1. Dr. R. A. Kishore Nadkarni received his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry at the University of Bombay. he is a manager of the Materials Science Center Analytical Facility at Cornell University, and analytical leader in the ExxonMobil Company, and a member of the American Chemical Society and ASTM International, and immediate past chairman of ISO/TC28, chairman of ASTM's D02.03 on Elemental Analysis, vice-chairman of D02.92 on Proficiency Test Programs, D02.94 on Quality Assurance and Statistics in ASTM and ISO.