Dr. Dipendu Saha earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University. He subsequently completed postdoctoral appointments at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières in Canada and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. In 2013, Dr. Saha joined the faculty of Chemical Engineering at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, as an Assistant Professor. He rose rapidly through the academic ranks, being appointed Department Chair in 2021 and promoted to Full Professor in 2025.Dr. Saha’s research focuses on the design and synthesis of nanoporous carbon materials for applications such as water purification, carbon capture, gas separation, and the recovery of critical elements. He has published extensively in leading scientific journals, and his work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Energy, and the Ivanhoe Foundation.He serves as a peer reviewer for numerous scientific journals and as an expert reviewer for research proposals submitted from multiple countries across various continents. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in research and scholarship, Dr. Saha was recently honored with the Outstanding Researcher Award by Widener University.