**Meet the editor**

Dr. Faris Yilmaz was born in Palestine on October 07, 1969. After precollege education in Jenin (West Bank), he was accepted to Chemical Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey. There he obtained his BSc degree in Chemical Engineering and MSc and PhD degrees in Polymer Science and Technology. His research has main-

ly concentrated on the conducting polymers and their solution properties, composites, and nanocomposites. He has publications in different polymer journals. He is married and has two children.
