Dr. Ali Akbar Firoozi is a senior lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana. He earned his BSc. in Civil Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) and his MSc. in Civil Engineering/Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Central Tehran. He has a PhD in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University Kebangsaan (National) Malaysia (UKM). His research involves an extensive study of potentially a new type of material (i.e., nanomaterials) to stabilize clay soils (kaolinite/illite). Beyond nanotechnology, Dr. Ali Akbar has ventured into the critical realm of climate change, producing notable publications that underscore the intersection of engineering and environmental sustainability.