Prof. Dr. Sanjay Mathur is an inorganic chemist, current president of the American Ceramic Society, and acting director of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Cologne in Germany. He is the co-director of the Institute of Renewable Energy Sources at the Xian Jiao Tong University, Xian, China and a World Class University Professor at the Chonbuk University in Korea. He also holds Visiting Professorships at the Central South University, China, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan and the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), India. He was awarded the Honorary Doctorate of the Vilnius University in 2016. His research interests focus on the application of nanomaterials and advanced ceramics for energy technologies. He is a Titular Member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists (IUPAC) and a member of the ISO Technical Committee on Nanotechnologies. He is an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics. He also acts as the “International Ambassador” of the University of Cologne. He has served as the Chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division of ACerS. He also chaired the Jeppson Award Committee of ACerS. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of German Materials Science (DGM) and also serves on the Advisory Committees of several international academies and research institutions.