Title Company The University of Akron Bio Dr. Avraam I. Isayev is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Polymer Engineering at University of Akron and Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Polymer Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering, Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow; M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, Institute of Electronic Machine Building, Moscow, USSR; M.Sc.in Chemical Engineering, Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry, Baku, USSR. Prior to joining the University in 1983, Isayev conducted research at Cornell University, Israel Institute of Technology, USSR Academy of Sciences, and State Research Institute of Nitrogenic Industry, USSR. His research interests focus in polymer and composite processing, process modeling, rheo-optics, rheology and constitutive equations of polymers, oil products and disperse systems; the injection, co-injection, transfer, compression and gas-assisted injection molding; processing of self-reinforced or in-situ composites based on blends of flexible and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers; decrosslinking of thermosets, devulcanization of rubbers and in-situ copolymer formation in immiscible blends with the aid of ultrasonic waves; high temperature and high performance nanocomposites. Isayev has co-authored 2 editions of 1 monograph, edited or co-edited 7 books, published 248 papers in referred journals, 33 chapters in books, 7 papers in encyclopedia, 164 papers in conference proceedings. He holds 26 patents. He advised 43 PhD, 39 MS students and 29 postdocs and visiting scientists. He serves on editorial and advisory boards of many journals. His research was featured in the Boston Globe, Plastics Technology, Rubber and Plastics News, AAAS Science Update, Popular Science, Business Week, Architect Magazine, Tire Technology International, PBS TV and other publications around the world. Isayev is the Society Plastics Engineers (SPE) Fellow and recipient of the Young Scientist Award (Moscow), the OMNOVA Solutions Signature University Award from the OMNOVA Solutions Foundation, the Outstanding Researcher Award from the University of Akron, Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award and The Stafford Whitby Award from Rubber Division of the ACS, the Silver Medal from the Institute of Materials (London), the Vinogradov Prize from the G. V. Vinogradov Society of Rheology (Moscow), the NorTech Award given by Crane Publishers, the James L. White Award of PPS and the SPE International Award