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INDIVIDUAL VOLUMES NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: LinShu Liu, PhD Research Chemist, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture LinShu Liu, PhD, is a Research Chemist of the Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. He obtained his PhD from Kyoto University, Japan, in 1990, and he was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, from 1990–1992. His research interests fall in the areas of delivery systems from naturally occurring polymers for the controlled release of bioactive substances, functional composites from biomass or biobased materials, smart packaging technology and material, and biomedical devices for tissue regeneration, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. Antonio Ballada, PhD Executive Vice President, FasTech SrL; Member of the Board of China Catalyst Ltd., Hong Kong; Consultant Antonio Ballada, PhD, received degrees in industrial chemistry from Milano University and in business administration from Bocconi University, both in Milano, Italy. He has held many top positions in the chemical and pharmaceutical business in Italy, USA, Taiwan, and China. He was CEO of Antibioticos SpA, and he was also responsible for the Catalyst and Additives Business Division at Basell, Inc., where he developed important relationships with the academic world involved in related R&D. He is Executive Vice President of FasTech SrL technology company, active in the elastomers and plastics industries. He is a member of the board of China Catalyst Ltd in Hong Kong and a member of the board of the Consultants Professional Association (APCO). Walter W. Focke, PhD Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Director, Institute of Applied Materials, Pretoria University, South Africa Professor Walter W. Focke obtained bachelor and master’s degrees in chemical engineering at the University of Pretoria and a PhD in polymer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is a full professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Applied Materials at University pf Pretoria in South Africa. He teaches materials science and engineering as well as phase equilibrium thermodynamics at the undergraduate level and polymer processing and polymer additive technology at the postgraduate level. Professor Focke is a registered professional engineer, a member of the American Chemical Society, the Polymer Processing Society, the International Pyrotechnics Society, and the South African Institute of Chemical Engineers. His research is focused on chemical product design with emphasis on carbon materials, polymer additive technology, pyrotechnics, and prophylactic malaria control. Various thermal analysis techniques are employed to characterize and control oxidative processes in pyrotechnics, biodiesel and materials such as polymers and graphite. Professor Focke has published more than 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His current Scopus h-Index is 8, and his publications listed in Scopus have been cited more than 1200 times. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, the International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives, and International Polymer Processing. Hans-Joachim Radusch, PhD Professor of Polymer Engineering, Center of Engineering Science, Martin Luther University, Halle-Saale, Germany Professor Hans-Joachim Radusch is a full professor of polymer engineering at the Center of Engineering Science at Martin Luther University, Halle-Saale, Germany. He is a world-renown scientist in the field of chemistry, physics and mechanic of polymers , polymer blends, polymer composites, and nanocomposites. He published several books and 500 original papers and reviews in above fields of science. Reviewers and advisory board members: A. K. Haghi, PhD, and Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc |
Follow us for the latest from Apple Academic Press: AAP WELCOMES PROF. MOHAMMED KUDDUS, PhD, AS AAP’S NEW ACQUISITIONS EDITOR for books on biotechnology, enzymology, microbiology, bioinformatics, bioremediation, biomedical technology, value-added products etc. Dr. Kuddus is Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is listed in Elsevier/Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists. He seeks book proposals from potential editors to consider for publication with Apple Academic Press. Contact: kuddus@appleacademicpress.com for more information.
AAP welcomes Dr. Maulin P. Shah as AAP’s new acquisitions editor for books on Applied Microbiology, Environmental Biotechnology and Waste Management. Dr. Shah, a Scientist in the Industrial Wastewater Research Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., India. seeks book proposals to consider for these topics and related areas: applied microbiology, environmental biotechnology and waste management, including environmental pollution, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, biofuel, circular economy, leachate treatment activated sludge process, environmental microbiology, agricultural microbiology, advance oxidation process, bio-electrochemical systems, bacterial genomics for wastewater treatment, and heavy metal remediation. maulinshah1979@gmail.com for more information. AAP is pleased to announce Shrikaant Kulkarni, PhD, as our new Senior Commissioning Editor for books in the areas of Polymer Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Nuclear Sciences, and Material Sciences. 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