G.K. Prashanth, Ph.D is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. He completed his B.Sc., securing second place at the university level, and his M.Sc., securing third rank with gold medals, from the University of Mysore, Mysuru. He holds an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in Chemistry. With over 19 years of teaching experience, his research interests include the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, their biological applications, crystallography, and environmental chemistry. He has published numerous research articles in reputed international journals, along with textbooks, book chapters, and multiple registered patents. He also serves as a reviewer for several internationally recognized journals.Hemantkumar N. Akolkar, PhD, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Abasaheb Marathe Arts and New Commerce Science College, Maharashtra, India. He is an acclaimed academician and researcher who has worked for the last 14 years at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has published 55+ research papers in national and international journals and conferences of repute. His areas of interest are heterocyclic chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and green chemistry. He is a reviewer of several journals of international repute in chemistry. A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor of engineering sciences and has published 250+ academic research-oriented books and 1000+ research papers in various journals and conference proceedings. His leadership in academic publishing includes founding and serving as Editor-in-Chief of prestigious journals. Professor Haghi’s extensive educational background and supervisory roles underscore his expertise and contributions to the field of engineering sciences. He is currently appointed as Honorary Research Associate (HRA) at University of Coimbra, Portugal. Srilatha Rao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru – 560064. She holds both her postgraduate and doctoral degrees in Chemistry from Mangalore University, Karnataka. With over 23 years of experience in teaching and research, Dr. Rao has made significant contributions to the fields of plant-based extracts and energy-efficient methods for water purification and desalination. She has published her research in several internationally reputed scholarly journals. In recognition of her contributions, she was awarded the prestigious VGST Fellowship by the Vision Group on Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, in 2018. She has also led a research project titled “Synthesis of Proteins and Its Effect on Nanomembranes”, funded by the AICTE, Government of India. Additionally, she successfully served as the principal investigator for a research project funded by VTU.Dr. Rao is an active member of the Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
