Dr. Y.V. Nancharaiah is currently working as a Scientific Officer H and Head, Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, Water & Steam Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). He is also a Professor of Life Sciences at Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai. He obtained M.Sc., in Biochemistry from Andhra University, joined BARC through 38th Batch Training School and completed Ph.D (biochemistry) from University of Madras. Dr. Nancharaiah performed research at TUM-Germany (2001-2002), Brookhaven National Laboratory-USA (2009-2010) and Arizona State University-USA (2010-2011) on deputation and sabbatical leave. Dr. Nancharaiah was a Marie Curie Senior Researcher at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands. His research focuses on biofilm control strategies for industry and healthcare settings, and applications of microbial biotechnologies for environmental protection, water security and sustainable future. He has extensively worked on biofilms, biogranules, and biological removal of common pollutants and emerging organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater. He published over 125 articles in peer-reviewed high-impact journals with h-index of 49 and over 8800 citations. He developed a patented hybrid granular sequencing batch reactor (hgSBR) process, transferred to 40 private companies, installed 30 plants for wastewater treatment across India. He is commercializing hgSBR technology for environmental sustainability and water security.