Dr Saji is a Senior Research Scientist at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia (2025 – present). Before that, he worked as a Research Scientist-II (Associate Professor, 2022-2025) and Research Scientist-III (Assistant Professor, 2018-2022) at KFUPM, Endeavour Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide (2014) Australia, Research Professor at Korea University (2010-2013), Senior Research Scientist at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (2009-2010), Postdoctoral Researcher at Sunchon National University (2009), Research Professor at Chosun University (2008-2009), Postdoctoral Researcher at Yonsei University (2007-2008), and Research Associates at Indian Institute of Science (2005-2007) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2004-2005). Dr. Saji has received his M.Sc. (1997), M.Phil. (2000) and Ph.D. (2003) degrees from the University of Kerala, India. He has authored over 125 journal publications and contributed 15 books, 25 book chapters and 3 journal special issues. He has given over 50 international/national conference presentations, invited talks and seminars, and has been awarded several fellowships and funding. His current research interest lies in electrochemistry and energy materials. He has been mentioned in Stanford’s list of the top 2% of worldwide researchers by long career (2021-2025) and by single year (2020-2025).