Anthony L. Andrady, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist at Research Triangle Institute (RTI). He holds adjunct faculty positions at North Carolina State University (Department of Chemical Engineering) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Department of Surgery). In his present position at RTI, he serves as Technical Manager of R&D for electrospinning of polymer nanofibers. Previously, he worked at Monsanto (Corporate R&D Center) and the University of Cincinnati Polymer Research Center. Dr. Andrady is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National College of Rubber Technology (London, England). He edited Plastics and the Environment (Wiley).