Benjamin Chu is research distinguished professor emeritus at Stony Brook University (SBU), USA. He has been an international consultant at several organizations, including Brookhaven Instruments; Universities Space Research Association (USRA), NASA; Eastman Kodak, Tennessee; Roche Diagnostic Systems; Bristol-Myers Squibb; DuPont; WL Gore; Dow Chemical; and Toyobo, Japan. He is a recipient of several awards and honors, including AP Sloan Research Fellow (1966–1968), JS Guggenheim Fellow (1968–1969); the Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists (1976–1977, 1992–1993), APS High Polymer Physics Prize; honorary professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1992); distinguished honor professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (2006); Gutenberg Lecture Award from Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany; and honorary Doctor of Law degree from St. Norbert College (2007).

• 1. General Background 2. Laser Light and Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering 3. Evolution of Electrospinning Technology 4. Potential Applications of Nanofibers 5. Aims and Looking Forward

Benjamin Chu is research distinguished professor emeritus at Stony Brook University (SBU), USA. He has been an international consultant at several organizations, including Brookhaven Instruments; Universities Space Research Association (USRA), NASA; Eastman Kodak, Tennessee; Roche Diagnostic Systems; Bristol-Myers Squibb; DuPont; WL Gore; Dow Chemical; and Toyobo, Japan. He is a recipient of several awards and honors, including AP Sloan Research Fellow (1966–1968), JS Guggenheim Fellow (1968–1969); the Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists (1976–1977, 1992–1993), APS High Polymer Physics Prize; honorary professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1992); distinguished honor professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (2006); Gutenberg Lecture Award from Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany; and honorary Doctor of Law degree from St. Norbert College (2007).

• 1. General Background 2. Laser Light and Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering 3. Evolution of Electrospinning Technology 4. Potential Applications of Nanofibers 5. Aims and Looking Forward

Benjamin Chu is research distinguished professor emeritus at Stony Brook University (SBU), USA. He has been an international consultant at several organizations, including Brookhaven Instruments; Universities Space Research Association (USRA), NASA; Eastman Kodak, Tennessee; Roche Diagnostic Systems; Bristol-Myers Squibb; DuPont; WL Gore; Dow Chemical; and Toyobo, Japan. He is a recipient of several awards and honors, including AP Sloan Research Fellow (1966–1968), JS Guggenheim Fellow (1968–1969); the Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists (1976–1977, 1992–1993), APS High Polymer Physics Prize; honorary professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1992); distinguished honor professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (2006); Gutenberg Lecture Award from Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany; and honorary Doctor of Law degree from St. Norbert College (2007).

• 1. General Background 2. Laser Light and Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering 3. Evolution of Electrospinning Technology 4. Potential Applications of Nanofibers 5. Aims and Looking Forward