Prof. S.L. Kakani, M.Sc. (Physics), Ph.D., Former Executive Director, ITM, Bhilwara (India) is an internationally renowned physicist and has a distinguished career spanning more than four decades of teaching, research and administration. He has authored a large number of research papers in the fields of Superconductivity, Condensed Matter, Nanomaterials and Material Science published in international journals of repute. He is author and co-author of several standard works. His two books have been published by Nova Science, New York, 04 books by Anshan Ltd., U.K. and 02 books by Lap Lambert, Academic Publishing Germany and 12 books by New Age (London, New Delhi). Prof. Kakani served as Chairman, Research Board and BOS, M.D.S. University, Ajmer (India). He is a Visiting Professor at several prestigious institutions. He has received several prestigious national international awards and honours for his outstanding academic achievements and contributions.