M. Dhananjaya is a Research Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. He completed M. Sc. in 2012 and Ph. D. in 2019 from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. He worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Yeungnam University during 2020-2021. He has published 28 research articles in prestigious international publications and presented more than 10 presentations at conferences. He has made significant contributions to the synthesis and characterization of metal oxides in the form of nanopowders and thin films for their effective utilization in the field of electrochemical energy storage devices.