10 February 2026
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Members of Polymers


Polymers (ISSN: 2073-4360) is pleased to announce the following 55 researchers, who have been added to our group of 2026 Early Career Editorial Board Members. Please join us in congratulating them on joining the Polymers community!

Name: Akshayakumar Kompa
Affiliation: Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain
Research interests: biopolymer; polymer composite; bicomposites; materials charactterization

Name: Aldobenedetto Zotti
Affiliation: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples, Italy
Research interests: polymer-based nanocomposites; additive manufacturing; fracture toughness; carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRCs); conductive polymers

Name: Ana Iglesias-Mejuto
Affiliation: University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Research interests: biopolymers; 3D printing; nanotechnology; supercritical fluids; tissue engineering

Name: Ana Messias
Affiliation: University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Research interests: resin; implant dentistry; dental prostheses; removable prosthodontics; fixed prosthodontics; restorative dentistry; biomechanics, statistics

Name: Ao Li
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Research interests: multifunctional materials; flame retardants; lithium-ion battery

Name: Avik Kumar Das
Affiliation: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research interests: construction materials; ECC; sustainable polymers in construction materials; resource utilization; AI application in synthetic fiber reinforced cementitious composites

Name: Bei Li
Affiliation:
Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Research interests: polymer-based dielectrics; computational materials; molecular dynamics simulation; first-principles calculation; machine learning; advanced structural and functional materials

Name: Bosen Zou
Affiliation:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Research interests: organic solar cells; organic semiconductor materials; indoor applications; energy level modulation; development of photovoltaic devices

Name: Chang Zhou
Affiliation:
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Research interests: fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite; civil engineering; structural engineering; construction materials; impact resistance; AI-powered structural safety analysis

Name: Chengxing Yang
Affiliation: Central South University, Changsha, China
Research interests: mechanics of polymers; AI-driven material/structure optimization design and mechanical performance control; smart materials and smart structures; impact dynamics and lightweight absorbing materials/structures

Name: Dongming Li
Affiliation:
Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Research interests: mechanisms of soft matter; computational and applied mechanics for new materials and structures

Name: Dongzhao Jin
Affiliation:
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
Research interests: polymer-modified asphalt; styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modification; rubber and elastomeric polymers; polymer–asphalt interaction mechanisms; bio-based and sustainable polymer modifiers; polymer composite materials; rheological behavior of polymer-modified binders; aging and durability of polymer-modified materials; molecular dynamics simulation of polymer systems; interfacial adhesion in polymer composites

Name: Fabrizio Olivito
Affiliation:
Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy
Research interests: polymer chemistry; environmental chemistry; sustainable chemistry

Name: Gagandeep Kaur
Affiliation: Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
Research interests: biomaterials; drug delivery; stem cells; extracellular vesicles; regenerative medicine

Name: Gajula Prasad
Affiliation:
Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan-si, Republic of Korea
Research interests: electrospinning of polymers and their composites; energy harvesting and wearable electronics; advanced surface modifications, including super-hydrophobic coatings, electrodeposition, and HVOF coatings; polymer-based electrospun composite membranes and next-generation wearable sensors

Name:  Ganesh Pattan Siddappa
Affiliation:
Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan-si, Republic of Korea
Research interests: electroactive polymers; MXene; electrochemistry; nanomaterials

Name: Ge Shi
Affiliation: Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Research interests: chiral polymers; living polymerization; nanomaterials

Name: Guipeng Chen
Affiliation: Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Research interests: FRP-concrete-steel composite structure

Name: Hamidreza Mahdavi
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Clayton, Australia
Research interests: glass MOF membrane; polymer membrane; metal–organic framework synthesis and modification; porous liquid; gas separation and treatment; water and wastewater treatment; gas and water reuse and recycling; membrane fabrication and modification; simulation and analysis of separation systems

Name: Henan Zhang
Affiliation:
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
Research interests: novel extraction strategies of polysaccharides; structure elucidation of bioactive metabolites; biological activities; polysaccharide biosynthesis and regulatory mechanisms

Name: Injamamul Arief
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Dresden, Germany
Research interests: polymers and elastomers; sensors and actuators; magnetorheology; EMI shielding; nanocarbons; energy storage and harvesting

Name: Jianchao Zou
Affiliation:
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Research interests: contact, friction, and fracture of materials; dynamic response and microstructure of materials; advanced multifunctional composites; machine learning and computational mechanics; numerical modeling and simulation; experiment and measurement technologies

Name: Jojo P. Joseph
Affiliation:
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Research interests: polymer synthesis; macromolecular chemistry; drug design; polymer nanoparticles; strain stiffening rheology; chiral nanoparticles; chiral photonics; nonlinear optics

Name: Juan Luis Martínez Vicente
Affiliation:
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
Research interests: mechanics of composites; multiaxial tests; FBGS monitoring; finite element methods/hydrogen storage; biaxial loads; cryogenic mechanical behavior

Name: Kamran Kardel
Affiliation: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA
Research interests: plastics; additive manufacturing; materials characterization; sustainable manufacturing

