Dr. Damodar V. Prabhu received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Mumbai (earlier Bombay), Mumbai and has served as faculty and later Head of the Chemistry Department of Wilson College, (Autonomous) Mumbai for nearly four decades. Subsequently he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Chemistry to guide research. He has taught graduate and postgraduate classes and has delivered invited lectures at UGC sponsored Refresher courses for college teachers. He received the Best Chemistry Teacher Award of Chemical Research Society of India in 2006 and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK (FRSC). Dr Prabhu received the National Science Day Award for Academic Excellence on February 28,2022 from I2OR,a registered MSME with Ministry of MSME,Government of India. Dr. Prabhu's research interests are Reaction Kinetics, Catalysis and Environmental Chemistry. He has worked extensively on Kinetics of oxidation of perfumery alcohols and phenols, Kinetic aspects of hydrolysis of Schiff bases, Homogeneous Catalysis involving transition metal ions and Environmental aspects of sewage disposal in metropolitan cities. Till date, he has to his credit 66 papers published in reputed journals, 15 papers on Science Education, 96 presentations in National and International conferences and 4 ISBN books in Physical and Analytical Chemistry. His research group has won 7 Best Paper Presentation awards at conferences held in India and abroad. Dr. Prabhu served as the Dean of the Faculty of Science of University of Mumbai in 2005 and was the President of Indian Chemical Society (Mumbai Branch) during 2000-2002. He has been a member of the National Steering Committee appointed by DAE, Government of India to organize Science Olympiads in India. He has served as the Delegation Leader and Mentor of the Indian Teams participating in International Chemistry Olympiads (2001 and 2002) and International Junior Science Olympiads (2013 and 2016). He is the Founder General Secretary of Association of Chemistry Teachers (India), the national registered organization of Chemistry educators of India. Dr Prabhu is the Editor in Chief, GP Globalize Research Journal of Chemistry (ISSN Print 2581 5911), Consulting Editor, GPG Journal of Science Education (E-2582 7073) and Chief Editor, Green Chemistry and Technology Letters (E-2455 3611). He is an Advisory Member, Editorial Board, Accounts of Chemical Education and Research published by Indian Chemical Society.He is a member of the Editorial Board and Panel of Reviewers of many journals.

Dr. Harichandra A. Parbat received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Mumbai, Mumbai under the guidance of Dr. Damodar V. Prabhu and has served as faculty and now as Associate Professor and Head of the Chemistry Department of Wilson College,( Autonomous) Mumbai. He is a recognized Ph.D. guide in Chemistry of Mumbai University, Mumbai. He received his B.Sc. Chemistry degree from Shivaji University Kolhapur and M.Sc.( Physical Chemistry) degree from University of Pune. Dr. Harichandra Parbat has also recieved Avishkars Acheivers Award 2022 for 'National Dynamic Teacher Award' for his hard work, dedication and diligence in the eld of Education. Dr Parbat is a member of the Physical Chemistry syllabus committee of B.Sc. and M.Sc. Board of Studies of University of Mumbai and Chairperson of Board of Studies in Chemistry, Wilson College, Mumbai. He is a paper setter and syllabus committee member at various autonomous colleges and universities.He has been on the panel of paper setters of the Indian National Chemistry Olympiad. He has served as a subject expert on interview panels for the post of Assistant Professor at CKT College, Panvel; Goregaon College, Goregaon, Raigad and Vaibhavwadi College, Vaibhawadi, Sindhudurg. He is a Resource Person for UGC sponsored Refresher courses at Jabalpur University, (M.P.) on Quantum Chemistry and has delivered guidance lectures on CSIR-UGC-NET, SET and GATE competitive examinations at various colleges and universities. Dr. Parbat's research interests are Reaction Kinetics, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Electrocatalysis, Catalysis and Quantum Chemistry. He has worked extensively on Kinetics of oxidation of perfumery alcohols and phenols, Kinetic aspects of hydrolysis of Schiff bases, and Homogeneous Catalysis involving transition metal ions. Till date, he has to his credit 21 papers published in reputed journals, 15 presentations in National and International conferences and 7 ISBN books in Experimental Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry. He has won 2 Best Paper Presentation awards at conferences held in India and abroad.