Penulis: R. Geetha Balakrishna

Dr R. Geetha Balakrishna obtained her Ph D in 2005 and worked in various capacities from Lecturer to Professor in fewer than a couple of Universities in Bangalore, India. She is now a Full-Professor and Director of Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, India. Her research involves biofuel, photovoltaics and sensing applications. She is one of the founding directors and CEO of a start-up firm Green Chem Nano Pvt. Ltd, which focuses on the biodiesel technologies. She is a recipient of Nehru-Fulbright Award’17 for Academic and Professional Excellence, Dr Kalpana Chawla Award’20 by Govt. of Karnataka, India, and UAE Global Water Award’22 for her innovation in atmospheric water-harvesting technology. Dr. Sakar Mohan obtained his Ph D in 2015. Later, he moved to Laval University, Canada for his postdoctoral research. He joined as an Assistant Professor in Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, India in 2017. He is one of the founding directors of the start-up firm Green Chem Nano Pvt. Ltd. His research includes photocatalysis, biofuel and membrane separation. Dr Tamer Zaki obtained his Ph D in 2002 and worked in various capacities from Assistant Researcher to Professor in Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (ERPI), Egypt. He is now a Full-Professor and Supervisor for the catalyst characterization laboratory in EPRI and Assistant of Chairman of the Board of Directors of EPRI-Central Laboratories. His research interests include the development of nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts and related applications in biofuel, petroleum refining, natural gas processing and petrochemical reactions.