Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on green energy production, storage using 2D materials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polyurethanes, conducting polymers & composites, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published around 250 peer-reviewed articles, made over 320 national/international/ regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, and edited/wrote several books/chapters for leading publishers such as the American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, CRC, Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. He has published many research articles related to energy materials in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications, Solar Energy, Scientific Reports, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Chemistry of Materials, to name a few. He has received about two and a half million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and editorial board member for several journals.