Call for papers/Topics

All Abstracts, Reviews, short articles, Full articles, Posters are welcomed related with any of the following research fields:

Part 1: Independent Core Topics

These topics represent the foundational knowledge and distinct pillars specific to each individual discipline.

I. Bioscience Foundations

• Molecular and Cell Biology: Cellular structure, membrane transport, signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, and programmed cell death (apoptosis).

• Genetics and Genomics: Mendelian inheritance, molecular genetics (replication, transcription, translation), gene expression regulation, and epigenetics.

• Microbiology and Virology: Microbial structure, physiology, metabolic pathways of bacteria and fungi, viral replication cycles, and microbial pathogenesis.

• Organismal Anatomy and Physiology: Animal and plant physiology, homeostasis, immunology, and developmental biology.

II. Chemical Engineering Foundations

• Transport Phenomena: Fluid mechanics (fluid flow, rheology), heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), and mass transfer (diffusion, interphase mass transport).

• Chemical Thermodynamics: Classical laws of thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria, and volumetric properties of pure fluids and mixtures.

• Reaction Engineering and Kinetics: Rate laws, ideal reactor design (Batch, CSTR, PFR), catalysis, heterogenous reaction kinetics, and reactor safety.

• Unit Operations and Separation Processes: Distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, gas absorption, drying, filtration, and crystallization.

III. Environmental Engineering Foundations

• Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering: Surface water hydrology, groundwater flow, hydraulics of water distribution systems, and stormwater management.

• Atmospheric Science and Air Quality: Atmospheric chemistry, meteorology basics, air pollutant dispersion modeling, and ambient air quality standards.

• Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Waste characterization, landfill design, hazardous waste identification, and radioactive waste management.

• Soil Mechanics and Geoenvironmental Engineering: Soil physics and chemistry, contaminant transport in porous media, and subsurface remediation techniques.

Part 2: Interrelated & Convergent Topics

These fields represent the massive overlap where Bioscience, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering merge to create advanced technologies and sustainable systems.

I. Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering

(Intersection of Bioscience & Chemical Engineering)

• Enzyme Kinetics and Biocatalysis: Michaelis-Menten kinetics, enzyme immobilization techniques, and industrial enzyme applications.

• Bioreactor Design and Scale-Up: Fermenter design, aeration and agitation dynamics, sterilization kinetics, and continuous versus fed-batch cultivation.

• Downstream Processing: Separation and purification of biomolecules, cell disruption, chromatography, ultrafiltration, and lyophilization.

• Metabolic Engineering: Modification of metabolic pathways to optimize cellular production of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels.

II. Environmental Biotechnology

(Intersection of Bioscience & Environmental Engineering)

• Biological Wastewater Treatment: Activated sludge processes, anaerobic digestion, trickling filters, and biological nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus).

• Bioremediation and Phytoremediation: Microbial degradation of toxic hydrocarbons, heavy metal bioaccumulation, and the use of genetically engineered microbes for spill cleanup.

• Biofilms and Microbial Ecology: Formation, structure, and control of biofilms in engineering systems, and metagenomic analysis of engineered ecosystems.

• Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring: Development of cell-based and enzyme-based sensors for real-time detection of toxins, heavy metals, and pathogens.

III. Sustainable Process Engineering & Green Chemistry

(Intersection of Chemical Engineering & Environmental Engineering)

• Industrial Pollution Control: Design of air pollution control devices (scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, cyclones) and industrial wastewater treatment networks.

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Cradle-to-grave environmental impact evaluation of chemical products, carbon footprinting, and eco-efficiency metrics.

• Green Chemical Synthesis: Atom economy, replacement of hazardous solvents with supercritical fluids or ionic liquids, and energy-efficient chemical routes.

• Circular Economy and Waste Valorization: Conversion of plastic waste into chemical feedstocks (pyrolysis) and transforming agricultural residues into value-added materials.

IV. The Grand Convergence: Bio-Environmental Chemical Systems

(Intersection of All Three Disciplines)

• Biofuels and Renewable Energy Infrastructure: Thermochemical and biochemical conversion of biomass to bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas, and green hydrogen.

• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS): Engineered chemical absorption systems combined with biological carbon fixation (e.g., microalgae photobioreactors).

• Synthetic Biology for Global Sustainability: Engineering synthetic consortia of microorganisms to simultaneously degrade plastics and synthesize biodegradable alternatives (PHA/PHB).

• Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: Developing biocompatible polymers, scaffolds, and artificial organs using chemical process control and cellular biology principles.