O.L. Shanmugasundaram is a Professor in the Department of Textile Technology at K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, India. He has been teaching courses in wet processing, environmental science and engineering and applications of biotechnology in the textiles industry for 7 years. He has also published 52 research papers, and presented 38 papers at international conferences. He has contributed 3 book chapters, is an acting editorial board member and reviewer for many refereed journals, and is acting as organizing committee member [70] and scientific committee member [40] for many International and National Conferences in India and abroad.