Synthetic and Mineral Fibers, Their Composites and Applications. Woodhead Publishing in Materials

Authors

Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa Principal Research Scientist/Associate Professor , Natural Composites Research Group Lab, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is a Principal Research Scientist and an Associate Professor at the King Mongkut's University of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand. His current research areas include natural fiber composites, polymer composites, and advanced material technology. Vinod Ayyappan Research fellow, Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. The Sirindhorn International Thai - German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), North Bangkok, Thailand. Vinod Ayyappan is a research fellow at Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn International Thai - German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He has published more than 20 articles in various articles in SCI and Scopus indexed Journals including Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Sage etc. His current research areas include Additive manufacturing, Advanced material technology, Natural Fiber composites, and Polymer Composites. Gaurav Manik Head of Department, Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, India. Prof. Gaurav Manik is currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of Department of Polymer and Process Engineering at IIT Roorkee. Prior to joining IITR, he has served extensively in industrial corporates (3M, Indo Gulf Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., Classic Stripes Pvt. Ltd.) and academia (BITS Pilani, BIET Jhansi). He has executed several research projects and supervised several research student projects. He has recorded amongst the highest average number of research publications consistently in the last few years. Among several awards received by him to disseminate professional knowledge and research, he has been awarded with the prestigious APAC level Tech-Forum Contribution Award at 3M. Suchart Siengchin President, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn International Thai - German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), Thailand. Dr. Suchart Siengchin is The President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. His research interests include Natural fiber composites, synthesis and characterization of synthetic and biopolymers and their blends, and polymer composites for engineering applications.