**About the Editors**

**Ignazio Blanco** is a full professor of Chemical Foundations of Technologies at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania. His research activities are focused on the following themes: synthesis and characterization of toughened thermoset blends; process technology of polymeric fiber-reinforced composites; heat capacities, fusion, and solid-to-solid transition of series of organic molecules; comparative kinetic studies of the thermal degradation of model polymers; comparative kinetic studies of the thermal degradation of nanocomposites; synthesis and characterization of aromatic copolymers; thermal characterization of films used in food packaging applications; synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles; POSS synthesis and characterization; and material characterization for rapid prototyping. To date, he has authored and/or co-authored 110 papers indexed on Scopus, 1 book chapter, 3 books and about 80 presentations in national and international conferences.

**Roberto Pantani** is a full professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Salerno. He is a lecturer of Transport Phenomena and of Principles of Chemical Engineering, and is currently Director of the Department. In 1995, he graduated "cum laude" in Chemical Engineering, defending a thesis on shrinkage in injection molded polystyrene. He obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Palermo, Italy, in February 2000, defending a thesis entitled "Analysis of Shrinkage Development in Injection Molded Samples". From 1999 to 2001, he completed a research fellowship at University of Salerno, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, in "Processing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials". From September 2001 to 2007, he was an assistant professor, and from 2007 to 2017, he was an associate professor of Transport Phenomena at University of Salerno, Dept. of Chemical Engineering. His main research interests focus on the analysis and simulation of injection molding of thermoplastics, structure development in polymer processing, volume accuracy and stability in polymer processing, processing and degradation of biodegradable polymers. He collaborates with companies and research centers and is the author of two patents, more than 100 publications on international peer reviewed scientific journals, several book chapters and more than 200 publications on proceedings of international conferences.

**Andrea Sorrentino** is a senior researcher at the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), where he works on polymer processing including product design and process development. His research focuses on the effect of thermo-mechanical history on the final morphology and properties of polymeric materials. Some of his areas of interest include the development of functional nanocomposites materials for barrier and electrical applications. Furthermore, he has experience in renewable and bio-based polymer preparation and bio/photo-degradation analysis. His lab in Lecco currently conducts research on innovative additive manufacturing processing, specifically designed for orthopedic and biomedical applications. He has received over c1.5 million in funding from public bodies, international organizations, and various industrial collaborations. He has over 150 publications and 10 international patents. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Editorial Board of renowned scientific journals and regularly serves as a peer reviewer for various funding agencies.

**Antonio Pizzi** is a full professor (Emeritus) of Industrial Chemistry at the LERMAB-ENSTIB

of the University of Lorraine, France. His activities are in the conception and formulation of synthetic, bio-sourced and natural wood adhesives and resins, fire resistant and insulating foams, and in the assembly of wood composites, in wood welding without adhesives, and in bio-sourced non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPU) for a variety of applications, on polymer chemistry in particular in applied and theoretical aspects of polycondensation, and in some other lesser fields. He has conducted innumerable national, European and industrial contract projects with companies in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. He is the author of more than 800 science journal publications of good standing, 41 patents, 11 books, 70 book chapters and innumerable invited conference proceedings. He has received more than 20 international scientific prizes, including the finalist prize of the European Commission Descartes Prize, being the only person to have achieved this twice.
