K. Sudhakar obtained his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Salem, Madras University and M.Tech in Energy Management from School of Energy & Environment Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, and Ph.D from Centre for Energy and Environmental Science and Technology, CEESAT, National Institute of Technology; Tiruchirapalli, India. He is a certified Energy Manager & Auditor by BEE. He was awarded Senior Research fellowship from DST. Govt. of India for Doctoral Research and Young Scientist Award by Madhya Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology for his contribution in the field of Climate Change. He is Recipient of brightest Young Climate leader by British council, New Delhi. He has been actively involved in teaching & research in the area of Energy & Environment. His major research areas include Carbon Sequestration, Green Technology, Alternate fuels, Hydrogen fuel cell, nano and organic Solar cells, Solar Water Purification/desalination systems, Solar Thermal & PV, Energy modeling, Hybrid Energy systems; Exergy Analysis, Energy Conservation and management. He has published many research papers (around 70) both in referred national and international journals and conferences proceedings. He has been keynote speaker and resource person at several International and National conferences. He has visited several countries like Thailand, Srilanka, Indonesia for his research work. He has delivered several invited lectures in reputed institutes. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Energy at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. Dr. Anil Kumar presently works as Assistant Professor in Department of Energy, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, India. Before joining MANIT, Bhopal, he was working as Lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering in Department of Mechanical Enggineering, University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (MP State Technological University). He has more than ten years of research and teaching experience in higher technical education. He holds bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering followed by M.Tech. in Energy Technology and Ph.D. degree in solar thermal technologies from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Dr. Kumar's main area of interest is solar thermal technology, distribution of energy generation, clean energy technologies and application in buildings. He has published several books like, 'Energy Environment Ecology and Society', 'Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering', Environmental Science: Fundamental, Ethics and Laws and 'Advanced Internal Combustion Engines'. Dr. Kumar has published more than 46 research articles in journals and at International conferences and also 01 patent in his credit. Presently Dr. Kumar serves as reviewer to various international journals. In his tenure at MANIT, he has supervised ten M.Tech. students and is supervising six PhD. students. Dr. Kumar has carried various experimental projects in the area of solar water heating, solar drying for different crops, active and passive greenhouse dryer, solar collector assisted greenhouse dryers, and ground heat exchangers.