Dr. Sudipto Kumar Pal, born at Kotalpur, India obtained his Master's degree in Physics from Burdwan University and Ph.D (Science) from CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research InstituJadavpur University, and is presently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Departimento di Ingegneria del’Innovazione, Universita del salento, Lecce, Italy. He has expertise in the field of Nanoparticles synthesis, Inorganic-organic hybrid silica coatings, Antibacterial/scratch-resistant/antireflective coatings, Metal doped hybrid dielectric coatings, Solar selective absorber coatings, and Photo-catalytically active surfaces and coatings, air purification; odor neutralization, and the preservation of fruits and vegetables from ripening; and Ag/SiO2 hybrid, antibacterial, scratch-resistant coatings on glass and ceramic tiles. His present research work focuses on photocatalytic environmental remediation. He has worked on synthesizing metal NPs doped i hybrid sol-gel smart coatings, He has published 49 articles in peer-reviewed international journals so far.