Dr. Harihara Padhy is an Associate Professor at GITAM, focusing on energy technology research. After completing his PhD in 2010 from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, he pursued postdoctoral fellowships at top institutions like NTHU (Taiwan), KAUST (Saudi Arabia), and NUS (Singapore). His expertise spans organic solar cells, polymers, and batteries, with over 35 publications and 700 citations. He leads GITAM's Nanoscience and Energy Lab, developing materials for energy applications.