Ankitha Menon Editor

Dr. Prasanth Raghavan is a Professor at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India, as well as Visiting Professor at the Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea, and Associate Faculty Professor at the Inter-university Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices, Cochin, India. He received his PhD in Engineering in 2009, guided by Prof. Jou-Hyeon Ahn, from Gyeongsang National University, South Korea, under the prestigious Brain Korea Fellowship, before working as a research scientist at various institutions, including Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Rice University in the United States, Gyeongsang National University in South Korea, and the Indian Institute of Technology. Prof. Raghavan has developed a number of innovative products and received several international awards for his work. He has co-edited or co-authored 4 books and published numerous book chapters and research papers in high-impact factor journals. Dr M.S. Sreekala is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Postgraduate Research Department of Chemistry, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, India. Her research interests include polymer composites, biodegradable and green composites, and thermosetting materials. She has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has edited 6 books. Dr. Sreekala received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt post-doctoral fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany, and conducted research at the Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. She was also awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan, and conducted research at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan. She has organized many national and international conferences and delivered invited talks at many international conferences within India and abroad. Lakshmipriya Ravindran, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Postgraduate Research Department of Chemistry, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, India. Her research interests include polymer nanocomposites, nanofillers of bio origin, carbon nanotubes, the incorporation of nanofillers to thermosetting polymers, and their applications. She has attended, and presented papers at, several international conferences and seminars, published peer-reviewed research articles in international journals, and has authored two book chapters. Ankitha Menon is a Research Scholar working in the Materials Science and Nano-Engineering Laboratory, at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science And Technology (CUSAT), Kerala, India. She is currently working on thermosetting materials and biocompatible polymer composites, with peer-reviewed publications and presented research outcomes at various international conferences. Her research interests include thermosetting foams, aerogels, biopolymer, polymer synthesis, 3D printing, and composite materials.