Dr. Bhoomika Yadav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at Chhatrapati Shahu Jee Maharaj University, Kanpur, India. She earned her M.Sc. from DDU Gorakhpur University, M.Tech from IIT BHU, and Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. Her research focuses on electroceramics, specifically the utilization of high dielectric constant materials for miniaturized capacitors and supercapacitors, solid-state batteries, and the extraction of valuable metals by recycling waste Li-Ion batteries and PCB boards. Dr. Yadav has extensive teaching experience and has guided numerous students in their academic research. Suresh Sundaramurthy is the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and has held postdoctoral, visiting faculty, and research positions at institutions including CUNY (USA), AIT Thailand, JNCASR Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, and Pondicherry University. His research interests span catalysts, reactor design, environmental biotechnology, waste‑to‑energy, nanoengineered materials, critical minerals, decarbonation, and biofuels, green hydrogen.Prof. Kamal Krishna Kar is a Champa Devi Gangwal Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He has pursued higher studies at IIT Kharagpur and Iowa State University, USA. His research encompasses nanostructured carbon materials, nanocomposites, functionally graded materials, and smart materials for various applications. He has held esteemed positions, including Umang Gupta Institute Chair Professor and Editor-in-Chief roles in prominent scientific journals. Prof. Kar has guided numerous doctoral and master’s students and contributed to the advanced nanoengineering materials laboratory at IIT Kanpur.
