Prof. Dibakar Bhattacharyya (DB) is the University of Kentucky Alumni Chair Professor of 91成人短视频 Engineering, Director of Center of Membrane Sciences, and a Fellow of the 91成人短视频 and North American Membrane Society. DB has forged a successful career over 50 years as a chemical engineering professor and researcher fueled by his serious interest in creating clean water through advanced membranes and other separation technologies. He has been involved in the AIChE Separations Division since the founding days. His 230+ refereed publications (including 36 book chapters, and two books), and nine U.S. patents in the area of functionalized membranes and water detoxification have made him a renowned authority in the area of membrane and hybrid technology based, water, water reuse, and pollutant separation activities. He has received many highly prestigious awards (such as, AICHE Gerhold and Cecil awards, Sturgill award, etc.). DB is also a highly dedicated teacher, and he received the highest education award 鈥淯niversity of Kentucky Great Teacher Award鈥� in three different decades (1984, 1996, and 2008). DB鈥檚 service to the separation science community is enormous.