**About the Editor**

**Chi-wai Kan** is a professor at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr. Kan obtained a B.Sc. in textile chemistry and later a Ph.D. from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining the Institute, he worked in private and public sectors in textile evaluation and safety and health management for more than 5 years. His main duties at the Institute are teaching coloration and finishing. D r. Kan's research interests are also in the area of (i)textile coloration and finishing, (ii) surface treatment of textile materials, (iii) textile products evaluation, (iv) textile testing instrumentation, (v) safety and health management, and (vi) environmental management.

Dr. Kan holds the professional qualifications of Chartered Colourist, Chartered Textile Technologist, Chartered Chemist, and Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner, and fellowships with the Society of Dyers and Colourists, the Textile Institute, and the Royal Society of Chemistry, U.K. In addition, Dr. Kan is a member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel.

Recently, Dr. Kan published more than 180 SCI journal papers and 250 conference papers in his research area.
