**About the Editors**

#### **Indra Neel Pulidindi**

Dr. Indra Neel Pulidindi received his PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2010 under the supervision of ProfessorTKVaradarajan and Professor (Em) B Viswanathan. He worked in the laboratory of Professor Aharon Gedanken from 2010 to 2016 in Israel on research related to biomass conversion of biofuels and biochemicals. From 2016 to 2017, he worked in the laboratory of Professor Tae Hyun Kim at Hanyang University and conducted systematic studies on biomass composition analysis and conversion of biomass to biochemicals. Subsequently, he worked in the laboratory of Professor Xinling Wang at Shanghai Jiao Tong University on carbon fiber-reinforced materials. Dr. Neel has 49 research papers, 1 patent, 4 patent applications, 1 book, 1 ebook and 6 book chapters to his credit. Dr. Neel has supervised several PhD, master, and undergraduate students in their academic research curriculum and helped them earn their degrees. Dr. Neel is currently working as an assistant professor at GSFC University, Vadodara.

#### **Archana Deokar**

Dr. Archana Deokar is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at GSFC University, Vadodara. Her research interests include synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and metal or metal oxide nanoparticles anchored on graphene and carbon nanotubes for biomedical applications. She earned her PhD degree from National Tsing Hua University in 2013. She gained postdoctoral experience by working with Professor Aharon Gedanken from 2013 to 2015 at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has published eight papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals of international repute, one US patent and two book chapters. She is a recipient of a Taiwan Government fellowship.

#### **Aharon Gedanken**

Professor Aharon Gedanken is an outstanding and well-known scientist with over 900 papers published in peer-reviewed journals of international repute and with a high impact factor. He has 37 patent applications, 1 book on biofuels, and over 10 book chapters to his credit. Professor Gedanken has made remarkable contributions to the fields of sonochemistry and microwave technology and their application to nanomaterials, biomaterials and biofuels. He served as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Bar-Ilan University for over 34 years (1975–2009) and has been an Emeritus Professor at the same institute for over 13 years (2009–present). Professor Gedanken's research metrics, namely, H-index and citations, are 117 and 51510, respectively. His research interests include solid-state chemistry, catalysis, energy, materials science and biochemistry.
