Dr. Shriram S. Sonawane is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India. With over two decades of academic and research experience, he has made pioneering contributions in the fields of polymer nanocomposites, nanofluids, nano-separation technology, and process modelling and simulation. He has published more than 250 research papers in various national and international journals of repute and has over 12 patents to his credit. He is also the author of 4 books, editor of 5 books, and has contributed more than 50 book chapters. Dr. Sonawane is a Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).

He has been nominated twice for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award. Dr. Parag Thakur is an Assistant Professor at SVNIT, Surat, India. He previously served as an ad-hoc faculty at NIT, Warangal. Following the completion of his Ph.D. at VNIT, Nagpur, India, he has been invited to conduct his Postdoc research at Chonnam National University, South Korea. His research areas include nanofluids, micro-fluids, nanocomposites, and modeling and simulation.

Dr. Thakur has published 36 book chapters, 2 books, 3 patents, and 15 articles in reputed journals, receiving more than 800 citations for his research. He has attended over 50 international conferences, where he received several best presentation awards. He also serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Mass and Heat Transfer and Separation Science and Technology. Dr. Manjakuppam Malika is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, BV Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Telangana, India. Her current research focuses on nanofluid applications in chemical engineering and technology. Dr.

Malika has published 25 research articles in reputed journals as well as 20 book chapters, 3 books, and 3 patents. She has received more than 800 citations for her work.