Dr Abhijit Debnath completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Specialization: Environmental Engineering) at the Department of Civil Engg., IIT (BHU) Varanasi. His research focuses on Heavy metal contamination and ecological risk assessment of river sediments and their remediation. Also working on remediation with low-cost adsorbents, viz. straw, rice husk, coconut shell, etc., and phytoextraction with plants. His academic journey begins with a B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from CAU Imphal, followed by an M.Tech in Environmental Science and Engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Also, during master's, he worked on traffic noise pollution & modeling traffic noise in Indian cities, etc. To date, He has published 12 papers (citation: 350, h index: 9), including papers in Q1 journals such as the Journal of Env. Management, Environmental Pollution, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Env. Science and Pollution Research testifies my commitment to advancing water science and technology. He is also an active member of well-known global associations and societies such as the IWA, ASCE, AWWA, IWRA, EAG, GS, AAEES, IAHS, SETAC, RemTech Europe, EFB, IEI, and others. Recently, he has taken the role of Specialist Group Coordinator of the IWA Young Water Professional India Chapter for the 2024-26 term.