Dr. Kishant Kumar is a chemical engineering graduate from Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri in 2009. He has research experience in extraction of valuable elements from electronic waste at National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur. Later, completed post-graduation (M.Tech) in 2012 and doctoral studies (Ph.D) in 2018 from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in collaboration with SHELL, R&D Bangalore India. He worked as an assistant professor at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India till June 2022. Currently, he is working as an assistant professor at IIT Ropar.