Dr. Richa Kothari, MPhil and PhD (Energy and Environment), is working as an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jammu (J&K), India. She was WARI Fellow (IUSSTF) at Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA. She has been placed in the list of World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, USA, for significant academic and research work for years 2020 and 2021. She has been actively involved in research in the areas of clean and green energy production and wastewater treatment. She has published more than 100 research papers/book chapters in SCI/Scopus journals. Dr. Kothari has delivered invited lectures in Malaysia, South Africa, the USA, and India.Dr. Anita Singh is working as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jammu (J&K). She has more than 8 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Singh did her PhD on bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass from GJUS&T Hisar, Haryana, India. She completed her postdoctoral research at the University of Georgia, USA, under UGC Raman postdoctoral fellowship program. She has published 40 research papers in international and national journals and 6 book chapters in edited books. Dr. Singh is involved in two sponsored research projects from UGC and DST-SERB. She is working in the field of biofuel production and value-added product from lignocellulosic biomass. Prof. (Dr.) Naveen Kumar Arora has a PhD in microbiology, and is a fellow of the International Society of Environmental Botanists and Dean of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, BBA University (a Central University), U.P., India. His specific areas of research are plant microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture, and the environment. He has more than 100 research articles published in premium international journals, magazines, and dailies. Dr. Arora is editor of 35 books and series editor of the book series Microorganisms for Sustainability published by Springer Nature. He is the editor-in-chief of the Springer journal Environmental Sustainability. He has one patent to his name. Dr. Arora has received awards for excellence in research by the Honorable Governor of U.P., Asian PGPR Society, and Samagra Vikas Welfare Society
