Emerging Materials and Environment
暫譯: 新興材料與環境

本書匯集了整合材料研究中實驗與計算進展的章節，並討論新興材料的潛在釋放將如何影響環境。隨著人口的增加，資源和環境面臨著提供食物、水和能源的日益壓力。創新材料和新技術，如納米複合材料和多功能材料、增材製造以及修復技術，正不斷被開發以滿足這些需求。隨著技術的成熟，一些潛在有害的材料將進入環境。根據其環境持久性，例如「永恆化學物質」的全氟和多氟烷基物質（PFAS），一些新興材料可能成為主要的環境挑戰。本書涵蓋了與新興材料研究的最新進展和未來方向相關的廣泛主題，包括分子模擬、機器學習和環境污染物的QSAR方法、水質淨化的先進材料、PFAS的修復技術以及材料的生命週期評估。這本書對於對該領域感興趣的研究生和學術界、產業及不同實驗室的研究人員來說，提供了寶貴的資源。

Dr. Manoj K. Shukla is a Senior Research Physical Scientist and Computational Chemistry Team Leader at the Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. His research interests span a broad range of topics focusing on computational chemistry modeling and simulation of complex environments, fate, effects, and transport of environmental contaminants, multifunctional and nanocomposite materials, and soil modeling. Currently, he is developing technologies for the degradation, destruction, removal, isolation, and sensing of PFAS compounds from the environment. He is also developing technologies on the awareness of chemical hazards in the contested environment. He has published over 115 peer-reviewed research papers, 15 book chapters, has edited/coedited 10 books, and has presented at various conferences and symposia. He has been cited over 3000 times and carries an h-index of 31 and i10-index of 74 (Google Scholar).
Dr. Elizabeth Ferguson serves as an Army Senior Science Technical Manager and is the Lead Technical Director (TD) for the Installations and Operational Environments (IOE) Research and Development Area and Technical Director of the Military Materials in the Environment (MME) program at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, Mississippi. As Lead IOE TD, Elizabeth is responsible for programmatic direction of the research areas of adaptive and resilient infrastructure (the built environment) as well as the natural environment in environmental security and resiliency, environmental intelligence and understanding and managing military materials in the environment. Dr. Ferguson holds bachelor's degrees in chemistry and psychology (1991), master's degree in radio-analytical chemistry (1994), and Ph.D. (1998) in fish physiology and aquatic toxicology from the University of Kentucky. She has authored several peer-reviewedpublications and book chapters and has presented at numerous conferences and symposia.
Dr. Jerzy Leszczynski is a Professor of Chemistry and a President's Distinguished Fellow at Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. His research activities cover a broad range of projects including studies of nature of chemical bonds, theoretical predictions of molecular potential energy surfaces, structures of weakly bonded complexes, properties of DNA fragments, interactions of explosives with soil, decomposition of nerve agents on metal oxides and clays, properties, and toxicity of nanomaterials. He has published over 1000 referred papers in leading journals and over 70 book chapters. He has edited and co-edited more than 50 books and has advised 30 students who already received their Ph.D. degrees. He has been cited over 40,000 times and carries an H-index of 96 (Google Scholar). His international awards include: a Guest Professorship, Chinese Academyof Sciences, Shanghai, China 2002; an Honorary Doctorates, Dnipropetrovsk National University, Ukraine 2003 and, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland 2016, Outstanding Mississippi Chemist, ACS Mississippi Section, 2004; the Maria Sklodowska-Curie's Medal (Medal for prominent chemists working permanently abroad) Polish Chemical Society, 2007. He has been elected for: European Academy of Sciences 2002; International Academy of Engineering, 2003; Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences, 2003 and European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Humanities, 2004. In 2009 he received the USA Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

馬諾吉·K·舒克拉博士是美國密西西比州維克斯堡美國陸軍工程研究與發展中心環境實驗室的高級研究物理科學家及計算化學團隊負責人。他的研究興趣涵蓋廣泛的主題，專注於計算化學建模和複雜環境的模擬、環境污染物的命運、影響和運輸、多功能和納米複合材料以及土壤建模。目前，他正在開發技術以降解、摧毀、去除、隔離和感測環境中的PFAS化合物。他還在開發有關在爭議環境中化學危害意識的技術。他已發表超過115篇經過同行評審的研究論文、15章書籍章節，編輯或共同編輯了10本書籍，並在各種會議和研討會上發表演講。他的引用次數超過3000次，h指數為31，i10指數為74（Google Scholar）。
伊莉莎白·弗格森博士擔任陸軍高級科學技術經理，並且是美國陸軍工程研究與發展中心（ERDC）維克斯堡的安裝與作戰環境（IOE）研究與發展區的首席技術主任（TD）及軍事材料在環境中的技術主任（MME）計劃。作為首席IOE TD，伊莉莎白負責環境安全和韌性、環境情報及理解和管理環境中的軍事材料的適應性和韌性基礎設施（建成環境）以及自然環境的研究領域的計劃方向。弗格森博士擁有肯塔基大學的化學和心理學學士學位（1991年）、放射性分析化學碩士學位（1994年）以及魚類生理學和水生毒理學的博士學位（1998年）。她已撰寫多篇經過同行評審的出版物和書籍章節，並在多個會議和研討會上發表演講。
耶日·萊斯琴斯基博士是美國密西西比州傑克遜州立大學的化學教授及總統傑出研究員。他的研究活動涵蓋廣泛的項目，包括化學鍵的性質研究、分子潛能能量表面的理論預測、弱鍵合複合物的結構、DNA片段的性質、爆炸物與土壤的相互作用、神經毒劑在金屬氧化物和粘土上的分解、納米材料的性質和毒性。他已在領先的期刊上發表超過1000篇經過審核的論文和70多章書籍章節。他編輯和共同編輯了超過50本書籍，並指導了30名已獲得博士學位的學生。他的引用次數超過40,000次，H指數為96（Google Scholar）。他的國際獎項包括：2002年中國科學院客座教授（上海，中國）；2003年烏克蘭第聶伯羅彼得羅夫斯克國立大學榮譽博士學位和2016年波蘭弗羅茨瓦夫科技大學榮譽博士學位；2004年美國化學學會密西西比分會傑出密西西比化學家；2007年波蘭化學學會瑪麗亞·斯克沃多夫斯卡-居里獎章（頒發給在國外長期工作的傑出化學家）。他被選為：2002年歐洲科學院；2003年國際工程學院；2003年烏克蘭生態科學院；2004年歐洲科學、藝術和人文學院。2009年，他獲得美國總統科學、數學和工程指導卓越獎。