Gaurav Verma, is a Professor of Polymers and Nanotechnology at the Chemical Engineering and is the Director of a premier Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He is a holder of CV Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship from MIT, Cambridge USA and a PhD in nanotechnology & materials from PU, and is amongst top 2% influential scientists list published by Stanford-Elsevier Statisticians. He has published a text/reference book on Nanostructures (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820048-3.00013-9) and about 80 research publications with 2100 citations. Granted with 02 Indian Patent he has filed 03 others. He is a recipient of Nottingham Trent University Research Grant (2022), Go Global Exploratory Grant of British Council (2021), MARIHE visiting fellowship (2020/21), Indian Chemical Council recognition for contribution to nano- agriculture (2019), DST Travel grants (2018, 2012) ChascoVention Young Investigator Award at 2012 Chandigarh Science Congress and has also bagged five best paper awards at IIT Madras (2008, 2010), ICT Mumbai (2014), and Panjab University Chandigarh (2010, 2004). He was instrumental in setting up the Drone fabrication and repair facility at PU.

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His research interests include applying nanotechnology and materials science and adoption of AI to various applications like nanocomposite coatings, agriculture, energy, and waste management. He foresees integration of nature and nanotechnology, which will benefit the human race in future. He extensively lectures internationally and around the country at various forums and also is an avid cyclist and sports enthusiast.

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