Vinod Ayyappan Editor

Dr. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is a Senior Research Scientist at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers and a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) (India). He serves on the review boards of over 85 international journals, has presented research papers at national and international conferences, and has published over 140 articles in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals, 40 book chapters, 1 book, and 15 books as an Editor. Natural fiber composites, polymer composites, and advanced material technology are among his current research interests. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai received his PhD in Polymer Science and Technology (Chemistry) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He has published more than 100 papers, in high quality international peer reviewed journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, and biopolymers, and has edited 10 books. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including prestigious KMUTNB best researcher award 2019, Kerala State Award for the Best Young Scientist 2016 and INSPIRE Faculty Award 2011. Vinod Ayyappan is a research fellow at Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn International Thai – German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He has published more than 20 articles in various articles in SCI and Scopus indexed Journals including Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Sage etc. His current research areas include Additive manufacturing, Advanced material technology, Natural Fiber composites, and Polymer Composites. Dr. G M Madhu received his Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from Karnataka University, Dharwad India in 1996. He then went on to attain his Master of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from Bangalore University, India in 2000, and Ph.D from Kuvempu University in 2008. He has 19 years of teaching and research experience in Chemical Engineering. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (India), Member of the Institute of Engineers (India). He is a reviewer for more than 20 international journals. Also, he has published more than 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented research papers at national/international conferences. His current research areas include Nano material synthesis and applications, Polymer Composites and water treatment technologies. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He received his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, M.Sc. in Material Science at the Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Bayern, Germany, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA. He worked as a Lecturer for Production and Material Engineering Department at The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB. He has been full Professor at KMUTNB and became the President of KMUTNB. He won the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012 and 2013 at KMUTNB. He is an author of more than 150 peer reviewed journal articles.