Microwaves in Nanoparticle Synthesis

Satoshi Horikoshi is currently an Associate Professor at Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, and was previously Associate Professor at Tokyo University of Science from 2008 to 2011. He has co-authored over 130 scientific publications and has contributed to and/or edited 11 books. Professor Horikoshi's research interests include applications of microwave radiation to catalytic chemistry, the effects of microwaveson nanoparticles and on photocatalysts for environmental protection, as well as microwaveassisted organic syntheses. He is Vice-President ofthe Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications, a member of the board of the International Microwave Power Institute, and of the editorial advisory board for the 'Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy'.Nick Serpone is Professor Emeritus and currently a Visiting Professor at University of Pavia, Italy; was also Visiting Professor at Universities of Bologna and Ferrara, EPFL Lausanne, Ecole Centrale in Lyon, and Tokyo University of Science. He was Program Director at National Science Foundation (USA) and consultant of 3M Company, USA. He has edited over 5 books and published over 400 papers. Research interests focused on photophysics and photochemistry of semiconductor metal oxides, photochemistry of sunscreens, heterogeneous photocatalysis, environmental remediation, and microwave chemistry. He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (Materials Sciences Division).