**Meet the editor**

Dr. Arunachalam Lakshmanan obtained his Ph.D on Thermoluminescence Dosimetry during his tenure as Scientist at BARC, Mumbai from 1972-90. He was heading the Radiation Dosimetry Section at IGCAR, Kalpakkam during 1990-2007. Presently he is a Research Professor in Physics at Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai. His research areas include recycling PTFE,

synthesis of new luminescence phosphors for display, lighting, X-ray imaging and radiation dosimetry. Dr. Arunachalam Lakshmanan is currently working on the development of a third form (other than fission or fusion) of nuclear energy which is eternal and green. He has earlier worked on CERN, Geneva as a scientific Associate and as AvH Fellow at University of Wuppertal, Germany and as a visiting Professor at Postech, South Korea. He has written books and published several papers in international journals and is presently guiding students in their doctoral thesis research work on luminescence.
