Dr. Karina Grömer | Challenges and Competitions | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Karina Grömer | Challenges and Competitions | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria

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📚 Summary

Dr. Karina Grömer is a leading expert in prehistoric archaeology and material culture. Currently serving as the Head of the Department of Prehistory at the Natural History Museum Vienna, she has made significant contributions to the study of textiles, particularly from the Neolithic to the Iron Age in Central Europe. Her research focuses on technological, economic, and social aspects of textile production and includes theoretical approaches to identity, innovation, and creativity. Dr. Grömer earned her Ph.D. from the University of Vienna and has held various academic and research positions, including a post-doctoral role on the DressID project. She has received notable grants for her work and is actively involved in several scientific societies.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Vienna (2007)
  • M.A. in Pre- and Protohistory, University of Vienna (1999)

💼 Professional Experience

  • Head of the Department of Prehistory, Natural History Museum Vienna (2022-present)
  • Habilitation in Humanities, University of Vienna (2019)
  • Staff Scientist & Vice-Head, NHM Vienna Publishing House (2012-present)
  • Post-Doc Researcher, DressID Project, NHM Vienna (2008-2012)
  • Archaeologist, Archäologie Service, Krems (2007)
  • Archaeologist, ASINOE, Lower Austria (1999-2001)

🔬 Research Interests

  • Material Culture: Neolithic to Iron Age, Central Europe.
  • Textiles: Technological, economic, and social aspects of textile production.
  • Theoretical Approaches: Identity, innovation, creativity, design theory, visual coding.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies: Organic artefacts, forensic, sociological, and semiotic analysis.

🏆 Grants and Achievements

  • Publication Grant: “The Prehistoric Art of Textile Making” (2016)
  • Research Grant: Historical-Technological Experimentation Centre Lejre, Denmark (2007)

 

Publications

Schlitzbommeln und Anhänger: Klingender Trachtschmuck aus der Byci skala-Höhle bei Brünn

  • Authors: Jörg Mühlhans, Beate Maria Pomberger, Karina Grömer, Dan Topa
  • Journal: Mitteilungen der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien
  • Year: 2020

Dressing Central European prehistory–the sheep’s contribution An interdisciplinary study about archaeological textile finds and archaeozoology

  • Authors: Karina Grömer, Konstantina Saliari
  • Journal: Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie A für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Anthropologie und Prähistorie
  • Year: 2018

Products of animal skin from Antiquity to the Medieval Perio

  • Authors: Karina Grömer, Gabriela Russ-Popa, Konstantina Saliari
  • Journal: Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie A für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Anthropologie und Prähistorie
  • Year: 2017

Offering with textile wrapping from a Bell Beaker sanctuary in Brodek u Prostějova, Czech Republic

  • Authors: Karina Grömer, Pavel Fojtík, Angelika Rudelics, Andreas Kroh
  • Journal: Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie A für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Anthropologie und Prähistorie
  • Year: 2017

Reproducing colourful woven bands from the Iron Age salt mine of Hallstatt in Austria: An interdisciplinary approach to acquire knowledge of prehistoric dyeing technology

  • Authors: Anna Hartl, Maarten R van Bommel, Ineke Joosten, Regina Hofmann-de Keijzer, Karina Grömer, Helga Rösel-Mautendorfer, Hans Reschreiter
  • Journal: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
  • Year: 2015

Assoc Prof Dr. Ilyas Bolat | Challenges and Competitions | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc Prof Dr. Ilyas Bolat | Challenges and Competitions | Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Doctorate at Bartin University, Forest Faculty, Turkey

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Dr. Ilyas Bolat is an Associate Professor at Bartın University, specializing in forest ecology, soil science, and the impact of land-use changes on soil properties. With a focus on microbial biomass and forest nutrient dynamics, he has a strong research background in soil biology and forest ecological processes.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Forest Engineering (2008-2011), Bartın University, Turkey
    Thesis: Seasonal changes in microbial biomass and respiration in forest soils
  • Master of Arts in Forest Engineering (2005-2007), Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey
    Thesis: The effect of different land uses on soil microbial biomass
  • Bachelor of Arts in Forest Engineering (1997-2001), Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

💼 Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor (2016-present), Bartın University, Forestry Faculty
  • Assistant Professor (2011-2016), Bartın University, Forestry Faculty
  • Research Assistant (2008-2011), Bartın University, Forestry Faculty
  • Research Assistant (2005-2007), Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Forestry Faculty

🔬 Research Interests

  • Forest ecological processes and nutrient dynamics
  • Soil microbial biomass and basal respiration
  • Land-use change impacts on soil properties
  • Spatial and temporal vegetation dynamics

