**About the Editors**

#### **Hideyuki Kanematsu**

Professor Kanematsu, a Fellow of the ASM International (the USA) and a Fellow of IMF (United Kingdom), is a Professor Emeritus at the National Institute of Technology at Suzuka College and a Visiting Professor at Nagoya University. He holds an M. Eng. degree and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Nagoya University in Japan. He has been an active researcher in Surface Science and Engineering Materials for many years and has over 600 academic publications. He has numerous honors to his name, including Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Award (considered the number one prize from the Minister of Education in the Japanese government).

#### **Yoshikazu Todaka**

Prof. Yoshikazu Todaka is a Professor at the Toyohashi University of Technology. He holds a doctorate of engineering from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan. He has been an active researcher in physical metallurgy for many years and has around 200 academic publications.

#### **Takaya Sato**

Dr. Takaya Sato is currently the president of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Okinawa College, JAPAN, and a professor of polymer chemistry. He studied polymer and fiber chemistry at Shinshu University and Kyoto University. He received his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from Kyoto University in 1992 under the direction of Professor Takeaki Miyamoto. After acquiring a degree, he has been engaged in developing functional polymer materials such as micro-particles for cosmetics, gel materials for microbial carriers, solid polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, and some novel ionic liquids in Nisshinbo Holdings. Inc. In 2003, it was the first time in the world to commercialize an electric double-layer capacitor using an ionic liquid as an electrolyte after moving to the NIT. Tsuruoka College as a professor in 2004, is continuing the development of ionic liquids and related polymer materials and is vigorously researching to apply them to electrochemical devices and low friction materials.
