Dr. Ramana Reddy Mittapalli is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. He received his M.Sc. degree in organic and medical chemistry from S.V. University in 2007 and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in 2015. His main research focuses on the design and synthesis of amino acid-based surfactants, the synthesis of macrocycles and metal complexation, crystal formation, and measuring surface tension with tensiometers.

Dr. Harshita Kumari is an associate professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Missouri in 2011. Her current research focuses on integrating principles of modern biophysics into material and formulation science towards the development of novel skin care, oral care, and hair care products.