Prof. Sarat Kumar Swain is a Professor of Chemistry at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, India, since 2011. Previously, he served as Associate Professor at North Odisha University and held several key positions at VSSUT, including Dean of Academic Affairs and Head of the Chemistry Department. He completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Akron, Ohio, after earning his Doctoral degree from Utkal University, and has been a visiting researcher at IACS, Kolkata, and JNCASR, Bengaluru. Prof. Swain has received different awards such as BOYSCAST, DAE-Young Scientist Research, Samanta Chandra Sekhar. With over 25 years of teaching and research experience, Prof. Swain focuses on hybrid nanomaterials and advanced materials for environmental remediation and decarbonization. He has published over 150 research papers in SCI-indexed journals, authored or edited seven books and 35 book chapters, and holds two patents—one in the USA and another in India.Affiliations and expertiseDepartment of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University Technology, Odisha, India Prof. Dr. Jawaid Mohammad is currently working as a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes hybrid composites, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. So far, he has published 100 books, more than 100 book chapters, more than 500 peer-reviewed international journal papers, and several published review papers under top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013–2020. He also obtained 6 Patents and 6 Copyrights/Industrial design. H-index and citation in Scopus are 101 and 43525 and in Google scholar, and H-index and citation are 120 and 58132. 40 Ph.D. and 17 Master’s students graduated under his supervision in 2014–2024 in the fields of hybrid composites, green composites, nanocomposites, natural fiber-reinforced composites, nanocellulose, etc. He secured various research grants at university, national, and international levels on polymer composites of around USD 3 Million. He also delivered plenary and invited talks in international conferences related to composites in India, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, UAE, Portagal, etc. Besides that, he is also a member of technical committees of several national and international conferences on composites and material science. He is founding Series Editor of Springer Three Book Series. He worked as guest editor of special issues of Several Peer reviewed Journals. Besides that, he is also reviewer of several high-impact international peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Saga, ACS, RSC, Frontiers, etc. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid also received Several Award at National and International Level. He is also Winner of Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund: UK-Malaysia Research and Innovation Bridges Competition 2015. He is also Professional membership of ACS, SPE, APA, MySET, etc. He is Fellow and Chartered Scientist of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), UK. He is also Clarivate 1% Highly cited Researcher-2023.
