Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration - Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Professor Mohamed Ksibi, Editor-in-Chief
Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration

Dr. Mohamed Ksibi is a seasoned scholar who earned his Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry in 1993 from the University of Poitiers in France. He has been a Full Professor of Chemistry at Sfax's Higher Institute of Biotechnology (ISBS) in Tunisia since 2009, where he has made substantial contributions to environmental chemistry and sustainability. His research focuses on the elimination and toxicity of persistent organic pollutants in environmental realms, particularly water and soil. Dr. Ksibi has mentored 15 M.Sc. theses and supervised 16 Ph.D. theses, demonstrating his educational prowess. He is a productive scholar who has co-authored over 110 research papers and 8 book chapters, and his knowledge is demonstrated by co-editing three books on various topics of chemistry and environmental science. Dr. Ksibi is actively involved in many research collaborations, with experts based in Europe, the Mediterranean region, and all over the world. Aside from scientific research, Dr. Ksibi held executive academic positions at ISBS. He served as Director of the Biotechnology and Health Department from 2008 to 2011 and as Deputy Director from 2011 to 2017. Since 2017, Dr. Ksibi is the General Chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Environmental Integration (www.emcei.net (this opens in a new tab)), proving his exceptional leadership and managerial qualities on a global scale. In 2023, Stanford University recognised Dr. Ksibi one of the top 2% scientists in the world.