Dr. Raghumani S. Ningthoujam obtained M.Sc. in Chemistry from Manipur University, India, in 1994. He was awarded Ph.D. in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in area of superconducting, electron transport and magnetic properties of nanostructured transition metal nitrides in 2004. He joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, as Scientific Officer in 2006 after completion of Dr. K. S. Krishnan Fellowship. Currently, he is working in area of luminescent and magnetic nanomaterials and their applications in sensors, imaging, diagnosis and therapy. He did Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of Victoria, Canada, in the area of quantum dots. Presently, he is Scientific Officer (G) at Chemistry Division, BARC, Mumbai. He has published about 160 papers in the refereed journals, 7 review articles and 4 books. In recognition of his significant contributions to the chemical science, he has been awarded DAE-Scientific & Technical Excellence Award in 2012 and Young Achiever Award, SSPS 2010. He has been elected as Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), in 2016 and Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (FMASc), in 2013.Dr. A. K. Tyagi is presently Dean, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai and honorary Professor at JNCASR, Bengaluru. He occupied various positions at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) such as Director, Chemistry Group, BARC and Director, Bio-Science Group. He was a Distinguished Scientist, DAE. His research interests are in the field chemistry of materials which includes functional materials, nanomaterials, nuclear materials, energy materials, metastable materials, hybrid materials and structure-property correlation. He has published about 650 papers in journals and several books and has supervised 32 Ph.D. students. In recognition of his significant contributions to the field of chemistry of materials, he has been conferred with many prestigious awards, such as DAE Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award, JNCASR's National Prize in Solid State and Materials Chemistry (2018), Acharya PC Ray Memorial Award from Indian Science Congress Association (2020), JC Bose National Fellowship. He is Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (FRSC), Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), Indian National Science Academy (FNA), Asia Pacific Academy of Materials, Word Academy of Ceramics and The World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS).
