Dr. Patel started his research career in charged particulate technology, electro-hydrodynamics of liquid sprays and aerodynamics of charged particulate matter. His current research interests are electrostatic liquid atomization, dust mitigation and air-pollution abatement, electrostatic spraying for surface decontamination, food safety and nutrition, artificial intelligence, aerial spraying and UAVs.

Dr. Patel has three patents, one design registration, and several research articles in refereed journals and conferences. He has transferred technology know-how to numerous industries for commercial production and created three (03) startups. Dr. Patel has received several awards; the most prominent are the Young Achiever Alumnus Award 2024, the BRICS Young Scientist Award 2022, the CSIR Young Scientist Award 2020, the IEI Young Engineers Award 2019, NRDC National Societal Innovation Award 2017 and Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2016. He is a recipient of the Post Graduate Research Program for Engineers (PGRPE) Fellowship from CSIR (2010-2012) and the TATA Cummins Meritorious Scholarship from TATA CUMMINS (2009-2010).

Dr. Patel is a Fellow of the Indian Social Science Academy (ISSA) and The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). He is a member of various professional societies such as the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Vigyan Bharati (VIBHA), Institution of Engineers, India (IEI), Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), etc. At a very young age, he showed his leadership capabilities and served as a member of the advisory board of the World Space Council and Biostandups. He is serving as a secretary at the Electrostatics Society of America (ESA), member of the International Advisory Board (IAB), of Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal and as an External Member of the Board of Studies (BoS), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur.

Received his M.Sc in Chemistry (Specializations in Organic and Biochemistry) from Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Odisha, India in 1998 and a PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from Indian Institute of Kanpur (IITK), India in 2004. Dr. Nayak has vast experience in the field of material chemistry and biotechnology. He has eight years of international postdoctoral research experience at the National University of Seoul, South Korea, the University of Victoria, Canada, Texas A&M University, Qatar, and McGill University, Canada. 

During his postdoctoral research, he worked on Sol-gel chemistry, thin-film formation and characterization, luminescent probes and Turn-on/Turn-off fluorescent sensors, novel metathesis block polymers for bio-detection and control release applications, and the heterostructure nano-catalysts to improve the visible-light-driven photodegradation performance of organic pollutants and photocatalytic reaction kinetics. Currently, he is working on magnetic-graphene-based ion exchange resins that can be regenerated again and again through recycling. It also reduces cost because it removes the need for large resin stocks. At the outset, he is also working on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) as molecular recognition materials able to mimic natural recognition entities, such as antibodies and chemical/biological receptors. 

He has published more than 38 peer-reviewed journals, 4 book chapters, and one patent to his credit. He has executed three projects of national importance. He has produced 3 PhDs and 22 M.Tech/M.Sc/B.Tech dissertation/internship and currently 6 PhDs are under active supervision. 

Mr. Ajay Yadav received his B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Punjab Technical University and completed his M.Tech specialization in Mechanical Design from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He carried out MTech thesis work at KTH, Sweden, which the EU funded. He works as a Principal Scientist in the Manufacturing Science and Instrumentation (MSI) division at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh. Mr Yadav started his research career in the design, analysis, and development of agricultural and industrial machinery. His current research interests are Mechanical design and analysis, CAD/CAM/CAE, additive manufacturing, stealth technologies, electrostatic spraying technology, airborne charged particulate technology for air-pollution abatement, precision agriculture, and autonomous robotic systems for agricultural tasks.

Mr. Yadav has three (03) filed patents, one (01) design copyright, one (01) design registration and one (01) research article. He is a project leader and member of various national and international projects funded by DST, CSIR, Govt. of India, the Indian Airforce, the Defence, the Punjab Government, and industries. He has transferred eight (02) technology know-how to various sectors for commercial production. He has significantly contributed to the development of the following technologies: Tractor mounted mechanical cotton picker, Hydraulically operated Tractor mounted Mob Control Vehicle, Tractor front side-mounted and hydraulically operated Mentha Reaper, Electronically augmented CRPF-BRB vehicle, Cotton picking Head, Offset rotavator for orchards.

Mr. Anil Jangra received his diploma in mechanical engineering from the Government Polytechnic, Sonipat, in 2007. He has also received an advanced diploma in CAD engineering from the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Mohali.

Mr. Jangra has 7 years of experience in CNC machining centre assemblies. He has worked in various technological development activities such as electrostatic sprayer, dust mitigation device and hand-held electrostatic disinfection device. He is currently working on various projects in disinfection and sanitization, agri-instrumentation and air purification.