Prem B. Bisht is Professor of Physics at IIT Madras at Chennai. His research interests include ultrafast laser spectroscopy and its application to nanomaterials with a special interest in noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers and fluorescence microscopy. Ph.D. in physics from Kumaun University NainiTal in 1991, Prem has been with IIT Madras since 1997 as a teacher and researcher. Prem has been a JSPS fellow, member of Indian Laser Association, Optical Society of India, Indian Association of Physics Teachers, Indian Science Congress, SPIE and currently a senior member of Optica. He has published 250 scientific papers, 1 edited book, several book chapters, delivered about 100 talks at institutes and conferences, and supervised 15 Ph.D students and over 35 UG/PG (Res) students to completion.