Hiran Mayookh Lal Editor

Dr. Arya Uthaman is currently working as a research scholar in the School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. She completed her PhD in Engineering Mechanics at the same institute in 2021. Her areas of expertise are in polymer science and engineering, fiber reinforced polymer composites, polymer nanocomposites, durability of polymers and composites in harsh environments, and degradation studies of polymer composites, and nanocomposites. She has published several research articles and book chapters and has also co-edited one book on advanced functional porous materials {Springer]. She completed her M.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India in 2016 and received her Doctoral Fellowship from the Chinese Government under the Chinese Scholarship Council. Prof. Sabu Thomas is one of India’s most renowned scientists known for his contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology. He is a scientist, administrator and a teacher of national and international students. He joined Cochin University of Science and Technology, India, to pursue his bachelor’s degree in polymer science and rubber technology. He went on to complete his Ph. D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. After attaining industrial experience, he returned to Mahatma Gandhi University, India, as a lecturer. He currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University. He has guided over 116 Ph. D students. He has received several national and international awards for best researcher and is a member of numerous scientific bodies and committees. He has been honoured with honorary doctorates from University of South Brittany, France; University of Lorraine, France and Siberian Federal University, Russia. He has authored more than 1,200 research publications and 156 books. He has been ranked 114th in the list of the world’s best scientists (Stanford University, USA). He was also selected for the DST Nanomission award 2020. He received Honorary Professorship from Siberian Federal University in 2020. Last year he was honoured with C.N.R Rao Award Prize Lecture in Advanced Materials by Materials Research Society of India (MRSI). He was elected as the Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)-2019. In 2022 he was honoured the Bailey Medal Award and in 2021 was awarded the Kairali Lifetime Research Award 2021 by the Kerala government. Dr. Hiran Mayookh Lal is currently working as a research associate in the School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He completed his PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the same institute in 2021. His areas of expertise are in polymer science and engineering, fiber reinforced polymer composites, creep, hybrid, polymer nanocomposites, and the durability of polymers and composites in harsh environments. He has published several research articles and book chapters and has co-edited one book on polymer nanocomposites based on silver nanoparticles [Springer]. He completed his M.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India in 2016 and received his Doctoral fellowship from the Chinese Government under the Chinese Scholarship Council.