Nishar HameedNishar Hameed completed his PhD at Deakin University, Australia winning the Best Doctoral Thesis Award followed by an Alfred Deakin Post Doc Fellowship. His research is focused on the novel and faster processing of next generation 'smart' polymers an composite materials. He has published more than 100 high impact journal papers, 6 book chapters, 3 edited books and 2 patents. He was invited to edit the first ever Handbook on Epoxy Blends which was published in two volumes in 2017. His achievements include many "firsts" in the field, inspiring many follow-up studies. Nishar recently developed a new method to produce flexible, toughened, and fast cure resins that can be integrated to make formable and rapid cure fibre reinforced composites, concrete preforms and graphene nanocomposites. His research has also led to the development of a new, environmentally friendly processing route to make plastic films and fibres from natural polymers (cellulose, wool, silk) and biomass. Read More Read Less