Advanced Processing, Properties, and Applications of Starch and Other Bio-based Polymers

Faris M. AL-Oqla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hashemite University, Jordan. During his professional career, Dr. AL-Oqla has been involved in dozens of research funded projects and his research has been recognized worldwide especially in the area of Bio-composite technology and materials selection. He has several publications in high impact Science Citation Index journals and 7 chapters in books in the field of sustainable materials and decision making selection models.

The Hashemite University, Jordan

S.M. Sapuan is a researcher and Professor of Composite Materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is also Head of the Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, INTROP, UPM. He has a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia, an MSc in Engineering Design from Loughborough University, UK and PhD in Material Engineering from De Montfort University, UK. He is a Professional Engineer, and a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia; the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association based in IIT Delhi and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of the Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. He is co-editor-in-chief of Functional Composites and Structures, and a member of the editorial boards of more than two dozen journals.

Universiti Putra Malaysia,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia