Dr. Someshwar Pola has been working as Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, since 2013. He received a B.Sc. from Kakatiya University, an M.Sc. from P.G. Center, Mirzapur, Osmania University, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State, India. He also worked as Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) at the Institute of Chemistry, Academic Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, from August 2008 to April 2012. During this period, he focused on the synthesis and characterization of organic functional materials toward single-crystal field effect transistors. During the period of his doctoral research work (2002 to 2006), he developed various macrocyclic ligands and their transition metal complexes for catalytic applications. He also has industrial experience in medicinal research and development (AR&D), GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India.