 

Publications

Changes in Soil Microbial Biomass and Activity under Different Land-Use Types in Bartın, Northwestern Türkiye

  • Authors: İsmail Bolat, Hasan Şensoy
  • Journal: Contemporary Problems of Ecology
  • Year: 2023

Analysis of Some Meteorological Data and Their Variation Trends in Three Provinces of the Western Black Sea Region Between 2012 and 2021

  • Authors: İsmail Bolat, Hasan Şensoy
  • Journal: Forestist
  • Year: 2023

Seasonal Changes of Microbial Biomass Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus in Soil under an Oriental Beech Stand

  • Authors: İsmail Bolat, Ömer Kara, Mustafa Tunay
  • Journal: Forestist
  • Year: 2022

Microbial biomass, basal respiration, and microbial indices of soil in diverse croplands in a region of northwestern Turkey (Bartın)

  • Authors: İsmail Bolat
  • Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Year: 2019

Microbial Biomass Soil Content and Activity Under Black Alder and Sessile Oak in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

  • Authors: İsmail Bolat, Hasan Şensoy
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research
  • Year: 2019

Prof. Frederick Adzitey | Food Microbiology | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Frederick Adzitey, Food Microbiology, Best Researcher Award

Professor at University for Development Studies, Ghana

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🌟 Summary:

Prof. Frederick Adzitey, a distinguished academician and researcher, holds a PhD in Food Safety from Universiti Sains Malaysia and has specialized expertise in Animal Science, Meat Science and Technology, and Food Safety. Currently a Professor at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Ghana, he has made significant contributions to the fields of animal production, meat processing, and the study of foodborne pathogens. With a robust career spanning roles from Assistant Lecturer to Professor, Adzitey has also excelled in consultancy, providing essential guidance to industries on food/meat processing, hygiene, and quality. His dedication to education is reflected in his extensive teaching portfolio encompassing courses in Meat Microbiology, Animal Production, and more, underscoring his commitment to advancing knowledge in food science and technology

🎓 Education:

  • PhD in Food Safety, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, 2013
  • MSc in Meat Science and Technology, University of Bristol, UK, 2008
  • BSc in Agriculture Technology (Animal Science), University for Development Studies, Ghana, 2005
  • PgD in Education, University for Development Studies, Ghana, 2018

💼 Academic and Professional Experience:

  • Professor, Meat Science and Food Safety, UDS (2022-present)
  • Associate Professor, Meat Science, UDS (2018-2022)
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, UDS (2015-2018)
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, UDS (2012-2015)
  • Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, UDS (2009-2012)
  • Senior Research Assistant, UDS (2006-2009)
  • Teaching Assistant, UDS (2005-2006)

Consultancy Experience:

Consultant at TAGAD Company, providing expertise in food/meat processing, hygiene, quality and safety, and good animal husbandry practices.

Teaching Experience:

Prof. Adzitey has taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including Meat Microbiology and Hygiene, Refrigeration and Preservation of Meat, Animal Production, and Biochemistry.

🔬 Research Interests:

  • Animal production and meat processing
  • Isolation, identification, and control of foodborne/waterborne pathogens
  • Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of foodborne/waterborne pathogens
  • One health-context studies on foodborne and waterborne pathogens

📖 Publications Top Noted:

Paper Title: Incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from beef (meat muscle, liver and kidney) samples in Wa Abattoir, Ghana
  • Authors: Frederick Adzitey
  • Journal: Cogent Food & Agriculture
  • Pages: 1718269
  • Year: 2020
  • Citations: 50
Paper Title: Antibiotic Classes and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates from Selected Poultry; A Mini Review
  • Authors: Frederick Adzitey
  • Journal: World’s Vet. J.
  • Pages: 36-41
  • Year: 2015
  • Citations: 103
Paper Title: Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from beef and its related samples in Techiman Municipality of Ghana
  • Authors: Frederick Adzitey
  • Journal: Knowledgia Scientific
  • Year: 2015
  • Citations: 46
Paper Title: Molecular techniques for detecting and typing of bacteria, advantages and application to foodborne pathogens isolated from ducks
  • Authors: Frederick Adzitey, Nurul Huda, Gulam Rusul Rahmat Ali
  • Journal: 3 Biotech
  • Pages: 97-107
  • Year: 2013
  • Citations: 159
Paper Title:Animal and meat production in Ghana-An overview
  • Authors: Frederick Adzitey
  • Journal: Journal of World’s Poultry Research
  • Pages: 1-4
  • Year: 2013
  • Citations: 100