**About the Editors**

**Rafael Balart** received his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain, in 2003. Currently, he is Full Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. With more than 25 years of experience in the field of polymer and composite materials, he currently leads the Research Group on Environmentally Friendly Polymers and Composites (GiPCEco), which focuses its activity on the development and formulation of sustainable polymers and the manufacture of composite materials for industrial applications. In the last years, he has focused his research on upgrading industrial, agricultural, and agroforestry wastes with a biorefinery approach to obtain highly value-added products with applications in polymers and composites.

**Nestor Montanes** received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain, in 2017. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (UPV Campus d'Alcoi). With more than 10 years of experience in the university and 10 other years of experience in the packaging industry, he has actively participated in the implementation of new teaching methodologies in the classroom: reverse teaching, gamification, and so on. He joined the Technological Institute of Materials (ITM) in 2014 and he has specialized in polymer analysis and characterization, mainly biopolymers and polymer-based composites. His areas of interest include polymer manufacturing, compounding, formulation, additives, polymer blends, and upgrading industrial wastes in the polymer industry.

**Franco Dominici** received a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Perugia in 2014. Then, he specialized in the field of high-performance polymers and received his Ph.D. within the framework of an International Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2018. His research is focused on: processing and characterization of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, high-performance polymer matrix composites/nanocomposites, biopolymers, and green composites. Currently, he is working as technical staff in the Materials Science and Technology group, which operates at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Perugia, in the Polo Scientifico e Didattico of Terni, aiming to develop knowledge on advanced and traditional materials technologies for their design and production and their engineering applications.

**Sergio Torres-Giner** received a Dipl-Ing in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain, in 2003. In 2004, he achieved a M.Sc. in Process Systems Technology at Cranfield University, England, followed by an MBA in Industrial Management in 2005 at Catholic University of Valencia 'San Vincente Martir', Spain. He completed his Ph.D. in 2010 in Food Science at the University of Valencia, Spain. He currently works as a scientist at the Research Institute of Food Engineering for Development (IIAD) in the field of macromolecular science of application interest in food packaging technology. He has more than 15 years of experience in both public research agencies and industrial R&D organizations. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed scientific papers indexed in JCR, 10 book and encyclopedia chapters, and 4 patents. His research activity has strongly contributed to advancing the knowledge of biopolymers and to transferring it into applications and products for food-related applications.

**Teodomiro Boronat** is a Mechanical Engineer and received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain, in 2009. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (UPV Campus d'Alcoi). He is also a researcher at the Technological Institute of Materials (ITM) and specializes in polymer manufacturing processes and additive manufacturing. His main research focus is studying the relationship between processing parameters and the obtained final properties. Other areas of interest include thermoplastic manufacturing processes, thermosetting systems, rheology, and additive manufacturing.
