Polymeric Biomaterials and Bioengineering: Select Proceedings of Apa Bioforum 2021

Prof. Dr. Bhuvanesh Gupta is the Professor of Polymers at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and is the President of Asian Polymer Association along with other international bodies, Society of Biomaterials Artificial Organs India (Delhi), Society of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, India and Indo-Italian Forum on Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering. Dr. Gupta did his PhD from IIT Delhi and spent a couple of years as post-doc in Paris. Subsequently, Dr. Gupta worked for eight years in France, Sweden and Switzerland under different capacities in several laboratories. Dr. Gupta initiated research career in the field of polymer functionalization, biomaterials and tissue engineering. And worked in collaboration with University of Uppsala, Sweden and INSERM Paris, France. At the national level, the research collaborations are with AIIMS New Delhi, PGI Chandigarh, Panjab University Chandigarh, NEHU Shillong, and Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok. Dr. Gupta hadbrief assignment as Director (Research) at Sikkim Manipal University Gangtok and is back to IIT system as professor of polymers and biomaterials. Dr. Gupta is among the 2% top polymer scientists in the world and has been awarded medals at the University Level and has been granted several Visiting Fellowships in different European countries involving Sweden, Switzerland and France. He has been the member of DBT talk force of Government of India. He is on the editorial board of several journals. Winner of several awards and medals, Dr. Gupta has about 200 publications in International journals and more than 400 conference presentations in India and abroad along with 28 patents to his credit. Dr. Gupta has authored eight books published by International publishers and has been invited by several laboratories across Europe for delivering talks. With a strong support from a large number of doctorate students and scientists, the Prof. Gupta’s group is engaged in different areas of polymericbiomaterials and  biomedical engineering.

Prof. Dr. B. S. Kaith joined NIT Jalandhar in 2007 as Professor of Chemistry. Before joining NIT Jalandhar, he served NIT Hamirpur for about 16 years. He was Head of Chemistry Department from September 2009-2012 and from January 2019-February 2021. He also served NIT Jalandhar in the capacity of Dean Planning & Development, Registrar, Dean Students Welfare and Dean Academic. Professor Kaith also served as a member Board of Governors (BOG), NIT Jalandhar from April 2018 to April 2020. Professor Kaith is HAG (Higher Administrative Grade) Professor. Dr Kaith also served as the Visitor’s Nominee (President of India Nominee) in the Selection Boards for the Faculty positions in Sciences in NITs from March 2017- March 2020. Presently Dr Kaith is Visitor’s Nominee (President of India Nominee) in Selection Board (Chemistry) to IIT Mandi (HP). Dr Kaith is ranked among the Top 2% Scientists of the World as per the survey conducted by STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA. Presently his research group is working on Smart Materials and their applications in sustained/controlled drug delivery systems, controlled release of agrochemicals, removal of toxic dyes and heavy metal ions from the contaminated water etc. He is also working on the Modification of Fibres through Graft Copolymerization and Nanogel Composites. He has published more than 250 research papers in International journals of repute (SCI & Scopus). He has produced 25 PhD students and 04 are in the pipeline. His Citation Index is:  Citations: 7788, h-index = 42 and i10-Index = 142. He is the recipient of ICC award 2018, NIT Jalandhar Best Teacher Award 2018, HIM Science Congress Fellow of the year Award 2013-2014, NIT Hamirpur Commendation Award 2003. ICAS-New Delhi Chapter (IOC) Excellence in Science Award. In addition, his research group got the Golden paper award, Young Chemist Award, Young Scientist Awards and Best Paper Awards.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid has done PhD (Polymer Composites) from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Presently working as Senior Fellow (Professor) at Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, INTROP, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, and also has been Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since June 2013. He has more than 20 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 fibres and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres, and polymer blends. He has published 40 books, 65 book chapters, more than 350 peer-reviewed international journal papers. He is founding Series Editor of Composite Science and Technology Springer Book Series and Series Editor of Springer Proceedings in Materials. Presently, he is supervising 12 Ph.D. students and 6 Master’s students in the fields of hybrid composites, green composites, nanocomposites, natural fiber-reinforced composites, nanocellulose, etc. He has several research grants at university, national, and international levels on polymer composites of around 3 million Malaysian ringgits (USD 700,000). He also delivered plenary and invited talks in international conferences related to composites in India, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and China. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid received an Excellent Academic Award in Category of International Grant-Universiti Putra Malaysia-2018 and an Excellent Academic Staff Award in industry High Impact Network (ICAN 2019) Award. Besides that Gold Medal-Community and Industry Network (JINM Showcase) at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He also Received Publons Peer Review Awards 2017, and 2018 (Materials Science), Certified Sentinel of Science Award Recipient-2016 (Materials Science) and 2019 (Materials Science and Crossfield). He is also the Winner of Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund: UK-Malaysia Research and Innovation Bridges Competition 2015. Recently he was recognized with Fellow and Charted Scientist Award from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM), UK. He is also life member of the Asian Polymer Association, and the Malaysian Society for Engineering and Technology. He has professional membership of American Chemical Society (ACS), and Society for polymers Engineers (SPE), USA.

Professor Dr. Sunita Rattan is Dean, Science & Technology and Director, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. She has held many administrative and academic positions throughout her career. She has a rich experience of 25years in Academics and Research. She is the fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, London. Her research areas include Polymer Grafting, Ion beam modifications, Stimulus Responsive Polymeric Membranes, Chemiresistive Sensors, nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, and membranes for selective separation. She has published more than 65 research papers in reputed international journals and presented around 70 papers in national and international conferences. She has given more than 25 invited talks at various international conferences. She has filed 15 patents out of which four are granted and three are in pipeline at the final stages of being awarded She has edited a number of books and has contributed chapters in the books with publishers like Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer and Nova publishers. She has funded projects from reputed funding organizations including DRDO, DST, IUAC, BRNS, SERB and two from International agencies such as Inter Atomic Energy Association, Austria. In addition to her above assignments, she is serving as secretary Asian Polymer Association and Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs (Delhi).

Dr. Susheel Kalia is an Associate Professor & Head in the Department of Chemistry at Army Cadet College Wing of Indian Military Academy Dehradun, India. He was awarded GOC-in-C Commendation Card by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command, Shimla on 26 January 2018 for a positive approach, high level of motivation, outstanding qualities of leadership and sincerity towards the organization. Dr. Kalia has been recognized as the top 2% among scientists in the field of Polymer Science by Stanford University, USA. He was a Postdoc Researcher in 2013 and was selected as a visiting Professor for the year 2020-2021 at the University of Bologna, Italy. Kalia has around 88 research articles in international journals along with 20 books, 11 book chapters and more than 8200 citations with 39 h-index in his academic career. He has guided many MPhil. and Ph.D. students and delivered many invited talks at national and international conferences. His research interests include polymeric bio- and nanocomposites, surface modification, conducting polymers, nanofibers, nanoparticles, nanoferrites, hybrid materials and hydrogels. Kalia is an experienced book editor, and he has edited a number of successful books with Springer & Wiley. Kalia is the main editor of the "Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials", Springer International Publication, Switzerland and an editorial board member of the International Journal of Plastic Technology, Springer, India. In addition, he is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the Asian Polymer Association, Indian Cryogenics Council, the Society for Polymer Science, the Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, and the International Association of Advanced Materials.