Meet the editors

Riadh Marzouki is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, an international collaborator in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, Tunisia, and a researcher in the Laboratory of Materials and Crystallography of the University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunisia. His research interests include the synthesis, crystal structure, electrical

properties, and biological activities of new crystalline materials. He is the author and co-author of more than 80 scientific papers, four book chapters, and three edited books.

Takashiro Akitsu, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science, Japan. He studied at the Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University (metalloproteins), Keio University, Japan (photo and magnetic functional organic/inorganic hybrid compounds), and Stanford University, USA (physical and bioinorganic chemistry). Dr. Akitsu obtained his Ph.D. in physical and

inorganic chemistry from Osaka University, Japan, in 2000. He has published 220 articles and book chapters. He has also served as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for many journals and has been involved in the organizing committees for several international conferences.
