Dr. Sunil Kumar is a Senior Principal Scientist and Professor with over 20 years’ of experience in leading, supervising and undertaking research in the broader field of Environmental Engineering and Science with focus on solid and hazardous waste management. Dr. Kumar secured 1025 rank worldwide in the subject-wise ranking of top 2% Scientist from India which is published recently by Stanford University. His contributions since inception at CSIR-NEERI in 2000 include 267 refered publications, 4 books and 35 book chapters, 8 edited volumes and numerous project reports to various governmental and private, local and international academic/research bodies. Dr. Kumar was awarded with the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Jean-Paul-Str.12 D-53173 Bonn, Germany as a Senior Researcher for developing a Global Network and Excellence for more advanced research and technology innovation. He was also awarded as an Outstanding Scientist twice by CSIR-NEERI, India.Prof. Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar is Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, Institute Chair Professor, and Head of School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Head, PK Sinha Centre for Bioenergy at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He had been a visiting Scientist to Ben Gurion University, Israel and University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK under Marie Curie fellowship by European Union. He is recognized worldwide in scientific community for his research contribution in the development of bioelectrochemical processes and his research group stands among the top three research lab in the world in terms of scientific publications. He has guided 21 Ph.D. research scholars and 50 master students’ projects. He has contributed 203 research papers in journals of international repute, and contributed 44 book chapters. His research work has been presented in more than 250 conferences in India and abroad. He has delivered invited lectures in the various reputed universities in the world to name a few, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Bremen, Germany; University of Tartu, Estonia, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Hong Kong University, etc. He has received recognition of his research contribution by getting elected as Fellow, INAE; Member ASCE; receiving Swachha Bharat Award 2017; Gandhian Young Technology Innovation awards; National Design Award; Best paper Awards by IEI, etc. Dr. Abhijit Kundu is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology and Sports Complex, Kolkata (Under Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT),West Bengal). He obtained his B.E. (Hons) (Civil Engineering) from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur (IIEST Shibpur) (Formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur). He obtained his M.Tech (Civil Engineering) and Ph.D. (Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). His all India rank (AIR) in GATE 2011 examination was 475 and he got a fellowship for M.Tech and Ph.D. from the Ministry of Education, Government of India.His major areas of research interests are Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. He has published 2 papers in respected International journals.
