Dr. Mohan Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, PES Institute of Technology and Management, Shivamogga, India. He worked as a Post-Doctoral Research fellow at IAS, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, and has held teaching position at Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma, Ethiopia. He received a Doctoral degree, M.Tech in Nanoscience and Technology,  and Masters in Industrial Chemistry from Kuvempu University, Shivamogga. He has one Indian Patent and 33 research articles in international journals to his credit. He has an experience of ten years in teaching and research.  PES Institute of Technology & Management, Shivamogga established in 2007, is the flagship institute of Prerana Educational & Social Trust. It is affiliated to VTU Belgaum, approved by the AICTE, New Delhi, and Recognized by the Government of Karnataka. This institute is one of the preferred destinations by students for engineering and management education in Karnataka.