Ladislau Nicolae Vékás was born in 1945. He received the Dr.Phys. degree from the University A. I. Cuza Iasi, Romania. He is a First Degree Senior Researcher at the Romanian Academy, Timisoara Branch, and Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania. He is head of the Magnetic Fluids Laboratory, and has been a Member of the International Steering Committee of Magnetic Fluids since 1991. His fields of interest include physico-chemistry of magnetic fluids, magnetohydrodynamics, phase transitions, and nano-scale physics.