Akbar Ali, Ph.D. is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh, Union Territory of Ladakh, India. He completed his bachelor degree in Science (BSc.) from Islamia College of Science and Commerce, University of Kashmir and Master degree in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, A Central University, New Delhi, India. He obtained his doctorate degree in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His areas of research include Polymer Chemistry, specialized in Biological Macromolecules, Functionalization of Natural Polymers, Polymer- Iodine Complexes, Hydrogel Chemistry, and Green Chemistry, and for which he has co-authored a number of book chapters in the areas of polymers.