Aleksandr M. Kochnev, PhD, is deputy director of the Kazan National Research Technological University as well as a specialist in the chemistry, physics, and mechanics of polymers, composites, and nanocomposites. He is also very active in synthetic organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and chemical physics. He has published 10 books and about 100 original papers. Oleg V. Stoyanov, DSc, is head of the chair of industrial safety and professor of the chair of Technology of Processing Plastic and Composite Materials (TPPCM) at Kazan State Technological University in Russia. He is a world-renowned scientist in the field of chemistry and the physics of oligomers, polymers, composites, and nanocomposites. Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, is head of the Polymer Division at the N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, and professor at Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, Russia, as well as professor at Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia. He is also a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the Russian Federation Scholarship for Outstanding Scientists. He has been a member of many professional organizations and on the editorial boards of many international science journals. Renat M. Akhmetkhanov, DSc, is an expert in the fields of chemical kinetics, chemistry and physics of polymers, composites, and nanocomposites as well as synthesis and modification of polymers (including degradation and stabilization of polymers and composites). He has published about 500 original papers and reviews as well as several monographs.
