, pollution prevention, occupational health and safety, cleaner production, sustainability management systems, energy efficiency, and education for sustainable development.

      H. Gaber is a full Professor in the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science at Ontario Tech University, and director of the Smart Energy Systems Lab (SESL). He is the recipient of the Senior Research Excellence Award for 2016 and is recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in the area of energy. He leads national and international research in the areas of smart energy grids, resilient hybrid energy systems, and plasma‐based waste to energy. Dr. Gabbar obtained his BSc with first class honors from Alexandria University (Egypt, 1988) and gained his PhD from Okayama University (Japan, 2001). He joined the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan, 2001–2004), as a research associate and Okayama University (Japan, 2004–2008) as an Associate Professor, in the Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences. He has more than 230 publications, including patents, books and chapters, journal articles, and conference papers.

      Kelum A. A. Gamage received his BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and his PhD from the University of Lancaster, UK. He is an Associate Professor in the James Watt School of Engineering, a Co‐Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Innovation and a winner of the Teaching Excellence Individual Award (2020/21) at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is also the founder and co‐lead of the University Sustainability in Learning and Teaching Community of Practice and a member of the University Sustainability Working Group (SWG). He holds the position of Visiting Professor at Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC).

      He has authored over 150 peer‐reviewed technical articles and book chapters, and also holds a patent. He is the Editor‐in‐Chief for STEM Education Section of Education Sciences (MDPI, Switzerland,), editor of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Springer Nature), and Sensors (MDPI, Switzerland). He is also a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council (UK), a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the IET, and a Fellow of Royal Society of Arts and a Senior Member of IEEE.

      Nanda Gunawardhana works as the Director of Research and International Affairs at Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Sri Lanka. Prior to that, he worked as the Director of the International Research Centre at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He received a bachelor's degree specializing in Chemistry from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and a PhD from Baylor University in the US. He has worked as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow at Saga University, Japan, and at the Fukuoka Industry and Science Foundation, Japan.

      He has authored over 100 peer‐reviewed technical articles and a book chapter, and also holds a patent. He was named the best young scientist in Sri Lanka by the National Science Foundation, and by the Third World Academy of Science, Italy in 2015. In addition, he is a recipient of Presidential awards for his scientific publications. He has received many research and capacity‐building grants from the European Union, Pakistan, Japan, and Sri Lanka. Since 2012, he has worked as the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Chemistry (The Canadian Center of Science and Education).

      D. Hoornweg, PhD, PEng, is Associate Professor, Associate Dean, and Richard Marceau Chair at Ontario Tech University. For almost 20 years Dan was with the World Bank, including as Lead Advisor overseeing Sustainable Cities and Climate Change programs. He was the Chief Safety and Risk Officer for the Province of Ontario 2012–2020 (Technical Standards and Safety Authority, TSSA). His academic background includes degrees in Earth Sciences, a master's in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Civil (Sustainability) Engineering (University of Toronto, 2015). He researches energy and material flows of cities and urban systems. He is a Fellow with Canada's Transition Accelerator, the Global Cities Institute at University of Toronto, and Futures Cities at Evergreen Brickworks.

      Ján Horák is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. He received his PhD in landscaping in 2009. His main teaching area is climatology and his research is focused on studying the application of biochar to soil on greenhouse gas emissions, the physical and chemical properties of soil, and crop yields. He has over 30 peer‐reviewed publications in impactful journals related to his research topics, and has coordinated and participated in several national and international educational and scientific projects.

      Tatiana Kaletová is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia. She is a teacher of Hydraulics, Forest Amelioration, and Agricultural Water Management, and the practical training Monitoring of Environment. Her research focuses on the impact of land use on water quality and quantity in the landscape, especially the agricultural landscapre. She is an author and co‐author of several textbooks and scientific articles and cooperates closely with teachers and researchers from Europe and Uzbekistan. She coordinates and participates in several national and international educational and scientific projects.

      Hesam Kamalipour is Co‐Director of the MA Urban Design Programme and the Co‐Founding Director of the Public Space Observatory Research Centre at Cardiff University, UK. His research has focused on the challenge of understanding the dynamics of informal urbanism and the ways in which different forms of informality work in a global context. He has previously served as Research Fellow at Monash University, Research Assistant and Guest Lecturer in Urban Design at the University of Melbourne, and Doctoral Academy Member at the Melbourne Social Equity Institute. He holds a PhD in Urban Design from the University of Melbourne.

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