Professor Mark B. Shiflett obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University (1989) and both his M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) in Chemical Engineering at The University of Delaware under the direction of Professor Henry C. Foley. He is currently a Foundation Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Kansas in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is associated with the Center for EnvironmentallyBeneficial Catalysis. He is an inventor on 44 U.S. Patents and has published over 70 papers. He worked for the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware at the Experimental Station for 28 years.Professor Aaron M. Scurto obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at The University of Delaware (1997) and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at The University of Notre Dame (2002) under the direction of Professor Joan F. Brennecke. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Kansas in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is associated with the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis and the Department of Chemistry. Recently during a sabbatical(2015-2016), he was a visiting scientist at DuPont in Central Research and Development and a visiting professor at the University of Delaware in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department. He has published over 50 papers and has 4 patents/patent applications.

• Preface 1. Ionic Liquids: Current State and Future Directions Applications 2. Translational Research from Academia to Industry: Following the Pathway of George Washington Carver 3. Current and Future Ionic Liquid Markets Materials4. Photopolymerization of Alkyl- and Ether-Functionalized Coordinated Ionic Liquid Monomers 5. Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers in Ionic Liquids 6. Multi-Purpose Cellulosic Ionogels 7. Liquid-Liquid Extraction of f-Block Elements Using Ionic Liquids Biomass Processing8. Viscosity and Rheology of Ionic Liquid Mixtures Containing Cellulose and Cosolvents for Advanced Processing 9. Ultra-Low Cost Ionic Liquids for the Delignification of Biomass Fundamentals10. Water at Ionic Liquid Interfaces 11. Radiation and Radical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications 12. Experimental Study of the Interactions of Fullerene with Ionic Liquids 13. Biphasic Extraction, Recovery and Identification of Organic and Inorganic Compounds with Ionic Liquids Editors' Biographies Indexes

Professor Mark B. Shiflett obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University (1989) and both his M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) in Chemical Engineering at The University of Delaware under the direction of Professor Henry C. Foley. He is currently a Foundation Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Kansas in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is associated with the Center for EnvironmentallyBeneficial Catalysis. He is an inventor on 44 U.S. Patents and has published over 70 papers. He worked for the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware at the Experimental Station for 28 years.Professor Aaron M. Scurto obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at The University of Delaware (1997) and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at The University of Notre Dame (2002) under the direction of Professor Joan F. Brennecke. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Kansas in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is associated with the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis and the Department of Chemistry. Recently during a sabbatical(2015-2016), he was a visiting scientist at DuPont in Central Research and Development and a visiting professor at the University of Delaware in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department. He has published over 50 papers and has 4 patents/patent applications.

• Preface 1. Ionic Liquids: Current State and Future Directions Applications 2. Translational Research from Academia to Industry: Following the Pathway of George Washington Carver 3. Current and Future Ionic Liquid Markets Materials4. Photopolymerization of Alkyl- and Ether-Functionalized Coordinated Ionic Liquid Monomers 5. Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers in Ionic Liquids 6. Multi-Purpose Cellulosic Ionogels 7. Liquid-Liquid Extraction of f-Block Elements Using Ionic Liquids Biomass Processing8. Viscosity and Rheology of Ionic Liquid Mixtures Containing Cellulose and Cosolvents for Advanced Processing 9. Ultra-Low Cost Ionic Liquids for the Delignification of Biomass Fundamentals10. Water at Ionic Liquid Interfaces 11. Radiation and Radical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications 12. Experimental Study of the Interactions of Fullerene with Ionic Liquids 13. Biphasic Extraction, Recovery and Identification of Organic and Inorganic Compounds with Ionic Liquids Editors' Biographies Indexes

Professor Mark B. Shiflett obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University (1989) and both his M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) in Chemical Engineering at The University of Delaware under the direction of Professor Henry C. Foley. He is currently a Foundation Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Kansas in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is associated with the Center for EnvironmentallyBeneficial Catalysis. He is an inventor on 44 U.S. Patents and has published over 70 papers. He worked for the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware at the Experimental Station for 28 years.Professor Aaron M. Scurto obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at The University of Delaware (1997) and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at The University of Notre Dame (2002) under the direction of Professor Joan F. Brennecke. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Kansas in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and is associated with the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis and the Department of Chemistry. Recently during a sabbatical(2015-2016), he was a visiting scientist at DuPont in Central Research and Development and a visiting professor at the University of Delaware in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department. He has published over 50 papers and has 4 patents/patent applications.

• Preface 1. Ionic Liquids: Current State and Future Directions Applications 2. Translational Research from Academia to Industry: Following the Pathway of George Washington Carver 3. Current and Future Ionic Liquid Markets Materials4. Photopolymerization of Alkyl- and Ether-Functionalized Coordinated Ionic Liquid Monomers 5. Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers in Ionic Liquids 6. Multi-Purpose Cellulosic Ionogels 7. Liquid-Liquid Extraction of f-Block Elements Using Ionic Liquids Biomass Processing8. Viscosity and Rheology of Ionic Liquid Mixtures Containing Cellulose and Cosolvents for Advanced Processing 9. Ultra-Low Cost Ionic Liquids for the Delignification of Biomass Fundamentals10. Water at Ionic Liquid Interfaces 11. Radiation and Radical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications 12. Experimental Study of the Interactions of Fullerene with Ionic Liquids 13. Biphasic Extraction, Recovery and Identification of Organic and Inorganic Compounds with Ionic Liquids Editors' Biographies Indexes