Dr.-Ing. Detlev Markus is currently serving as Head of Division “Chemical Physics and Explosion Protection” at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany, since 2024 . He holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Stuttgart and has extensive expertise in combustion science, flame transmission, and explosion safety. Over his career, he has led multiple research groups and departments at PTB, focusing on energy technology and safety. He has also contributed significantly to the field through numerous high-impact publications on ignition processes, hydrogen safety, and combustion modeling.
Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta is a distinguished physicist and academician renowned for his extensive contributions to the fields of photonics, plasmonics, and nanophotonics. With a prolific research career spanning over two decades, he has made significant advancements in understanding light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. He has authored and co-authored more than 150 research publications in leading international journals. His research interests are in the application of nanophotonics to single molecule and single photon spectroscopy through light-matter interaction in non-perturbative regimes. He has over 150 journal publications.
Research and development of the temperature and humidity measurement standards in Thailand, as well as collaborate with other NMIs in Asia Pacific Region for the international system of measurement. Applying measurement sciences to develop metrology solution to address challenges in sustainable energy.
Dr. Shankar G. Aggarwal is a distinguished scientist specializing in air quality measurement, aerosol science, and environmental metrology. His research focuses on aerosol atmospheric chemistry and physics, gas and particulate metrology, air quality measurements and instrumentation, control technology development and measurement. Alongwith publications in reputed international journal, he also holds multiple patents related to air sampling systems, particulate matter measurement, and environmental monitoring technologies.
He holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering, M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, and Ph.D. in Fluid Flow, awarded in 1994, 1996 and 2016, respectively. He has more than 27 years of research, industrial and academic experience, with expertise spanning fluid flow metrology and electrical metrology. His professional contributions include work on primary and secondary fluid-flow standards, flow measurement and calibration systems, gas and liquid flow measurement, metrological traceability, and measurement uncertainty. He has also undertaken research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, and is associated with several national and international technical committees, including those related to BIS, NABL, APMP and IMEKO.
Prof. Mahanta is Director of NIT Meghalaya, having joined on 7 August 2023, with over three decades of experience in teaching, research, and administration. He earned his B.Sc. Engineering from REC Rourkela (1985), M.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur (1993), and Ph.D. from IIT Guwahati (2001). He has served at IIT Guwahati and as Director of NIT Arunachal Pradesh (2018–2023), and contributed to establishing IIIT Bhagalpur. His international engagements include Distinguished Visiting Fellow, University of Nottingham (2010), JSPS Fellowship, Gifu University (2017), and Resource Person, Hof University (2017, 2019). His distinctions include the NIT Rourkela Distinguished Alumni Award, IE(I) Distinguished Award, IMEKO TC20 membership, IEEE membership, IE(I) Fellowship, and recognition among the top 2% of scientists (Stanford/Elsevier, 2023, 2025). His research focuses on thermal engineering and renewable energy.
Dr. Bharath possesses more than eight years of international research experience in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical COâ‚‚ conversion, green hydrogen production, ammonia synthesis, biomass valorization, wastewater treatment, and advanced catalytic materials. He has published more than 140 research articles in reputed international journals, with over 8,500 citations and an H-index of 56, and has been recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University.
Dr. Manohara Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa is a Senior Scientist with over 15 years of international experience in technology development, innovation, and programme management across industry, academia, and government research. His expertise includes CCUS, hydrogen technologies, advanced materials, and industrial decarbonisation. He leads the development of metrology infrastructure for CCUS deployment and has delivered multidisciplinary projects from concept to commercialisation. A Chartered Chemist and recipient of Royal Society Exceptional Talent recognition, he is the co-inventor of 11 granted US patents and author of numerous publications focused on advancing low-carbon technologies.
