**About the Editor**

#### **Hans J. Haubold**

Hans J. Haubold studied physics at the Technical University, Chemnitz, Germany, and received a Ph.D. in 1980 and a D.Sc. in 1984, both on topics of stellar astrophysics. From 1974 to 1991, he worked at the Institute for Astrophysics, Potsdam, Germany, in the position of Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics. In 1988, he accepted a post at the United Nations Programme on Space Applications, Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations, New York, USA (relocated to the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria, in 1993). Research interest in astrophysics, physics, mathematics, history of physics, and space education. Since 1983, he is also a Professor at the Centre for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Pala, Kerala, India. He edited more than 10 volumes of workshop proceedings, and is a co-author of more than 10 books and 350 papers.
