Biobased Epoxy Vitrimer Composites

Dr. Sukhila Krishnan currently working as a Head of the Department of Applied Science and Humanities at Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology, Kodakara, Thrissur, Kerala. She completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Technology from the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, and did her M.Tech degree in Polymer Technology from Cochin University, Kerala. Her field of research includes biopolymers from natural resources. She has published 8 research articles in Internationally Peer-reviewed journals and 08 Book chapters. She has also attended many national and international conferences. She has 6 more years of academic experience.

Dr. K. Prabakaran working as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Before his present position, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Shenzhen University, China, and SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. Dr. K. Prabakaran did his Ph.D. in CIPET (Govt of India) Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He published 27 research articles and 3 book chapters in reputed international journals. His research focuses on polymer nanocomposites for biomedical and energy conversion applications.

Ananthakumar Ramadoss is a Scientist at the Advanced Research School for Technology & Product Simulation (ARSTPS), Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Chennai, India. He has over 15 years of research expertise in developing various nanostructured materials for applications in supercapacitors, nanogenerators, self-powered systems, 3D printing, thin films, corrosion protection, and bio-implants. He has over 100 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, >25 book chapters and edited 1 book with renowned international publishers. Also, he has received various awards (>15), prestigious fellowships (Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellowship), and a Top 2% Scientist. In addition, he has completed and ongoing various sponsored projects in the respective areas.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is a former President of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok and currently serves as the Director of TechnoPark at the same university. He earned his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Germany in 1999, followed by an M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from the University of Applied Sciences Aalen in 2002, and another M.Sc. in Material Science from Erlangen-Nürnberg University in 2004. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Institute for Composite Materials at the University of Kaiserslautern in 2008, including postdoctoral research at Kaiserslautern University and Purdue University's School of Materials Engineering. In 2016, he received his habilitation from Chemnitz University in Saxony, Germany. In 2024, he was honored as an Honorary Fellow by RWTH Aachen University. He has also served as a Lecturer in Production and Material Engineering at the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, KMUTNB, and has been a full Professor and President of KMUTNB. He received the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012, and 2013 at KMUTNB. His research focuses on Polymer Processing and Composite Materials. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Applied Science and Engineering Progress, a Q1 indexed journal on Scopus, and has authored over 600 peer-reviewed journal articles, 15 editorial contributions, more than 100 book chapters, one authored book, and over 50 edited books. He has presented at more than 70 international and national conferences related to Materials Science and Engineering. Recognized as one of the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University for 2021- 2022, he received the National Excellence Researcher Award (Engineering and Research Industry) from Thailand's National Research Council in 2021, and has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2025 by Clarivate.