Lingamallu Giribabu received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Hyderabad in 2000. Before joining CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India as a Scientist in 2003, he held postdoc positions at Central Queensland University, Australia and the University of Houston, Houston, USA. He rose up to the level of Senior Principal Scientist at the Polymer and Functional Materials Division in CSIRIICT. His research interests include the development of new low-cost, efficient materials for optoelectronic applications, particularly for dye-sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells. He has published over 200 research articles, patents, review articles, and a couple of book chapters.