Professor Mahajan holds a joint appointment between Brookhaven National Laboratory and SUNY at Stony Brook. Dr. Mahajan’s research interests focus on synthesis of clean fuels using soluble (single-site) or slurried (nano heterogeneous or colloidal phase) based catalysts. He has organized symposia and international workshops and served as a Guest Editor of special volumes related to Energy issues. He has authored over 80 publications, 10 patents, and presented over 120 invited lectures. His recent awards include: an RANS Crown and Eagle Medal of Honor for service to the field of “Petroleum Engineering” and membership to the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS)-US Section in 2006 and the DOE Mentors’ Award in 2007. He is a member of the AICHE, ACS, and NYAS. As a Professor at Stony Brook, his priority is to integrate education and research at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with a goal to train students in the next-generation energy technologies.