Biography of Dr. Lijo Francis M.Sc, M.Tech, Ph.D. 2007–2010: Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences and (Nano) Technology from the University of Genova, Italy. Before his doctorate, Dr. Francis secured two Bachelor’s degrees and two Master’s degrees. 2010–2011: Post Doctorate from the National University of Singapore. 2011–2014: Post Doctorate from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. 2014–2016: Research Scientist at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. 2016–2020: Scientist at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Doha, Qatar. 2021–present: Research Scientist at the Water Research Center, New York University, Abu Dhabi (WRC-NYUAD), UAE. AWARDS 2009: Young Scientist Award from Leeds University UK and NIT Calicut. 2012: Two Seed Fund Awards from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. 2014: Best Research Paper Award from the European Desalination Society (Cyprus). 2015: Young Academics Award from the European Membrane Society (Italy). Dr. Lijo Francis is the author of 10 US/European Patent applications and more than 80 international conference/journal research papers. He has presented his research findings/outcomes in many European countries, the United States of America, the UK, Canada, Australia, China, Singapore, the Middle East, and Africa.