Dr. Anil Kumar Meher is a  Researcher in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Minnesota and also a Senior Analytical Chemist at PureBioX, Saint Paul, MN .He earned his BS degree in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Biotechnology from Garden City College, Bangalore University, in 2007, completed his MS in Applied Chemistry at Kuvempu University in 2011, and obtained his PhD in Applied Chemistry from the National Chiao Tung University in 2016. His research interests encompass the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the development of assay kits for pathogen detection, and the designing and validation of advanced analytical methods. These include mass spectrometry, ionization techniques, Raman spectroscopy, and broader applications in analytical chemistry.