List of Contributors

M.N. Belgacem Grenoble INP-Pagora, St. Martin d’Hères, Günter Lorenz School of Applied Chemistry, Reutlingen
France University, Germany
Witold Brostow Laboratory of Advanced Polymers & Uwe Müller Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Wood
Optimized Materials (LAPOM), Department of Materials Carinthian Competence Center (W3C), Austria
Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Rodney F. Patterson School of Applied Chemistry,
University of North Texas, Denton TX Reutlingen University, Germany
Hanna Dodiuk Pernick Faculty of Engineering, Shenkar A. Pizzi LERMAB, University of Lorraine, Epinal, France
College of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, Israel and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Ana Dotan Pernick Faculty of Engineering, Shenkar College C.P. Reghunadhan Nair Polymers and Special Chemicals
of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, Israel Group, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,
A. Gandini Instituto de Quı́mica and Escola de Engenharia Thiruvananthapuram, India
de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, K.S. Santhosh Kumar Polymers and Special Chemicals
Brazil Group, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,
Sidney H. Goodman Consultant, Las Vegas, NV and Thiruvananthapuram, India
Principal Engineer/Scientist (Emeritus), Raytheon/Hughes M. Satheesh Chandran Polymers and Special Chemicals
Aerospace Corp. & Senior Lecturer (Emeritus), University Group, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,
of Southern California Thiruvananthapuram, India
C.C. Ibeh LERMAB, University of Lorraine, Epinal, France O. Shepelev Israel Plastics and Rubber Center (IPRC),
and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan,
Helena Janik Polymer Technology Department, Chemical Israel
Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Maciej Sienkiewicz Polymer Technology Department,
Bibin John Lithium Ion and Fuel Cell Division, Vikram Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India Gianluca Tondi Salzburg University of Applied Sciences,
Andreas Kandelbauer School of Applied Chemistry, Austria
Reutlingen University, Germany Joshua Wahrmund Laboratory of Advanced Polymers &
S. Kenig Pernick Faculty of Engineering, Shenkar College of Optimized Materials (LAPOM), Department of Materials
Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, Israel Science and Engineering and Department of Physics,
Justyna Kucinska-Lipka Polymer Technology Department, University of North Texas, Denton TX
Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Oscar Zaske Consultant, Palos Verdes Estates, CA and
Herfried Lammer Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Wood Principal Engineer/Scientist (Emeritus), Raytheon/Hughes
Carinthian Competence Center (W3C), Austria Aerospace Corp. & Senior Lecturer (Emeritus), University
of Southern California
Kreisler S.Y. Lau Chemco Systems, Inc., Redwood City,
California, USA

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