Shashanka Rajendrachari is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He obtained a PhD in powder metallurgy from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He was the first recipient of the prestigious Powder Metallurgy Student of the Year award from the Powder Metallurgy Association of India for the year 2015 at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He was awarded the prestigious "Young Scientist-2020" at the 4th International Scientist Awards ceremony for Engineering, Science, and Medicine held in Chennai, India. His name is listed in the top 2% of best scientists in the world for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022 as reported by Stanford University, USA. He has published more than 80 research articles, 18 books, and 17 book chapters. Vinayak Adimule is presently working as a Professor and Dean in R&D at the Angadi Institute of Technology and Management, Savagaon Road, Belagavi-591108, Karnataka, India. He has 15 years of research experience as a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Research Scientist in R&D organizations. He has published more than 80 research articles and book chapters in Q rated high impact factor journals. He has been granted two Indian patents and two international patents. He has attended, chaired, and presented papers at national and international conferences.
