Prabir Dutta is an Emeritus Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State University in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Prof Dutta obtained his PhD from Princeton University and, prior to joining Ohio State, he worked at Exxon Research. He has 270 manuscripts as an independent investigator (h-65 Google Scholar) (a 2020 Highly Cited Paper designated by Web of Science), edited two books, written another, and is the author of thirty patents and patent applications. He has been a mentor for over 100 postdoctoral and graduate students. The two startups he co-founded and is currently involved with are ZeoVation and RedNOx.