Dr. Aneeya Kumar Samantara has pursued his Ph.D. at CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Before joining the Ph.D. he has completed the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.

) in Chemistry from Utkal University and Master in Science in Advanced Organic Chemistry at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. Dr. Aneeya's research interest includes the synthesis of metal chalcogenides and graphene composites for energy storage and conversion application. To his credit, he has authored in 16 peer reviewed international journals and two book chapters. Mr. Satyajit Ratha is a Project Assistant at the School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India. Prior to joining IIT Bhubaneswar, he received his Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours from Utkal University, in 2008 and Master of Science from Ravenshaw University in 2010. Satyajit's research interests include two dimensional semiconductors, nanostructure synthesis, applications, energy storage devices and supercapacitors.

He has authored and co-authored about 16 peer reviewed international journals.