T N V K V Prasad is now Senior Scientist and in-charge of Nanotechnology laboratory at Institute of Frontier Technology Tirupati, and recognized as “National Resource Person in Nanotechnology”, India. He received his MS and PhD in Physics with Electronics and Material Science specializations from Andhra University, India. He was awarded Endeavour Research Award from the Government of Australia in 2010 for his Post doctoral research. He introduced the concept “Agrinanotechnology (Applications of nanotechnology in agriculture and allied science)” and filed two patents. So far, he published more than 70 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and authored two book chapters and coined the term “Phyconanotechnology”. He has visited several universities as a high-level delegate and as visiting scientist including Johns Hopkins University, USA, University of Kentucky, USA, Kansas State University, USA, Tuskegee University, USA, and University of Florida, USA, University of South Australia, Australia. Currently, his research focus is on the development of agriculturally beneficial nanomaterials and their applications in agriculture and allied sciences. T N V K V Prasad is now Senior Scientist and in-charge of Nanotechnology laboratory at Institute of Frontier Technology Tirupati, and recognized as “National Resource Person in Nanotechnology”, India. He received his MS and PhD in Physics with Electronics and Material Science specializations from Andhra University, India. He was awarded Endeavour Research Award from the Government of Australia in 2010 for his Post doctoral research. He introduced the concept “Agrinanotechnology (Applications of nanotechnology in agriculture and allied science)” and filed two patents. So far, he published more than 70 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and authored two book chapters and coined the term “Phyconanotechnology”. He has visited several universities as a high-level delegate and as visiting scientist including Johns Hopkins University, USA, University of Kentucky, USA, Kansas State University, USA, Tuskegee University, USA, and University of Florida, USA, University of South Australia, Australia. Currently, his research focus is on the development of agriculturally beneficial nanomaterials and their applications in agriculture and allied sciences.

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