Dr. M. Shahid is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh MuslimUniversity, Aligarh, India. He has been teaching Inorganic Chemistry to undergraduate and post-graduate students since 2010. He received his BS and MS degrees from CSJM University, Kanpur. He holds a PhD degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a Fast-Track Young Scientist in the same department. He has also qualified for the JRF(NET) and GATE examinations. He received many fellowships and awards given by various agencies of the Govt. of India. He is the Team Leader of the Functional Inorganic Materials Lab (FIML), Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. His research group is actively involved in the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) acting as functional materials. He has successfully completed many research projects funded by SERB-DST, UGC and ICMR and is currently involved in some major projects on developing inorganic functional materials. He is an Associate Editor of many international journals of repute. He has 130 research papers, 1 Indian and 3 International granted patents, and many book chapters to his credit.