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Dr. Rana Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agroforestry & Environmental Science at Sylhet Agricultural University in Bangladesh. He has been associated with the university since October 2013, initially as a Lecturer and then as an Assistant Professor from October 2015 to December 2020. Since December 2020, he has held the position of Associate Professor. Currently, Dr. Roy is working as an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany. His academic pursuits led him to pursue a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Northwest A&F University in China, where he dedicated himself from September 2016 to December 2020. Prior to that, he earned his Master of Science in Environmental Science and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Sylhet Agricultural University. Recognized for his exceptional accomplishments, Dr. Roy has received numerous awards and accolades. Notably, he was honored with the Outstanding International Student Award in 2020 by the Chinese Government Scholarship Council. In the same year, he also received the Best Publication Award from Sylhet Agricultural University. His dedication and excellence were further acknowledged with the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) for his Ph.D. studies. Dr. Roy's expertise in the field is evident through his extensive involvement in scientific journals. He has served as an issue editor for Current Reviews in the Soil Sciences, a review editor for Frontiers in Plant Science and the Spanish Journal of Soil Science, and an editorial advisory board member for Plant Health. Additionally, he has contributed as a manuscript reviewer for several prestigious journals. As an educator, Dr. Roy has taught various undergraduate and graduate courses while supervising and guiding master's students in their thesis work. His research efforts have focused on conducting greenhouse and field experiments in coal-mined degraded areas, with a specific emphasis on revegetation under arid environmental conditions with limited resources. Dr. Roy's contributions to the scientific community are evident through his impressive publication record, which includes 50 research articles, reviews, and book chapters. His work has been published in reputable journals such as Environmental Research, Frontiers in Plant Science, Agricultural Water Management, Journal of Environmental Management, Physiologia Plantarum, BMC Plant Biology, and Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. His publications have garnered significant citations, with a Google Scholar citation count of 545 as of June 26, 2023. Additionally, his work has made a considerable impact, with a total impact factor of 120. Dr. Roy's scholarly influence is reflected in his Google Scholar h-index of 13, i-10 index of 17, and Scopus h-index of 10. In addition to his teaching and research roles, Dr. Roy has taken on various additional responsibilities. He currently serves as the Additional Director of the Students Counseling & Guidance Division at Sylhet Agricultural University. He was also an Executive member of the Teacher's Council in 2022 and held the position of Vice President of the Faculty of Agriculture Students Association from July 2010 to June 2012.