Rodney Tatenda Muringai | Data Analysis | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Rodney Tatenda Muringai | Data Analysis | Research Excellence Award

University of Johannesburg | South Africa

Dr. Rodney Tatenda Muringai is a climate change and food security scholar with over six years of experience spanning teaching, postdoctoral research, and applied policy work. He holds a PhD, MSc, PGDip, and BSS from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, with additional training in sustainability from Beijing Normal University. His professional experience includes roles as Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Ad Hoc Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, Research Assistant, and Ecosystem Services Analyst. Dr. Rodney Tatenda Muringai’s research interests focus on climate change adaptation, fisheries and aquaculture, livelihoods, and socio-ecological resilience, supported by strong skills in policy analysis, GIS, stakeholder engagement, and data analysis. He has received NRF, SARChI, and LIMA awards and continues to contribute impactful, policy-relevant research that advances sustainable development in Africa.

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Featured Publications

Vulnerability of inland small-scale fishing communities to climate change and variability: Insights from the Zambezi River Basin, Zimbabwe

Rodney T. Muringai, Paramu L. Mafongoya, Romano Lottering – Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025
Living in the wild: The bidirectional impacts of human–wildlife interaction in Binga and Nyaminyami rural districts, Zimbabwe

Rodney T. Muringai, Walter Musakwa, Phindile Mthembu, Takafara Gozo – Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa freshwater fisheries under climate change: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation measures

Rodney T. Muringai, Paramu Mafongoya, Romano T. Lottering – Fishes, 2022
Climate change perceptions, impacts and adaptation strategies: Insights from fishers in the Zambezi River Basin, Zimbabwe

Rodney T. Muringai, Paramu Mafongoya, Romano T. Lottering – Sustainability, 2022
Unlocking the potential of fish to improve food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rodney T. Muringai, Paramu Mafongoya, Romano T. Lottering et al. – Sustainability, 2021

Amirreza Abed-Elmdoust | Agricultural Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amirreza Abed-Elmdoust | Agricultural Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

University of Tehran | Iran

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amirreza Abed-Elmdoust is an accomplished aquaculture and aquatic sciences researcher with a Ph.D. in Engineering of Natural Resources and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Tehran. His doctoral research focused on metabolic changes in droplet vitrified semen of the endangered Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus). He also holds an M.Sc. from the University of Tehran and a B.Sc. from the University of Zabol, both in Natural Resources and Aquatic Sciences. Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran, Dr. Abed-Elmdoust has extensive experience in aquaculture, fish reproductive biology, cryopreservation, metabolomics, and aquatic toxicology. His prolific research includes over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, with contributions to the fields of microplastic toxicity, fish immunology, metabolic profiling, and nanotechnology in aquaculture, amassing significant citations – 318 and an h-index -7. He has led multiple applied research projects in collaboration with environmental agencies and aquaculture companies, supervising numerous Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses. His work has been recognized for advancing sustainable aquaculture practices, innovative cryopreservation techniques, and improving fish health and productivity. Dr. Abed-Elmdoust continues to contribute to the scientific community through mentorship, high-impact publications, and applied environmental and aquaculture research.

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Featured Publications

“Size-dependent effects of microplastic on uptake, immune system, related gene expression and histopathology of goldfish (Carassius auratus)”

“Novel droplet vitrification combined with fish antifreeze protein type III enhances cryoprotection of semen in wild endangered Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus (Borodin, 1897)”

“Metabolic changes in droplet vitrified semen of wild endangered Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus (Borodin, 1997)”

“Physicochemical evaluations of chitosan/nisin nanocapsulation and its synergistic effects in quality preservation in tilapia fish sausage”

“Effect of oral administration of GnRHa+nanoparticles of chitosan in oogenesis acceleration of goldfish Carassius auratus”