Meet the editors

Dr. Arpit Sand is currently an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, at Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India. He received his BSc in science and MSc in chemistry from the University of Allahabad, India, in 2004 and 2006, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in chemistry from the same institution in 2010. Dr. Sand's previous roles include assistant professor (guest faculty) in the Department of Chemistry,

University of Allahabad; research associate at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) New Delhi; postdoctoral fellow at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Korea and at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; junior researcher at Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic; and researcher at Soongsil University, South Korea. Dr. Sand's research interests include polymer synthesis using different polymerization techniques. He has made significant contributions to the modification and characterization of graft copolymers and films decorated with chalcogenide quantum dots to tune the energy band gap for solar energy harvesting applications. Dr. Sand has authored more than 24 international research articles and review articles in SCI journals. He is a member of the editorial boards of *Polymer Synthesis Journal and Journal of Polymer Science* and a reviewer for international journals including *Carbohydrate Polymers, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, and Fibers and Polymers.* He is also a life member of the Indian Science Congress and Green Chemistry Network Center.

Dr. Jaya Tuteja has been an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Manav Rachna University since 2018. She completed her Ph.D. in materials science in 2015 at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), where she obtained an Excellent Doctorate Student award. Prior to her current appointment, she worked in the chromatography industry as a Technical and Application Manager for YMC India

Ltd. Her research interests include the development, characterization and application of heterogeneous catalysts for effective conversion of biomass to value-added products; nanoparticle synthesis and nanoparticle-based heterogeneous catalysts; bimetallic nanoparticles; carbohydrate chemistry; and analytical techniques for compound identification. She has published one book chapter and five research papers in reputed international journals with a cumulative impact factor of >25 and has two patents filed in her name. One of her papers was among the 25 Most Accessed Articles from *ChemSusChem* journal.
