Dr. Paul Joseph is an Associate Professor in Material Science at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Kerala University in 1982, his Master’s degree in Applied Chemistry from Cochin University of Science and Technology in 1984, and his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from Lancaster University in 1997. After obtaining his Ph.D., he worked at Lancaster and Sheffield Universities as a Research Associate in Polymer Science before taking up a research fellowship at the University of Ulster, UK. Subsequently, he was promoted to Lecturer, and then Senior Lecturer, before securing his current position of Associate Professor at Victoria University. He also obtained two more qualifications: a post-graduate certificate in Higher Education Practice (with a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, UK), and an MSc in Hydrogen Safety Engineering (with a high Distinction). Dr. Joseph has an international reputation in the field of polymer/material science, with a track record of publishing research and securing external and internal research funding. He has co-authored about 120 research outputs, including 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and nine invited book chapters.