Raju B Mankar Editor

Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase is currently working as Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests are focused on conventional and cavitation-based synthesis of nanostructured materials, ultrasound-assisted processes, polymer nanocomposites, heat transfer enhancement using nanofluid, process intensification, and microreactors for nanoparticle and chemical synthesis. He has published many articles in international and national journals and has presented papers at international and national conferences. He has written several book chapters in internationally renowned books and applied for three Indian patents. He is the recipient of a Summer Research Fellowship from the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, in 2009. He has more than 13 years teaching experience. He has completed several research projects with the University of Pune. He is a reviewer for several international journals. Dr. Bhanvase completed his BE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pune, his ME in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune, and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Pune, India.

Rajendra P. Ugwekar, PhD, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests are focused on hydrogen energy, nanotechnology, wastewater treatment, and heat transfer enhancement using nanofluid. He has published several articles in international and national journals and has presented papers at international and national conferences. He has more than 22 years of teaching experience and several years of industrial experience as well. He has completed research projects received from the All India Council for Technical Education and has several advanced students working with him. He has worked as Head of the Department at Anuradha Engineering College, Chikhali, Buldhana, India, and at the Priyasharshani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, India. He is a trainer and motivator for entrepreneurship.

Raju B. Mankar, PhD, is currently Director of the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India. He is also the former Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University in Lonere-Raigad, India. Professor Mankar was the Nominee of His Excellency, the Vice President of India on the Court of Pondicherry University during 2007–2010. He is also the Nominee of His Excellency, the Governor of Maharashtra on the Board of Management of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, India. He is the Member of Western Regional Committee, Mumbai, of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and also a Member of Pravesh Niyantran Samiti, Government of Maharashtra. He has been nominated as a Council Member by the President of the Institution of Engineers (India), as an "Eminent Engineering Personality". Professor Mankar has served as Vice-Chairman of the Governing Council, Engineering Staff, College of India, Hyderabad, by the President Institution of Engineers (India) for several years. A Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Professor Mankar is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). He is also Fellow of DAAD, Federal Republic of Germany.