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Dr. P.K. Tewari, born on 19 Jan 1955 in India, is a renowned distinguished scientist in the field of membrane technology as well as desalination and water purification. He has made outstanding contributions to many aspects of basic science and technology related to membrane and thermal processes. Dr. Tewari joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in 1977 and became Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director of Chemical Engineering Group. He was Distinguished Ramanna Research Fellow (RRF) in BARC and consultant to the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on ‘Water Issues’. He has been Professor in Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) and guiding several Ph.D. and post graduate students. He is a member of the Advisory Committee in several Departments and organisations. Dr. Tewari was Chairman of the Committee on ‘Water Quality for Industrial Purposes’ of Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS).

Dr. P.K. Tewari received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in 1987. He was Chairman of International Nuclear Desalination Advisory Group of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 2005-2008 and Chairman of Technical Working Group on Nuclear Desalination of the IAEA (2009-2015).

Dr. P.K. Tewari is Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE). He is President of Indian Desalination Association (InDA) and Member of Board of Directors of International Desalination Association (IDA) and Vice President of Asia Pacific Desalination Association (APDA).

Dr. Tewari has more than 170 research publications in peer reviewed journals, proceedings, books and encyclopaedia. He has authored a book on ‘Nano-composite Membrane Technology: Fundamentals & Applications’ published by CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group (USA). He is in the Editorial Board of several peer reviewed journals such as ‘Desalination and Water Treatment’ journal and International Journal of Nuclear Exergy’. He is Editor-in-Chief of ‘International Journal of Nuclear Hydrogen Production & Applications’ (IJNHPA) and Associate Editor of ‘International Journal of Nuclear Desalination’ (IJND). He is recipient of several awards and felicitations as well as Group Achievement Awards.