S. R. Manohara, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India. He has obtained MSc in Physics from Bangalore University securing fourth rank and a Ph.D. from Gulbarga University. He has more than ninteen years of teaching and research experience and has taught subjects such as Engineering Physics, Electromagnetic Field Theory, Fields and Waves, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, etc. Manohara has published 52 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 9 research papers in conference proceedings (Scopus indexed) and 4 book chapters with a total h–index of 17, cumulative impact factor of > 146, and total citations of > 1250. He has successfully guided three candidates for their PhD and two students are currently working for their PhD. He has authored a book titled "Electricity, Magnetism and Electromagnetic Theory" with S Chand and Company Limited, New Delhi [ISBN: 9789-3528-34402]. He is also a reviewer of various journals of international repute and has participated/presented several research papers at international/national conferences. He has edited/reviewed textbooks for various publishers of national and international repute. Manohara has one ongoing sponsored research project funded by UGC-DAE CSR and carried out two sponsored research projects funded by the Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology & Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka. He has received many awards, fellowships and recognitions, which include VGST-Young Scientist, IASc-INSA-NASI Research Fellowship, Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Travel Fellowships (DST, UGC, CCSTDS and CICS), etc. He has visited Italy and South Korea as a guest scientist to participate in conferences sponsored by the Government of India (DST, UGC, CCSTDS, and CICS). He is a member of various scientific societies such as MRSI, ICS, IAPT, etc. His areas of research interest include nanotechnology, radiation physics, and materials science.