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Dr. Venkata Krishnan earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2006 from University of Stuttgart, Germany after completing his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. from 2006 to 2010 and then as a research associate at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan from 2010 to 2012. Later, he joined as a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi in April 2012 to start his independent academic career and is currently a full professor in its School of Chemical Sciences. Venkata's research group is mainly working in the field of Green Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis for Energy and Environment Applications. He has published more than 170 articles in well-reputed scientific journals and is also a reviewer for various international journals. He has been bestowed with several awards, including DST INSPIRE faculty award, the IIT Mandi Foundation Day award for excellence in teaching, MANA research fellowship, DoE postdoctoral fellowship, the DFG doctoral fellowship, DAAD visiting scholar fellowship, etc. Apart from academics, he likes reading books and is interested in linguistics.

Professor Parthapratim Munshi obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He worked as a postdoc researcher at the University of Western Australia from 2005 to 2008 and as a Marie Curie Research Fellow, CRM2, CNRS, Nancy University. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Neutron Scattering Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is currently a professor at Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Delhi-NCR. His research interest revolves in the high-resolution single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffractions, crystal growth & design, drug design, protein-ligand interactions, molecular docking and bioinformatics.

Dr. Sasanka Deka is a Professor of Chemistry, Nanochemistry, and Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (ECS) in the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi. He serves as the Joint Director, University Instrument Science Centre, Delhi. He received his Ph.D. degree from National Chemical Laboratory (NCL-Pune) under the supervision of Prof. P.A. Joy. He did his postdoctoral research from National Nanotechnology Laboratory, CNR-INFM, Lecce, Italy and Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova, Italy under the mentorship of Prof. Liberato Manna. He has been awarded the TMS Foundation 2008 SHRI RAM ARORA AWARD, by the TMS, Warrendale, USA; DAE-BRNS Young scientist research award, Å·ÃÀAV best talk-2015, Institute of Physics (IOP), UK best-cited paper-India 2019, Å·ÃÀAV best-cited paper in 2020, IIREA Award 2021, DU-IoE research publication award 2023. Dr. His research interests include Synthetic Nanochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Manipulation at the Interface and crystal facets, Advanced nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage (green hydrogen, sustainable development, supercapacitors); Nanomaterials for catalysis.

Prof. Sameer Sapra is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IIT Delhi, where he has held various academic positions since 2008. He is a renowned expert in materials science, nanotechnology, and the synthesis and applications of semiconductor nanocrystals, particularly quantum dots. His research interests include charge separation and extraction, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics, with a focus on understanding the electronic and optical properties of nanocrystals and their potential applications in various technologies. Dr. Sapra completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, where he conducted experimental and theoretical investigations on semiconductor nanocrystals. He has also been a visiting scientist at prestigious institutions, including Technische Universität Dresden and Ludwig Maximilian Universität, Munich, where he contributed to significant advancements in the field of light emission from semiconductor nanocrystals. He has received numerous accolades, including the Outstanding Young Faculty Award at IIT Delhi (2008-2012) and the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2005-2006). Dr. Sapra is also a National Talent Search Scholar and has contributed extensively to research on nanocrystals and their practical applications.

Sally has worked in scientific publishing for over 15 years, following on from her Masters in Biochemistry from the University of Bath, UK. At the Å·ÃÀAV she is responsible for setting, developing and implementing journal strategy, taking into account each journal’s strengths, areas for growth and defining the scope of each journal so they attract high-quality publications from around the world. She actively engages with the community to understand the needs of authors and readers, ensuring that high-quality research reaches the right audience.

Lijina is an Assistant Editorial Development Manager at the Å·ÃÀAV. As part of her role, she works across various disciplines and societies of chemical sciences and support the journals. Lijina completed her integrated in chemistry PhD from the Indian institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram and subsequently she joined Å·ÃÀAV.