IISc Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Prof. S Dasappa is the Chair of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research and faculty at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies Indian Institute of Science. His major area of research is in the combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. With the emphasis on energy conversion processes, the R&D activities address both scientific and technological challenges. The research outputs have contributed towards engineering domain addressing – “Process to Product philosophy” including sustainability through translational research. With over 220 publications in various international and national journals, conferences, and edited books, and 30 patents, he has been involved in technology transfers across the globe. Prof Dasappa is Identified in the top 2 % of the Energy scientist in the world. Stanford University and published in the journal PLOS Biology Dec 2019 and Top 2 % of the Energy scientist by Elsevier Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators, August 2021.