Surfactants in Solution

Arun K. Chattopadhyay is a Principal Scientist of ICI Canada, Inc. and has been actively involved in the field of surface and colloid science for the past 15 years. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Florida, and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Quebec a Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. He has published over 50 technical papers and holds 18 patents. Dr. Chattopadhyay received the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from the University of Kalyani, India, and was associated with the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie, University of Paris VI, and Department of Chemical Physics, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, France, as a Research Associate. K. L. Mittal is actively teaching and consulting worldwide in the areas of adhesion and surface cleaning. Previously, he was associated with IBM Corporation (1972- 1993). Dr. Mittal has initiated, organized, and chaired a number of international symposia and he was recognized for his contributions by the worldwide adhesion community by organizing the 1st International Congress on Adhesion Science and Technology in 1995, in his honor. Dr. Mittal is the editor or coeditor of over 50 published books, including Polyimides, Particles on Surfaces and the Handbook of Adhesive Technology (all titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc .). He is a founding editor of the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology and the recipient of many awards and honors, and is listed in several biographical reference books, such as Who's Wh o. He received the Ph.D. degree (1970) in colloid chemistry from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.