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Rafael A. Auras is a professor at Michigan State University (MSU), School of Packaging, where he is a faculty member since 2004. He holds a PhD in Packaging from MSU, an MSc in materials science and technology from UNSAM, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a BS in chemical engineering from FCEQyN, UNaM, Misiones, Argentina. He leads a research group working on the mass transfer in polymers, biodegradable polymers, life cycle assessment, and sustainable packaging systems. He has coauthored more than 200 publications, more than half of them related to poly(lactic acid) polymers.

Loong‐Tak Lim holds a PhD (University of Guelph) and BSc (Acadia University) in food science. He is a professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph, where he is a faculty member since 2005. He works with graduate students on projects related to biopolymers, synthetic polymers, encapsulation, and controlled release technologies. He authored and coauthored more than 150 publications and several books. Before joining the University of Guelph, he was with Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Bolton, Canada), where he managed projects involving injection/stretch blow molding and package prototyping.

Susan E. M. Selke is a professor emeritus, Michigan State University, School of Packaging, where she was a faculty member for 36 years. She holds a BS in mathematics and MS and PhD in chemical engineering, all from MSU. In 2012, she was a recipient of the MSU Distinguished Faculty Award. She has authored or coauthored several books, as well as a number of book chapters, over 70 peer‐reviewed journal articles, and many other publications. Her areas of expertise include packaging materials, especially plastics, degradability, and environmental impacts of packaging systems.

Hideto Tsuji is a professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Graduate School of Technology at the Toyohashi University of Technology. He holds BS, MS, and PhD in polymer chemistry, from Kyoto University. His research areas include synthesis, structure, crystallization (including stereocomplexation), degradation, and properties of poly(lactic acid)‐based materials. He has authored and coauthored more than 220 peer‐reviewed journal articles, dozens of books, book chapters, review articles, and patents, which are cited more than 20,000 times.