Dr. Jitha S. Jayan obtained her PhD from Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Kollam in 2020 working in the field of epoxy nanocomposites. She is an active researcher and has co-authored several book chapters and numerous high impact journal publications. At present she is working as a Principal Project Associate with the India Innovation Centre for Graphene which is a collaboration between the Centre for Materials of Electronics Technology, Tata Steel, and the Kerala Government. Her research areas include polymer nanocomposite graphene-based hybrids, block copolymers, 2D materials, and epoxy toughening.