Ramani Thekkathu : I was born in 1980 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India. I obtained my Masters in Chemistry from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India in 2002. I qualified the national level CSIR-UGC JRF and completed my doctoral work in Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India in 2009. My Ph D work involves the synthesis of homo and heterogeneous transition metal salen complexes and their application in various chiral and achiral organic transformations. I did my postdoctoral research work at William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA (from 2010-2011) in the area of nano-catalysis. During this time, I also worked as an adjunct faculty in William Paterson University, New Jersey, to teach inorganic chemistry at undergraduate level. Currently, I am working as a DST-Principal Investigator in Inorganic & Physical chemistry division at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India. My work focused on the development of novel nanomaterials and their application as efficient catalysts in various organic transformations as well as atom efficient methods and greener approaches of catalysis. I have fifteen publications in reputed international journals. Ramani Thekkathu : I was born in 1980 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India. I obtained my Masters in Chemistry from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India in 2002. I qualified the national level CSIR-UGC JRF and completed my doctoral work in Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India in 2009. My Ph D work involves the synthesis of homo and heterogeneous transition metal salen complexes and their application in various chiral and achiral organic transformations. I did my postdoctoral research work at William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA (from 2010-2011) in the area of nano-catalysis. During this time, I also worked as an adjunct faculty in William Paterson University, New Jersey, to teach inorganic chemistry at undergraduate level. Currently, I am working as a DST-Principal Investigator in Inorganic & Physical chemistry division at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India. My work focused on the development of novel nanomaterials and their application as efficient catalysts in various organic transformations as well as atom efficient methods and greener approaches of catalysis. I have fifteen publications in reputed international journals.