𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘃 𝗣𝗮𝗹 was the 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 and one of the esteemed speakers at the 4th National Conference on Emerging Trends and Future Challenges in Chemical Sciences (𝗘𝗧𝗙𝗖-𝟮𝟰)!

🎓 About Prof. Sourav Pal:
🔬 Head of the Department of Chemistry, 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗸𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆
🔬 Former Director of 𝗜𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 (2017-2022)
🔬 Previously served as Professor at 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘆 (2015-2020)
🔬 Former Director of CSIR-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 (NCL), Pune
🔬 Distinguished theoretical chemist with significant contributions to catalytic and hydrogen storage materials
🏆 Recipient of the prestigious 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗽 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in Chemical Sciences (2000) and 𝗦𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔-𝗖𝗡𝗥 𝗥𝗮𝗼 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 in Chemistry & Materials Science (2014)
🔬 Fellow of The Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Sciences
🔬 𝗝 𝗖 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 (DST), Chairman of Chemical Division Council of Bureau of Indian Standards, and member of the Founding Executive Board of Commonwealth Chemistry
📚 Author of about 𝟯𝟬𝟬 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and guide to approximately 𝟰𝟱 PhD theses