**About the Editor**

#### **Leonard Atanase**

Prof. Dr. Leonard-Ionut Atanase studied macromolecular chemistry at the "Gh. Asachi"Technical University in Iasi and achieved his PhD at University de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France, under the supervision of Prof. G. Riess. At the beginning of 2016, he returned in Romania, to the "Apollonia"University of Iasi; the experience accumulated in the almost 10 years spent in France enabled him to earn the title of Full Professor in 2017. Regarding his scientific activity, Prof. Atanase is noted through numerous participation in international conferences, with 2 books and 10 book chapters published in international publishers, and 50 articles published in ISI journals. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the "Apollonia"University in Iasi and the coordinator of the Biomaterials Laboratory.
