Author: Joby Jacob

Prof. Sabu Thomas is the Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences, both at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He has lead internationally recognized research in Polymer Science and Engineering, Polymer Nanocomposites, Elastomers, Polymer Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Polymer Membranes, Green Composites and Nanocomposites, Nanomedicine and Green Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas has received a number of national and international awards, including Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Distinguished Professorship from Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, MRSI medal, CRSI medal and the Sukumar Maithy Award. He has published over 750 peer reviewed research papers, reviews and book chapters. He has co-edited 73 books, and has contributed to numerous national and international meetings. He has established a state-of-the-art laboratory at Mahatma Gandhi University, and has worked on several international collaborative projects. Dr. Sreeraj Gopi is currently working as Chief Scientist at Plant Lipids Private Limited, Cochin, India. He is an organic chemist and nanomaterials scientist, and has published more than 75 international articles. He was selected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2017, and awarded FRSC. He is a member of ACS, IUPAC, and a chartered member of Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Nimisha is currently working as Technical biochemist at Plant Lipids Private Limited, Cochin, India. She is a biochemist and a molecular biologist, and has published 4 international articles and 3 book chapters. Mr. Joby Jacob is currently working as Deputy Manager at Plant Lipids Private Limited, Cochin, India. He is an expertise in synthetic organic chemistry and natural products, and has published more than 20 international articles and more than 5 international patents.