Prof. Dr. Ersin YÜCEL was born in Üçbaşlı Village, Mihalıççık district, Eskişehir. He graduated from Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry Engineering in 1981. He completed his master's degree in 1987 and his doctorate in 1992 at Anadolu University. He became an Associate Professor in 1996 and a Professor in 2001. He worked at Anadolu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology from 1986 to 2018. From 2018 to 2024, he worked at Eskişehir Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology. He is married and has two children.

Prof. Dr. Ersin YÜCEL was born in Üçbaşlı Village, Mihalıççık district, Eskişehir. He graduated from Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry Engineering in 1981. He completed his master's degree in 1987 and his doctorate in 1992 at Anadolu University. He became an Associate Professor in 1996 and a Professor in 2001. He worked at Anadolu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology from 1986 to 2018. From 2018 to 2024, he worked at Eskişehir Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology. He is married and has two children.

I am 50 years old having 22 years teaching and research experience. Presently working as Professor and have published more than 170 publications including book chapters.

Entomologist and zoologist

Prof. Dr. Sezgin Ayan is a Professor of Silviculture at the Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu University, Türkiye. He received his BSc in Forestry from Karadeniz Technical University, followed by an MSc and a PhD in Silviculture. Prior to his academic career, he worked for nine years at the Ministry of Forestry in forest nursery management and forest research, holding senior positions, including Chief Engineer and Head of the Tree Improvement Department. He has held several academic and administrative positions, including Head of the Forest Engineering Department, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Erasmus Institutional Coordinator, and Vice-Rector of Kastamonu University. Prof. Dr. Ayan is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of international peer-reviewed forestry journals and has served on the editorial and advisory boards of numerous international scientific journals. His research focuses on silviculture, afforestation, forest restoration, and tree improvement. He has coordinated and participated in numerous national and international research projects. Among the international events he has organized are the 14th IUFRO Fir Symposium (Kastamonu, Türkiye, 2012), the 10th IUFRO Beech Symposium (Kastamonu, Türkiye, 2015), and the International Scientific Forum on Rehabilitation and Restoration of Degraded Forests (Astana, Kazakhstan, 2015).
Throughout his academic career, he has served as principal investigator and/or researcher in 33 completed scientific projects. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications. He has visited nearly 50 countries for scientific projects, academic events, and Erasmus teaching activities, and has served as a Visiting Professor in Kazakhstan.

Acting associate professor, PhD at S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University. His research focuses on the sustainable management and climate change adaptation of agro- and forest ecosystems. He employs a suite of modern techniques in his work, including dendrochronology, remote sensing (utilising NDVI analysis for assessing forest health and productivity), soil process studies (soil respiration, organic matter), and testing of biopreparations to enhance the resilience of woody vegetation.