Name: Konstantinos Baxevanakis
Affiliation:
Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
Research interests: polymers and composites; dynamic response of polymer-matrix composite laminates; water resistance of additively manufactured polymer composites, and thermomechanical performance of MMCs

Name: Leandro Ayarde Henríquez
Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Research interests: industrial and mechanical engineering; rheology; fluid mechanics; quantum physics, quantum chemistry, material science; topology; biomaterials; organic chemistry; physical chemistry; polymer science; pyrolysis mechanism; clean energies; low-carbon technologies; catastrophe theory; kinetic modeling; photochemistry; algorithm development; machine learning

Name: Ling Ding
Affiliation:
Donghua University, Shanghai, China
Research interests: hydrogel; polymer, enzyme; tissue regeneration; antibacterial; nanomedicine

Name: Liu Liu
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Research interests: polymer composite; sustainable nanomaterial; functional polymer

Name: Marco Dattilo
Affiliation: University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Research interests: polymer chemistry; molecularly imprinted polymers; drug delivery systems; gene therapy

Name: Maximilian Ries
Affiliation: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Research interests: polymer nanocomposites; polymers; mechanical behavior, adhesive joints; molecular dynamics; multiscale modeling

Name: Md. Murshed Bhuyan
Affiliation:
Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
Research interests: polymeric hydrogel

Name: Mohd Sajid Lone
Affiliation:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Research interests: polymers; micelles; spectroscopy; contrast agents; photochemical reactions in soft molecular systems

Name: Nunzia Gallo
Affiliation:
University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Research interests: biomaterials; medical devices; regenerative medicine; collagen

Name: Nuria Calero Romero
Affiliation:
Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Research interests: nanoemulgels; polymers; rheology; nanoencapsulation; nanoemulsions; surfactant

Name: Peng Yu
Affiliation:
Guangxi University, Nanning, China
Research interests: impact dynamics of heterogeneous materials and structures

Name: Qingfeng Fu
Affiliation:
Hunan University, Changsha, China
Research interests: fluoropolymers; polymer-derived porous carbonn; C–F bond

Name: Raffaele Longo
Affiliation:
University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Research interests: thermosetting resins; epoxy resins; thermoplastics; nanocomposites; biopolymers; multifunctional materials; smart polymeric nanocomposites; carbonaceous fillers

Name: Shouzheng Sun
Affiliation:
  Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Research interests: resin-based composite materials; automated fiber placement; continuous fiber 3D printing; fiber winding; process optimization

Name: Sirawit Pruksawan
Affiliation:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
Research interests: smart polymeric materials; 3D/4D printing; polymer composite; hydrogel; tough materials

Name: Sneh Punia Bangar
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
Research interests: biopolymer; cellulose; packaging; sustainability

Name: Solange Magalhães
Affiliation:
MidSweden University, SE 851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
Research interests: lignocellulose; chemical engineering; sustainable materials; microplastic removal; biomass valorization; deep eutectic solvents (DESs); surfactants

Name: Tippabattini Jayaramudu
Affiliation: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Research interests: polymer-based biomedical smart nanomaterials; biomedical nanotechnology; biopolymers and smart hydrogels; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; polymer-based drug delivery systems; antimicrobial and wound healing materials; sustainable and functional materials

Name: Udayakumar Veerabagu
Affiliation:
  Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Research interests: synthetic chemistry; polymers; catalysis; ionic liquids; lignocellulosic biomass; biomaterials

Name: Wei Guo
Affiliation:
Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Research interests: polymer foaming technology; plant fiber reinforced composites; advanced forming technology; automobile recycling technology; life cycle assessment

Name: Xiankai Chen
Affiliation:
Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Research interests: theoretical mechanism of photoelectric conversion of organic polymer materials

Name: Xiaofei Cao
Affiliation: Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Research interests: additive manufacturing; composite materials and structures; mechanical metamaterial; lattice structure; impact dynamics

Name: Xin Li
Affiliation:
DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials e.V., Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Research interests: biopolymers; nanomedicine; hydrogels; theranostics; biocatalysis

Name: Yanyan Dong
Affiliation:
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Research interests: cellulose; lignin; nanocellulose; high-value utilization of biomass; biodegradable mulching film

Name: Youwei Ma
Affiliation:
  École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Research interests: sustainable polymers; dynamic covalent networks; chemical recycling; bioplastics

Name: Zhen Li
Affiliation: Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Jimo District, Qingdao 266237, China
Research interests: covalent organic frameworks; polymers; solar conversion, photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; energy conversion; water splitting

Name: Zhengmao Ding
Affiliation: Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Research interests: polymer; coating; high-energy polymer; intelligent sensors; organ chips; two-dimensional materials; osmotic energy collection; solid propellants

Name: Zhengxian Liu
Affiliation:
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Research interests: shape memory polymer and its composites; nanomaterials; microstructural analysis and space deployable structures

Name: Zhihang Wang
Affiliation:
School of Information and Control Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
Research interests: polymer-cement-based composites

Name: Zongyi Deng
Affiliation:
Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Research interests: multiscale design; preparation and performance evaluation of polymer-based functional composite materials; functional aerogels; hydrogels and electromagnetic materials; high-throughput computing

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