Ad Hofland (60) has been working for DSM Coating Resins for 32 years. Of these 32 years he worked 27 years on alkyd emulsions and high solids alkyds. For 5 years he tried to differentiate and work for Powder Coatings, but he then realized that powder coatings are just alkyd emulsions lacking water and he returned to alkyds as Senior Research Scientist Sustainability. At the moment he is semi-retired but looking for opportunities and giving advice to parties that are working with alkyd resins. Also fatty acid modified polyurethane dispersions can be considered alkyd emulsions since these also dry by autoxidation and are also water based. The most recent paper giving an overview of the benefits of alkyds can be found in the journal Progress in Organic Coatings: Ad Hofland, Alkyd Resins, from down and out to alive and kicking, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2012, 73(4), pp. 235-240.