Prof. Nakshatra Bahadur Singh is presently Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SBSR & Research and Technology Development Centre, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. During his 50+ years of academic experience, Prof. Singh has also been the Head of the Chemistry Department and the Dean of the Faculty of Science at DDU Gorakhpur University (India), as well as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow in Germany, where he conducted work for RWTH Aachen University, Clausthal University of Technology, University of Kassel, and Technical University of Dortmund. He received a NETZSCH – ITAS Award in 2002 for his contributions in the area of thermal analysis and an ISCAS Gold Medal and Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Association for Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists at VIT in 2009 for his contributions in the area of solid-state chemistry. He is the former President of the Indian Association for Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists. His research currently focuses on eutectic alloys, nanomaterials for construction, glasses and cementitious materials, green chemistry, and water purification. Raju Goyal is the Executive President and Chief Technical and Sustainability Officer of UltraTech Cement Limited, India. He has worked in the cement and concrete industry for 30+ years across Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. He has accrued significant experience in cement manufacturing and new construction materials’ research and development. Currently, he is also pursuing a PhD at Sharda University under the supervision of Prof. N.B. Singh. He has a Master’s degree in Chemistry from Agra University and another one in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He represents various committees as chair and is a member of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCBM).Bernhard Middendorf is a Professor and the Head of the Department of Structural Materials and Construction Chemistry, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany. He is a member of the DIN Standards Committee for Building and Civil Engineering (NABau), the National Committee for Building Lime (Sp CEN/TC 51/WG 11), the scientific advisory board of the Research Association Lime-Sand (Forschungsver-einigung Kalk-Sand eV), and the Chairman of the Quality Committee of the Federal Association of Liquid Soil (Bundesqualitätsgemein-schaft Flüssigboden e.V). He has also been appointed Vice Dean of his school and has a number of patents to his credit. His main area of research are sustainable binders, admixtures, and ultra-high-performance concrete.
